Norbert Fóris, a visually impaired student on the Masters programme in Sports and Recreation at Széchenyi István University, is striving to participate in the judo competition at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. He says he has been given more care and attention at the University’s Sports Club than  anywhere before, and he has also fallen in love with the community here and the city.

Thanks to the Széchenyi István University Foundation, the University has announced support grants for students and lecturer-researchers totalling almost one hundred million forints. Decisions have already been taken in the case of the academic, athletic and scientific scholarships for the first semester. As a new opportunity, until the end of April, full-time students whose families have experienced a significant loss of income due to the coronavirus epidemic or where unexpected circumstances have resulted in an extraordinary financial burden, are eligible to apply for Covid support.

"Give someone a hug!", "Send flowers to a stranger!", "Greet the porter kindly!" These and similar messages – accompanied by a croissant – were placed in front of reception at the Halls of Residence on Friday morning by Anas Hawari, an international student at Széchenyi István University. Those who took one of the pastries not only got a tasty snack, but also a heartwarming “task” to cheer others up and bring a ray of light into the dullness of everyday life.

Győr, 29 March 2021 – Márton Horváth, SZEnews

In addition to the Student Innovation Project and Student-Lecturer Project, which have been running with great success in recent years, Széchenyi István University has launched a new pilot programme exclusively for international students. The Students’ Innovative Project (SIP) aims to enable them to participate in projects based on real problems, helping them to gain practical experience. The teams are developing solutions for two topics - sourcing ingredients related to national cuisines and navigating local stores - from which even startups can be born.

10 March 2021 – Márton Horváth, SZEnews

Professionalism and an international environment are the two elements best characterising Széchenyi István University's English-taught double MBA programme run in conjunction with the American University of Rhode Island, according to Péter Soma Simon, one of the participants. Graduates of the MBA degree programme, unique in Central Europe, are granted a diploma from both institutions. The Pallas Athéné Domus Meriti Foundation, established by the Central Bank of Hungary, provides scholarship support to ten Hungarian students, including Mr Simon.

9 March 2021 - Gábor Hancz, SZEnews

Hungarian and international students of Széchenyi István University, as well as guests of the institution, will in future be aided by a new, modern signposting system. Begun just recently, the investment will be completed in Spring.

Today considered as the fifth battlefield, cyberspace - that is the space of online communication and data traffic - and cyber defence lie at the heart of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship place won by Dr Roland Kelemen of the Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law at Széchenyi István University. Through this, he seeks to not only enrich his own knowledge, but also the institution's international relations.

In the process of internationalization, Széchenyi István University has successfully adapted to the changed circumstances and restrictions in force due to the  protective measures against the coronavirus, emphasized Dr Eszter Lukács, Vice-Rector of Educational Affairs at Széchenyi István University, at the recent online opening of this year's Winter Seminar. In addition to current students, this year 30 alumni from Europe and beyond participated in the programme, the latest in a series with a ten-year history. We asked the main organizer, Dr Péter Smuk, the secret of the event’s success.

Anita Czeiner-Szücs, SZEnews

Enikő Varga relates how Széchenyi István University’s English-taught Doctoral Programme in Business Administration Sciences (SzEEDS^M) brought her not only valuable knowledge but also formidable mentor-lecturers, vision forming ideas and maximum support. The talented professional was the first in the world to model the process of Internet-based learning from a transdisciplinary approach.

Széchenyi István University is committed to supporting student innovation: the institution strives to embrace all entrepreneurial ideas and research with business potential. One of the successful forms of this is the Széchenyi Duo competition, based on cooperation between lecturers and students, the last round of which ended in January. Within the framework of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office’s (NRDI) University Innovation Ecosystem project, three award-winning teams created prototypes in connection with carbon fibre composites, orthopedic braces and creative clothing, the latter of which also launched a business called Anky Pery.

Győr, 11 February 2021.  – Márton Horváth, SZEnews (Cover photo: Anky Pery)

For students looking to gain lifelong experiences and make lasting friendships during a semester abroad, Széchenyi István University offers a selection of over 210 partner universities. There is now just a month to go before the application deadline on 8  March. It is worth noting that students currently still in the second semester of their studies are also eligible to apply.

