Széchenyi István University has reached a new milestone in the field of 5G applications and self-driving vehicle research. Engineers from Győr controlled a passenger car without a driver on the ZalaZONE test track in Zalaegerszeg using the 5G Campus mobile network provided by Magyar Telekom.

With a view to continuously raising international educational and academic standards, interactive courses aimed at developing academic writing and presentations in English have been relaunched at Széchenyi István University. A number of incentives and support opportunities are available for colleagues at the institution.

Győr, the city of rivers. The Széchenyi István University of Győr is a name that is also a commitment for the University, and accordingly it has a colourful sporting life and outstanding results on the water. The institution achieved another great success at the weekend, as its dragon boat team won first place at the VII Danube Regatta, where athletes from Hungary's renowned universities competed against each other.

Széchenyi István University’s rowing team has had an extremely successful season, with students excelling in both national and international competitions. Bence Szabó's bravura performance was crowned by his World Championship silver medal last weekend, which is not only the most significant success of his career but also the most significant success in the history of rowing in Győr.

The essence of the forerunner drone development being carried out with the collaboration of Széchenyi István University, is to accompany an emergency vehicle  in the air and warn the driver of dangers that cannot be seen from the driver's cab in time, thus making it safer for the ambulance, fire brigade or police car to arrive at the scene. The development was unveiled on the occasion of the Safety Week at the ZalaZONE automotive test track in Zalaegerszeg.

When Széchenyi István University’s József Honfy Amateur Radio Club was founded, it set itself the goal of contacting radio amateurs as far away as possible by means of radio waves. Most recently, the listeners have embarked on an experiment no less than reaching distant countries via the moon. This particular challenge was a true urban co-production, with Győr-based Carant Kft. contributing to the University's success by providing the appropriate antenna.

The Széchenyi István University team finished in second place at the Építők Sailing Cup in Balatonfüred. The team showed their talent and commitment to the sport aboard the Jégvirág (Ice Flower).

The Academic Day has been held at Széchenyi István University since 1994 to mark the anniversary of the birth of the institution's namesake, Count István Széchenyi. At this year's celebration, doctorates were conferred and prestigious awards were presented to those who have made a significant contribution to the development of the institution.

Leading representatives of the Chinese automotive company NIO were introduced to the activities of Széchenyi István University, a leader in technical fields. Delegation members were impressed by the institution's infrastructure and its training and research portfolio.

Széchenyi István University is an important player in drone research. This field was strengthened last year when the institution, together with ABZ Drone Kft. and MIB Invest Group Kft., founded a new company, ABZ Innovation Kft., for the development and production of drones and related accessories. With the recently signed syndicate agreement, the company has reached an important milestone in its history, and soon another one will follow: the market launch of the first drone developed by the company.

Preparation for school garden education is part of the teacher training in Győr. Széchenyi István University, as one of the Hungarian centres of the topic, hosted the international programme week “School Garden goes Europe”, which was realised within the framework of the Erasmus+ strategic partnership project. Its main objective is to enable as many children as possible to benefit from the positive effects of school gardens and kindergarten gardens by bringing together school garden experts and sharing knowledge.

Széchenyi István University is launching a scholarship programme for its students to study abroad within the Erasmus+ programme. Those who do not want to go alone, should not miss out either, they can travel to a foreign university together with their friends or peers. The deadline for applications is 30th September.

Széchenyi István University launched a new dialogue and collaboration between the public, industry, government and academia to create an increasingly sustainable future at the 1st Eco-Picnic and Green Economy Conference held over the weekend. The two-day event was organised to raise awareness, but its results go far beyond that: the foundations were laid for professional cooperation in the short term.

Tickets are now on sale for the Polish National Ballet's one-act ballet production of "Husband and Wife", based on the comedy by Aleksander Fredro. Choreographed by Anna Hop to music from the 1950s, the ballet will bring to life an amusing, bittersweet, piquant story full of unexpected twists and turns on the stage of the Győr National Theatre on Sunday 9 October at 7pm.

Every semester, Széchenyi István University welcomes dozens of international students under the Erasmus+ programme. Katharina Schmidt, a Master's student, came to Győr with the mobility application and returned home to Germany with a wealth of experiences after a busy spring semester. The young girl, who is studying to become a packaging technology engineer, considers the vibrant student life to be the greatest strength of the Győr university, alongside the progressive teaching practices of the institution.

