National Development AgencyThe new education and methodology centre handed over on 3 June at Kecskemét College envisages functioning as a modern, proactive workshop focusing on natural sciences. This nearly 650-square-metre centre constructed over the past year by investing 285 million HUF is a part of a larger EU project implemented from nearly a total of 2.5 billion HUF and aimed at developing infrastructures underpinning the technology and natural sciences knowledge base at Kecskemét College. details
The 85 billion HUF programme, within the framework of which 8 pole hospitals will be developed, is the most significant NHDP healthcare investment to be implemented so far. details
Two kindergartens in the Central Hungary Region renewed within the framework of the New Hungary Development Plan were handed over on 28 May. details
The Local Government of the Municipality of Csopak was granted non-reimbursable EU funding amounting to nearly 46 million HUF under the call “Raising the tourism appeal of the Lake Balaton region” announced within the framework of the Central Transdanubian Operation Programme of NHDP for implementing the project bearing the title “Intelligent Plage”. This investment, which cost a total of 150 million HUF to complete, has just been ceremoniously handed over. details
The partnership project established between Andrássy University and the University of St. Gallen can now get underway. This is the first individual project awarded funding within the framework of the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme. The contract underpinning this project was signed by the representatives of the donor state and Hungary on 20 May. details
Two tourism projects have just been implemented in Szeged within the framework of the New Hungary Development Plan. The European Union contributed funding amounting to a total of 3 billion HUF towards the renewal of the swimming complex called Napfényfürdő (Sunlight Bath), which cost in total 8 billion HUF, and 600 million HUF towards the development of the hotel Hunguest Hotel Forrás (Hunguest Hotel Spring). details
The Hungarian National Association of Local Governments (TÖOSZ) announced the Exemplary Practices Award for the third time running. The aim of this competition relates to mapping and presenting the best local government practices to other local governments in the country, as well as possibly to the international professional audience later on. Similarly to the Agency’s earlier practice, the National Development Agency presented special awards to the best local governments. details
The New Hungary Development Plan paves the way for the most significant development of higher education institutions operating in rural areas ever implemented over the past 20 years by launching infrastructural developments and investments amounting to a total of 55.5 billion HUF in value in 13 higher education institutions around the country. The University of Debrecen has been granted more than 5 billion HUF to carry out developments, the foundation stone of which investment has just been laid. details
Rainwater drainage problems, which have been an acute problem for many years, will also be resolved in several settlements in the Western Transdanubian region within the framework of the New Hungary Development Plan. The assistance contract underpinning the construction of the entire rainwater pipeline network has just been signed in the settlement of Gyenesdiás, and the reconstruction and development of the 2260-metre-long rainwater pipeline network has just been completed in the town of Bük. details
A modern health house will be built in Bátonyterenye from EU funding amounting to more than 245 million HUF made available within the framework of the New Hungary Development Plan. The 1,209-square-metre building owned by the local government will be renewed as an outcome this development. details