Together with its partners, Innovációs Ökoszisztéma Központ [Innovation Ecosystem Centre], of the University of Debrecen is to issue a call for participants in two student idea competitions during the month of May. The central topics of these competitions will be Campus Fesztivál and the innovative use of artificial intelligence.
Hírek Students címkével
The representatives of twelve different countries, one acting company and the fourth premiere: these are the buzzwords that explain why all the tickets were sold out in one day for oDEon's latest English-language production, staged by the international students of the University of Debrecen “as a bomb.”
On the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Poetry, foreign and Hungarian students wrote a few lines of their favourite poems on the glass walls of the two libraries of the University of Debrecen. It was the first time that students shared their literary thoughts on the glass walls of the Böszörményi Street Campus Library in addition to the Life and Natural Sciences Library.
In the framework of a full-day program, any interested party could learn about Poland, Polish history, culture, folklore and gastronomy, as well as study, scholarship and job opportunities in Poland on Lengyel Nap [Polish Day], hosted by the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen (UD) in cooperation with Budapest-based Instytut Polski [Polish Institute] and the Polish Tourism Organization office in our capital. The event, which was held on April 2 was connected to the Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship (March 23).
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.
In the ImpactLab-Makerspace laboratory of Innovációs Ökoszisztéma Központ [Innovation Ecosystem Center], students can expect to be exposed to 3D technologies week after week this semester as well: in addition to taking the four courses announced, these young people can also start their prototyping journey in specific workshops.
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.
Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing fields of science: pharmaceuticals, medicine, agriculture, food and the environment are all using such techniques. The University of Debrecen launched the biotechnology programme in 1987, and it has been available as a stand-alone BSc course for three years.
It is the University of Debrecen again that will host this year's Hungarian round of the scientific competition of Rosatom, one of the largest nuclear energy companies in the world. Following the online format of previous years, the Hackatom nuclear energy problem-solving competition will be held this year for the first time with physical attendance of the participants. Rector Zoltán Szilvássy has discussed the details with the program coordinator and the delegation from Tomsk Polytechnic University.
The latest group of international students arriving for the spring semester at the University of Debrecen have been recently treated to a Welcome Dinner, consisting of a traditional Hungarian meal and a folk dance party. This year, the largest number of the students have come from France and Turkey. In addition to Hungarian gastronomy and folklore, these students participating in the international mobility programs also got to know their peer-partners, who will facilitate their integration into our university. The following report has been prepared by DEHDK PR and Press Office.