Széchenyi István University continues to strengthen its role in the ZalaZONE Park in Zalaegerszeg, next to the most modern automotive test track in Central Europe. Another important step in this direction was the inauguration of two new buildings of the institution in the presence of Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and member of the Board of Trustees of the Széchenyi István University Foundation. In connection with this event, the university signed a cooperation agreement with the Bosch Group in Hungary.

The symbolic naming ceremony, which took place last Friday, marks the academic, educational and infrastructural renewal of the faculty that found a new home at the university six years ago. The faculty will serve students and the region with a much greater emphasis on sustainability, agricultural digitisation, rural development and modern food technologies.

Széchenyi István University faculty members and PhD students can travel to six universities in Western and Northern Europe to carry out research within the framework of the RUN-EU project. The size of the budget means that almost anyone who wants to can take advantage of the opportunity.

The campus of Széchenyi István University is buzzing with freshers settling in: the first-year students of the institution have arrived to get to know each other and the university in a relaxed atmosphere during the four-day Freshers' Week event. The event will also focus on the university's international students, who will be joined by a special team to help them settle in. The aim is by the end of the camp to create a real community.

Széchenyi István University is now offering its students a unique opportunity to participate in short programmes, including one-week trips abroad. Two excellent options are the so-called Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) and the Short Advanced Programme (SAP), which offer applicants a flexible and easy way to expand their professional experience, international contacts and foreign language skills. “It's worth applying,” recommend those Széchenyi students who have already participated in one of these new programmes.

The Arrabona Racing Team finished the season with a dream come true: the student team of Széchenyi István University did not lose its great form after the successes achieved both in Austria and Hungary, as it finished on the podium in Germany as well, at the most prestigious race of the season. The team based in Győr, together with the SZEngine engine development team, delivered a balanced performance from the beginning to the end and repeatedly overtook top German teams to confirm their position with the elite of the Formula Student series. All this indicates that besides its tangible values in the labour market, the practical-oriented education provided at Széchenyi István University also leads to outstanding results at an international level.

On the occasion of the 20 August celebrations, two senior members of staff of Széchenyi István University received distinguished recognition from the state.

Communication, culture and language has come into focus in the recently published volume containing 17 studies by the Department of International Studies and Communication of Széchenyi István University. In accordance with the institution’s strategic objectives, the authors include professors from a wide range of faculties, as well as Hungarian and foreign students studying at all three degree levels.

Several students and faculty members of Széchenyi István University have studied or taught in Thailand in the past academic year, benefitting from the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility program.

A summer camp jointly organized by Audi Hungaria and Széchenyi István University, which combined intensive professional training with a competition of student engineers from around the world has come to an end. Participants had to simulate the behaviour of the Audi e-tron battery in a software environment, starting from scratch, all within four weeks. All the teams successfully completed the task, which demonstrates the effectiveness of Széchenyi István University's unconventional practice-oriented teaching methodology. The work of the students was also appreciated by the companies involved, and some participants even received job offers.

“My country needs qualified professionals, I would like to be one of them,” Marcos Alberto Seraponzo, the Angolan student of Széchenyi István University admits. Originally, he wanted to learn pedagogy in Europe, now it is his dream to become the ambassador of his country to Hungary. Our article reveals how Marcos went from teaching Portuguese language to a degree in international relations, how he found a new family in Hungary, and why he is thinking about opening his own business in the future.

On the tenth day of competitions at the European University Games in Łódz, Poland, on 25 July, Richárd Sipőcz, a student of Széchenyi István University, and a judo practitioner from the University’s Sports Association, won another gold medal for the Hungarian delegation.

When the SZE-SAT team of Széchenyi István University was founded, it set itself the goal of putting a satellite of its own design into the sky. The students have reached an important stage in this process, as they have completed and tested the module that will soon be able to broadcast the name of the institution and Győr to the countries of the world, announcing that Széchenyi István University has entered space. In December, the satellite of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) will carry the Győr-developed communication panel into the cosmos.

Over a thousand students graduating from the six faculties of Széchenyi István University - Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Apáczai Csere János, Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics, Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering, and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Electrical Engineering - received their degrees at the University Hall in Győr at the weekend.