IJF President Marius Vizer and State Secretary Orsolya Pacsay-Tomassich signed this agreement in an official ceremony at the IJF headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.
President Vizer said, “We very much appreciate the support and the interest in sport from the Hungarian government. This project offers the possibility for judoka to complete higher education goals abroad while exchanging and experiencing the Hungarian culture, accompanying them and empowering their future.”
State Secretary Pacsay-Tomassich said, "We are very pleased to welcome judo athletes to our country and we are happy that we can support through higher education opportunities. We look forward to launching the programme this year and pursuing a fruitful collaboration.”
10 scholarships will be granted and the programme will begin this year.
There is now a clear through line of collaboration between judo and education, working at all levels, from the Erasmus SchoolJudo.EU project, also being piloted in Hungary this Spring, to this new higher education initiative and beyond.