An informative session was held on Monday for interested parties concerning the English-language course titled “The Basis of Batteries Powered by EVE,” available as of September 17 at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen.
Those choosing and signing up for this one-semester introductory course will gain insight into the evolution, practical operation and future development potential of modern battery industry technologies, thanks to experts from EVE Power Hungary. Further details revealed at the event promoting the course included how the course description also covers topics like automation solutions and quality assurance used in the battery sector, while offering participants an introduction to the Chinese company EVE Power Hungary and the internship and career opportunities available there.
There has been enormous interest shown in the “The Basis of Batteries Powered by EVE” course so far, as a result of which the organizers decided to raise the enrollment cap from the original 45 students to 150, the latter of which limits was also quickly reached. About half of these applicants are international students.
EVE Power is one of the largest battery manufacturers in the world, specializing in the development and production of high-performance lithium-ion battery cells. The company is currently constructing its first European plant in Debrecen, where trial production is scheduled to begin next year. In the long run, it plans to supply its new-generation cylindrical battery cells to BMW.
The Faculty of Engineering at UD and EVE Power Hungary Kft. signed an agreement to enhance practice-oriented engineering training just this past July.
Regarding the launching of this new course, Dean Géza Husi underlined that the fact that Debrecen’s industrial sector had surged in recent years was primarily due to electric vehicle manufacturing and related investments.
- We cannot imagine the near future ahead of us without batteries. At the same time, however, battery production is a subject rooted more deeply in natural sciences and technology than in engineering. Nevertheless, as soon as a battery is integrated into, let’s say, a car, a phone or a camera, it instantly becomes an engineering challenge. In order to ensure that this integration should be as seamless as possible, our students need to understand how batteries are manufactured and how they function. That is the reason why we have introduced this course- said Géza Husi.
The head of the Faculty of Engineering also noted that, as EVE Power is one of the leading innovators in the battery industry, the students would have the opportunity to gain insight into the latest related technologies.
In turn, Dániel Kiss, EVE Power’s head of external relations, highlighted that the company strives to maintain long-term professional and educational partnerships with numerous institutions of higher education across the world. At present, EVE Power employs over 6,500 R&D professionals and allocates around 6 percent of its annual revenue to research and development.
- In Debrecen, the industrial and technological ecosystem linked to electromobility and the battery industry is developing rather rapidly. Consequently, local students are in an excellent position to gain firsthand insight into this growth and even to become active participants in it at a later stage- said Dániel Kiss.
As far as further plans go, a new, related course at the Faculty of Engineering is in place to start next semester, covering the high-tech manufacturing and technological processes of the battery industry in greater detail. Completion of the currently introduced course will not be a prerequisite for signing up for the new one.
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