Under the Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People (ÖKF), religious students living in a minority in their home country receive higher education support. The programme currently has 19 scholarship holders studying at Széchenyi István University, a group of whom recently visited Pannonhalma Abbey.

A delegation from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics visited Győr to establish international higher education cooperation. The Chinese institution is mainly linked to SZE in the fields of economics and law, and its students will have the opportunity to study in the Asian port city in the future, even within the framework of an exchange programme.

The experts of SZE recently participated in the Korea Drone Expo 2024, a programme organised in Songdo, South Korea, where representatives of the drone technology sector presented their latest developments. The presentation from our representatives at the event was a great success and contributed to the international recognition of Hungarian drone technology.

An initiative has been launched on a trial basis, whereby students and staff of SZE can use e-scooters and e-bikes free of charge, even for commuting to work. The sustainability and awareness-raising programme will offer this opportunity for five weeks at the institution, followed by a trial run at local companies.

The United Nations has designated 21 May as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, drawing attention to the importance of the values of peace and solidarity. Széchenyi István University celebrated this with an intercultural programme. The event featured international students and alumni from India, China, Mexico, Syria and Nigeria, who highlighted the unique characteristics of their home countries.

SZE is implementing its MedTech Health Technology Campus in the former hospital complex in Zrínyi Street, Győr, the first completed building of which was inaugurated on 25 May. The facility will house a health technology incubator house, the country's first Pető-Point outside the capital and it offers health services for university citizens. On the same day, the institution signed a partnership agreement with Semmelweis University.

The Széchenyi István University and the Shandong Jiaotong University of China signed a cooperation agreement at the Albert Kázmér Mosonmagyaróvár Faculty. The event laid the foundations for educational and research relations between the two institutions, which will also include the field of food and agriculture.

The surgical robot purchased by Széchenyi István University in strategic cooperation with the Petz Aladár University Teaching Hospital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County, officially unveiled on 25 May, serves healthcare research and development and directly benefits patients. The modern device has already been used by the hospital's doctors to perform almost a hundred operations, and experience so far shows that patients' post-operative pain has been reduced and their recovery speeded up.

Széchenyi István University and its wholly-owned Uni-Agro-Food Kft. have won a total of more than HUF 1.7 billion in non-refundable grants under the Rural Development Programme announced by the government. This will enable the institution - which will supplement the substantial amount with HUF 130 million of its own resources - to further develop the Mosonmagyaróvár Smart Farm's barley and dairy processing infrastructure for educational, demonstration and research purposes.

塞切尼·伊什特万大学（Széchenyi István University）的电动汽车开发学生团队SZEnergy Team在欧洲最大的自动驾驶和电动城市小型车类别的能源效率竞赛中再次获得第一名。在后者中，他第二次打破了自己的世界纪录，获得了第一名。

The SZEnergy Team, a team of students developing an electric vehicle at Széchenyi István University, has once again taken first place in Europe's largest energy efficiency competition in the category of self-driving and electrically powered city cars. In the latter, they won first place, breaking their own world record for the second time.

The students of Széchenyi István University's Széll Kálmán Specialized College of Economics and Data Sciences have recently achieved several significant successes. Some of them have reached the finals of prestigious international case study competitions, while others have collected prizes at the Students' Scientific Conference. On the latter occasion, the College's programme director was awarded the prize for the most successful supervisor.

The men's handball team of Széchenyi István University, Győri ETO-UNI FKC, won their last home match in the second half and were promoted to the first division as champions after winning the Hungarian second division championship. The team members deservedly received their gold medals and the trophy after the match.

For the first time since 2020, the Economic and Social Development (ESD) international conference was held in Hungary, jointly organised by the Centre for Innovation and Training of Széchenyi István University in Budapest and University North in Croatia. The Forum oganised for the 111th time brought together researchers and PhD students from eight universities from Europe and Africa.

"By 2050, most cars on the road will be electric," stated Prashanth Doreswamy, CEO of Continental India, in an online lecture to students and teaching staff of Széchenyi István University. The executive, who leads a subsidiary of one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, spoke about the challenges and future of electromobility.

