Innovation, science and research

A researcher from Corvinus University on bike-sharing

Community bikes during the pandemic changed the perspectives of public transport in Budapest. With his entry titled Usage patterns of community bike systems, Zombor Berezvai received an Academic Youth Award in February this year. 
 

Join the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series in 2023 too!

Do you want to expand your knowledge, and get inspiration while also keeping updated with the latest scientific, academic, and cultural news in Hungary? Join the online presentations of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series in 2023 too and learn from top Hungarian researchers and professionals!

Medical engineering drives healthcare forward

The University of Pécs organized the first International Healthcare Engineering Innovation Conference in Pécs. One of the main presenters dr. Metin Akay talked about exciting developments like brain chips used for treating brain tumours, and a non-invasive device used to diagnose blockages of the coronary arteries.
 

The strange relationship of humanity and pandemics - Webinar by virologist Gábor Kemenesi

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us how diseases linked to globalization can completely change our society, economics, and our whole way of living. Extensive research in the field is key to prevention and treatment of present and future outbreaks, and proper communication of science can save millions of lives.  At the next Alumni Hungary Webinar on 14 November, Dr. Gábor Kemenesi, a key virologist at the National Laboratory of Virology in Pécs will review the current and future situation of global epidemics and will present their internationally acclaimed research projects conducted in Pécs.

New ways of networking: the BudapestMate alumni stories

Digital networking and continuous monitoring of the news have become an essential part of today's connectivity. Being a freshly graduated student or experienced alumni is a different stage of our life and there are many treasures in our huge alumni community. Damilia Arzybekova, our alumni volunteer, created the BudapestMate social media pages to encourage young people with exciting alumni life after studies and show carrier-ways with various professional backgrounds.

Széchenyi István University's students develop communication module for satellites

When the SZE-SAT team of Széchenyi István University was founded, it set itself the goal of putting a satellite of its own design into the sky. The students have reached an important stage in this process, as they have completed and tested the module that will soon be able to broadcast the name of the institution and Győr to the countries of the world, announcing that Széchenyi István University has entered space. In December, the satellite of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) will carry the Győr-developed communication panel into the cosmos.

Meet our alumni volunteers: Dr. Lillian Achola Oluoch

This time again we introduce you to one of our volunteers of our international team with 30 people from 215 countries speaking 23 different languages. In this chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Dr. Lillian Achola Oluoch’s story from Kenya! She studied in Hungary and did her doctoral degree between 2016-2021 at the University of Szeged and now she is a Lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Computational Mathematics, at The Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.

Meet our alumni volunteers: Dr. Farzad Rayegani

We have a new volunteer team for the next two years with 40 members from 28 countries and speaking more than 20 different languages. In this chapter of our volunteer series, you can read Dr Farzad Rayegani’s story from Iran and Canada! He is our senior volunteer and studied and worked in Hungary between 1987 and 2000. Now, he is the Senior Dean at Humber College, Toronto and here you can read his exciting way to this title and job.