This year, in the Hungarian round of the international competition of the leading nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, the students’ task was to develop a digital patient management system in 24 hours. The University of Debrecen hosted the Global Hackatom Hungary in Nuclear Medicine event, where one of the teams from the host institution finished on top and will thus represent our country in the international finals in the autumn.
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It was the Portuguese city of Porto that hosted this year’s CARPE international symposium between the 14th and the 16th of May, which a delegation of twenty-two representatives from the University of Debrecen attended, headed by László Csernoch, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. Our institution joined CARPE, (Consortium on Applied Research and Professional Education) in 2015, which had been established by a group of universities with a strong profile in applied research in 2011.
Several PhD students and young specialists from the University of Debrecen presented their research findings at the event called European Workshop for Rheumatology Research (EWRR) held in Budapest, Hungary, where they discussed the latest research findings in the fields of cellular immunology, pain, tissue damage, immune tolerance, autoinflammation and autoimmunity.
“By the cooperation agreement between the University of Debrecen and South Dakota State University, a new era starts in the history of our institution”, said Zoltán Szilvássy, Rector of the University of Debrecen, upon signing the partnership agreement. In addition to the provost of South Dakota State University, the chargé d’affaires of the United States Embassy also attended the signing of the agreement on the establishment of a joint degree program on Thursday.
Cherishing a fifty-year-old tradition, the graduating students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management and the Faculty of Economics and Business bade goodbye to the University of Debrecen with a joint dance performance and a horse show. During this year's Sárgulás (Yellowing: meaning the graduation of students of agriculture in Debrecen), which is the 50th in a row, the students made even the faculty and university leaders participate in a dance.
A panel discussion for students of the University of Debrecen on career opportunities in the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union was held in the Main Building on Thursday. Based on their own experiences, young staff members from Ministry of European Union Affairs reported on the numerous job openings for Hungarian students and recent graduates in the EU.
New academicians were elected and announced at the 199th General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). Five professors of the University of Debrecen (UD) were elected to act as corresponding members, while four of the hitherto corresponding members became full members of the Academy.
A super-resolution laser microscope has been used recently at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Debrecen primarily in cancer research and skeletal muscle research. It can also be applied to observe the function and interactions of biological macromolecules. This piece of equipment is already being put to use by several institutes of the faculty in a variety of research projects but, in the future, it could also play an important part in scientific collaborations with national and international partners.
The first foal of the University of Debrecen's Riding Academy has been born. The little filly has been given a unique and rare name, UD Ingó.
Paul Fox visited the University of Debrecen to learn more about the educational and scientific programmes and to visit the Institute of English and American Studies, Faculty of Humanities. The diplomat also gave a lecture for the faculty and students of the institute on relations between the two countries.