During the spring semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, more than 550 students at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Debrecen fulfilled the requirements for graduation and received their diplomas on Friday in the Ceremonial Courtyard of the university’s Main Building. At the ceremonial faculty meeting, Dean Veronika Fenyves announced that the faculty’s program portfolio will be expanded with a new master’s degree program.
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The University of Debrecen has recently signed a cooperation agreement with two Chinese universities in order to establish joint training programs with them. This agreement was signed on Thursday in the presence of the leaders of Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and East China University of Technology (ECUT). The joint program projects will hopefully start in 2027.
Following the 158-year tradition of agricultural studies in higher education in the city of Debrecen, 185 students from the University of Debrecen’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science and Environmental Management received their diplomas on Friday in the Aula of the Main Building. Among the graduates, 116 received diplomas with honors, high honors or distinction.
Students enrolled in the MSc program in Drug Development Research Management at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, recently participated in a comprehensive training program. Their interactive training began with a theoretical foundation, which was then continued with a practical session at a company based in Dunakeszi that provides, among other things, services in biotechnology and pharmaceutical research as well as analytics.
A two-day international conference on the development of the so-called inclusive education projects in secondary schools is held at the Faculty of Education for Children and Special Educational Needs of the University of Debrecen in Hajdúböszörmény. At the event, which is attended by almost eighty participants including the hosts, experts from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic are to share their experiences on this topic.
The management of the University of Debrecen received a delegation from Ulsan College, accompanied by H.E. Park Chul-min, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Hungary. During the meeting held during the course of the visit, discussions were held, among other things, on preparations for an internship program scheduled for the end of this summer to be supported jointly by Ulsan College, the University of Debrecen and the company EcoPro BM.
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management at the University of Debrecen has recently signed an agreement with the international training organization Pronix Learning on cooperation in education, support for student mobility, the arrangement of joint mutual internships, and a partnership to apply for international grants. In the framework of this collaboration, the first thirty students from India have already arrived at the Faculty of Agriculture in order to participate in a two-week, practice-oriented international training program.
A talented student from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Debrecen won the world championship title in the IT security category at the Digital Skills Cup, a global online IT and technology competition for digital professionals. The senior student majoring in computer science and software engineering competed against regional champions from sixty-four countries and triumphed in a large and highly qualified field.
Researchers of the Faculty of Informatics at the University of Debrecen could find out about the most recent trends and developments in the fields of artificial intelligence, industrial digitalization, university-industry collaboration and startup ecosystems at the Chinese-Hungarian AIM (Artificial Intelligence Management) Summit held in Shenzhen, one of the most dynamically developing technology and innovation hubs in the People’s Republic of China. As a result of their recent visit, extensive professional cooperation may develop in the future between the Faculty of Informatics at the University of Debrecen and quite a few of the key actors in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong innovation and academic region.
How does cooperation between families and educational institutions support children’s development? What role do parents play in education? These were among the topics analyzed by participants at the international conference titled “Education in the Family – Family in Education” held at the Faculty of Child Development and Special Education at the University of Debrecen. The faculty organized this Thursday’s professional forum for the sixth time in collaboration with the John Paul II University in Krakow and the University of Zadar.