What does Client Gate have to do with Tibor Kapu becoming an astronaut? What could have silenced the otherwise rather talkative Shux and Tibor Kapu for six minutes on board the spacecraft named Grace? What does it mean in terms of space travel when a file upload gets stuck? These, among other things, as well as the process of becoming an astronaut and the special professional relationship between them were the topics discussed by research astronaut Kapu and astronaut candidate Gyula Cserényi in the theater hall of the University of Debrecen on Wednesday at an interview conducted by Vice Rector for Academic Affairs László Csernoch.
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The Hungarian research astronaut, Tibor Kapu, prepared to perform a surprise Tankcsapda song at the University of Debrecen's Wednesday evening stadium show to kick off the academic year, singing and playing the guitar on stage at Nagyerdei Stadium. The ninth yoUDay created a lively atmosphere, with songs by ByeAlex és a Slepp, Bagossy Brothers Company, Gergő Dánielfy, Máté Gudics and Bogi Nagy, sung together with an audience of several thousand spectators in the arena.
Team Veritas from the University of Debrecen won the international ideas competition OncoTrack Hackathon held between September 11 and 13, where staff members from Innovation Ecosystem Center assisted the Debrecen team on site.
On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg heard the lawsuit filed by the University of Debrecen against the Council of the European Union. At the hearing, Professor Zoltán Bács, representing the University of Debrecen, was given the opportunity to take the floor and he shared the position of our institution with the nine-member panel of judges. György Kossa, President of Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen, also attended the hearing.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador to Hungary held discussions about the possibility of increasing the number of Ecuadorian students at UD and establishing bilateral university relations and research collaboration projects with the University of Debrecen. Her Excellency Ms. Cynthia Maria Mayer Zavala also met with students from her country studying here.
Researchers at the University of Debrecen have identified a new regulatory mechanism that determines the functioning of genes. This discovery could also constitute the foundation for a more targeted treatment of pathological conditions such as inflammation and tumors in the long run. These groundbreaking findings have been published in a prestigious international scientific journal, and the research efforts have also been recognized through the publication award granted by the University of Debrecen and Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen.
The meeting between the University of Debrecen and the higher education institutions of the Republic of the Philippines, held by Endre Harsányi with the Ambassador of the Southeast Asian island state, could launch new educational and research cooperation. The delegation of Maria Elena P Algabre was received on Thursday by the Vice Rector for Sector Development, responsible for the development of agricultural and food sciences, at the Böszörményi Road campus.
In keeping with tradition, Jürgen Sarnowsky, the newly inaugurated honorary doctor of the University of Debrecen (UD), presented his scholarly work and his most recent research findings in the form of a lecture. The professor of history at the University of Hamburg was awarded the title of Doctor honoris causa during a ceremony held in the venue called Aula of the Main Building on Friday.
Topics such as the harmonization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with medical research, the role of artificial intelligence and network pharmacology, as well as opportunities in next-generation pharmaceuticals and theranostics, were discussed at the Doctor Honoris Causa Symposium on Thursday. At the scientific session, Professor Shao Li– member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Tsinghua University – presented his research findings. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Debrecen on Friday.
The Faculty of Informatics of the University of Debrecen and Odessa National University of Technology (ONTU) are involved in planning to cooperate in the field of offering online courses, designing joint research projects and promoting joint publications. Four staff members of one of the largest universities in Ukraine have recently visited the University of Debrecen, where they got acquainted with the activities carried out at the Faculty of Informatics and the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, while discussing plans for further joint professional collaboration opportunities.
Science and education cooperation opportunities were discussed at the University of Debrecen on Monday by Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen. The meeting focused on joint research in agriculture and health sciences.
The University Network for Research Collaboration: One Belt, One Road Science and Technology Initiative (IUNRC) will hold its annual Presidential Roundtable at the University of Debrecen next year, as decided at this year's meeting of the body in China. At the event in Chengdu, it was also decided that the University of Debrecen will serve as co-chair for the next two-year term.
The University of Debrecen has been ranked 563rd as the best Hungarian higher education institution in the latest ranking of the UK ranking agency Quacquarelli Symonds.
The University of Debrecen and the University of Central Florida signed a framework agreement for joint pharmaceutical, medical and health science research, as well as in the fields of informatics and sports, at the 5th Hungarian Summit, a conference supporting American-Hungarian cooperation, in Debrecen. The leaders of the two institutions plan to further strengthen their cooperation through collaborations between professors, students and researchers.
A delegation from the University of Debrecen participated in the China (Ningbo) - Central and Eastern European Countries Cooperation Forum and signed strategic cooperation agreements with leading Chinese institutions at the end of May. The visit by Vice-Rector General Károly Pető and László Stündl, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, will establish long-term scientific and educational partnerships with Zhejiang Wanli University and Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University.
The topic of opening new areas of partnership between the University of Debrecen and a number of institutions of higher education in the state of Indiana, the United States of America, was in the focus of discussions between Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Rector Zoltán Szilvássy recently. A range if further topics at their meeting included new international cooperation channels used by our university as well as corporate relations cultivated by our institution.
The University of Debrecen was named University of the Year in the student-friendly category at the first-ever awards gala, where Chancellor Zoltán Bács received a special ministerial prize for his professional work. At the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture and Innovation honored Hungarian universities in as many as eight categories.
The University of Debrecen and the Department of Health and Epidemiological Surveillance of the Medical Directorate General under the jurisdiction of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan have recently signed a cooperation agreement on medical drug development, research, quality control and practical training. Following the act of officially signing the document, a delegation from this Central Asian country visited several research units of our university.
This year, in the Hungarian round of the international competition of the leading nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, the students’ task was to develop a digital patient management system in 24 hours. The University of Debrecen hosted the Global Hackatom Hungary in Nuclear Medicine event, where one of the teams from the host institution finished on top and will thus represent our country in the international finals in the autumn.
It was the Portuguese city of Porto that hosted this year’s CARPE international symposium between the 14th and the 16th of May, which a delegation of twenty-two representatives from the University of Debrecen attended, headed by László Csernoch, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. Our institution joined CARPE, (Consortium on Applied Research and Professional Education) in 2015, which had been established by a group of universities with a strong profile in applied research in 2011.
“By the cooperation agreement between the University of Debrecen and South Dakota State University, a new era starts in the history of our institution”, said Zoltán Szilvássy, Rector of the University of Debrecen, upon signing the partnership agreement. In addition to the provost of South Dakota State University, the chargé d’affaires of the United States Embassy also attended the signing of the agreement on the establishment of a joint degree program on Thursday.
Cherishing a fifty-year-old tradition, the graduating students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management and the Faculty of Economics and Business bade goodbye to the University of Debrecen with a joint dance performance and a horse show. During this year's Sárgulás (Yellowing: meaning the graduation of students of agriculture in Debrecen), which is the 50th in a row, the students made even the faculty and university leaders participate in a dance.
A panel discussion for students of the University of Debrecen on career opportunities in the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union was held in the Main Building on Thursday. Based on their own experiences, young staff members from Ministry of European Union Affairs reported on the numerous job openings for Hungarian students and recent graduates in the EU.
The first foal of the University of Debrecen's Riding Academy has been born. The little filly has been given a unique and rare name, UD Ingó.
Paul Fox visited the University of Debrecen to learn more about the educational and scientific programmes and to visit the Institute of English and American Studies, Faculty of Humanities. The diplomat also gave a lecture for the faculty and students of the institute on relations between the two countries.