The joint Scholarship Programme of the Hungarian Government and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is to continue. Within the framework of the cooperation, the Ministry of Rural Development has taken on the tuition of around one hundred students from developing countries at Hungarian universities. The Ministry will be financing the students' tuition fees, college and other academic expenses, as well as providing a grant.

The main goal of the programme is the development of agricultural production, and so the courses also concentrating mainly on this area. Courses available to prospective students include agricultural engineering, hunting and game management, horticulture, animal nutrition and forestry management.

Applications for the Masters-level Hungarian and English language courses may be submitted until February 28, 2012. Details on the Scholarship Programme and the Registration Form are available as attached documents.

(Press Office of the Ministry of Rural Development)