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.
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A truly memorable experience for the nearly 22,000 spectators at this year’s stadium show was entrée of the university’s wind ensemble. called Marching Band, as it made its way to the stage from the stands, marching around the arena floor. A similarly heartwarming moment of the night was the procession of more than a hundred international students carrying the flags of their respective countries. If you wish to recall the yoUDay experience, feel free to click on our videos!
The topics of the visit of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Hungary to the University of Debrecen were the opportunities for academic cooperation and exchange programs for tutors, researchers and students. Willem van Ee was received by Jenei Attila Vice-Rector for International Affairs.
Caroline Savage, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, and Gellért Gólya, agricultural attaché, learned about precision agriculture, water management, and international research collaborations during their visit to the Látókép Crop Production Experimental Station of the University of Debrecen. The American delegation was welcomed by Rector Zoltán Bács and Endre Harsányi, Vice Rector for Strategic Development.
More than 12,000 freshers are beginning their studies at the University of Debrecen as of this September. At the ceremonial senate meeting of the university on Sunday for marking the start of the new academic year, Minister for Education and Children’s Affairs Judit Lannert underlined that the future of Hungary is inseparable from the University of Debrecen, which serves as a model for other institutions of higher education in our country in so many respects. This year’s ceremony was also about honoring outstanding contributions to the reputation of our university. It was for the first time that titles of rector emeritus and decanus emeritus were conferred upon former leaders who have played a decisive part in the history of the institution.
The “final countdown” to the biggest party at the University of Debrecen has already begun. The performers are already rehearsing for the stadium show, which promises to be spectacular and impressive once again this year, tickets are selling out and the construction of the monumental stage in Nagyerdei Stadium is to begin next week. At a press conference held on Wednesday, the organizers shared the following report on the preparations for the upcoming yoUDay scheduled for September 16.
Péter Lakatos will retain his position as Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Debrecen. According to the dean, who has been at the helm for the past seven years, the Debrecen institution covers the broadest spectrum of higher education in music at present, but expansion and development continue to remain primary goals at the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen (DE ZK). Péter Lakatos, who has just been re-elected for another five years, regards it an important task to make studying music both for Hungarian and international students at our university even more attractive than it currently happens to be, while making sure that the Faculty of Music should continue to be ranked among the best institutions.
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.
Endre Harsányi aims to enhance the innovation activities at the University of Debrecen through building on the multidisciplinary knowledge base of our institution and linking the healthcare industry, agriculture, the automotive industry, robotics, artificial intelligence and other strategic areas. The vice rector responsible for sectoral development reckons that the overall objective is to establish an integrated development system that facilitates closer cooperation among the various faculties, research centers and industrial partners of the university, while increasing the practical application possibilities of research findings and enhancing our international competitiveness at the same time.
Even low concentration levels of toxins in apparently clean surface waters can be fatal to the plant kingdom, reveals one of the latest studies from the Department of Botany at the Faculty of Science and Technology (TTK) of the University of Debrecen. The study, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, presents at the cellular and molecular levels how toxic substances and herbicides in our environment damage the inner defense mechanisms of plant cells. These internationally significant findings have been recognized with the Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen Publication Award.