The Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies – CIHEAM) supports the internationalization of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Sciences and Environmental Management at the University of Debrecen (MÉK), as well as the expansion and strengthening of their foreign partner networks, according to a statement made during a visit to the university by a delegation from the professional organization representing 13 Mediterranean countries. Experts from CIHEAM Bari learned about the educational portfolio of MÉK and the research results of AKIT.
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The number of Vietnamese students at the University of Debrecen has increased significantly over the past two decades, with most of those arriving from the Far East choosing to study medicine. This was one of the revelations at a ceremony held at the University of Debrecen on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Vietnam.
A special hand-woven silk carpet depicting the University of Debrecen was donated to the university by the Iranian Rouzbeh Scientific Institute, with which the university has maintained a partnership for over thirty-five years. The personal gift was received by Rector Zoltán Szilvássy and Attila Jenei, Director of the Coordinating Center for International Education, in a ceremonial setting. The gesture is a worthy symbol of the committed and successful cooperation between the two institutions.
A special cultural event titled Nations on Stage was held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen on Tuesday. Foreign students performed music and dance exhibitions and presented their countries on stands. The dean of the faculty also took to the stage, with a band playing Hungarian folk music.
The Ambassador of Kosovo to Hungary met with Rector Zoltán Szilvássy to discuss bilateral educational and research cooperation and the possibilities of increasing the number of Kosovar students. Delfin Pllana had a meeting with students of the University of Debrecen as well.
The most recent scientific findings in the field of sexual psychology have been discussed recently by experts at an international conference in Debrecen. This International Conference on Sexual Well-Being was organized by the joint research group (called Intercultural Sexualpsychology Research Group) formed by the Institute of Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities (BTK) at the University of Debrecen (DE) and the University of Malaga, Spain, on Wednesday, October 15, at the Headquarters of the Debrecen Academic Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan. In 2023, the Japanese professor's scientific work was recognized with the Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Debrecen. Since the award was established, the professor at Osaka University is the third recipient to receive a Nobel Prize.
This year, the Confucius Institute of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Debrecen (DE) organized the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in Debrecen for the fifth time. On Sunday evening, October 5, musical and dance performances on a stage set up in the heart of the city center welcomed the traditional festival, which has a history of several thousand years in China.
On the occasion of Hangul Day, a holiday dedicated to the Korean alphabet, a Korean Cultural Day was held at the Kölcsey Center. The University of Debrecen was also involved in the event, as Korean has been taught in the city for ten years now, within the frameworks of the Debrecen Summer University.
Two researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Debrecen (DE TTK) gave a presentation in Japan at the Hungarian Pavilion at Expo Osaka on their efforts to save the Hungarian birch mouse, now on the brink of extinction.