Executive editor: Prof. Dr. Péter Földesi rector Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Egyetem tér 1. http://uni.sze.hu Photos: Károly Matusz , Péter Oláh Jakócs, Péter Varga, Infoartnet Ltd.
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DEAR READER, Széchenyi István University is proud that its work is perceived not only as professional, educational and meets a high standard of scientific research but also as being social responsible. Our students will not only be engineers, technical educators, IT specialist, lawyers, economists, musicians, health and social science professionals but will also be the intellectuals of the country and this region, who are social responsible as well. Széchenyi István University in Győr emphasizes basic research next to the applied sciences so our educator-researcher colleagues have seen what will be and what could be within five years. Moreover, they not only see but also shape the future actively. Our university has been undertaking the building of an exemplary model of the changing Hungarian higher education system. To this we have found excellent partners: the city of Győr and the energetic regional industry within Audi Hungaria, which is committed to the community and the society and the active students who are proud of their university. The effect of the economy of Győr, the regional organizational power of the city and the university’s influence can be felt not only in the city but well beyond its borders into the surrounding area and region. The purpose of the university is to be the intellectual and developmental centre of Győr, which is closely connected to the economy of the area. We are building the future in Győr!
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Péter Földesi rector
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GYŐR WHERE THE FUTURE IS BUILT Situated half way between Budapest and Vienna in an ideal location and in many respects this large Hungarian town offers everybody a safe future with great opportunities and continuous renewal. Győr is the capital of the domestic car industry, as well as, the cultural economic and industrial centre of Northern Transdanubia. The county seat is also the region’s scientific, healthcare and administration centre. There are continuous consultations between the local authorities and the management of key businesses. The renewed vocational training concept of the town enables us to adjust the labour supply to investors’ needs setting up their businesses here. The Industrial Park of the town is developing and expanding and currently offers sites to
companies from 14 countries on an area of several hundreds of hectares. With its modernised traffic, cosy downtown, a lot of green areas and excellent educational institutions the town of rivers and meetings sets an example for all settlements. Győr is an ideal and lovely place to live where knowledge is as valuable as healthcare or human relations.
THE INNOVATIVE REGION In contrast to the global economic crisis at the beginning of the new millennium, in Győr and its closest surroundings there has started an unprecedented dynamic economic development. A lot of companies have recognised the exploitable potential in the region, above all in the car industry, which led to intensive developments. One of Hungary’s most important companies, the strategic partner of our university, Audi Hungaria Motor Ltd., is carrying out new investments, as a result of which more than 10,000 new jobs will be created. Széchenyi István University has a big role in providing well-qualified engineers with hands-on experience and language knowledge. Our institution has been in close connection with the region’s major businesses and based on feedback it adjusts its training programme to the relevant needs of the labour market.
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Besides Audi Hungaria Motor Ltd., the university has other important partners including Rába Vehicle Holding, GM, Suzuki, IBM, LuK, Borsodi Műhely – just to mention a few of them.
THE UNIVERSITY OF APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE Széchenyi István University (SZE-Győr) is a higher education institution with a balanced development and flexible reaction to the social and economic needs: it functions as an open service provider that is able to contribute to the operation of Győr – a successful social, economic and cultural centre – in a comprehensive way. Similar to the economy of the town and its role in regional development the university also has an effect on areas far beyond the town’s and the region’s borders. The institution is the intellectual centre of Northern Transdanubia; the Hungarian Vehicle Research Centre of the university acts as a driving force in the future of the international relations of the Hungarian higher education and the economy. As a result of its efficient activities SZE-Győr is implementing a 50 million € comprehensive development programme from government and EU subsidies. Due to this development modern buildings, research and teaching areas, high-tech R&D equipment, student-friendly services and many DISCIPLINES OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY: • engineering sciences • information technology • economics • law and administration • pedagogy • healthcare • social work • musical art
other new elements contribute to the high standard operation. The KnowledgeManagement Centre was established with the help of EU tenders and it provides sophisticated working areas and acts as an incubation centre for university citizens with business concepts. The Vehicle Research Centre was also founded with EU subsidies. It is here that our colleagues carry out internationally competitive R&D activities, which meet the needs of the region’s industry. In addition to the high academic standards and the thrifty management of the resources, the ‘Universitas’ of Győr trains well-qualified graduates with hands-on experience required by the social and economic environment. In the course of education the institution provides high-level and applicable practical training ensuring professional expertise, as well as good manners and adaptability. With its research activity and international relations the university keeps pace with top-ranking scientific research and takes an active role in diversifying the cultural, scientific and sports life of Győr and its region.
