The Hungarian Student, 1957 (1. évfolyam, 2-8. szám)
1957 / 2. szám
Hungarian Student Newsletter 3 Discussion of Hungarian Students (continued from p. 1) 4. To help Hungarian refugee students with their educational and social problems. 5. To represent these students on an international level. 6. To unite and lead these students, insofar as each is a true representative of Hungary, so that they may best apply their experiences and training when they return to Hungary. At present the UFHS secretariat is being financed by the Catherwood Foundation. Eventually it will be supported by dues from the national and international1 Hungarian student organizations and by private funds. The immediate responsibilities of the international secretariat are: 1. To represent Hungarian students on an international level until a constitutional convention is held. 2. To coordinate all international activities. 3. To maintain close ties with all members of affiliated centers and to provide a general plan for Hungarian student activities. The international secretariat is composed of those chairmen of the Hungarian student centers in the various countries of domicile who temporarily reside in Cologne. The international chairman and his associates maintain contact with the other officials through frequent correspondence. The information on Hungarian student conditions which appears in Hungarian Student, published by the international secretariat, is compiled from newsletters received from country centers. The UFHS is not a political organization. This is because its aims are based on the sixteen articles of the revolution, which are simple attestations of personal liberties and human rights, and cannot be regarded as political. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COUNTRY CENTERS Austria : The UFHS Vienna offices (Sitccardsburggasse 7) have been open since December 4th. An office has been set up at Graz to take care of the Hungarian students still in Austria (600 at Schwechat in temporary camps, 80 university students and 300 high school students in Innsbruck, and an undetermined number at Wienerneustadt). The Graz office has good press facilities and as a result the Hungarian cause is extensively publicized. Educational programs are conducted for students in the Innsbruck area. Belgium : The Belgian branch was organized on January 9th, with local branches in each major Belgian city. The scholarship programs and the work of the cultural and social organizations are directed by students living in special student residences. The association numbers 135 students at present, and it has obtained several scholarships for compatriots in Austria. Canada : The Canadian Hungarian Student Association (General Delivery Poste Restante, Montreal, P. Q., Canada) has placed 180 students in colleges and universities and is working for the placement of 400 more. The association represents approximately 800 members and has excellent press facilities. France : The French center, which has about 200 members, is located at the Maison de Monaco, 45 Boulevard Jourdan, Paris 14. It has been working on student placement problems independently of French agencies, has organized large-scale public demonstrations on behalf of the Hungarian cause and has developed a very effective press. Its Strasbourg group, numbering 60, is its most effective branch. Netherlands : The Dutch Hungarian center is located at Woodbrokershunis, Kortehemmen Post, Boornbegum. It has about 180 members who have been working closely with the Dutch National Union of Students. The center has obtained many scholarships and has sent lecturers to cultural centers to discuss the Hungarian situation. Germany. Hungarian student centers in major ^German cities are in the process of organizing a nation-wide association and are planning to elect a national chairman. Once established, the association will represent 1,300 students. Italy : The Italian Hungarian Student Organization, (Via Giulia 1, Rome) has 140 members. It is helping to further the Hungarian cause by holding numerous discussions on the Hungarian situation, by conducting cultural programs and by keeping in close touch with the press. Sivitzerland : The Swiss Hungarian student center (Postfach 174, Zurich 28) has branches in seven major university cities. A national conference, attended by 280 Hungarian students, was held on February 23-24. The organization has done outstanding work in obtaining scholarships. Scandinavia : Students in Scandinavia are planning national conferences. Australia and New Zealand: National conferences are also planned for this area. We invite writers and journalists to help us with articles and literary essays to inform the American people. Please send your materials, typewritten and triple-spaced both in English and Hungarian, to our address. (If necessary, we will translate from English to Hungarian.) We can also place articles in other Hungarian and American publications. We are grateful to all Hungarian and American students who helped us with our second edition by translating articles.
