Based on the plans of the Frontiers Foundation, established at the initiative of Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz, a world-class research center will be created in Hungary, and the national government will provide the necessary support, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at the ceremony for the Frontiers Campus on Tuesday in Budapest.
The prime minister emphasized: Ferenc Krausz’s long-standing thesis is that despite the solid foundations, excellent educators, and numerous talented Hungarians who wish to pursue careers in the natural sciences, they must leave Hungary at some point in their lives because modern research demands technological and technical conditions that smaller countries like Hungary do not possess.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is standing at the center during the ceremony of the Frontiers Campus research center in Budapest on March 31, 2026. He is joined by Nobel laureate physicist Ferenc Krausz, biochemist Randy Schekman, mathematician László Lovász, and Markó Madaras, Director General of the Frontiers Foundation. Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Fõosztály/Fischer Zoltán
He added that this is why they agreed with Professor Ferenc Krausz that he and his team would develop plans on how to establish a world-class research center, while the national government would provide the necessary framework. “This is our agreement,” said Viktor Orbán, noting that the future campus will be located in Budapest’s Infopark on Magyar Tudósok körút.
We hope to successfully reach our goal, (…) I hope we will do so together, but we will see after April 12,”
the prime minister stated.
Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Fõosztály/Fischer Zoltán
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He noted that over the past decade, the government has invested nearly one trillion forints (2.57 billion euros; 1 euro = 389 forints) in infrastructure developments at Hungarian universities, has supported joint research between Hungarian higher education institutions and the world’s top universities through the HU-Rizont program, and has also begun the renewal of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network with a budget of more than 20 billion forints. He also emphasized that the mission of the Frontiers Foundation, led by Ferenc Krausz, is to establish more than 70 knowledge centers across the country in addition to the research center currently under construction, through which the Hungarian state can assist 15,000 talented young Hungarians.Viktor Orbán recalled that he had previously wanted to reach an agreement with fellow Nobel laureate György Oláh to establish a similar research center, but that did not materialize, even though he had made “generous offers” at least as substantial as those made to Ferenc Krausz—the goal was simply to have a project that would keep and utilize the vast talent Hungary possesses right here at home.
Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Fõosztály/Fischer Zoltán
He emphasized: Hungary is a country of 10 million and a nation of 15 million, thus every single talent must be valued, since “less yields even less”, we can only be competitive in the world if we make the most of that little we have.
The foundation stone is seen during the ceremony for the Frontiers Campus research center in Budapest on March 31, 2026. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended the ceremony. Photo: MTI/Prime Minister’s Communications Office/Zoltán Fischer
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According to the invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony, the Frontiers Foundation—initiated by Nobel laureate physicist Ferenc Krausz—is a scientific ecosystem focused on talent development, world-class research infrastructure, and the application of scientific findings. To carry out its multifaceted activities, the foundation is building the Frontiers Campus, which will house research and development laboratories serving various scientific fields, as well as community and event spaces and offices necessary for talent development.
Via MTI; Featured photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Fõosztály/Fischer Zoltán
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