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How could artificial intelligence (AI) prove to be helpful in finance, accounting and business administration? How can the appropriate use of AI affect the economic situation of businesses in our region? These are but two of the questions that the Faculties of Economics and Business of the University of Debrecen and the University of Oradea are exploring in a joint program launched recently. In addition to implementing knowledge transfer, this one-year project also aims to deepen cross-border professional and academic connections.

Extreme sports athlete Gábor Rakonczay talked about his unique journey on the stage of the oDEon theater on Thursday in a presentation dubbed “Seventy-five days and 5123 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua and Barbuda.” In the theater of the University of Debrecen, the two-time Guinness World Record holder revealed details about his mental and physical preparation for what he calls the critical moments and why he felt that his journey was completely “round” despite all the trials and tribulations.

The students of Faculty of Business and Economics, majoring in Tourism and Catering Management, were the first “swallows” from the University of Debrecen to take part in a short-term group study trip of the Pannonia Scholarship Program (Pannónia Ösztöndíjprogram) in the framework of their course on international tourism relations. During their three-day trip, these students visited Vienna’s City Hall, Europa Experience (the European Parliament's education and experience center in Vienna), and the interactive museum called House of Music.

The library of DEENK's (the University and National Library of the University of Debrecen (UDUNL) Böszörményi Road campus has been expanded with a twenty-first century multifunctional reading room to meet all needs. The 240-square-metre reading room features a pre-bookable study room and has been fully upgraded for sustainability, serving the teaching and research activities of the faculties on campus.

How can a woman become a successful leader? Is there a career and/or motherhood dilemma? What are the drawbacks of young people communicating today mostly in the digital space? These were some of the issues discussed recently at MÜZLI Pódium, while at another event of Debreceni Egyetem Mérnöki és Üzletfejlesztési Innovációs Intézet [Institute for Engineering and Business Development Innovation at the University of Debrecen], the Alumni Party, students could ask questions freely addressed at the master teachers in our Learning Center.

Occasionally, there might be cases when you even have to take an Olympic champion by the hand in order to help them muster enough courage to just sit for an exam. Apart from providing study organization assistance and advice, this sort of personal motivation is the “secret” of the mentoring program offered by the University of Debrecen. It cannot simply be by chance that more than a hundred top athletes have already graduated from UD without having to make a choice between sport and study.

Following a line of previous successful events of this kind, the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management have jointly hosted an Orientation Day for first-year international undergraduate, master's and PhD students. The objective of Wednesday's event was to present the cultural, leisure and social opportunities available at the university, at the faculties and in the city of Debrecen, as well as to provide useful information to help young foreigners integrate into our university community.

Faculty of Economics and Business (Gazdaságtudományi Kar - GTK) and Faculty of Law (Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar - ÁJK) of the University of Debrecen have expanded the circle of their foreign partners with Indonesian institutions of higher education. The relevant cooperation agreements signed on Monday mainly cover education and research activities.

Special guests arrived at the opening ceremony of the academic year of the University of Debrecen on Sunday: the "Wind Brothers" have fond memories of the Főnix Arena, as they have won several gold medals at the facility, but this time they did not receive a medal, but a degree. The Liu brothers, Olympic, World and European short track speed skating champions, received their degrees at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, where they were officially handed over their diplomas.

A delegation from five American universities visited the University of Debrecen on Friday to discuss teaching-researcher exchange programmes, English-language training opportunities for their students, short summer programmes and one- or two-semester studies. The delegation visited three faculties.