Hungary

The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars.

Republic of Hungary -- Magyar Koztarsasag

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Hungary Country Page Library of Congress
• Statistics about Hungary: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Budapest
• Embassy of Hungary in Washington, D.C.
• Prime Minister's Office (in English, with links to other government pages)

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of Hungary Country page contains U.N. related info, as well as other links about the country
• World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional page
• Hungary and the IMF The IMF's Hungary Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
• Kidon Media Link A collection of Hungarian news sources
• Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
• UCL Library Services Excellent Collection internet resources on Hungary
• Hungary Page of the Institute of  East Central Europe at Columbia University

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• Habsburg Source Texts Archive Hosted by Michigan State University, Habsburg journal provides interesting documents concerning Hungary
• Magyar Költészet Hungarian poetry (in Hungarian) online
• Hungarian Culture Collection Hungarian literature (in Hungarian) online

Online News Sites and Servers

• HVG Online Weekly political and economic journal in Hungarian with news abstracts available in English
• Central Europe Online News about Hungary and Central Europe in English
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Hungarian Language Study

• Hungarian Courses are offered through the UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
• EAP Study Abroad Programs UC Study Abroad in Hungary
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• The Russian and East European Summer Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
• The Debrecen Summer School
• Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages at Indiana University
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• The Hungarian Academy of Sciences Information about the Academy of Sciences and its library (including searchable database)
• Central European University Information about CEU and its academic programs
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
• The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages The AATSEEL page provides computing resources, information about the annual AATSEEL conference, job listings, study and funding information
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research fellowships and dissertation completion fellowships

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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