It was the University of Debrecen that hosted the Debrecen events of the Dante Festival, organized by the Dante Alighieri Society of Budapest and the Department of Italian Studies at the UD Faculty of Humanities. The festival program included an exhibition, a book launch and a conference for the attendees on Friday, October 9, in the Main Building of our university.
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The University of Debrecen and India deepen on their existing relationship. During his visit in the University of Debrecen, Anshuman Gaur, Ambassador of the Republic of India to Hungary had a negotiation with Jenei Attila, Vice-Rector for International Affairs about the extension of the education, research and cultural projects. The diplomat gave a collection of books to the University and National Library of the University of Debrecen, and he opened there the India Corner, a thematic temporary book exhibition as well.
Visitors to the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival were awaited with traditional music, dance, culinary specialties, craft workshops and market stands this past weekend. The event was organized along the pedestrian street called Batthyány utca on September 26 by the Confucius Institute of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Debrecen. The full-day program ended in the evening with a Chinese disco, and all the attendees had the opportunity to try mooncakes, which are a symbolic treat related to this festivity.
A faculty member from the Institute of Slavic Studies at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen has become the recipient of international professional recognition for his work as a literary translator. József Goretity was honored with the “Read Russia” (Читай Россию) award in the Contemporary Russian Literature category at the 9th International Congress of Literary Translators in Moscow between September 3 and 5, 2026.
The 2026 course of Debrecen Summer School has come to an end, and a total of 116 certificates have been awarded by the organizers to the participants, half of whom studied Hungarian for the entire length of four weeks, while the other half took turns in staying for either the first or the second two weeks of the course. As all of them passed the final exam successfully, these language learners were satisfied and happy without exception when they returned home on August 15.
Sixty students received their certificates at the end of the second week at the Debrecen Summer University, and thirty-three new students arrived for the next session. Everyone did well on the exam, and the new students have successfully integrated into their groups, where they continue to study the Hungarian language diligently.
Almost one hundred students from a total of thirty-one different countries are going to learn about the Hungarian language and culture at this year’s Debrecen Summer School. The youngest participant is only fifteen years old, while the oldest is eighty, in a program that runs from July 20 through August 14. At the ceremonial opening held on Monday in the University Church Building, scholarship awardees also received their certificates.
As the conclusion of its Hungarian tour, the Kunqu Theater from Suzhou, China, gave a performance on Tuesday, July 14, at the oDEon Theater in Debrecen, with its artists presenting excerpts from the most beautiful pieces of the more than 600-year-old Kunqu opera. The performance was arranged by the Confucius Institute at the Faculty of Humanities (BTK) of the University of Debrecen (UD) in collaboration with the China Cultural Center in Budapest and Ott-Home International Meeting Point of Debrecen.
While the original French rendition of Notre-Dame de Paris tours the world with a 200-ton set, a group of students of the University of Debrecen sparked a standing ovation with just a few movable pallets and their boundless energy at oDEon Theatre, last Sunday evening. The dominant feature of the performance was the impressive talent of a culturally diverse youth cast.
The University and National Library of the University of Debrecen (DEENK) has joined the exhibition celebrating the 100-year history of the Collegium Hungaricum in Vienna, regarded as one of the cradles of Hungarian cultural and academic diplomacy. DEENK contributed to the exhibition’s rich collection with unique and rare volumes evoking contemporary Vienna and the early years of the collegium.