International Spring programmes at the end of the March

29-30 March

NORTH AMERICAN DAYS

Events are organised in a collaboration made by North American students from the University of Pécs, embassies of the continent and North American institutions. Participants will have the opportunity to become acquainted with and experience the culture of the United States of America and Canada.

28 March CANADA DAY
Location: University of Pécs – Faculty of Humanities Building
Ifjuság Street – Room D-105

12:00 Canada:  A Land of Opportunities
Isabelle Poupart, Ambassador of Canada to Hungary

2017 marks Canada’s 150th anniversary.  What does this mean exactly? Furthermore, what does it mean to be Canadian today? Canadian ambassador Isabelle Poupart will address these questions and more! She will also elaborate on the strong relationship between Canada and Hungary (more than 320,000 Canadians have Hungarian roots!) as well as outline opportunities for Hungarian students to study abroad in Canada.

Hungarian Exodus exhibit

10:00 –18:00 Study in Canada - Educational exhibition

10:00 –18:00 Hungarian Exodus exhibit

The Hungarian Exodus exhibit, consisting of 18 panels, commemorates and documents the lives, struggles and achievements of the 40,000 refugees who immigrated to and settled in Canada following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Through a collection of photos and short excerpts, the exhibition narrates Canada’s reaction to the 1956 crisis. The exhibit seeks to raise awareness of Canada’s generous policy of taking in large numbers of Hungarian refugees; it also illustrates the rich cultural, economic and political contributions to Canada made by Hungarians who found new homes and lives between 1956-57.

Participation is free!

28 March  8 p.m.

English Trivia Night
Location: Trafik (Pécs, Perczel u. 22.)

The Doctoral Student Association of the University of Pécs will organize an English Trivia Night on the 28th of March 2017. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a funny and relaxing evening with your friends. The main topics of the quiz will be: Recent news, events, and celebrities; Identifying pictures, Guessing Numbers; Recognizing quotes, songs and movies.

Teams may consist of 2 to 6 people.

Participation is free but prior registration is mandatory. Registration by e-mail: ptedok@pte.hu

29 March –29 April
…And Yet Here I Am exhibition:  60th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary
Location: House of Arts and Literature – Marcell Breuer Hall

The exhibited photographs document the experiences of the first refugees who arrived to the USA after October, 1956 when the Soviet Union ordered their troops to suppress the revolution the revolution in Budapest. The Soviet retaliation saw that thousands of Hungarian lives were lost and hundreds of thousands of people fled to the West to find refuge.

Exhibition opening: 29 March 29. 4 p.m.

Participation is free!

29 March 7 p.m.
Balázs Elemér Group: The Voice of America '56 - Hungarians in The Willis Conover Jazz Hour

This renowned Hungarian jazz formation evokes a fascinating story! These brave Hungarian jazz musicians recorded in 1956 in the studio rented by former American consul general, Ernest Nagy. The records were smuggled into the USA where they were played on Willis Conover’s show called Jazz Hour on the Voice of America station. This rare audio record was discovered by Attila Csányi, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of JazzMan, who immediately brought the record to the attention of the Embassy in Budapest. This concert will showcase some of these orginal songs as well as other 1950s jazz hits. Songs will be performed by one of Hungary’s outstanding formations, the Balázs Elemér Group, founded in the year 2000.

Participation is free!

30 March 3pm
Fulbright Scholarship presentation

The Fulbright Hungarian-American Educational Exchange Commission announces their annual Fulbright scholarship! Through this program, students from all kinds of scientific or artistic disciplines are invited to expand their educational and research goals in the 2018-2019 academic year. The application deadline for the 2018-2019 school year is 22 May.

Location: University of Pécs – Rector’s Office, Senate hall

30 March 7 p.m.
Lutz Hübner: Matter of Honor
Location:  Zsolnay Quarter E78

Two guys and two gals.  The plan: a road-trip to Köln, coke, cinema, sauntering, one or two kisses, (maybe more) then return home (there’s school tomorrow!) But things don’t always go as planned…a knife comes out of nowhere and and someone dies. It’s easy to believe in openness, acceptance, tolerance, diversity… However, living according to these principles is a different story, especially when Turkish immigrants try to relocate to Western Europe. This directorial debut of Csaba Fándly gets right to the point:  how do we live together? The story is narrated as if the actors are in psychotherapy, and the audience the psychotherapist.

Participation is free!

More information: www.jubileum.pte.hu és www.facebook.com/InternationalSpringPTE650

Contact: Gábor Kozma (kozma.gabor@pte.hu)