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:

Széchenyi István University and Israel can cooperate in the automotive, precision agriculture, as well as in the mechanical, electrical and IT fields - said the institution's management at the meeting to welcome the recently appointed Hungarian ambassador of the Middle Eastern state, Yacov Hadas-Handelsman.

Győr, 28 February 2020 – Hancz Gábor, SZEhírek, photos: Csaba Jzsef Májer

The new coronavirus strain, which emerged in China late last year, has in recent weeks appeared in more and more countries, including Europe. In this situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is asking everyone to consider the dangers before heading to the affected areas, especially in what is currently the focal point of northern Italy. The risks are only partially health-related, as it could happen that someone is trapped for a shorter or longer period in an area that is under quarantine.

From news sources we know that in recent weeks a new strain of coronavirus has started to spread in China and has appeared in several parts of the world. To date, it has caused the death of over a hundred people. The virus has not yet appeared in Hungary.

The Open Gates (Nyitott Kapuk) Education Fair was again held in the Aula of Széchenyi István University on Wednesday, 15 January 2020, from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm with more than 4,000 visitors in attendance.

Organized by the Tempus Public Foundation, 11 representatives of 10 Hungarian higher education institutions, the representative of the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference and 3 representatives of the Tempus Public Foundation travelled to Seoul and participated in the “Study in Europe Fair 2019” and the “Second Korea-Hungary Higher Education Forum”. Széchenyi István University was represented by Dr Anikó Zseni, Vice-Dean for Educational Affairs at the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Vehicle Engineering.

On Monday, 2 December 2019, members of the University’s chaplaincy service together with around sixty members of the student body , held a candle-lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of the Advent season.

On Thursday, 14 November 2019, as part of the KOCSIS 90 memorial year, an event was organised to celebrate the 90^th anniversary of the legendary Hungarian football player, Sándor Kocsis, a World Cup top scorer. The founder of the memorial year is Dr Barnabás Kovács, former Hungarian consul general in Barcelona and currently Head of the Innovation and Research Centre of Széchenyi István University in Budapest. The main patron of the event was Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) and vice president of FIFA and UEFA.

The internationalization of Hungarian higher education was at the centre of the National International Coordinators Meeting held at Széchenyi István University from Wednesday 27 November to Friday 29 November. Thanks to the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme, The University of Győr is making great progress in its internationalization process. The Meeting was a record-breaking event, with nearly three hundred participants arriving from all Hungarian HEIs.

NEW PARADIGMS IN UNIVERSITY COOPERATION WITH COMPANIES

a conference taking place as part of the

CELEBRATION OF HUNGARIAN SCIENCE 2019

On 13 November 2019 Széchenyi István hosted a full-day Conference titled NEW PARADIGMS IN UNIVERSITY COOPERATION WITH ENTERPRISES. The event was sponsored by the Pallas Athéné Geopolitical Foundation.

Dr László Imre Komlósi, Rector’s Envoy for International Cooperation, acted as moderator to the  Conference.

On 22nd October 2019, the Students’ Union of Széchenyi István University (EHÖK) with the support of  the Stipendium Hungaricum Mentor Network and the Erasmus Student Network, Győr, organised an International Dinner involving over one hundred participants, the majority consisting of international students but also involving Hungarians. The main goal of such events is the promotion of international student integration. In addition, Hungarian students  have the chance to be introduced to elements of other cultures and to sample different culinary specialities from around the world.

On 10 October 2019, in celebration of the Erasmus Days 2019, Széchenyi István University organized an event titled Mobili-TEA, an informal meeting for both our Erasmus and non-Erasmus students.

This was a casual event where, over a mug of tea and biscuits, students could meet former scholarship holders to talk about their experiences and opportunities.

It was also an opportunity for students intending to spend some time studying outside Hungary to take a test of oral proficiency in either German or English. Students were initially able to practice their language skills in a relaxed manner while socializing before proceeding to an interview with a teacher to measure their linguistic ability in a more formal manner.

INVITATION

SzEEDSM Business and Management Sciences Doctoral Program in the Doctoral School of Regional Sciences and Business Administration & Management Sciences at Széchenyi István University                              with the sponsorship of the PADS Foundation

warmly invites students and staff, especially international students, on Friday, 8 November 2019

to the following two lectures by American guest speakers:

JOHN RYDER and ED A. PETERSON

Culture-based Development in Modern Cities: Experiences from Russia and Hungary

On 7 October 2019, Széchenyi István University hosted an international conference titled Culture-based Development in Modern Cities: Experiences from Russia and Hungary.

The conference focused on culture-based urban development as well as creative cities and their good practices.  

The Euracademy Association was formally launched following the end-of-project conference of the Euracademy EU project in November 2003 in Győr (Hungary). The core vision of the Euracademy Association is to promote capacity building in rural areas and mobilise animators and managers of rural development by offering them the opportunity to improve their skills, widen their experience, expand their professional qualifications, starting a personal itinerary of lifelong learning and providing ample space for networking and cooperation in the framework of European projects.

On Wednesday, 25 September Széchenyi University, in collaboration with the Embassy of the United States of America, and to commemorate the 30^th anniversary of Hungary’s transition from Socialism to Democracy, Széchenyi István University organized a screening of the film “Free to ROCK” in the Aula.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa, Pieter Vermeulen has recently visited Széchenyi István University, where he met with the leadership of the university and had a discussion with the South African students studying there. He found the Győr University model convincing, due to the way it was the fruitful symbiosis of industry with the practice-oriented training of students, leading to marketable degrees.

Győr, 27 September 2019. – SZEhírek, Nyerges Csaba, photo: Májer Csaba József

Group photo in Bölcs Vár

The fifth annual conference of the Real Academia Europea de Doctores (RAED) was held in Budapest between the 22-25 September 2019. Sixty people attended the two-day conference, and more than 20 speakers participated in the discussion on the challenges of the 21st century to science. In 2018, the Consulate General of Hungary in Barcelona contacted the Academy in the light of a possible conference in Hungary, and following the first meetings, the presidency of the Academy chose Budapest the as the venue for the next congress.