A retrospective appraisal of 15 years’ proceedings of the Hungarian Research Student Association

In 1996 the Hungarian Research Student Association (HRSA) was founded. Since then more than 6000 young, talented researchers have belonged to the Association. The founders set two principal aims: (1) to support the gifted and the most promising high school students and (2) to establish an active community. The movement has grown through the work of enthusiastic high school teachers and 800 excellent mentors, providing different facilities to enhance talent (a conference of lectures, posters and an essay competition), and fostering international student exchange. The HRSA organizes science camps and conferences to contribute to self-development of research student networks.