Once again, the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Debrecen has served as a meeting place for the region’s economic stakeholders. At the 16th TTK Career Day, key players in the job market offered students direct job and internship opportunities, while the focus was on dual training programs, international perspectives, and majors tailored to Debrecen’s dynamically developing industry.
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The University and National Library of the University of Debrecen (DEENK) has joined the exhibition celebrating the 100-year history of the Collegium Hungaricum in Vienna, regarded as one of the cradles of Hungarian cultural and academic diplomacy. DEENK contributed to the exhibition’s rich collection with unique and rare volumes evoking contemporary Vienna and the early years of the collegium.
The Mixed Choir of the Faculty of Music at the University of Debrecen and the Bárdos Girls’ Choir—one of the country’s most successful and longest-standing women’s choirs—both received gold ratings at the Concorso Corale International Choir Competition held in Riva del Garda, Italy. In addition to earning the highest rating, the women’s choir won first place in its category, while the Mixed Choir also received a special award.
Students at the University of Debrecen (DE) will soon be able to learn about U.S. history through a new hybrid course. The program is being developed through a collaboration between faculty members of the English-American Institute at the Faculty of Humanities. UD, (BTK) and Earl Mulderink, a professor of history at Southern Utah University (SUU), under a cooperation agreement signed last year to promote educational and research projects.
Nine PhD students from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Debrecen visited China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing, a city with a population of over 9 million. The primary goal of the trip was to deepen professional and scientific cooperation between the two institutions.
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.
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.
Kazakh students were invited for an afternoon tea and snacks on Monday to the unique community space called Turkic Corner at the University of Debrecen. In the upcoming weeks, this special meeting place is also scheduled to host young people enrolled at UD from other Asian countries, such as Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.