Topics such as the harmonization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with medical research, the role of artificial intelligence and network pharmacology, as well as opportunities in next-generation pharmaceuticals and theranostics, were discussed at the Doctor Honoris Causa Symposium on Thursday. At the scientific session, Professor Shao Li– member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Tsinghua University – presented his research findings. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Debrecen on Friday.
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Science and education cooperation opportunities were discussed at the University of Debrecen on Monday by Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen. The meeting focused on joint research in agriculture and health sciences.
The University Network for Research Collaboration: One Belt, One Road Science and Technology Initiative (IUNRC) will hold its annual Presidential Roundtable at the University of Debrecen next year, as decided at this year's meeting of the body in China. At the event in Chengdu, it was also decided that the University of Debrecen will serve as co-chair for the next two-year term.
The Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC) has presented the work of the University of Debrecen as a major research achievement. Applied research at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, focuses on aerogels.
The University of Debrecen and Sunway University of Malaysia have renewed their three-year cooperation agreement, which was signed on Wednesday 18 June and will further expand educational and scientific relations between the two institutions.
The industrial robotics team of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen won first place at the FANUC Olympics national selection in Törökbálint. The winner team is to represent Hungary in China at the WorldSkills Championship, in the final of the WorldSkills competition, in the Industrial Robotics category.
Genetic and genome biology research was the focus of the Central European Genome Stability Meeting, an international conference organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen. The English-language event, held at the Learning Center, featured 32 experts giving presentations in 7 sessions and seeking collaboration opportunities.
On Saturday, 14 June, during the Festive Book Week, the volume Xántus and Borneo: A 19th century Hungarian naturalist on the island of Borneo, based on the joint research of the University of Debrecen and the Sunway University of Malaysia, will be presented. Published by Sunway University Press, the publication presents the accounts of János Xántus's 1870 voyage to Borneo in Hungarian and, for the first time, in English translation.
The University of Debrecen and the University of Central Florida signed a framework agreement for joint pharmaceutical, medical and health science research, as well as in the fields of informatics and sports, at the 5th Hungarian Summit, a conference supporting American-Hungarian cooperation, in Debrecen. The leaders of the two institutions plan to further strengthen their cooperation through collaborations between professors, students and researchers.
Representatives of three Asian higher education institutions came to the University of Debrecen supported by iStudy to explore educational and research cooperation and to introduce Hungarian and foreign students to Chinese university and scholarship opportunities. The delegation members gained an understanding of the institution's education system, infrastructure and met students.