Israel declared statehood seventy years ago, on May 14, 1948. On the occasion of this anniversary the Faculty of Arts of the University of Debrecen organised an academic conference in the Kölcsey Culture Centre last Tuesday.

Researchers from the Institute of Physics of the University of Debrecen were working on improving the precision and efficiency of medical accelerators at athe medical technology hackathon in Geneva.

As a resurrection of an almost hundred-year-old tradition, the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Debrecen re-establishes the Monti Circle of Friends of Italy in order to strengthen the presence of Italian culture in Debrecen and to facilitate education and scientific work.

Until now, only cardio training has been recommended to older people. However, according to new research of the University of Debrecen, weight training, if done correctly, can also bring huge benefits over 60 years of age. Sport plays important part in the prevention of various age-related diseases.

Falafel, zorbian, matcha muffins, and bao zi are just a bare sample of the specialties presented by contestants from as many as twenty different countries at the International Food Day held this past Friday. For the first time in its history, the gastronomical competition was won by Team Israeal.

The method of Virág Dezső, a dance artist who teaches at the music academy in Amsterdam, aims to help musicians develop new skills through using their bodies. In Hungary, the Faculty of Music of the University of Debrecen is the only place where she teaches „the musicality of motion”.

The University of Debrecen intends to improve the quality of its English-Language Programs with the help of international consultants to a level that is even higher than the current one. For this reason, experts from Higher Education Academy paid a visit to our institution at the end of April.

In 6 sections, 80 students from 7 institutions of 7 countries participated in the InterTalent UNIDEB talent development conference, which was organised by the University of Debrecen for young researchers for the 3rd time.

The University of Debrecen is featured again in the annual list of institutions of higher education prepared by Times Higher Education (THE), compiled on the basis of performance indicators, such as the quality of education and research activities.

Almost 30 professors will be teaching the young talents who come to Debrecen this summer to Young Musicians’ Summer Academy.