UD students had a chance to put their AI-related development skills to the test within an intensive development environment during the third and final round of DEIK.AI Challenge 2026. During the course of the two-day AI Sprint, innovation, creativity, teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration all played a pivotal part.
With the symbolic replacement or restoration of the flag of the European Union, the University of Debrecen has returned as a full member to the mobility and academic programs of the European community. At the beginning of November, three doctoral students of our institution will be representing the University of Debrecen at an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program and “ideathon” hosted by NeurotechEU European University Alliance.
During the first semester of the current academic year, MA students at the Institute of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Humanities get a chance to explore the history of American immigration by taking courses offered by a guest professor from the United States. Engaged in both teaching and research, Professor Ashley Johnson Bavery from Eastern Michigan University is here to spend the autumn term at the University of Debrecen.
An O-Day (Orientation Day) offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business facilitated integration into university life and the smooth start of carefree student life in Debrecen. On O-Day, the international students could access all important practical information, ranging from signing up for subjects and courses to the use of artificial intelligence and even Debrecen’s culture, in order to make themselves at home at the University of Debrecen and in our city as quickly as possible.
Medical students and residents performed quite well during the robotic surgery training practices held at the University of Debrecen between October 12 and 16. Throughout the entire week, all the participants had the chance to test the robotic surgery simulation systems and the related VR technology on display at the Learning Centre of our university. The topic of robot-assisted surgery has already been integrated into several subjects within the medical curriculum at the University of Debrecen, while further strengthening of education in this field remains a key objective.
Plant protection, the intensive geographical spread of new pests, and technological innovations were all among the targeted topics on the agenda of the 31st Trans-Tisza Plant Protection Forum. There were more than fifty talks delivered during the two-day event, hosted by the Institute of Plant Protection at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management (MÉK) of the University of Debrecen, in addition to the presentation of the Antal Gulyás Memorial Medal for Plant Protection.
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.
On Thursday, an Orientation Day was held at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management of the University of Debrecen. The program was primarily designed to provide assistance to new students enrolled in English-language degree programs with settling in and managing their academic and administrative tasks. Furthermore, participants could try the soup called gulyásleves, make gingerbread, learn straw weaving and even furniture painting.
There were three representatives from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen attending the jubilee conference of the Power Electronics and Motion Control Council, which was held in the capital of Estonia. The Tallinn event, hosted by the oldest and most prestigious international association in Europe dedicated to power electronics and motion control, attracted 230 participants from 40 different countries.
Once again, Erasmus+ programs are entirely available to students and researchers from the University of Debrecen, after the announcement of a decision by the Council of the European Union to end the conditionality procedure formerly implemented against Hungary. At the 28th annual International Opportunities Fair held in the Main Building of the University of Debrecen on Wednesday, participants could receive a comprehensive information package regarding the new features in the scholarship program, as well as about other mobility opportunities.
The University of Debrecen and India deepen on their existing relationship. During his visit in the University of Debrecen, Anshuman Gaur, Ambassador of the Republic of India to Hungary had a negotiation with Jenei Attila, Vice-Rector for International Affairs about the extension of the education, research and cultural projects. The diplomat gave a collection of books to the University and National Library of the University of Debrecen, and he opened there the India Corner, a thematic temporary book exhibition as well.
Internationally renowned researchers and industrial experts gave talks on the potential direction of technological progress and what sort of developments may transform our daily lives in the near future at the 2nd International Conference on Autonomous Machines and Intelligent Robotics Applications (AMIRA), which began on Tuesday at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen. Several hundreds of attendees had the opportunity to listen to a total of twenty presentations.