It was the Portuguese city of Porto that hosted this year’s CARPE international symposium between the 14th and the 16th of May, which a delegation of twenty-two representatives from the University of Debrecen attended, headed by László Csernoch, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. Our institution joined CARPE, (Consortium on Applied Research and Professional Education) in 2015, which had been established by a group of universities with a strong profile in applied research in 2011.
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In the framework of a thematic conference, the members of a research team of the University of Debrecen (UD), supported by Nemzeti Kutatási Kiválóság Program STARTING Kutatópályázat [STARTING Call for Research Proposals of the National Research Excellence Program], presented their research project plans for the years ahead, the purpose of which is to shed new light on the significance of the Balkans. The kick-off workshop of the project, titled Geopolitical Trends and Balkan Strategy of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: Individual Sources and Foreign Policy Actors (1878-1918), was held on Thursday at the Institute of History of the Faculty of Humanities of UD.
Doctoral students who have been awarded GTIDEA Kiválósági PhD Ösztöndíj [GTIDEA Excellence Ph.D. Scholarship] could get acquainted with world-renowned oncology researcher Rene Bernards and his experiences of a career in research. During the course of Professor Bernards' visit to Országos Onkológiai Intézet [National Institute of Oncology], which occurred in the framework of a program coordinated by the international organization EURACAN, the young scientists were also informed about the latest developments and research trends in oncology.
New academicians were elected and announced at the 199th General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). Five professors of the University of Debrecen (UD) were elected to act as corresponding members, while four of the hitherto corresponding members became full members of the Academy.
An international network of research groups led by the University of Debrecen has won funding to develop a new type of drug that is hoped to bring breakthroughs in the chemotherapy treatment of cancer. The NextNano4Cancer project brings together experts from Taiwan, France, Spain, Romania and Hungary.
The Institute of History of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen (UD) and the Department of Military History of the Nicolaus Copernicus University of Toruń recently hosted a joint conference for the first time under the title Modern History Symposium. The symposium provided an opportunity for specialists in modern history to present and share the latest findings of their research efforts.
New solutions for the automated classification of cervical cell images were developed by experts from some of the world's best universities at a scientific competition held in Houston by researchers from the University of Debrecen, Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Göttingen. By the end of what is called Pap-kenet Sejtosztályozási Kihívás [Pap Smear Cell Classification Challenge], as many as ten research teams completed their papers presenting their own solutions.
The Department of Surgery of the University of Debrecen Clinical Centre organized a symposium entitled Robotic Surgery for Everyone (Robotsebészet mindenkinek) on the experiences gained since the launch of the Robotic Surgery Centre last April. The event, held at the Headquarters of the Debrecen Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DAB), was dedicated to a discussion of the place, role and results of robot-assisted surgery in clinical practice in Debrecen, including an overview of the particularities of each medical specialty.
As many as 96 newly-hooded Ph.D.-s of the University of Debrecen (UD) took their oath and received their PhD degrees last Saturday. The titles habilitated doctor and the awards Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen - University of Debrecen Publication Awards (Gróf Tisza István Debreceni Egyetemért Alapítvány (GTIDEA)–Debreceni Egyetem Publikációs Díj) were also conferred and presented at a ceremony in the venue called Aula of our Main Building.
The 5th Music Pedagogy Conference in Debrecen provided an opportunity for researchers, performers and teachers of music, musicology and music education to exchange ideas, learn about and discuss new research.