Zoltán Mészár, lecturer of the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of the Faculty of Medicine won first prize as a member of an international team in the NeurotechEU Hackathon competition in Stockholm. Their task was to find innovative solutions to a problem of young people suffering from mental illnesses.
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There will be representatives of universities from as many as 17 European nations, competing in 40 teams and totaling almost 400 participants present at the European Universities 3x3 Basketball Championship starting in about three weeks at the University of Debrecen. The defending champions are also coming, so the quality and the unique atmosphere will be guaranteed in and around the courts to be set up in front of the Main Building.
In the past couple of days, fourteen lecturers and students of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern have participated in the social work field practice of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The Faculty of Humanities (FoH) of the University of Debrecen (UD) said goodbye to its Chinese students graduating in Hungarian studies on Thursday at the end-of-the-academic-year ceremony held in the Main Building. The 15 Chinese graduates started their studies in Debrecen three years ago, thanks to an international educational cooperation.
A delegation from Fujian Province on the southeastern coast of China came to our city recently to learn about the history of our institution, its program offers and research activities that harmonize with the requirements of industrial enterprises and the admission opportunities for students from abroad to the University of Debrecen. The members of the delegation visited the university together with the leaders of Self-Government of Hajdú-Bihar County (Hajdú-Bihar Vármegyei Önkormányzat).
The University and National Library of the University of Debrecen (DEENK) also supports the reform of research evaluation in the transformation of open science, i.e. the system and value system of research. To this end, it was said at the seventh Open Science Forum that DEENK supports the dialogue within the institution and plays a change management role.
The summer graduation ceremonies at the University of Debrecen will begin soon. More than four thousand graduates will receive their degrees at the ceremonies held between June 17 and July 8.
15 PhD students of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Debrecen have attended this year's youth meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The European Youth Event offers thousands of young people from all over the world the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the EU organization and meet decision-makers.
The fifth Rectors meeting of the European university consortium NeurotechEU, established to enhance cooperation in the field of neuroscience in a broader sense, was held in the Swedish capital. At the NeurotechEU Hackathon competition, introduced as a supplementary event, an international team, which included a researcher from the University of Debrecen, won first prize with their proposed solution to treat mental illnesses in young people.
CAR T-REX Consortium announces prestigious €2.7M Pathfinder Open Grant awarded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop novel, scalable CAR T cell therapies with increased efficacy for the treatment of solid tumours.
During their five-day visit to the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen, the pharmaceutical students of the University of Oradea ((Nagyvárad) were involved in, among other things, the formulation of nanoparticles and the preparation of biocosmetics. There is an ever closer cooperation between the two institutions.
As the best Hungarian university, the University of Debrecen made it to the top 400 in Times Higher Education's latest rankings that assess universities against the UN's Sustainable Development goals (SDGs). On the famous British ranking Tier list, the institution made significant progress in three categories and overall. UD is now among the first 100 in the Partnerships for Goals category.
The University of Debrecen is taking over the costs of the two Ukrainian teams that have entered for the European 3x3 University Basketball Championship, thereby supporting the athletes of the war-torn country. Between July 15 and 19, forty teams will compete in front of the Main building of the university.
At a dissemination conference and workshop hosted by Egészségtudományi Kar [ETK] Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Debrecen, international experts discussed the results of the HealAll project and health tourism education development in the digital space. The event, which was held at UD’s Innovációs Központ [Innovation Center] also showcased the potential of the e-Twinning innovative teaching method.
