Major topics of the conference at ZAMAT Festival included the most recent culinary trends, gastronomy as a factor in rural development, and the importance of functional foods and catering services. At the event, UD won the first prize for its “debreceni páros” that was developed at the university.

As the best Hungarian university offering medical education, the University of Debrecen has been ranked 228th in the Medical Science category of the Round University Ranking. The university has improved by more than 100 places in the last two years in this category.

A stage bigger than ever, concerts by Tankcsapda, Republic and Kati Wolf, a variety show performed by DEAC athletes and artists from the oDEon University Theatre - yoUDay marked the launch of the new semester at the UD with spectacular programmes. 11,000 people came together at Nagyerdei Stadium.

Three years from now, the University of Debrecen will host the European University Games in ten sports and thousands of athletes. At the press conference held after the meeting of the organising committee it was revealed that never before had a sport event of this scale been organised in Hungary.

Levente Tóth, final-year student of the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen has achieved an outstanding result at an international online percussion competition. He has won the 21st Century Talents Percussion Competition, based in Ottawa.

In the academic year 2021/2022 the number of foreign students studying at the UD may reach 7,500. Compared to last year’s figure, it represents a 10 percent increase, which can be explained in part by the ongoing popularity of UD among applicants of the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme.

Relying on grant sources, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen helps engineering students reach their academic goals by designing practice-oriented digital learning content, offering language courses, and providing mentoring services to disadvantaged students.

“The state has not released the hands of the universities, and in fact it provides more resources than ever before,” emphasized László Palkovics, Minister of Innovation and Technology, at the opening ceremony of the UD in the Nagyerdei Stadium. Approximately 10000 freshers are starting the new year.

This year again, a one-of-a-kind, exclusive show will mark the beginning of the academic year at the University of Debrecen. Offering varied and unforgettable memories, yoUDay will be held at the Nagyerdei Stadium on 15 September. Tickets are already available.

This year again, the Faculty of Humanities of UD and the Debrecen BSC Roundtable will jointly launch career-mentoring business courses, which will be available in Hungarian, English and Dutch in the Autumn semester, and in French and German in the Spring semester.

The University of Debrecen appears among the best 1,000 higher education institutions of the world in the latest Times Higher Education rankings. Finishing 3rd among the 11 Hungarian universities, UD has achieved its highest score in the area of teaching (ranked 351 globally).

The leaders of the University of Debrecen met with the delegation of three higher education institutions in Uzbekistan to discuss the experiences of pharmaceutical and agricultural education in Debrecen and the establishment of a Hungarian-Uzbek joint degree programme in these fields.