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.

Granted accredited status, Széchenyi István University’s Radio Frequency Testing Laboratory can perform electromagnetic compatibility tests and commercial tests according to the standard defined by the Radio Equipment Directive - the latter being the only one in Hungary.

Using international examples and his own talent management experiences, Dr Barna Hanula, Dean of the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering has developed a paradigm-shifting method for modernizing engineering education with the team of Széchenyi István University. The renowned researcher and engine developer revealed what the new, student-friendly and success-oriented programme was like.

All International Students of Széchenyi István University are invited to present their freely chosen projects in the Workshop

To take part, please submit your application by filling in the application form:

https://tdk.sze.hu/international-scientific-workshop-registration

Széchenyi István University, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, US, is launching from the current semester an English-taught double-degree MBA, offering a unique opportunity in Hungary and in Central Europe. The special feature of the four-semester programme is that participants receive a degree from both institutions. The Pallas Athéné Domus Meriti Foundation (PADME), established by the Hungarian National Bank, is supporting the studies of ten Hungarian students with scholarships.

Cyber security has become a key issue

Cyberspace – i.e. the space for online data traffic and communication - is becoming more and more diverse in everyday life, which is why cybersecurity should be given more and more emphasis. On Wednesday, 10 September, a workshop on this theme was held at Széchenyi István University with representatives from academia, the government and the corporate world.

Széchenyi István University has earned the qualification of “family-friendly workplace” in a tender. The right to use this label was preceded by a thorough procedure.

Dr Péter Földesi, Rector of Széchenyi István University has conferred professorial appointments on Dr Gergely Deli (Ferenc Deák Faculty of Law), Dr György Déri (Faculty of Performance Arts), Dr Tamás Hardi (Faculty of Business and Economics) and Dr Zsolt Kalló (Faculty of Performance Arts). 

In 2017, Széchenyi István University won HUF 1 billion 820 million in European Union funding for the energy development of its sites in Győr. Of these, the administrative building has already been modernized, while other buildings featuring in the tender will be renovated this year and next.

At the joint Demo Day of the Startup Campus and Széchenyi István University in Győr, of the three startups that reached the final, the jury found two ideas worth investing in. The winners each received HUF 20 million from Hiventures Zrt., part of the MFB Group, and Quantum Leap Kft.

The past period has been difficult, but you did not give up, you worked hard and you have completed your studies. Now Győr will always be your second home,” – with these words Dr Péter Földesi, Rector of Széchenyi István University, greeted the newly graduated international students at a ceremony in their honour.

On 1 August 2020, the controlling rights of Széchenyi István University will be transferred from the state to the Széchenyi István University Foundation. The Board of Trustees held the inaugural meeting at the University on Wednesday, 22 July. At the event, Dr Erzsébet Knáb, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, emphasized that the foundation's task and responsibility, in conjunction with the members of the board of trustees and the university community, is the creation of a more flexible and predictable operating environment, ensuring the university's visibility in the global higher education space and the further reinforcement of its international competitiveness. Following the change of model, the institution will contribute as an entrepreneurial university to the development of the national economy.

Széchenyi István University, in an alliance with seven partner universities, has made a successful application for funding in the European Commission's European Universities Initiative. The five million euro grant will cover the costs of joint academic programmes, joint research and projects as well as exchange programmes for students and staff.

Thirty-five English-taught programmes are on offer at Széchenyi István University from September, including the new fully online Master of Business Administration (MBA), which awards graduates with a certificate not only from the University of Győr, but also from the University of Rhode Island, USA.

Students of Széchenyi István University collected the most prizes in the essay competition on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga.

Due to the excellent relations Győr-Moson-Sopron County Council enjoys with China, the Henan Education Office has donated ten thousand masks to the region for educational and social purposes. Of the total amount, 6,300 were received by Széchenyi István University on Wednesday, 6 May.

Based on the Government Decree 168/2020. (IV. 30.) §. 7. on safety measures during the pandemic, there is a possibility to allow students to use certain buildings of the university. However, complying with the current travel and dormitory restrictions is still compulsory.

Széchenyi István University has been counted among the best on the latest list of the Times Higher Education (THE), which ranks higher education institutions according to their economic and social impact and their responsibility. In one category the university has been ranked in the top 200.

Supplement to the Education Regulations, modification of the schedule of the academic year, formation of the framework of distance examination

University education was transformed from 23 March 2020 as a result of the state of emergency due to the coronavirus epidemic. Education has been going on in the form of distance education in all programmes independent of the type of training. Due to the altered conditions, the management of the university, in consultation with the Union of Students modifies with temporarily supplements the Education and Examination Regulations and the Doctoral Education and Examination Regulations of Doctoral Schools of Széchenyi István University, as well as the schedule of the academic year regarding the spring semester in the following points:

Qatar State Scholarship Opportunities

21st European Accountancy Week

Széchenyi István University, Győr, 8 – 14 March 2020

Széchenyi István University was proud to host the 21^st European Accountancy Week (EAW) from 8-14 March. Students from eighteen universities in fifteen European Countries participated in the week’s programme of events. The coordinating institution of the EAW is the Business Studies Department in the University Institute of Technology A at the Lille 1 University of Sciences and Technologies, France.

Concerning the appearance of the coronavirus in Hungary and details of the application of Government Decree 41/2020 (III.11) at Széchenyi István University.

In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the following measures are ordered at Széchenyi István University. The scope of the circular extends to all members of the university, both employees (civil servants and contractees), and students. This circular supplements and partially amends the Rector’s-Chancellor’s Circular no. 3/2020

Best Regards, 

Dr Eszter Lukács,
Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs

Dear Colleagues,

1. In connection with the appearance of the coronavirus in Hungary, we draw your attention to the following: