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The New Era of Medicine – An interview with researcher Prof. András Dinnyés

News · 15 Dec 2021

Prof. András Dinnyés is a leading researcher of embryology, cloning, and stem cell biology both in Hungary and worldwide. As the speaker of the December edition of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Season, he held a fantastic presentation on genetic reprogramming and DNA revolution. We interviewed him on this highly interesting field which truly brings a new shift for medicine.

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The Magic of Cinema – An interview with film director Kristóf Deák

News · 17 Nov 2021

The Hungarian film director, Kristóf Deák won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2017 with his short film Sing. (Mindenki in Hungarian). In the November edition of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series he held an exciting webinar about storytelling and the art of filmmaking. We asked him about his experience as a film director and about his recent work.

 

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Zaher Akkad

News · 15 Nov 2021

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In the next chapter of our volunteer series, you can read about Zaher Akkad story from Syria! He did his MSc in Hungary between 2017-2019, and now he is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Logistics at the University of Miskolc. 

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Széchenyi University Alumni won the Green Talent Award

News · 8 Nov 2021

Former student of Széchenyi István University, Malika Nisal Ratnayake, from Sri Lanka, has been awarded the international „Green Talent” prize for his doctoral research on sustainability. The outstanding student, who is currently studying for his PhD in Australia, was recently presented with the award by Dr Michael Meister, Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Minister of Education and Research. The doctoral student gave an interview to Széchenyi University, in which he explained how his studies in Győr contributed to his recognition.

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Dr István Merchenthaler: “I really loved being a medical student in Pécs”

News · 13 Oct 2021

With ambitions to become a surgeon, he eventually became a neuroendocrinologist, Dr István Merchenthaler, whose career took him from the Medical University of Pécs to the United States of America. His alma mater made an interview with the professor about his time at the University of Pécs and his eventful career, as well as his research that could revolutionise the treatment of menopausal symptoms.

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“Automated vehicles will be the future” – an interview with Zsolt Szalay Ph.D. of the Webinar Series

News · 6 Oct 2021

Autonomous driving technology is rapidly developing, and it completely changes the automotive industry, transportation, and our everyday lives. We interviewed the presenter of the September edition of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series, Professor Zsolt Szalay, the Head of the Department of Automotive Technologies at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and the Head of Research and Innovation of ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground on this increasingly growing industry.

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Oqba Basal

News · 29 Sep 2021

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In the third chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Oqba Basal’s story from Syria! He studied in Hungary between 2016-2020 at the University of Debrecen and now he’s a lecturer at the Department of Applied Plant Biology.

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