Delegations from Lankaran State University (Azerbaijan) and Karshi Engineering Economics Institute (Uzbekistan) visited the University of Debrecen recently. Both of these institutions wish to strengthen their current mobility and educational cooperation with us.
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The ambassador of Egypt to Hungary has offered the University of Debrecen the possibility of joining the Egyptian International University Campus. Ms. Heba Negm held talks with our institution's leaders on Thursday and she also met with Egyptian students enrolled here.
The number of foreign students at the University of Debrecen has increased by five percent, while the number of foreign students studying at the University of Debrecen has increased by fifteen percent. In the 2024/2025 academic year, 2,100 students started their studies on UD's English-language courses, making the institution's international community larger than ever, with more than 7,600 students.
The University of Debrecen and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research have signed a cooperation agreement. The multidisciplinary international centre for basic research in nuclear physics and related science and technology invites researchers from Debrecen to participate in projects in its seven laboratories.
The latest research results in the field of historiography were presented by experts at the 3rd International Historiography Conference, organised by the Institute of History of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen (DE) between 21-23 November. The three-day international conference was also the occasion for the presentation of a monograph on István Szabó, an outstanding Debrecen historian.
China’s iStudy and Vietnam CentrePoint have been placing foreign students at the University of Debrecen for two decades. The international education agencies have linked thousands of foreign students to the university in recent years. At the anniversary celebrations in Nanjing and Ho Chi Minh City, former students from Debrecen also spoke about their career paths.
It was an assistant professor of the Department of Molecular and Nanopharmaceutics at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen who became the recipient of the prize named Danubius Young Scientist Award 2024 from Hungary. Ágnes Rusznyák's chief research interests include the cellular effects of cyclodextrins and RNA carrier activity. Her findings have been published in several scientific journals.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, representing the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan, has discussed research development projects, the expansion of the already existing international relations and the possibilities of increasing the number of Uzbek students enrolled at the University of Debrecen with Rector of the University of Debrecen Zoltán Szilvássy. His Excellency Oybek Shakhavdinov also had a chance to meet students from his home country after the meeting.
Hosted jointly by the University of Debrecen and EIT Health Innostars, a two-day innovation competition kept our institution vibrant on November 11 and 12. There were almost 150 students from 6 universities in 41 countries entering the 24-hour health-focused competition. The students were supported by renowned international mentors to develop their ideas. At the same time, researchers of our institution had the opportunity to learn more about how to turn an academic idea into a successful business venture in an inspiring conference with the help of the White Unicorn incubator.
The governing body of the Consortium on Applied Research and Professional Education (CARPE) met in Porto. The University of Debrecen was represented at the event by László Csernoch, Vice-Rector for Research and Zsolt Varga, Scientific Director.