Welcome to the website of the American Corner Budapest,
the fifth American Corner in Hungary, opened on February 18th, 2009, at Corvinus University, Budapest.
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
***IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST****IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST***
Please note that the American Corner Budapest office is closed in August, 2010.
Please note that during the summer recess,
the Corner Library is also closed.
The office will reopen at 1pm on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010.
***IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST***IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST***
June 1, 2010 | Tuesday
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EVENT SERIES | tolerance
V i d e o s o n T o l e r a n c e
US Embassy 2010 Tolerance Video Competition Awards Ceremony
Berzsenyi High School | Budapest | 13th District | Kárpát utca 49-53.
The American Embassy in Budapest has sponsored the 2010 Tolerance Video Competition to highlight the importance of practicing tolerance towards others. High school students in Hungary have been invited to submit a short video clip on YouTube that captures the tolerance message in a creative, imaginative, and thought-provoking way. Finalists were invited to an awards ceremony, hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the American Corner Budapest office on June 1, 2010 at Berzsenyi High School in Budapest.
June 1, 2010 | Tuesday
5:30 – 6:30 PM
TALC | Tuesday American Language Club #13
Free Discussion with Native Speaker(s)
Guest Speaker | BRUCE HOLLAND ROGERS
Topic | Flash Fiction: Ten kilos of story in a one-kilo sack
***Special TALC session with American author***
American Corner Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building
Bruce Holland Rogers, multiple award-winning American writer hosts present TALC session. In addition to the usual language club, Bruce will also perform a reading of his very short stories in English.
The American Corner Budapest has launched a regular program. For those who would like to practice their English. From April, Two Thousand and Nine. On the first Tuesday of each month. An English Conversation Club. With native speaker guests. All are welcome.
Don't be shy. TALC to us.
KIDSCORNER | 2010 june | kids corner event #4
June 6, 2010 | Sunday
1:00 – 2:00 PM
TENT OF TALES | Children’s Programs
Host | FLORA CSONTOS
Location | Raday utca Street Festival
Ráday Street Cultural Festival between June 4 - 6, 2010 organises many programs, one amongst them is a program called Meseház ('House of Tales') dedicated to children and telling tales tochildren in foreign languages. The American Corner Budapest is hosting a one-hour story telling session in English. Children’s programs will take place in the cozy 'Tent of Tales' (Mesék Sátra) on Ráday street. Flora Csontos, American Corner Budapest intern from California and native speaker volunteers will read stories and teach songs and rhymes in English.
In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.” | Source:Wikipedia |
Location | American Corner Budapest | Corvinus University | Salt House Building | Fővám tér 13-15 | Ground Floor
Before the summer recess, our last event, celebrating US Independence Day, will take place at 5:30 pm on June 29th (Tuesday), featuring a small reception and a Literary Evening by Bruce Holland Rogers, a multiple award-winning American writer who will perform a reading of his very short stories.
Bruce Holland Rogers has a home base in Eugene, Oregon, the tie-dye capital of the world, but until July of 2008 he had been living in London, England. Presently, he is in Hungary for six months as a Fulbright scholar. His fiction is all over the literary map, including science fiction, fantasy, literary works, mysteries, experimental fiction and work that is hard to label.
The evening will be opened by Mr Edward Loo, Public Affairs Officer of the US Embassy. Welcome remarks will also be delivered by Erika Sólyom, Director of American Corner Budapest and Dr. Norbert Kis, Vice-Rector for International Affairs.
Here, the American Corner Budapest staff would like to take the opportunity to thank DR. NORBERT KIS -- the leaving Vice-Rector for International Affairs as well as supervisor of the American Corner Budapest office -- for his work and continuous support of the American Corner since its opening day. At the same time, we would like to express a special welcome to DR. SÁNDOR KEREKES, the incoming Corner supervisor as of July 1, 2010 as well as Vice-Rector for Academic and International Affairs at Corvinus University, the host institution of the American Corner Budapest office.
***IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST****IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST***
Please note that the American Corner Budapest office is closed in August, 2010.
Please note that during the summer recess,
the Corner Library is also closed.
The office will reopen at 1pm on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010.
***IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST***IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUGUST***
The Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls seeks to find and bring to scale the most pioneering approaches to the political, economic and social empowerment of women and girls around the globe. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the the $ 500,000 award is part of the State Department’s continuing emphasis on public-private partnerships, and is administered by its Office of Global Women’s Issues.
Az Egyesült Államok budapesti Nagykövetsége örömmel jelenti be, hogy folytatja Szakmai Képzési Programját, melyet halmozottan hátrányos helyzetű személyek számára hirdet meg. A program célja olyan szakmai képességek átadása, amelyeket a későbbi munkaadók hasznosnak tarthatnak. A Nagykövetség elkötelezett a tiszta és átlátható kiválasztási folyamat mellett. A programra magyar állampolgárságú, egyetemet vagy főiskolát nemrégiben elvégzett, vagy 2010-ben befejező halmozottan hátrányos helyzetű személyek jelentkezését várjuk.
The Embassy of the United States in Budapest is pleased to announce the second round of its Professional Fellowship Program for multiply-disadvantaged people. The fellowship aims to develop professional skills that potential employers consider beneficial. The Embassy is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent selection process. The program is designed for multiply-disadvantaged people who have either recently graduated from college/university or will graduate in 2010.
