A Mechanical Engineering Exhibition and Job Fair was held on Thursday at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen as a part of the series called Mechanical Engineering Professional Days, where more than 1,500 young people could learn about opportunities offered by corporate partners. The same series also comprises a two-day ISCAME conference, where Hungarian and foreign experts in the field of mechanical engineering present their recent research findings.
Students of the Confucius Institute at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen have become the recipients of prestigious international recognition. Five of them received the Chinese Ambassador’s Scholarship, while another five were given Encouragement Awards at a ceremony hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Budapest.
The University of Debrecen is planning to establish cooperation with universities and Hungarian teachers' associations in neighbouring countries for sharing best practices and implementing joint development programs in the future. At the 28th National Conference for Public Education and Vocational Training Experts, which was held in Eger, members of UD’s leadership discussed how our institution’s expertise and competences in training, research and professional fields could be harmonized with the needs of Hungarian professional organizations and institutions of higher education across Hungary’s borders.
At the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen, ten Hungarian and two international students have been awarded the National Higher Education Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year. These young talents were presented this honour on Tuesday in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and exceptional professional performance.
Experts from four universities in Hungary and one from Scotland have held a roundtable discussion on issues in legal theory at the Faculty of Law of the University of Debrecen. The primary query raised and sorted out was if it is possible to engage in legal theory without a commitment to specific values. This event also served as an opportunity to pay tribute to and congratulate Professor József Szabadfalvi on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
UD students had a chance to put their AI-related development skills to the test within an intensive development environment during the third and final round of DEIK.AI Challenge 2026. During the course of the two-day AI Sprint, innovation, creativity, teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration all played a pivotal part.
With the symbolic replacement or restoration of the flag of the European Union, the University of Debrecen has returned as a full member to the mobility and academic programs of the European community. At the beginning of November, three doctoral students of our institution will be representing the University of Debrecen at an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program and “ideathon” hosted by NeurotechEU European University Alliance.
During the first semester of the current academic year, MA students at the Institute of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Humanities get a chance to explore the history of American immigration by taking courses offered by a guest professor from the United States. Engaged in both teaching and research, Professor Ashley Johnson Bavery from Eastern Michigan University is here to spend the autumn term at the University of Debrecen.
An O-Day (Orientation Day) offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business facilitated integration into university life and the smooth start of carefree student life in Debrecen. On O-Day, the international students could access all important practical information, ranging from signing up for subjects and courses to the use of artificial intelligence and even Debrecen’s culture, in order to make themselves at home at the University of Debrecen and in our city as quickly as possible.
Medical students and residents performed quite well during the robotic surgery training practices held at the University of Debrecen between October 12 and 16. Throughout the entire week, all the participants had the chance to test the robotic surgery simulation systems and the related VR technology on display at the Learning Centre of our university. The topic of robot-assisted surgery has already been integrated into several subjects within the medical curriculum at the University of Debrecen, while further strengthening of education in this field remains a key objective.
Plant protection, the intensive geographical spread of new pests, and technological innovations were all among the targeted topics on the agenda of the 31st Trans-Tisza Plant Protection Forum. There were more than fifty talks delivered during the two-day event, hosted by the Institute of Plant Protection at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management (MÉK) of the University of Debrecen, in addition to the presentation of the Antal Gulyás Memorial Medal for Plant Protection.
The representatives of the University of Debrecen and Mukhtar Auezov South Kazakhstan Research University have signed a declaration of intent for cooperation containing their joint goals in the launch of research projects, the development of double-degree courses and faculty and student mobility. The Hungarian signatory of the document prepared in the city of Shymkent was UD Rector's representative Károly Pető.