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES It is Hungary’s largest Faculty of Engineering Sciences, the primary source of supplying professionals in the region where training takes place in the field of engineering, information technology and engineer-teacher training. It also gives home in a unique way to the AUDI Hungaria Vehicle Engineering Department Group coordinating the work of three departments. The department group ensures a direct connection between a leading car manufacturer and the university’s Faculty of Engineering Sciences. Within its comprehensive development framework since 2008 the university has spent several millions of euros on developing R&D infrastructure. As a result, high-tech equipment and well-equipped laboratories enable departments and their partner companies to carry out intensive R&D activities. The tribometer laboratory, the microscope laboratory, the laboratory examining
mechatronic parts and the new vehicle technological workshop are only some examples of how EU funding was utilized. Each of them provides students with professional training; meeting the expectations of the industrial sector. Our engineering, IT and natural science courses receive a growing attention and support throughout the country because well-qualified and talented engineers and information specialists are badly needed. The continuously increasing number of students in recent years underpins the fact that the educational strategy of our faculty is on the right path to train successful engineers and IT specialists in the long run. LABORATORIES AND EQUIPMENT • laboratory for examining mechatronic parts • microscope laboratory • tribometer laboratory • vehicle technology workshop • cold and hot engine testing bench • high capacity CT X-ray • nano mill • laser sintering laboratory • radio frequency measuring laboratory • transport simulation laboratory • laboratory for intelligent robots and control systems • audio and video laboratory • laboratory for packaging technology • geotechnical and geoinformatic laboratory • laboratory for building physics and building technologies
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Besides bachelor’s and master’s programmes our faculty also offers higher level vocational training courses. In the special colleges of the faculty students have the opportunity for various self-study programmes; those opting for a scientific career may enrol for a scientific degree at our Doctoral School in civil engineering, transport engineering or information science. In addition to the acquisition of the theoretical knowledge, our engineering programmes also offer hands-on experience. This is supported by high-tech laboratories, field placements, the PRACTING trainee programme, which helps students acquire work experience and marketable knowledge in business environment through internships and work practice. Our unique Architectural Studio Building is available to students all around the clock. We also have a leading role in supporting talent. Our group called SZEnergy has been a world champion in the Shell
Ecomarathon rally in the category of solarpowered vehicles for years. We also take pride in the world champions of pastry bridge construction. Our students actively participate in the Formula Student competitions too. The National Conference for Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Students and the National Conference for IT Students are also organised by the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. These events are excellent places for exchanging experiences between universities. The degree obtained at our faculty is a guarantee for a job opportunity. This is also supported by our students’ feedback. We are also informed by our business partners about the labour demand, and based on this our courses are continuously adjusted to the needs of the labour market. The field placements at various companies are often followed by job offers and then by employment.
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KAUTZ GYULA FACULTY OF ECONOMICS Educating economists started with the legal predecessor of SzĂŠchenyi IstvĂĄn University in 1990. These days courses of the faculty include international studies, management, marketing, public administration, business administration and regional sciences. Besides full-time courses we also offer part-time courses and distance learning.
The faculty is characterised by a hands-on view: in addition to the regular company visits, lectures by highly experienced professionals and simulation programmes help students prepare for making decisions in different real-life situations. Our educational training is supported by modern infrastructure. We focus on the continuous development of education technology in order to organise high-level conferences, as well as presentations given by lecturers and students. Our faculty con-
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siders fostering international relations as a major aim. Due to this, teachers from various countries ranging from New Zealand, through Britain to Canada give lectures and numerous students attend our courses. Through our well-built relations and the Erasmus programme our students may apply for scholarships to the universities of more than 20 countries including Spain, Greece and the Baltic states. A part of our training takes place in a foreign language.
