At present, there are almost 1,800 students enrolled at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management of the University of Debrecen, 10 or 15 percent of whom are international students involved in English-language programs. Their proportion continues to grow year by year.
According to Vice-Dean for Educational Affairs Péter Sipos, the Debrecen environment is probably still new to those who started their studies in September.
- They are not too familiar yet with the opportunities offered by either the University of Debrecen or the city itself. Our goal through this program is to ensure that the few years they spend in our city should be as productive as possible, and that they should also become acquainted with the professional opportunities, cultural and leisure programs and venues that our university has to offer- said Péter Sipos.
The vice-dean also added that the orientation program provided an opportunity for international and Hungarian students to rub shoulders and get to know one another better, thereby assisting in the development of future professional, and even personal, relationships.
During the course of the Orientation Day, there was also a representative from the Coordination Centre for International Education giving a presentation, while the Agricultural Research Institutes and Teaching Farm outlined their research activities. The freshers were even introduced to the university’s Talent Development Program, which supports the research efforts and professional growth of gifted students from the moment they are admitted until they graduate or start pursuing doctoral (Ph.D.) studies. Affiliated with the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, representatives from the Kálmán Kerpely and Béla Tormay Colleges for Advanced Studies were also present, promoting their courses, research projects and study trips.
In addition, the students who arrived in Debrecen only recently also had a chance to learn about what Agóra Science Experience Centre has to offer, what is on at local theatres and what sort of opportunities there are on campus to do sports. In the meantime, they could also check out the stalls around, featuring organic food products and artisanal goods.
Further activities of the Orientation Day program included a raffle, a session for learning folk dances, trying gulyásleves, doing a Kahoot quiz, gingerbread baking, straw weaving, and furniture painting.
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