The Applied Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Laboratory of the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences of the Szeged University of Technology is world class in the field of remote sensing and satellite image analysis. The research team's studies allow for a more efficient analysis of crop plants, also over a wider time span. The cooperating partner of the project is the Mezőhegyes National Stud Farm and Tangazdaság Zrt.
The University of Szeged participated in a panel discussion at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai. The session organized by the University included representatives from seven higher education institutions in four continents, and aimed to share experience related to the development of the UI GreenMetric Online Course on Sustainability. Thus, it hoped to inspire other similar initiatives that enable learners to acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development.
The National Laboratory for Renewable Energy (NLRE) published an extract of the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Utilization (CCS/CCU) Options in Hungary White Paper in English.
The human brain consists of 86 billion neurons and the same number of non-neuronal cells. The research consortium Brain Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN), launched in 2017, set out to map the neurons of this biological system, compare them with the brains of nonhuman primates, examine the dynamics of brain development at the cellular level, as well as the functional analysis of human cell types. In the autumn of 2023, the giant project referred to as the Manhattan Plan for brain research published results that will determine the future research of the brain at the cellular level in selected publications in the journals Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine.
Among the lead authors of 3 of the 24 articles in the Science compilation is Dr. Gábor Tamás, head of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences-University of Szeged Brain Neuron Networks Research Group, professor of neuroscience at SZTE, together with several fellow researchers from Szeged. Our conversation reveals where the evolutionary hotspots of the human brain are, what makes our brains human, what healing goals stimulate brain research, what advantages the diversity of connections in the human brain brings, and why it is worth sleeping in the afternoon during the exam period.
In his book published twenty years ago, Pál Venetianer compares the Nobel Prize ceremony to great moments and turning points in human and cultural history. By asking the 89-year-old academician and some of Katalin Karikó's guests, we relived the small and big moments of the highlight of Stockholm's Nobel Week on December 10, 2023.
Two Nobel Prize winners from Hungary and the University of Szeged have been awarded the world's most prestigious scientific prize. The mRNA researcher Katalin Karikó, Professor at the University of Szeged, is the first Hungarian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Ferenc Krausz, who conducted his molecular fingerprinting research in Szeged, is a Nobel Prize winner in physics. Our coverage of the event, which took place at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 2023, is complemented by exclusive information from our correspondent on the ground.
The Stockholm Concert Hall has seen a lot and still has a lot more to see. Two days after the concert on 8 December 2023 organised in honour of the Nobel Prize winners, this fascinating building will host the world's most prestigious award ceremony on 10 December. Among the distinguished attendees of the concert were the Nobel laureates and the esteemed members of the Swedish royal family.
What kind of jewel is pseudouridine? What tableware is used for the banquet after the Nobel Prize ceremony? What items did this year's laureates donate to the Nobel Prize Museum? We will show the donations of the 2023 Nobel laureates – including Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz, who have strong ties to the University of Szeged.
The lectures by Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, were well attended in Stockholm. If you missed the live broadcast, you can watch the recording in our article.
Animations and archival footage add color to this year's television portrait of Nobel laureates. The 59-minute film illustrates some of the uplifting, dramatic, and sporty moments of the researchers' lives. In the first twenty minutes of the summary, Katalin Karikó walks and talks at significant places in her life, including locations at the University of Szeged. From the 54th minute, Ferenc Krausz jogs and explains. The stories of two Hungarian researchers frame the film celebrating this year's Nobel laureates, scheduled for broadcast on STV2.
Referring Kuno Klebelsberg in relation to Katalin Karikó's Nobel Prize is more than a historical artifact of the University. According to Prof. Dr. Márta Széll, Vice-Rector for Strategic Planning at the University of Szeged, due to the network-like character of research, a clear scientific history can be traced between the major biochemical research laboratories at the University of Szeged and the new Nobel Prize.
Stockholm is adorned in pristine white and lights, eagerly awaiting the distinguished guests and honorees for the Nobel Weeks. Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó arrived on December 4, 2023. As an honoree guest, she is a research professor at the University of Szeged. Dániel Viczián, a first-year chemistry student at the University of Szeged, is attending the Nobel Prize award ceremony as a spectator. The official events celebrating personalities recognized with the world's most prestigious scientific award officially begin on December 6, 2023.
