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  • Former IOC President Thomas Bach awarded honorary doctorate by HUSS

    The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has awarded an honorary doctorate to Thomas Bach, the recently retired President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

  • German and Hungarian teams win title at the Budapest European Universities Volleyball Championship

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (men) and Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF) (women) were crowned as champions at the European Universities Volleyball Championship held in Budapest. The event concluded on Sunday with nearly full-house finals and a closing ceremony.

  • "Volleyball: TF can prove its worth on the international stage as well."

    The organization of the European Universities Volleyball Championship, starting with the official opening on Sunday, is a significant accomplishment for the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF).

News


Invitation to Soroosh Mozaffaritabar’s doctoral public defence
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 11, 2025

The Doctoral School of Sport Sciences of the Hungarian University of Sports Science invites you Soroosh Mozaffaritabar’doctoral public defence.

The EASM2025 Conference concluded with a spectacular ceremony at an impressive venue in Budapest
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 8, 2025

The 33rd edition of the EASM conference held in Budapest ended with an eventful programme featuring award ceremonies, speeches, and a traditional folk dance performance. The host of the event, Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025.

Gergely Csurilla's Research Reaches Final Round in the New Researcher Award at EASM2025
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 5, 2025

Gergely Csurilla, a researcher at the Centre for Sport Economics and Decision Sciences at the Hungarian University of Sports Sciences (HUSS), has been selected as one of the top three finalists in the New Researcher Award competition at the EASM2025 conference, with his academic paper.

Péter Szájer re-elected as technical committee member at World Aquatics
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 4, 2025

Péter Szájer, an assistant professor at Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), is beginning his second term at World Aquatics.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Functioning
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 4, 2025

Professor Ákos Koller and his excellent colleague Johanna Takács, along with two young undergraduate researchers, Darina Deák and Beáta Seregély, published an insightful article in the Q1-ranked journal LIFE (Basel).

EASM 2025 conference opens with inspiring evening at HUSS
Hungarian University of Sports Science
September 3, 2025

The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) hosted the opening evening of the EASM 2025 conference to be held at HUSS between 2 and 5 September. The opening ceremony included welcoming distinguished guests, inspiring speeches, and vibrant performances.

Covid-19 research at HUSS on post-vaccination syndrome
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 26, 2025

In recent days, an interesting article was published in the journal Vaccines on the adverse side effects of mRNA-LNP-based COVID-19 vaccines, specifically Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and Moderna-Spikevax, by Professor János Szebeni and Professor Ákos Koller, the Chairman of Hungarian University of Sports Science’s (HUSS) Scientific Council.

HUSS’s the newly appointed honorary doctor, Thomas Bach delivers a speech – video
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 25, 2025

Thomas Bach, the recently retired President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the newest honorary doctor of Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), spoke with great emotion and admiration about HUSS and the Hungarian Olympic movement.

Former IOC President Thomas Bach awarded honorary doctorate by HUSS
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 21, 2025

The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has awarded an honorary doctorate to Thomas Bach, the recently retired President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Thomas Bach’s honorary doctorate ceremony to take place at Hungarian University of Sports Science
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 18, 2025

The Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) will once again host a prestigious event. On August 20, 2025, Hungary’s national holiday, Thomas Bach, former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be conferred an honorary doctorate degree. The ceremony will take place in the university’s Athens Hall at 10:30 am.

Our Volunteers at the Heart of the 2025 Gyulai István Memorial
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 15, 2025

This summer, the National Athletics Centre once again welcomed world-class stars, as the Gyulai István Memorial returned to Budapest. Thanks to the organization of the TF Volunteer and Sustainability Office, dedicated volunteers were present at every moment of the competition — without them, the event could not have reached such a high standard.

Researchers from Hungarian University of Sports Science publish scientific article on youth footballers in a Q1-ranked academic journal
Hungarian University of Sports Science
August 5, 2025

A new study involving researchers from Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) has been published in Sports, an international journal with a Q1 ranking and an impact factor of 2.9. The article investigates the relationship between external and internal load indicators among elite youth soccer players.

Event calendar


# World Athletics Championships

Newly elected Hungarian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dr Balázs Fürjes visited the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) on 23 November to hold a lecture for the university’s undergraduate sports management students.

Volunteers of the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest in August expressed their gratitude to World Athletics (WA) President Sebastian Coe and the new Hungarian permanent member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dr Balázs Fürjes.

Two-time Olympic champion middle-distance runner, World Athletics President, Loughborough University Chancellor Lord Sebastian Coe was awarded the honorary doctorate title at the Hungarian University of Sports Science on 10 November.

The film about the Hungarian University of Sports Science’s volunteers, who received the Fair Play Award for their role in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, has been released.

The volunteers of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest were nominated for the International Fair Play Award by Balázs Fürjes, co-chair of the event's organising committee, together with Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics for their dedicated and persistent voluntary contribution.

During the recently concluded World Athletics Championships, Samuel Ducroquet, Ambassador for Sport of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited to the "home" of the volunteers.

Thursday 24th August saw Volunteers' Day at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The young people, and not only them, had a wonderful experience.

President of the World Athletics (WA) Sebastian Coe visited the Hungarian University of Sports Science on Thursday. He spoke about the responsibilities of coaches, the beauty and difficulties of the profession and, of course, the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Founder of the technique of microStretching and Stretch Therapy, and currently consulting for the Hungarian Athletics Federation, Dr Nikos C. Apostolopoulos spoke about stretching and its importance as a tool for proper recovery and regeneration, at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS).

On 19 August, the most eagerly awaited event of the year, the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest officially began. The first day's evening programme kicked off with a grand opening, where Youhuu, the event's mascot, once again entertained the crowd.

The World Athletics (WA) hosted an international conference on Tuesday at the Hungarian University of Sports Science, where the most pressing issues of athletics were discussed.

Xénia Krizsán, current student of the Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) at the MSc coach training competed brilliantly and almost won bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

During the 2023 World Athletics Championships, the Global Athletics Coaching Academy will bring you the best athletics coaches to the Hungarian University of Sports Science.

On 22 August, in parallel with the World Athletics Championships to take place in Budapest, the World Athletics will hold an international scientific and medical conference at the Hungarian University of Sports Science.

Two-time British Olympic champion middle distance runner Sebastian Coe has praised the work of the volunteers to be present at the 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest from 19 to 27 August.

As the 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Budapest is approaching, it is important not only for the athletes but also for the volunteers involved in the event to prepare themselves physically and mentally for the competition.

Let it all begin. Volunteers who performed brilliantly at this year's national athletics championships are ready for the big task ahead awaiting the 2023 IAAF World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest from 19 to 27 August.

Hungarian athletes can now compete at the National Athletics Centre that will host the national championships on 7 and 8 July. More than 300 volunteers trained by HUSS will do their best to make the test event a success.

Old Hungarian records in athletics are being broken one after another, however, the big question is how long HUSS teacher László Szalma's long jump record will survive.

The Family Opening Day of the National Athletics Centre and the Recreation Park was held on 17 June, opening the gates of Budapest's new athletics stadium to the public.

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