Hungarian translation of the main programs of the XXX. Bálványos Summer University and Student Camp. The text in English has an informative character and may contain some inconsistencies with the official program. The organizers reserve the right to modify the program! The English program is permanently updated! _________________________________________________________________________________ XXX. Bálványos Summer University and Student Camp Băile Tușnad, 23–28 July 2019 One is the camp! Organisers Pro Minoritate Foundation The Hungarian Council of Youth (MIT) Key Partner Hungarian National Community in Transylvania Permanent programs Rákóczi-yard Ferenc Rákóczi II - memorial year – Travelling exhibition “PRO PATRIA ET LIBERTATE” To the memory of the reigning principal elections of Ferenc Rákóczi II, 1704-2019 The Hungarian Parliament declared the year of 2019 to be a commemorative year of Ferenc Rákóczi II. The HM Institute and Museum for War History has commissioned a travelling exhibition for the distinguished event, presenting the life of Ferenc Rákóczi II, the key events of the freedom fight of Rákóczi, and the armed forces of the freedom fight: the Kuruc and the Labanc. Opening ceremony: 24 July (Wednesday), 12:45 Wine tasting and pálinka tasting daily from 18:00 o’clock _________________________________________________________________________________ Krúdy-yard Gastro, wine and pálinka spots where speciality from Kistücsök, Anyukám mondta, Rókusfalvy birtok and Aston Catering can be tasted by participants. Restaurants refurbish the meals and dishes of traditional Hungarian cuisine within the framework of modern street food style, and may quench their thirst from the selection of nine wineries of the Carpathian basin (Southland, Highland, Transylvania and Little-Hungary), as well as may taste the best of Panyola Pálinkas. The greatest artists of Hungarian folk music provide a really authentic atmosphere beside the gastronomic experiences. _________________________________________________________________________________ Transylvania Café tent Children’s program Legendry cartoon show: daily between 11:00 and 12:00 During the movies colouring books and party games are provided to the little children in the Legendry Children’s Corner. _________________________________________________________________________________ Exhibition of Sándor Plugor graphic artist and painter Venue: Transylvanian Centre of Arts (Sepsiszentgyörgy, Olt u. 2.) Time: TUESDAY - 23 July 2019 17:00 _________________________________________________________________________________ Hargita Outdoor Do sports on Tusványos! Try the electric bike on a trip to the Saint Anne Lake or take a trek to the Apor-bastion, the Sólyomkő or the Tower Stones with Hargita Outdoor! Bicycle tours start daily at 10:00 and 15:00 o’clock, walks on Friday and Saturday from 11:00 o’clock. Register at the information point in the camp. Camp My piece of art on the wall, organised by MANK Festival participants are called upon a common creative workshop to cover a clad surface of one of the guest houses with patterns they like. We provide the paint and the pencil, you bring your creativity! _________________________________________________________________________________ Hungarian inventors travelling exhibition Venue: Community House, Tusnádfürdő, Állomás utca 14/C. The exhibition can be visited between 25 July 2019 and 28 July 2019 daily from 13:00 to 17:00. Various inventions made by Hungarians can be found in many fields of life, including their applications. Their usefulness and widely spread use demonstrate the significance of the contribution Hungarians made to the progress of humanity. The travelling exhibition is compiled from the material of the colourful, excellent quality book, edited by Szabolcs Szilágyi with the title “Hungarian Inventors“. The exhibition offers basic information on 60 outstanding inventors, discoverers, scientists of the past centuries, but about the representatives of the contemporary generation and their inventions just as well in four different languages (Hungarian, German, English and French). Opening ceremony 25 July 2019 (Thursday), 15.00 Krisztina Csibi (Director, Hungarian House) Szabolcs Szilágyi (Vice President, Alliance of the German Hungarian Organisations) Klement Kornél (Vice President, Alliance of the West-European National Hungarian Organisations) Albert Tibor (Mayor, Tusnádfürdő) _________________________________________________________________________________ An introduction to Makó Makó is a town in south-east Hungary along the river Maros. The town that used to be known primarily for the onions grown in the region is today visited by tourists for its tourism attractions. The town has a unique architectural heritage as its cityscape dominated by 12 