The latest space communications technologies, satellite services and space exploration were the focus of this year's World Telecommunications Day conference. The event was held for the 15th time at Széchenyi István University with the special support of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH).

Last May, the SZEnergy Team won both the energy efficiency and autonomous categories, closing the world's largest energy efficiency race, the Shell Eco-marathon, with a double victory and breaking its own previous world record. The team from Széchenyi István University in Győr has set the bar even higher than usual this year, aiming for a double title, if possible with another world record. Before travelling to the race venue, they presented their completed developments.

The Széchenyi István University and the Western Transdanubian Regional Directorate of Directorate General for Immigration Authority (OIF) maintain a close relationship with each other, which provides help in the reception of international students and visiting professors and ensures smooth administration. The staff of the Directorate visited the Cube, the University's Innovation Park in Győr, at the invitation of the institution, to see for themselves the opportunities that await international students and lecturers.

A two-day international conference entitled Parliaments in Europe was held at the Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Széchenyi István University. The event, organised as part of the Parliamentarism Day conference series, brought together national and foreign lawyers, researchers and experts.

After the 13-sport MEFOB Fest in Győr, Széchenyi István University hosted the Final Four of the Hungarian University-College National Basketball Championship. The institution's men's team finished fourth, while the women's team took second place.

Graduates of the double-degree English-taught MBA programme jointly offered by Széchenyi István University and the University of Rhode Island (US), and accredited by one of the most prestigious accreditation organizations, have acquired international-level business knowledge.

The production of healthy animal feed materials and organic soil conditioners from black soldier fly larvae has brought revolutionary, sustainable solutions to several areas of domestic agriculture. Agroloop and Széchenyi István University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that could open new doors to the animal feed insect market. In addition to scientific research, they will also support each other in other areas: not only will they develop a common approach to sustainability, but they will also aim to use and expand the knowledge generated in the academic sphere for agro-industrial applications - we were informed at the signing of the agreement.

Széchenyi István University ranks between 501st and 600th place on the list released by Times Higher Education (THE) on 14 May, featuring the world's best young universities. The institution's latest success is attributed to its strengthening research performance and its close industrial and international connections.

Claire Legras, Ambassador of France to Budapest was the guest of Széchenyi István University on 30 April. The head of the delegation was familiarised with the activities of the University during her visit to our Innovation Park and also gave a lecture to students, titled “Defence challenges on the European stage: heritage and perspectives”. 

The Bridge Garden, Győr's only permanent open-air stage, began its fourth season in a row this year. Between May and October, the country's most popular performers will visit the banks of the Mosoni-Danube, from BSW to Gyula Deák Bill, from T. Danny to Elefánt, from Kispál és a Borz to Ossian. On Saturday 11 May, the Bridge Garden of the Student Club of Széchenyi István University opened its doors with a performance by ByeAlex.

The Audi Development Camp, a summer training programme jointly organised by Széchenyi István University and Audi Hungaria, is waiting for engineering and economics students looking for professional development and challenges this August. During the week-long English-language programme, teams of Hungarian and international young people will have to solve a project task related to an electric drivetrain. 

The University is developing a Health Technology Campus in the former hospital complex located in Zrínyi Street, Győr, and the first building is now almost complete. The current state of the large-scale development was inspected by members of the senior management of the University and the mayor of the city, Dr Csaba András Dézsi.

Széchenyi István University signed a cooperation agreement with Audi Hungaria School on 8 May. Under the agreement, students of the school's dual vocational training programme will be able to take advantage of the possibility of credit transfer in the university's Bachelor's degree programmes in Business and Management and Commerce and Marketing, which can significantly shorten their time spent studying.

Dr. Bálint Filep, President of Széchenyi István University, was awarded the Ferenc Kemény Award in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of sport. The award ceremony took place on 6 May, on the Hungarian Sports Day.

Students from Széchenyi István University returned home from Portugal in early May, where they worked on Bosch-related projects together with young people from several universities as part of a short mobility programme. The practical tasks and the final exam at the end of the programme showed that the students from Győr performed outstandingly well.