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As a resurrection of an almost hundred-year-old tradition, the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Debrecen re-establishes the Monti Circle of Friends of Italy in order to strengthen the presence of Italian culture in Debrecen and to facilitate education and scientific work.

Until now, only cardio training has been recommended to older people. However, according to new research of the University of Debrecen, weight training, if done correctly, can also bring huge benefits over 60 years of age. Sport plays important part in the prevention of various age-related diseases.

Falafel, zorbian, matcha muffins, and bao zi are just a bare sample of the specialties presented by contestants from as many as twenty different countries at the International Food Day held this past Friday. For the first time in its history, the gastronomical competition was won by Team Israeal.

The method of Virág Dezső, a dance artist who teaches at the music academy in Amsterdam, aims to help musicians develop new skills through using their bodies. In Hungary, the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen is the only place where she teaches „the musicality of motion”.

The University of Debrecen intends to improve the quality of its English-Language Programs with the help of international consultants to a level that is even higher than the current one. For this reason, experts from Higher Education Academy paid a visit to our institution at the end of April.

In 6 sections, 80 students from 7 institutions of 7 countries participated in the InterTalent UNIDEB talent development conference, which was organised by the University of Debrecen for young researchers for the 3rd time.

The University of Debrecen is featured again in the annual list of institutions of higher education prepared by Times Higher Education (THE), compiled on the basis of performance indicators, such as the quality of education and research activities.

Almost 30 professors will be teaching the young talents who come to Debrecen this summer to Young Musicians’ Summer Academy.

The 2nd Flemish-Dutch Cultural Festival in Debrecen will start with a book launch organised in the framework of Science Cafe, a series of scientific presentations of the UD.

By establishing the External Department of Power System Engineering and updating the equipment of the measuring lab, the University of Debrecen and E.ON are strengthening their cooperation, which also includes dual education. The parties signed the agreement on Monday.

An international research programme that may produce significant results in evolutionary biology is led by the University of Debrecen. Researchers from ten countries discussed various issues at the opening conference of the programme that will be realised in the framework of the Élvonal Program.

On Friday, visitors can sample international specialties of teams from twenty countries including Brazil, China, Iceland, Indonesia, Isreal, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Yemen, and Syria at the University of Debrecen. Get ready for the 13th International Food Day!

For the first time in Hungary, the University of Debrecen and the University of Miskolc will jointly organise the 2024 European University Games. After the 4th Summer Universiade held in Budapest in 1965, Hungary will now host an university multisport event with the highest number of participants.

A partnership agreement made between the University of Debrecen and the Chekhov Institute of the Rostov State University of Economics, signed on Wednesday, opens the way for collective research programmes as well as student and lecturer exchange programmes.