Hungary

Trafó's programs pay particular attention to a variety of genres as well as to the demands of quality and internationality. The location for performance art programs is the Performing Hall. The branch of contemporary art least established in the Hungarian tradition is contemporary dance. In this area our most important tasks are to show aesthetic variety and differing dance languages. In addition to this we give special attention, from the perspective of the most recent dance history, to inviting significant works, companies, and performances. The only criteria in the selection of Hungarian and international programs, other than technical limitations, is quality. Budapest is a city with a great theatrical tradition. There are roughly 20 theatrical houses, the majority are repertory theaters, and a number of small studio theaters. The Trafó theatrical events are developed with this in mind. In arranging programs, the emphasis is primarily on going beyond the language of classical theater to renew it, to use the theater space and its assets in a refreshing way, to present performances with visuality in the foreground. Music is also represented in our program on a monthly basis; we arrange 1-2 monthly concerts and some festivals, special program-series each year, suchs as our contemporary music festival called Making New Waves or the Indian Classical Music concert-series, where we present the most important masters of traditional Indian music. At Trafó we often add unspecified genres and interdisciplinary programs to our overall repetiore in addition to staging literary-inspired programs and film or multimedia events. Current trends and phenomena in progressive contemporary arts are shown in the Trafó Gallery.

T?zraktér has one of the biggest gallery part of Budapest, which gives place for exhibitions from different part of the world. It has a concert hall, with lot of concerts. Usually 5-10 theater group or dance group are working in the same period.
We give ateliers for artist- it is also free or almost free, as the studios for musicians. Artist create their own parts. We make workshops for artist, for children, for anyone who is interested in art. We support high level art, but that means for us that professionals and alternatives can be next to each other.
We support the artist with big media.

The main activity of UCCU foundation is delivering tolerance education sessions in public schools lead by our young Roma volunteers. The impacts of our educational activities (strengthening of debate culture, critical thinking, more tolerant attitudes and behavior, a more open and tolerant way of thinking) have been researched and found to be effective by school teachers and students. We offer these well-established informal education modules mostly in primary and secondary schools, but are open to invitations to other all kinds of events with a similar theme. 

Current research projects :
The problems of security in East-Mediterranean .
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Processes of integration of the Mediterranean (Cyprus, Malta, Turkey) Efforts of European integration in the states of Balcan. Risks of security in border zones of Hungary south.
Transborder cooperation .
Regional policies in Balcan

Deepening our already existing relations and creating new ones we plan to provide facilities to our teachers and students to participate in research projects, part-time, semester-long and summer university scholarships on the field of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Together with our Euromed partners we are proposing to create research and double-, joint-degree programmes. As the first step of that we created a research – educational cooperation with one of our Turkish partner (Istanbul University) on the field of Archaeology.

The V4 Music Foundation is renowned for its contribution to the New Millennium International Chamber Music Festival and Academy (NMICMF), founded in 2019. The NMICMF serves as a dynamic international community that gathers musicians from Hungary and an array of countries, including Spain, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Romania, England, Bulgaria, Austria, the Czech Republic, and others. This diverse ensemble of artists fosters cultural exchange and collaboration, embodying the foundation's commitment to promoting diversity and strengthening artistic ties. Held annually in the heart of Budapest, typically at the end of August or beginning of September, the festival has garnered considerable attention from both the Hungarian and international press, appearing in printed publications, on radio, and television broadcasts. The NMICMF actively engages over 80 students from more than 25 different countries, offering a platform for talented young musicians to develop artistically and facilitating cross-cultural connections. One of the festival and academy's core objectives is to unite not only different countries but also different branches of art, opening doors to future artistic collaborations among musicians and artists from various backgrounds. Furthermore, the NMICMF extends its global reach through collaborations with international partners; in 2023 alone, it organized events in Spain and Bulgaria in association with "Edition Vilagarcía" and "Edition Ruse," respectively.

In addition to the NMICMF, the V4 Music Foundation oversees various activities, including those of the V4 String Quartet, the Central European String Quartet, and numerous concert series and classical music projects not only in Hungary but also in other EU countries. Among these initiatives, the Central European String Quartet's International Composition Competition stands out, highlighting the foundation's dedication to promoting contemporary classical music. With a focus on nurturing talent and facilitating artistic collaboration, the V4 Music Foundation plays a vital role in fostering cultural exchange and artistic growth on both national and international scales.

Main projects are media events and media products with educational goals, like "Channel Media Festival"- a common exposition of professional media and students1 media with creative workshops; "Cleaning Channels" video training led by media literacy teachers and psychologist for young people living in refugee camp, orphanage and elite high schools; a Tolerance training film produced for European Year for Intercultural Dialogue; a video training in an international camp for learning tolerance, etc.

Grundtvig Learning Partnership 2010-2012: Art for Multicultural Communities. This partnership aims to explore how arts can contribute towards intercultural dialogue. Specifically, through music and improvisational theatre we aim to build bridges of communication between diverse communities, both in terms of ethnicity but also in terms of socioeconomic and religious background. Partners: AdHoc Theatre (Vienna), True Heart Theatre (London), European University Cyprus (Limassol), Erinevate Usundite Lőimunimse Ja Tolerantsuse Allianss (Tallinn). Vitakultúra Egyesület is the coordinator in this project. NCA (National Civil Fund) 2010-2011: 3É - Érzelmek, Értékek, Érdekek (Emotions, Values, Interests), Social Dialogue Theatre for people with special needs. Partners: Egyenlő Esélyekért! Foundation, Csömör. HEFOP 2.3.1.-05/1 2006-2008: Alternative labour market training and employment of people with disadvantages. Partners: Motiváció Foundation, E.ON.