{"id":4168,"date":"2015-02-22T20:08:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balassieducation.hu\/rolunk\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:32:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T14:32:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balassieducation.hu\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14x56y-fc8bb1be0981546c7b7b81beaf1a51c6\">\n.avia-section.av-14x56y-fc8bb1be0981546c7b7b81beaf1a51c6{\nbackground-color:#f5f4f7;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='values'  class='avia-section av-14x56y-fc8bb1be0981546c7b7b81beaf1a51c6 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  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class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Balassi Education Programs<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Scholarship programs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06tbqn-4a8c95ad93f836b7817bb647c3d9a2e0 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2016'><strong>2016<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Balassi Institute integrates into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFA-Balassi)<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2016'><strong>2016<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06qjmi-17cc57a5d1ffa350a155e87858bb1a23 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2007'><strong>2007<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Balassi Institute (BI)<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-lfgzfzcg-cebb1125405018e3ce2e8ba5e093488e av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2002'><strong>2002<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Balassi B\u00e1lint Institute<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2002'><strong>2002<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06pl46-da1058e5b7ec071d21a78edd6a42a2f9 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1997'><strong>1997<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Hungarian Language Institute<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Magyar Nyelvi Int\u00e9zet (MANYI)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06ofjn-e607ba9fb451afaf30b67172250b6f30 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1994'><strong>1994<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Kodol\u00e1nyi J\u00e1nos Institute<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1994'><strong>1994<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06ngtw-1df4647f1d60577c3c969f90eba94f80 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1992'><strong>1992<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Kodol\u00e1nyi J\u00e1nos Hungarian Language Preparatory Institute<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06jc50-850f3fec42772d16c4e67b3273896f69 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1967'><strong>1967<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Hungarian Pre-university Institute for Foreign Students<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Nemzetk\u00f6zi El\u0151k\u00e9sz\u00edt\u0151 Int\u00e9zet (NEI)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1967'><strong>1967<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-ld06ie8g-29de2bb67f514305d1abccb5655f7489 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1957'><strong>1957<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>University preparatory for foreign students<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>1964\u201366 ELTE International Preparatory Institute<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  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class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='values'  class='avia-section av-av_section-0397c1f2727534688b1408fed465adbd main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4168'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-516b7eac7a9c6cd1b746245801c7486c av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lflao6xf-a3ca3eddeddfa281a144622f5a89b6d8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  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