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.
Students of the Széchenyi István University had the opportunity to get acquainted with several United Nations (UN) institutions based in Budapest at a programme held on 10 April at the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The event provided information on inspiring international career opportunities.
László Barabás, painter, graphic artist and highly valued lecturer of the predecessor of the Széchenyi István University's Apáczai Csere János Faculty of Pedagogy, Humanities and Social Sciences, has been awarded the M5 Art Salon Prize for his half centtury contribution to and his participation in the multifaceted shaping of Győr's artistic life. The award was presented on 3 April
Dr Glenn Tiffert, a professor at Stanford University's Hoover Institution in the United States, highly appreciates the development of Széchenyi István University in recent years. He delivered a packed lecture on securing supply chains at the Győr Science Park on 9 April. According to the researcher, the institution works closely with industrial players in an exemplary manner, assisting students in their practical training.
This year's Digital Agricultural Fair, one of the most important agricultural events in the region, was held at the Széchenyi István University's Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár, on 10 April. Among the exhibitors were the most important market players of the sector, as well as the research and educational units of the university. The aim of the programme is to enable the future generation of young farmers to learn about and apply digitisation and precision farming solutions to the whole food production process.
The satellite construction section of the SZESAT Interdisciplinary Special College of the Széchenyi István University has achieved a significant international success by being the first Hungarian university team to qualify for the European Space Agency (ESA) Fly Your Satellite! programme. At a workshop in the Netherlands, the students of the institution presented the current stage of their SZESAT-1 satellite.
Széchenyi István University is striving to become the number one higher education institution in Hungary in the field of motor sport. In this spirit, the Uni Győr WMS go-kart team was established at the beginning of the year, which was announced at a press conference on 28 March. Patrik Lipovics was also introduced at the event, the KMS Europe karting team's driver and winner of last year's RMC Hungary championship, who will also be working more closely with the university in the future.
The Győr Innovation Park of Széchenyi István University offers new opportunities for international students. Young people can take part in collaborations with industrial partners and research and development projects, which will contribute to their professional development - it was said at the programme introduicing the facility.
In two weeks' time, on 15 April, the Széchenyi István University will launch the biggest student event of the spring, the Széchenyi University Days. The event will feature sports programmes, games and performances, but the main focus will be on entertainment, with Valmar, WellHello, Follow The Flow and AWS among the bands performing at the festival.
The Hungarian University-College National Championship or MEFOB Festival, will be held in Győr, Hungary, with more than a thousand participants in thirteen sports. The ambassadors of the event, students from the host Széchenyi István University - Dalma Sebestyén, Olympic swimmer, Bence Szabó, world and European silver medallist rower and Zalán Lang, captain of the Győr men's handball team - are raising awareness of the importance of physical activity and urging everyone to come to Győr to the biggest Hungarian university and college sports event.
Orsolya Lukács and Márk Szalay, students of the Kautz Gyula Faculty of Business and Economics of Széchenyi István University, successfully participated in the 24th International Accounting Week in Lódz, Poland, where nearly 90 students from 15 European countries competed in teams of four. Their instructor, Dr. Katalin Borbély, successfully prepares the participants year after year.
Their participation was supported by the University's Erasmus+ mobility programme.
The teachers of the Albert Kázmér Faculty of Széchenyi István University won valuable professional awards at the Agriculturalist of the Year Awards, which brought together the best of the agricultural sector. This demonstrates the high quality of the institution's traditional and new areas of training and research related to sustainability and agricultural digitisation.
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