The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Debrecen has been ranked among the world’s top 550 institutions. For the first time in its history, the faculty has been included in the Quacquarelli Symonds 2026 subject rankings among the world’s top 550 institutions.
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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.
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.
This year, the University of Debrecen has received a prestigious award from the Ministry of Culture and Innovation in both the “Sports University” and “Student Career Development University” categories. At the gala held Monday evening at the Royal Palace in Gödöllő, the institution’s strategic endeavors were honored, and the awards were accepted by Chancellor Zoltán Bács, Vice Rector Károly Pető, and DEHÖK (Student Union of UD) President Kevin Németh.
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.