The exhibition "Katalin Karikó's Journey to the Lasker Prize and Beyond" of the University of Szeged International Affairs and Public Relations Directorate and the Klebelsberg Library of the University of Szeged was presented in the lobby of the new theoretical block of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pécs.
The "Nobel Weeks at the University of Szeged" awareness campaign is launched. "Where knowledge and intention meet" - a series of programmes organised under the motto of the University of Szeged extends beyond the borders of Szeged.
Katalin Karikó's series of achievements shows no signs of slowing down following the recent Nobel Prize announcement. In the past two months, the esteemed research professor at the University of Szeged has garnered numerous recognitions, reclaiming her title as the most influential scientist, maintaining her role as a mentor, earning yet another prestigious award, engaging with celebrities, and contributing to her list of accomplishments by publishing articles about her remarkable autobiography, "Breakthroughs."
"I had a B average in my first class, while half of the class was excellent," said Katalin Karikó when she was asked when and how talent is recognised. According to the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist and research professor at the University of Szeged, if you have goals, determination and perseverance, you can succeed. The "Nobel Weeks at the University of Szeged" information campaign kicked off with a roundtable discussion jointly organised by SZTE and the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC).
The Annual Meeting of the Insitut Pasteur International Network was held between 19th-22nd November 2023 in Tunis, organized by the Institut Pasteur of Tunis. Prof. Dr. Márta Széll, the Vice-Rector for Strategic Planning and Prof. Dr. Ildikó Csóka, the Director-General for Strategy and Development represented the University of Szeged at the meeting.
Stanford professor Andrew Ng's new course opens the door to the world of AI. The comprehensive curriculum contains many tips, tricks, and information from basic knowledge to practical use - thus helping to understand the operation of artificial intelligence and deepen user-level knowledge.
Between the 24th and 31st of October, representatives from the University of Szeged together with 4 other Hungarian Universities and colleagues from Study in Hungary travelled to Latin America to promote Hungarian study and scholarship options through alumni reunions, study fairs, and higher education forums. Networking and strengthening the relations, exploring new cooperation fields and opportunities and recruiting students from Latin America were the main goals of the trip.
Professor Gérard Mourou, the initiator of the ELI laser infrastructure and the Nobel laureate physicist recognized for his work on chirped pulse amplification technology in 2018, was a guest in Szeged at ELI ALPS. Professor Mourou participated in a seminar held at the research institute on Friday, where Dr. Károly Osvay reported on the results of the first five-year research cycle of the National Laser-Initiated Transmutation Laboratory operating at the University of Szeged. During the event, participants, including former Minister of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology of Hungary - László Palkovics, Minister for Energy - Csaba Lantos, and Gábor Szabó - Managing Director of ELI ALPS, also discussed the prospects for the next period of the laser transmutation project.
In the week of the announcement of Katalin Karikó's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the memoir "Breaking Through - My Life in Science" was published in Hungarian. Since then, several book reviews have been published. By summarizing what happened since then we will direct the attention to those who contributed to the success of Breaking Through.
Red-purple aurora borealis — Northern Lights — was clearly visible in several parts of Hungary, including the areas near Szeged, on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Northern Lights can be observed in Hungary too, but rarely to this extent. Dr. Habil. Tamás Gál DSc, senior associate professor of the Institute of Geosciences, Department of Climatology and Landscape of SZTE Faculty of Sciences and Informatics explained the background of the phenomenon.
The University of Szeged is still among the best universities in the world in the Times Higher Education rankings. Based on the latest evaluations, SZTE ranked first in Hungary this year on the list of excellence in educational sciences, pedagogy, and teacher training. In addition, it has been ranked in the field of economic sciences, while it continues to occupy good positions in the fields of humanities and arts, health sciences, psychology, life sciences, physical sciences, and computer science.
Szeged hosted the annual board meeting of the Confucius Institute of the University of Szeged, which was attended by leaders and representatives of the University of Szeged (SZTE) and the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) on October 30, 2023. This was the first time since the end of the pandemic that the meeting could take place in person.
Participating in educational fairs allows prospective students to attend presentations about the admission proceudure or financial assistance, get to know the student life in Szeged, ask representatives face to face and a lot more.
Katalin Karikó traveled to Hungary to visit the University of Szeged, her alma mater, only one week after she won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. She was greeted by hundreds of locals, attended a celebratory meeting, held a press conference, met with researchers, and held seminars for university students at SZTE on October 12, 2023.
