History of the Association of Filipino Students in Hungary

The Association of Filipino Students in Hungary (AFSHu) was conceived and idealized through the efforts of Filipino students. Two things prompted the creation of a Filipino student association: students from various countries have their own student associations and the number of Filipino students in Hungary keeps on growing through the years. These two reasons inspired the Filipino students to establish their own student association that specifically catered to the needs of Filipino students. As such, preliminary meetings were organized to draft the Constitution and Bylaws of the association.

On 1 April 2023, the first General Assembly was held at the University of Physical Education in Budapest where thirty-two Filipino students from various Hungarian Higher Educational Institutions attended the event. The association was also recognized by the Embassy of the Philippines. His Excellency Ambassador Frank Cimafranca, the Philippine plenipotentiary to Hungary, attended the General Assembly and extended his felicitations to the association.