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33rd Balvanyos summer university starts

The 33rd Balvanyos Summer Free University and Student Camp, better known as Tusvanyos, is getting under way on Tuesday at Baile Tusnad (Tusnadfurdo) in Transylvania, under the motto "On a Better Track".

The event is organised by the Transylvanian Hungarian Youth Council (MIT) and the Budapest-based Pro Minoritate Foundation.

This year the event will include more than 500 programmes and 1,000 speakers on the banks of the River Olt and in sports fields.

Topics for podium discussions include peacemaking, the election year, and the Hungarian EU presidency, among others.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Laszlo Tokes, president of the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania (EMNT), will give speeches and do a Q and A on Saturday morning.

Tusvanyos also offers numerous cultural, traditional, educational and entertainment programmes, including literary and theatre events, folk music and dance gatherings.

The event’s official opening takes place on Wednesday morning.

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