Professor Andreas Funke of the University of Erlangen gave guest lectures at the Faculty of Law of the University of Debrecen. At a meeting of the Constitutional Law Student Association, the renowned German professor discussed legal interpretation issues related to the principle of human dignity that everyone possesses equally, and then held a workshop-seminar on the constitutional principle of neutrality in the German constitutional court practice.
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The University of Debrecen and Schaeffler Debrecen Kft. have recently signed a sponsorship agreement. Accordingly, the university students are going to build an electric car that they plan to use to enter the Formula Student series competition next year. The German company, which manufactures bearings and automotive electronic systems in Debrecen, will be supporting the UD Formula Student team as a chief sponsor in the future.
A cooperation agreement was signed on Thursday, March 26, by the leaders of the University of Debrecen and those of the Education University of Hong Kong in order to launch faculty and student exchanges as well as joint research projects in the future. The significance of this agreement is also indicated by the fact that UD is the first Hungarian university with which the institution located in the Far East has signed such an agreement on the basis of successful preliminary negotiations.
A delegation of agricultural experts from the University of Debrecen has recently paid a series of professional visits to partners in the United States with the aim of strengthening international educational and research collaborations and further developing our already existing partnerships. Their discussions covered the fields of agricultural innovation, animal health, biotechnology and engineering research.
An international academic conference was hosted on March 6 and 7 in the Sándor Karácsony Hall of our Main Building by Memoria Hungariae Research Group and Hungarian-Dutch Relations Research Group of the University of Debrecen (UD) under the title “Relations of the Low Countries from the Middle Ages to the Present.” Apart from representatives of Hungarian institutions of higher education and public collections, there were also participants attending the conference from the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
At present, there is a group of young Uzbek pharmacists participating in an internship at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Debrecen. These visitors from Central Asia are currently familiarizing themselves with the scientific work conducted here in Debrecen, gaining insight into state-of-the-art laboratory methods, taking part in current research projects and conducting studies related to their own research topics.
Andrea Nagy has become the recipient of a prestigious award in recognition of her exceptional commitment to promoting French language and culture. The head of the French Department within the Institute of Mediterranean Languages and Cultures at the Faculty of Humanities (BTK) of the University of Debrecen (UD) has received the Knight’s Cross of the French Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes académiques) from Ambassador Jonathan Lacôte at a ceremony held in the French Ambassador’s Residence in Budapest.
The Confucius Institute (CI) affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities (BTK) at the University of Debrecen (UD) marked the end of the Chinese lunar year, the passing of winter and the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse with music, dance and singing performances in collaboration with OTT-Home International Meeting Point. Their joint Chinese Lantern Festival, held for the second time in 2026, attracted a record number of visitors on February 28 in the pedestrian street Batthyány utca, located in downtown Debrecen and festooned with red lanterns for the occasion.
There have been two meetings held recently with the aim of expanding cooperation between the University of Debrecen and Uzbek institutions of higher education. The agenda of these meetings included the discussion of the possibilities of establishing new institutional relationships, launching language courses and implementing mobility ideas.
There were as many as sixteen teams containing fifty students altogether on Wednesday and Thursday, February 25 and 26, at the first Re:Shape the City idea generation contest held at the University of Debrecen, aiming to find new solutions to challenges posed by a modern city.