buildings designed by Kossuth Prize holder Imre Makovecz. The most well-known one of these, the one attracting the largest numbers of tourists, is Hagymatikum Spa whose shape illustrates one of the most valuable treasures of the Carpathian Basin, that is, the thermal water gushing out of the depth of the earth. The town treats the participants of the 30th Tusványos event to special local tastes, smells and atmosphere, visitors can taste mangalica ham with onion marmalade and local ewe cheese at the Town’s stand, accompanied by the beautiful flavours of the local Kontyos fruit wines. Very pleasant chats with the town’s representatives about the town will also be on the menu on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so visitors can learn a lot of interesting and new details about the town. _________________________________________________________________________________ House of Hungarians (Magyarság Háza) The House of Hungarians will be offering the following permanent programmes for its visitors: ● How much do you know about Hungary? – a quiz for adults and children ● puzzle games of themes associated with the House of Hungarians, in various sizes ● photos being taken before the House of Hungarians press wall ● try on our Hussar costumes (in sizes for children and adults) ● games: Rubic cube, mechanical puzzles, memory games (as parts of the ‘We, Hungarians’ exhibition ● Those solving the problems or completing the exercises may win small gifts The tent next to the Gábor Betlen tent will be open for visitors daily, between 10.00 and 18.00. _________________________________________________________________________________ Exhibition of Sándor Plugor graphic artist and painter Venue: Transylvanian Centre of Arts (Sepsiszentgyörgy, Olt u. 2.) Time: TUESDAY - 23 July 2019 17:00 Exhibition opening Welcome speech by: Árpád András Antal (Mayor, Sepsiszentgyörgy) Anna Tardy-Molnár (Managing Director, Hungarian Creative Artists Non-Profit Ltd. in the public interest) Zsolt Németh (President, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly) The exhibition will be opened by: Ferenc Lóránd Deák (art critic) Contribution by: László Mátray (actor) Exhibition arranged by: Hédi Szepes (art historian) and Zoltán Vécsi Nagy (art historian, Head of the Transylvanian Art Centre) Patron of the exhibition: Mária Miklóssy (painter, gaphic artist) LŐRINCZ CSABA TENT WEDNESDAY - 24 July 2019 10.00 OPENING CEREMONY - Tusványos 30 - One is the camp! Zsolt Németh (President, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly) Tibor Toró T. (Managing President, Transylvanian Hungarian People's Party) Árpád János Potápi (Secretary of State, Secretariat of State for National Politics, Office of the Prime Minister) Tibor Albert (Mayor, Tusnádfürdő) Moderator: Ilona Popa (Transylvanian main organiser) 11.00 Central Europe after the elections in the European Parliament Zsolt Németh (President, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly) Attila Korodi (MP, faction leader, Romanian Hungarian Democratic Alliance) Valeriu Ghiletchi (Member of Parliament, Popular Democratic Party, Moldova) Radu Carp (Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest) Jonathan Price (Writer, Educational Director, Center for European Renewal) Moderator: Zsolt Szilágyi (Cabinet Leader for foreign and national politics, Transylvanian Hungarian People’s Party) 13.30 Prospects of NATO extension Igor Merheim-Eyre (Program leader, International Republican Institute, Great-Britain, Slovakia) Lajos Kósa (President, Defence and Policing Committee, National Assembly) Gergely Berzi (Foreign Affairs Director, 21st Century Institute) Moderator: Károly Grúber (Head of Division, EU Common Division for Foreign and Security Politics and Neighbourhood Politics, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) 15.30 Iron curtain 30 Florian Razvan-Mihalcea (President, Temesvár Society) Łukasz Kamiński (President, Platform of European Memory and Conscience) Réka Földváry-Kiss (President, National Memory Committee) István Loránd Szakáli (business line manager, Századvég Gazdaságkutató Zrt.) Moderator: Attila Ditzendy (editor, Figyelő) THURSDAY - 25 July 2019 10.00 Competitiveness in the 21st century - what will the future bring? Mihály Varga (Minister, Ministry of Finance) László Gyerkó (Member, Romanian Competition Council) György Bacsa (Strategic Business Development Managing Director, MOL) Jenő Mátis (President, National Steering Committee, Transylvanian Hungarian People’s Party) Jenő Szász (President, Research Institute for National Strategy) Moderator: Zoltán Várady (Investments Director, Solus Capital) 11.30 Our life is our home! Lajos Kósa (Campaign Head, Fidesz) Gábor Bagdy (Vice Myor, Budapest) Péter Kovács (Mayor, Budapest 16th district) Ferenc Karsay (Mayor, Budapest