Széchenyi István University is a leader in technical education in Hungary. This was further evidenced by the institution when it launched a unique Competition Engineer programme two years ago. Students of the first cohort – among them Gábor Talmácsi, world speed motorcycle champion – recently received their diplomas.

The University is committed to the professional and financial support of international scholarship students within the framework of programmes that generate added value not only for their own purposes, but also for the University, and in a broader sense for the local business community and the private sector, while enabling students to gain valuable professional experience. Moreover, the programmes are expected to actively contribute to the optimization of living conditions and opportunities for international students.

The European Union's research and innovation framework programme will be launched this year with a budget of EUR 100 billion, with topics of the tender to be determined on the basis of proposals from large technology platforms such as the European Service Network of Mathematics for Industry and Innovation. In December, the organization elected Dr Zoltán Horváth, professor at Széchenyi István University, as its new president.

Széchenyi István University has significantly improved its position in QS's latest list of higher education institutions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The result shows that the institution is performing even better in the areas of education, research, internationalization and collaboration with industry. Further progress is already facilitated by the model change.

Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme Call for Applications 2020-2021 now open

The aim of the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme is to promote the internationalisation of Hungarian higher education. Established by the Hungarian Government in 2013, it is supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and managed by the Tempus Public Foundation.

The Széchenyi István University Foundation, the controlling authority of the University, has donated 53 million forints to the Universitas-Győr Foundation. Due to the significant amount of the funding, calls for applications have been issued for three new scholarships - student, sports and scientific. The submission deadline for the first semester is 31 January and the deadline for the second semester is 30 June.

One of the strategic goals of Széchenyi István University is internationalization, and now this process is being given new impetus by the fact that the institution, together with seven European partners, has successfully participated in the tender announced by the European Commission within the framework of the European Universities Initiative. Over the next three years, there will be exchanges, joint training courses and R&D projects.

Organized by Széchenyi István University, a record number of almost five hundred students and 28 international teams took part in the sixth Formula Student Symposium, demonstrating the strength of the international connections of a leading institution in automotive engineering education. Renowned Formula 1 engineers also gave lectures to both Hungarian students and students from countries including the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, Belgium and France.

30 November 2020

Róbert Varga, a student of Széchenyi István University in Győr, has transmitted high-resolution X-rays for the first time in Hungary via a 5G network, for which Innomed Medical, Vodafone Hungary and the National Media and Info-Communications Authority (NMHH) provided professional and technological assistance. This healthcare innovation opens up new perspectives for different remote diagnostic procedures.

Source: National Media and Info-communications Authority (NMHH)

Published: 24 November 2020

Gratitude is also due to Milán Horváth, an electrical engineer and former student of Széchenyi István University, for the recent high-value donation from the Győr branch of Siemens Zrt. in support of the educational activities of the University. The engineer, who organized the donation, offers his help wherever possible. Nowadays, after finishing his working day at Siemens, he volunteers for the National Ambulance Service.

The modernization of Building E at Széchenyi István University has been completed. With this renovation, the rehabilitation of the Győr inner campus has been completed. Three further facilities of the University will be renovated next year.

On 4 November 2020, as a symbol of an excellent partnership, Siemens Zrt. made a high-value donation in support of Széchenyi István University’s educational activities. Thanks to the gift, the University of Győr has been enhanced with the most up-to-date programmable logic controller (PLC) training package, Field PG programming devices, as well as a drive system and servomotor that can be used for research and development in the University laboratory by both students and lecturers.

Photos: Csaba József Májer / Széchenyi István University (SZE)

On 5 November 2020, Széchenyi István University held the academic year 2020/21 opening event for new Stipendium Hungaricum programme students.

Széchenyi István University, at the forefront of the training of telecommunications professionals, and Huawei, the giant of the telecommunications world, have for years been intensifying their continuous collaboration. The Chinese company will make its English-language training programmes available to students free of charge, so increasing the global competitiveness and attractiveness of the Győr institution and improving its position in Higher Education rankings.