The thermal insulation of buildings, technical building systems, vehicles or even refrigeration boxes could be significantly improved by the widespread use of aerogel vacuum insulation sheets developed at the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Technology. For their results and the paper summarising them, the researchers have been awarded the Publication Prize of the Gróf Tisza István Foundation for the University of Debrecen and the University of Debrecen.
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A delegation from the Faculty of Technology of the University of Debrecen held talks with five leading Chinese universities and representatives of three major engineering companies, during which joint education and research programmes were prepared. Several agreements were reached that will contribute to strengthening the international position of the faculty in the long term.
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.
Employees of the BMW company in Debrecen have joined the training program for students of automotive engineering at DE MK, the Faculty of Technology of the University of Debrecen. At the training center of the Bavarian automobile manufacturer's new Debrecen plant, the students could acquire the most recent technological knowledge in the subject called Vehicle Manufacturing II.
Three new laboratories with world-class equipment were inaugurated on Monday at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen. Almost 600 million forints from state, university and corporate sources were spent on the modern equipment of the facilities established in the recently inaugurated wing of the Ótemető Street Campus building.
In the ImpactLab-Makerspace laboratory of Innovációs Ökoszisztéma Központ [Innovation Ecosystem Center], students can expect to be exposed to 3D technologies week after week this semester as well: in addition to taking the four courses announced, these young people can also start their prototyping journey in specific workshops.
Representatives of partner companies could learn in detail about wide-ranging corporate network and development strategy of the University of Debrecen, the training system and new investments at the Faculty of Engineering, as well as the industrial development plans and achievements of our city at the conference named Az Ipar Napja Debrecenben [Industry Day in Debrecen]. There were some thirty companies represented at the exhibition of the related trade fair in the building of Lovarda [the former Equestrian Center].
More than 3200 square metres have been added to the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Engineering building complex on the Ótemető Street campus. The new, two-storey facility primarily houses teaching units, laboratories, student community spaces and offices. Balázs Hankó, the Minister of Culture and Innovation, called the University of Debrecen an outstanding example of renewed Hungarian higher education at the inauguration ceremony on Friday.
An exhibition of models and photographs focusing on the modern architecture of Brno between the two world wars has been opened at the community space known as Szárító műhely (Drying House) of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Debrecen, on the street called Szombathi István utca. The exhibition will be open to the public until April 8.
A delegation from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics visited at the University of Debrecen recently to hold talks on channels of cooperation in education and mobility. This institution of higher education, which is one of China's leading universities producing unmanned aerial vehicles, is now planning to offer dual degree courses.