diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 342e8735b..4c0723362 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added
-- Add getConshdlrName to class Constraint
+- Added methods for getting the names of the current stage and of an event
 ### Fixed
 ### Changed
 ### Removed
 
 ## 4.4.0 - 2023-12-04
 ### Added
+- Add getConshdlrName to class Constraint
 - Added all event types and tests for checking them 
 - Added SCIP functions SCIPconsGetNVars, SCIPconsGetVars
 - Added SCIP functions SCIPchgCoefLinear, SCIPaddCoefLinear and SCIPdelCoefLinear
diff --git a/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi b/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi
index 0c80107be..0b2332d88 100644
--- a/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi
+++ b/src/pyscipopt/scip.pxi
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ cdef class PY_SCIP_STATUS:
     UNBOUNDED      = SCIP_STATUS_UNBOUNDED
     INFORUNBD      = SCIP_STATUS_INFORUNBD
 
+StageNames = {}
+
 cdef class PY_SCIP_STAGE:
     INIT         = SCIP_STAGE_INIT
     PROBLEM      = SCIP_STAGE_PROBLEM
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ cdef class PY_SCIP_HEURTIMING:
     DURINGPRESOLLOOP  = SCIP_HEURTIMING_DURINGPRESOLLOOP
     AFTERPROPLOOP     = SCIP_HEURTIMING_AFTERPROPLOOP
 
+EventNames = {}
+
 cdef class PY_SCIP_EVENTTYPE:
     DISABLED        = SCIP_EVENTTYPE_DISABLED
     VARADDED        = SCIP_EVENTTYPE_VARADDED
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ cdef class PY_SCIP_EVENTTYPE:
     ROWCHANGED      = SCIP_EVENTTYPE_ROWCHANGED
     ROWEVENT        = SCIP_EVENTTYPE_ROWEVENT
 
+
 cdef class PY_SCIP_LPSOLSTAT:
     NOTSOLVED    = SCIP_LPSOLSTAT_NOTSOLVED
     OPTIMAL      = SCIP_LPSOLSTAT_OPTIMAL
@@ -305,8 +310,24 @@ cdef class Event:
         """gets type of event"""
         return SCIPeventGetType(self.event)
 
+    def getName(self):
+        """gets name of event"""
+        if not EventNames:
+            self._getEventNames()
+        return EventNames[self.getType()]
+
+    def _getEventNames(self):
+        """gets event names"""
+        for name in dir(PY_SCIP_EVENTTYPE):
+            attr = getattr(PY_SCIP_EVENTTYPE, name)
+            if isinstance(attr, int):
+                EventNames[attr] = name
+        
     def __repr__(self):
-        return self.getType()
+        return str(self.getType())
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.getName()
 
     def getNewBound(self):
         """gets new bound for a bound change event"""
@@ -4702,6 +4723,19 @@ cdef class Model:
     def getStage(self):
         """Retrieve current SCIP stage"""
         return SCIPgetStage(self._scip)
+    
+    def getStageName(self):
+        """Returns name of current stage as string"""
+        if not StageNames:
+            self._getStageNames()
+        return StageNames[self.getStage()]
+    
+    def _getStageNames(self):
+        """Gets names of stages"""
+        for name in dir(PY_SCIP_STAGE):
+            attr = getattr(PY_SCIP_STAGE, name)
+            if isinstance(attr, int):
+                StageNames[attr] = name
 
     def getStatus(self):
         """Retrieve solution status."""
diff --git a/tests/test_event.py b/tests/test_event.py
index 92653eab4..406b6df64 100644
--- a/tests/test_event.py
+++ b/tests/test_event.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ def eventinit(self):
     #    self.model.dropEvent(self.event_type, self)
 
     def eventexec(self, event):
+        assert str(event) == event.getName()
+        assert type(event.getName()) == str
+
         calls.append('eventexec')
         if self.event_type == SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LPEVENT:
             assert event.getType() in [SCIP_EVENTTYPE.FIRSTLPSOLVED, SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LPSOLVED]
@@ -61,10 +64,6 @@ def test_event():
 
     all_events = [SCIP_EVENTTYPE.DISABLED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.VARADDED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.VARDELETED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.VARFIXED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.VARUNLOCKED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.OBJCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.GLBCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.GUBCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LBTIGHTENED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LBRELAXED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.UBTIGHTENED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.UBRELAXED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.GHOLEADDED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.GHOLEREMOVED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LHOLEADDED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LHOLEREMOVED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.IMPLADDED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.PRESOLVEROUND,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEFOCUSED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEFEASIBLE,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEINFEASIBLE,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEBRANCHED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEDELETE,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.FIRSTLPSOLVED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LPSOLVED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.POORSOLFOUND,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.BESTSOLFOUND,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWADDEDSEPA,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWDELETEDSEPA,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWADDEDLP,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWDELETEDLP,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWCOEFCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWCONSTCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWSIDECHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.SYNC,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.GBDCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LBCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.UBCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.BOUNDTIGHTENED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.BOUNDRELAXED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.BOUNDCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LHOLECHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.HOLECHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.DOMCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.VARCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.VAREVENT,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODESOLVED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEEVENT,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.LPEVENT,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.SOLFOUND,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.SOLEVENT,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWCHANGED,SCIP_EVENTTYPE.ROWEVENT]
 
-
-    for i in [20]:
-        print(SCIP_EVENTTYPE.NODEINFEASIBLE)
-
     all_event_hdlrs = []
     for event in all_events:
         s = Model()
diff --git a/tests/test_model.py b/tests/test_model.py
index 14424e108..d5016799e 100644
--- a/tests/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_model.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from pyscipopt import Model
+from pyscipopt import Model, SCIP_STAGE
 
 def test_model():
     # create solver instance
@@ -267,4 +267,22 @@ def test_objLim():
     m.setObjlimit(2)
     m.optimize()
     assert m.getNLimSolsFound() == 1
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+    
+def test_getStage():
+    m = Model() 
+
+    assert m.getStage() == SCIP_STAGE.PROBLEM
+    assert m.getStageName() == "PROBLEM"
+
+    x = m.addVar()
+    m.addCons(x >= 1)    
+    
+    print(m.getStage())
+    assert m.getStage() == SCIP_STAGE.PROBLEM
+    assert m.getStageName() == "PROBLEM" 
+
+    m.optimize()
+
+    print(m.getStage())
+    assert m.getStage() == SCIP_STAGE.SOLVED
+    assert m.getStageName() == "SOLVED"