On the 2^nd of March the delegation of the University of Sopron, Director of International Affairs Zoltán Szabó PhD MBA and Coordinator of International Affairs Ms. Barbara Lakatos visited the The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Budapest. They were welcomed by Ambassador Ms. Modupe E. Irele.

The main topics of the discussion were the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship program, the English-language study programs available for Nigerian students and the possibilities of further collaboration with higher education institutions in Nigeria, which is a great opportunity for both parties to form cross-border relationships and promote internationalization.

The University of Sopron participated in the seminar and held a presentation focusing on research areas and the fields of ecotourism while highlighting the potential cooperation between the University and India.

The reason for this meeting was not only strengthening the relationship between the two countries but also to celebrate the 75-year independence of India. The University of Sopron was represented by Dr. habil. Zoltán Szabó Director of International Affairs, Dr. Attila Borovics General Director of Forest Research Institute, and Dr. Judit Pappné Vancsó Head of Institute.

Initiating a stronger and better cooperation was also an aim of this presentation, when the delegation could show the ways and internationalisation strategies of the University of Sopron.

JSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University» and University of Sopron Faculty of Forestry have been cooperating in the field of education, research and innovation with the aim of expanding and strengthening the relationship between the scientific communities in both countries, supporting scientific exchanges between research groups since 2011. Exchange of lecturers and PhD students, joint scientific and research activities have been planned and realized within the partnership. We were pleased to host Karshyga Turlybekov, an enthusiastic and hard-working PhD student from our partner university from January 28 - February 23, 2022.

On the 22nd of February 2022 the representatives of the University of Sopron made a visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Hungary. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen the relationship and make ourselves more visible in the name of internationalisation. The Ambassador, Tahir Taghi-Zadeh and Samir Musayev, the Consul warmly welcomed our delegates Dr. habil. Zoltán Szabó, Director of International Affairs and Ms Barbara Lakatos, Coordinator of International Affairs, and discussed the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship in details and also the English study programmes offered for students from Azerbaijan.

The fruitful meeting implied that we will invite the Ambassador in the fall semester as well, when the Department of International Affairs plan to welcome about 16 partner Embassies.

It is also appropriate to say that the cooperation can be even more successful after a meeting and discussion like this, because the better understanding can lead to better communication and preferable relationship.