Chief Leaders Invited to Attend Opening Ceremony of Hungarian Artists' Dual Solo Exhibition
2026-03-20
On the afternoon of March 18, at the invitation of the Consulate General of Hungary in Chongqing, Liao Zhikun, Secretary of the CPC HUTB Committee, attended the opening ceremony of "Gaze and Reverie: A Hungarian Art Duo—Solo Exhibitions of Péter Tuzson-Berczeli and Zsuzsa Gajdán" held at Li Zijian Art Museum in Changsha. This cultural event is of great significance in celebrating the 77th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relation***etween China and Hungary and the 10th anniversary of friendship province-county relation***etween Hunan Province and Somogy County, Hungary. The ceremony was attended by Mate Pesti, Ambassador of Hungary to China, Bálint Czégel, Consul General of Hungary in Chongqing, and Guo Xiangli, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee. Zhang Ling, Vice President of HUTB, and heads of relevant departments also participated.
Liao Zhikun held friendly exchanges with Pesti, Bálint and other Chinese and foreign guests and viewed the exhibition together. He noted that the works of the two artists feature distinctive styles and profound connotations, which not only show the unique charm of Hungarian culture but also build a vivid bridge for people-to-people exchanges between China and Hungary. He pointed out that HUTB attaches great importance to international exchanges and cooperation, and has established a sound foundation for cooperation with Hungarian universities in relevant fields in recent years. He expressed expectations for further in-depth cooperation between the two sides in culture, education and other fields. Bálint highly affirmed the existing cooperation achievements of our university and expressed positive vision for deepening cooperation in the future.
In recent years, adhering to an open-school approach, the university has taken the initiative to integrate into and serve the overall development of China-Hungary friendly relations. In July 2025, Istvan Jakab, Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, and his delegation visited our university and held in-depth exchanges on cooperation in relevant fields, laying a solid foundation for follow-up cooperation. In the future, the university will continue to give play to its disciplinary and talent advantages, carry out international exchanges and cooperation at a higher level, and contribute "HUTB Strength" to deepening China-Hungary friendship and promoting the formation of a new pattern of high-level opening-up.
(Written by Xiang Yike from the International Exchange and Cooperation Office, and photo by Tu Hua)
