The Pre-Doctoral Research Bridging Course Programme Science Fair took place on 17^th of November, at the Conference Hall of the Alexandre Lamfalussy Faculty of Economics. The event had hosted more than 40 participants – 11 presenters, more than 25 Pre-Doctoral and PhD students, plus the consultants and faculty coordinators working on this special, two-month programme.

On October 21, representatives of the University of Sopron and the Indonesian Universitas Negeri Malang discussed possible cooperation opportunities between the two institutions. On behalf of our university, Dr. habil. Zoltán Szabó and the representatives of the Faculty of Wood Engineering and Creative Industries, Dr. habil. Zoltán Pásztory and Vera Tolvaj took part in the meeting, and the Indonesian side was represented by Ms. Vertic Eridani Budi Darmawan, lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, who is currently spending 2 months at our institution within the framework of the Pre-Doctoral Bridging program established with the support of the Indonesian Ministry of Education.

Between 10^th and 15^th November higher education information days were organized under the auspices of the EU. Besides a general overview on the Hungarian higher education and the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme, the University of Sopron and our English language study programmes were introduced as well, plus our promotion materials were shared with the attendees and the Hungarian consulate in Laos, all thanks to Dr. László Váradi Honorary Consul.

University of Sopron organised a chocolate tasting for its international students at Harrer Chocolate Factory on 5 November 2022. The event was organised in two sessions - one in the morning and one in the afternoon - since there were so many applicants to split up into two groups.