Cultural Studies paper by Novak, Tamas; Olívia, Olah
Around the World with Science - Hungarian Scientists in the USA (Accepted)
Type of Abstract (select): Paper presentationAbstract (max. 250 words):
There are hundreds or thousands of Hungarian scientists in the United States. Many of them have been working in the U.S. for decades; others have been there only recently. Many of them have become very successful in their scientific field; some others have not only accomplished remarkable results, but have also been able to achieve business success. They brought their basic knowledge from Hungary and found many opportunities here that do not exist in other parts of the world. The combination of knowledge provided by the Hungarian educational system and the conditions offered by the U.S. research and scientific enterprise is a distinct characteristic of most of these scientists. Many of them give back to the Hungarian in science clubs, fellowships, diaspora communities, and in many other ways. For this reason, the "Around the World with Science - Hungarian scientist in the US" project was launched. The goal is to create a video archive where a collection of interviews with these scientists is available. The work started in 2021, and the presentation will show the genesis of the idea and its implementation. Short clips will also be shown to describe the key findings. The 14 films already completed are available in Hungarian on the "Magyar tudósok - USA" Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@magyartudosok-usa7399
Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Tamas Novak has been an S&T diplomat at the Consulate General of Hungary in New York since 2018. Prior to his current position, he worked at the Budapest Business School, where he was the Chair of International Business and held various leadership positions. In addition to his teaching duties, he was a research fellow at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 2013-2014, he spent a year at SAIS in Washington DC. as a research fellow of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation. Tamas holds an MSc in Economics and a PhD in International Relations from Corvinus University in Budapest.
Olívia Olah was previously the editor-in-chief of Ferencváros television station and produced live broadcasts and many other programs. She is currently making portrait films about well-known and prominent Hungarians living in the diaspora (especially in the USA) for the program Duna TV program: Five Continents - One Nation. She is one of the creators (cameraman, editor, narrator) of the series "Around the World with Science '', which introduces famous Hungarian scientists.