2022-10-08

Mr. János Csák, Minister of Culture and Innovation of Hungary has visited Singapore for an official visit (October 3-4), covering a vast array of different programs and meetings. As such, he had a meeting with Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Minister of Education in Singapore, visited the National University of Singapore (NUS), the BLOCK71 Singapore incubator cube, the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) campus.

He also had insightful discussions at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

While at Dunman High School, he learnt about how the Kodály Academy of Music is teaching music with the Hungarian Kodály-method. During his visit in Singapore, the Minister also took a stroll in the Botanical Garden, had a look at the Magyar Millennium Tree and met with the regional VP of Greehill to learn about the new innovative methods of the Hungarian company, which is digitizing greenery management with AI technology in Singapore too. 

The visit concluded with a reception at the ambassadorial residence, where Minister Csák met numerous Hungarian researchers, professors and businessmen living and working in Singapore.