We are happy to inform our prospective students that the application for the 2023/24 Spring Semester is open at the below Faculties for the given programs at the University of Szeged.
Dr. Katalin Karikó, research professor and winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for inventing the modified messenger RNA used in modern Covid19 vaccines, visits her alma mater on 12 October.
Due to the high success of the previous years photo contest launched by the EUGLOH Alliance, this year we continue the series of our photo contest with a new topic.
Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó was celebrated with standing ovations and applause at the meeting of the American Academy of Medicine in Washington, D.C. on 7 October 2023. In addition to the world-renowned mRNA researcher, Kornélia Polyák, cancer researcher and alumna of the University of Szeged, was also elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
As the inventor of the modified messenger RNA used in modern vaccines (Covid19), Katalin Karikó was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Drew Weissman, her fellow American research colleague, on the 2nd of October 2023. The announcement of the Nobel Prize winner, Katalin Karikó, one of the most influential scientists of our time is a source of pride for her alma mater, the University of Szeged community.
A returning, popular program series, the Autumn Cultural Festival, organized by the SZTE Cultural Office, is about to start at the University of Szeged.
Japan is the first ! This was the impression visitors had during their visit to the Vigadó in Gyula. On Japan Day, held on September 9, 2023, the University of Szeged showed how the research results of mRNA researcher Katalin Karikó, SZTE alumna and professor, were discovered and evaluated in the "Land of the Rising Sun". A group of Japanese medics from Szeged also gained experience at the Japan Day in Gyula.
On the occasion of the European Mobility Week and Car Free Day, the University of Szeged is launching a two-wheeled challenge on its social media platforms from 16 to 22 September 2023. The organisers will raffle Jate Club tickets among those who complete the challenge.
More than 1,200 international students have been admitted to the University of Szeged this year. Students from more than 130 countries are currently studying at the university, making it a uniquely diverse student community. The Orientation Days programme series, organised by the Directorate for International Affairs and Public Relations of SZTE, helps newly arrived students to integrate.
The spectacular opening ceremony of the 35th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2023) took place at the József Attila Study and Information Centre of the University of Szeged. IOI is the world's most prestigious competitive programming event for high school IT talents. The competition, which will last until Sunday, has attracted 360 contestants from 90 countries and around 300 international guides and guests.
Orient yourself towards your studies at SZTE by attending the International Freshmen Orientation Days!
The Tropical Butterfly Garden is open to visitors again in the SZTE Botanic Garden. Opening hours: 9.00 AM -17.45 PM.
Bálint Pápai reached the quarter-finals of the European Universities Badminton and Water Polo Championships in Miskolc, both in singles and doubles with his brother Balázs. The seven-day competition saw results announced in six categories, with hundreds of matches played between the teams. The SZTE was represented by the two Pápai brothers from TTIK, Janka Bozsó from ÁJTK and Gyöngyvér Bordás from JGYPK.
A summer party marked the end of the Biozentrum Festival at the University of Würzburg. The guest of honour, biochemist Katalin Kariko, gave a lecture on 26 July 2023 and then she received the Theodor Boveri Prize, which was awarded to her 23 months ago. The world-renowned mRNA researcher, professor at the University of Szeged, and multiple academician met with an international group of doctoral students who are investigating RNA-based medicine.
During the past six months, Dóra Babócs, a surgical resident at the University of Szeged, has contributed to 17 scientific works: she presented at an American space research conference and was asked to be a co-author in the space surgery chapter of a textbook. From August, the 27-year-old talent from the University of Szeged will continue her career in Houston.
The graduation ceremonies at the end of the 2022/23 academic year at the University of Szeged held between June 23 and July 15. This time, 307 students graduated from the various international programs of the university.
The University of Szeged was ranked as the best Hungarian university in the recently published Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world ranking.
Team guides are expected to participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2023), which will be held in Szeged, Hungary, from 28 August to 4 September 2023.
The European Alliance for Global Health - Transformation through Joint Research and Innovation Action (EUGLOHRIA) and the Munich Science Communication Lab invite researchers and PhD students to participate in the EUGLOHRIA Science Communication Workshops Series 2023.
In the framework of a five-day, intensive conference, specialists in Novi Sad explored the internationalization of universities. The participants, including representatives of the University of Szeged, acquired many useful experiences and new, personal and professional relationships.
