A group of experts from the University of Debrecen are also among the participants of a European research and innovation project whose objective is to investigate the impact of climate change on the emergence of toxic mycotoxins, for example, in wheat and corn (maize). This project, based on an international collaboration, was made possible by the previous successful joint research efforts of the University of Debrecen and the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih - Nemzeti Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági Hivatal).
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The production of several new herbal preparations is in the pipeline due to the cooperation between the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen and the Tashkent Institute of Pharmacy, which has been developed in recent years. There are also plans to jointly research and develop bacteriophage-based pharmaceuticals.
On Wednesday, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Hungary visited the University of Debrecen to learn about the University's expanding international industrial and higher education partner network, its research and development projects, talent education and cultural activities. Gong Tao also visited two research laboratories of the Faculty of Science and Technology.
The Ningbo City Agricultural and Rural Development Office is launching an agricultural partnership with the University of Debrecen. A delegation from the major Chinese port and commercial centre plans to launch educational and scientific links, details of which were set out in a cooperation agreement during a visit to the university.
The University of Debrecen has signed a research, innovation and technology cooperation agreement with China's leading higher education institution, Tsinghua University. The partnership between the two institutions covers the fields of medicine, therapeutic procedures, drug and food development, and artificial intelligence-based research and development, among others. The document recording this was signed by the parties at the University of Debrecen.
A community space was opened at the University of Debrecen to showcase the cultural heritage of Central Asian countries, to learn about their traditions and to introduce their languages. The Türk Sarok offers a special meeting point for students from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and for those interested in the region.
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.
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.