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Research physicist Gergely Endrudi, Professor at Bielefeld University, Palasz Hanko, Minister Responsible for Culture and Innovation, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ferenc Kraus, Senior Science Policy Advisor to the Minister of Culture and Innovation, and Imre Kaskovic, Dean of the Faculty of Science at ELTE (jb) at the press conference in which It will be held at the Puskas Arena in 2024. October 17th
We are building the Hungarian Science Gold Team in the Hungarian Research Grant Programme; The first scientist to return to continue his research in Hungary is theoretical particle physicist Gergely Endrudi, who studies the origin of the universe, Balázs Hankó confirmed.
According to the minister, science needs to be renewed both in Hungary and in Europe. In Europe, the competitiveness of science has declined. Four of the 50 most innovative technology companies are in the EU, but many other countries also perform better in terms of scientific performance.
The head of the ministry said that they are working to develop a new model. Initiatives have been launched in the Hungarian Research Network, through which a new direction can be taken to increase the competitiveness of Hungarian science.
In recent years, the independence of science has been further strengthened. An important step in this was the establishment of the Research Excellence Council, through which excellence-based grants were strengthened, the scope of the National Research Excellence Program was increased from HUF 13 billion to HUF 19 billion, and the Scientific Sponsorship Program – included in Palaz Hanko – was renewed.
The Minister thanked Ferenc Kraus for his help in rejuvenating Hungarian science and creating the “Golden Team” for Hungarian science by establishing the Nobel Prize-winning office and acting as chief advisor for science policy. He added that they are also counting on physicist Peter Domokos, Chair of the Research Excellence Council, and Co-Scientific Head of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office responsible for innovation and research resources.
Balázs Hankó said that through the Research Grant Hungary programme, they are trying to reach important researchers such as Gergely Endródi, who deals with a particularly important topic in the natural sciences, and with whom they have a five-year agreement.
“We will expand this team, so that we can renew the world of Hungarian science and the world of European science. Our common mission is to move forward together for science and innovation,” Balázs Hankó emphasized.
According to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ferenc Krausz, the Minister's Senior Advisor for Science Policy, there is no future without competitiveness, without scientific research and technological development. He stressed that it must be ensured that a sufficient number of cutting-edge researchers are doing world-class work in Hungary under competitive conditions. He stressed: The goal is to create knowledge centers around distinguished researchers returning from abroad, which will be attractive to the next generation. These young people who set themselves the goal of conducting world-class research have largely been able to do so only abroad. The National Program for Excellence in Education wants to change this situation – noted Ferenc Kraus, adding that the main mission of the Nobel Prize-winning office was to bring back to their homeland outstanding Hungarian researchers currently working abroad.
It deals with theoretical particle physics and studies the formation of the universe, star formation, and the microscopic structure of matter, said research physicist Gergely Indrodi. The physicist, who will start his work at the ELTE Faculty of Science in November, added that his special field is lattice field theory, a method by which elementary particles and their interactions can be described with the help of simulations running on supercomputers.
Gergely Indrodi said that he first became acquainted with network theory at the Department of Physics at ELTE TTK University, where he obtained his diploma and doctoral degrees, and then joined a research group that is among the best at the international level. He spent five years conducting research at the University of Regensburg, in 2016 he became head of a research group at the University of Frankfurt, and in 2020 he was appointed professor at Bielefeld University – the physicist explained his career path, stressing that last year the latter received a research grant from the European Research Council. It has a value of two million euros and can be used in any country in Europe.
“For me, it is a great feeling to be able to bring home the knowledge and experience in education and research that I have gained abroad, and to be able to benefit from international cooperation that I do not have enough time to build at ELTE TTK,” he said. researcher.
Imre Kasovic, Dean of ELTE TTK, emphasized that he hopes that Gergely Endrudi will not only bring science home, but will also participate in the education of outstanding scientists. He said I would like to ensure that as many foreign students as possible complete their studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences.
“Gergely Indrodi returns to a team that understands and knows what it is doing and can provide valuable support to it,” the dean stressed.
