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.

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.