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Do you know that Lunar New Year is one of the biggest holidays in Asia? Many of us might know it in other names such as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. I

From January 2023, the fee structure of AIC for IGCSE and International A Level (IAL) exams is updated according to the following:- Administration fee (waived for internal candidates): 10 000 HUF / Candidate / Exam season- Language exam fee: 10 000 HUF / Candidate / Language exam session with spoken parts- Invigilation fee (waived for internal candidates): 3 000 HUF / Candidate / Exam session - Shipping cost: 10 000 HUF / Candidate / Exam sessionAPART FROM THE ABOVE, CANDIDATES MUST PAY AN EXAMINATION FEE TO PEARSON VIA AIC. THIS EXAMINATION FEE IS DETERMINED BY PEARSON.N.B. "Exam season" fees are [...]

Mobility Experience Harout Parseghian Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the school’s directors and informed of the location where we needed to gather to be introduced with our trainers. Group sizes varied from only one student per trainer to about 10 trainees per trainer. Our names were registered with the administration where Ms. Sandra stood out with her great leadership skills. We were also asked to fill in the General Information Form and given handouts of our course program timetable; as well as a nicely prepared flyer about the social activities that we could choose including a [...]

AIC students and a few staff members visited the second biggest theatre in Budapest, the Erkel Theatre to see The Nutcracker

Avicenna International College joined the Shoebox Action, a donating charity widespread known in Hungary and Europe around Christmas

From the Avicenna International College (AIC) in Budapest, I took part in an Erasmus short term mobility course in the Eternal City in the first week of December 2021 as part of our project called Building a network in the field of education within the EU. The name of the course organised by our host Alessandro Gariano from Enjoy Italy was: Cultural Heritage Education and Storytelling. I took this opportunity for a variety of reasons, mainly to acquire novel approaches to education in the 21st century, to get the chance to meet international colleagues for future cooperation to then organise [...]

The time of the visit was carefully chosen to fall on one of the two days special folklore festivals held once a year, called St. Martin’s day, the first day of winter and the last day before the 40 days of Advent, where feast, balls, fairs used to be held. People ate goose and drank new wine and said: „Eat a goose on St. Martin’s Day or you will starve all year”.

Having met at Szell Kalman Square at 10.30, the six AIC students with the guides took a few minute’s rides by bus (16A)  to the Royal Castle. We started our tour at the Castle side of the medieval city on Castle Hill, which lies and is still inhabited by locals in the heart of the Capital. The construction of the Castle was started by Béla IV. to build a siege-proof residence against the Mongolian invasion in the mid 13th century. All the successor kings added extensions to the Royal Castle which first wore the sign of the Roman, Gothic, later [...]

Mr. Andras Piko, Mayor of Budapest 8th District, accompanied by the Deputy-Mayor and the Head of Cabinet, visited Avicenna International College on Tuesday 26 of October 2021. On this occasion, AIC colleagues introduced the educational programs for the Hungarian and international students. The cultural and extracurricular programs were also introduced which drew the attention of the delegation. Dr. MirzaHosseini, President of AIC, explained the Department of Investment and Development (DID) and its sustainable projects in the districts which are designed for the welfare of the international students. ATLAS student residential complex was discussed in particular. Later during the visit, Mayor [...]

AIC students and colleagues met at the Visitor Centre 30 mins before the tour guide started. During this time we arranged some administration. Having gone through strict control at the entrance we were given headsets to wear during the tour. After the English-speaking tour guide had given us an initial description about the historical period of the constructions we were guarded to the City Side Staircase or „Golden Stairway” (building’s Northside), which used to belong to the Upper House. Then the tour continued along a corridor, heavily decorated with marble columns and remarkable statues, which makes a connection towards the [...]