Széchenyi Duo competition is a successful event of the University of Győr that supports student innovation by embracing entrepreneurial ideas and research with business potential. As part of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office’s (NRDI) University Innovation Ecosystem project, in 2021 three award-winning teams created prototypes in connection with carbon fibre composites, orthopaedic braces and creative clothing.
During the COVID-19 epidemic, we have seen an unprecedented fast development of the vaccine that is right now the most effective way to fight coronavirus. This extremely swift scientific achievement could not have been possible without the years-long mRNA research of the Hungarian-born biochemist, and alumna of the University of Szeged, Katalin Karikó. In this article you can learn more about her discovery for which many – including the famous scientific intellectual, Richard Dawkins – suggest, she should win the Nobel Prize.
MIT and Harvard Medical School have announced a ten-week healthcare innovation online training, aiming to develop an entrepreneurial viewpoint paired with innovation. Out of a large number of applicants, Imre Simon, a colleague of the University of Pécs 3D Printing and Visualization Centre was one of the few selected to participate, and he and his team ended the esteemed competition in second place.
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 Mariko Botar’s story from Japan! She studied in Hungary between 2017-2019 at ELTE and now she is an assistant professor at the Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing.
The COVID–19 epidemic has paved the way for numerous innovations at an unprecedented pace worldwide. Hungary has contributed to this global fight with several initiatives, researches and patents with the help of our universities and scientists. In this article, we have collected five innovations developed at Hungarian universities as a response to the coronavirus outbreak.
A resident doctor in cardiology of the Heart and Vascular Centre was awarded by the international board of judges of the third pacemaker contest, which was held online due to the current epidemiological situation. Dr Mihály Ruppert received one of the most prestigious recognitions, the award of debate skills at the World Pacing Series educational program.
Check out the videos of the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series on YouTube! The webinars feature world-famous Hungarian scientists, artists and professionals who give inspiring presentations about their latest research and innovations.
This year, cognitive neuroscientist Attila Andics is the only researcher in Hungary to win the grant of the European Research Council, the most prestigious research fund in Europe. In his project winning funding of EUR 1.9 million, the researcher working at the ELTE Department of Ethology will be studying the impact of domestication on the voice and speech perception of certain mammals. This project will help us understand how the emergence of speech may have shaped human brain mechanisms.
Granted accredited status, Széchenyi István University’s Radio Frequency Testing Laboratory can perform electromagnetic compatibility tests and commercial tests according to the standard defined by the Radio Equipment Directive - the latter being the only one in Hungary.
Sustainability is key in our modern world and it is more and more important to raise awareness of the eco-conscious way of living. To bring this idea closer, three German Erasmus students Jan, Louisa and Carlotta at the Óbuda University created the Facebook site Sustainability in Budapest, which is a virtual exhibition that shows eco-friendly solutions in the city of Budapest. Let’s see some of their findings!