The faculty mostly deals with research in applied economics. In case of corporations we focus on management – leadership and market problems; in the case of SMEs we tackle the external and internal conditions affecting their overall management. Our research activities involve the science of marketing, human resources management and knowledge management, moreover, the development of business networks and the issues of corporate financing. All these topics are investigated from a geographic aspect at regional, national and international levels. The findings of research are presented at scientific conferences, professional symposia, and published in special journals and university periodicals. Every year the faculty organises for its existing and potential business partners the event ‘Company Meeting’ to enhance the organisation of field placements, common research projects and general relations.
There are several research groups at the faculty, such as the Information Society Education and Research Group, the Water Environment Technologies and Strategic Services Research Centre and the CentralEastern European and Balkan Research Centre. Besides our bachelor’s and master’s programmes and higher level vocational training courses, Kautz Gyula College for Advanced Studies awaits talented students with individual training programmes. Our Doctoral School offers the opportunity to obtain further degrees. We are proud of our graduates who can easily find employment in various areas of business. Primarily this employment is found in the Northern Transdanubian region and they work for their respective organisations either as middle or senior managers.
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Deák Ferenc FACULTY OF LAW AND POLITICAL SCIENCES The legal education following a century-old tradition in Győr was relaunched in 1995. Széchenyi István University in its own right has hosted and looked after the Faculty of Law since 2002. Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences was established in 2007. It offers high quality education based on a close relationship between students and professors, it has widespread national and international relations and its inherent creative force is based on a practice-oriented training. In the North-Transdanubean region only our department offers legal and administrative training. The powerful economic, judicial and public services sectors are both supporters and a potential labour market. In ranking the department’s potential we can state that our lecturers possess academic qualifications, have practical experience and are student- friendly. Our department’s professors work in constitutional courts and have leadership positions in regional and national legal administration postings. They are willing to share with the students their knowledge and expertise they have acquired in national and international institutions. In assembling the training material we especially focus on providing both theoretical and practical knowledge. This knowledge can be used in different sectors of the economy. This is the reason why we strongly support acquiring professional experience alongside in depth academic studies. With this experience and with the help of per-
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sonal contacts the students will have the opportunity to find a successful job. The undivided legal education provides the basis of the department’s training for both full-time and part-time students or correspondence students. There is an outstanding proportion of our graduates who are able to find jobs in our region. The national report shows that they can find places of work easier than the average. Besides the traditional legal careers, the law degree can enable those to enter the economic and financial sector, the media sector or into the world of politics. Our university was the first in the country to establish the International Administration course. Students graduating this course will become administrative organizers and will be able to use their knowledge in the international relations system. This course is offered at the bachelor’s and master’s level for full-time and part-time correspondence students.
Special attention is paid to our talented students. We support them to improve their knowledge of languages and in carrying out research in scientific student circles. The Batthyány Lajos Szakkollégium (Honour Roll Student College) is an accredited vocational college, which focuses on the individual activities of the most talented students in regards to professional, scientific, cultural and community work. The department’s “A” category scientific edition, “Law-State-Politics” is a journal that
has been published quarterly since 2009. The journal contains proofread studies and reviews covering the field of administrative, legal and political sciences. The authors of the articles are leading researchers and professors in the above-mentioned fields of science. In addition, foreign researchers and even students of our Doctoral School have the opportunity to publish in the journal. The Parliamentary Research Centre operates in the department and carries out research in the field of legislation, constitutional law, public administration and political science. The department does research on examining the aspects of national and international private law as well as complex jurisprudential analysis of the transport system. We put great effort in developing the quality of our training by building networks with European Union and Central European institutions involved in tertiary education and research. Our faculty conducts active cooperation with universities and professional institutions in Vienna, Brno, Bratislava, Bialystok and Novi Sad. We offer opportunities for students to study abroad through Erasmus projects, mostly in Passau, Pisa, Utrecht, Salzburg and Warsaw.
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Petz Lajos INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL STUDIES The mission of our institute is to create a training centre for health and social sciences, which directs and coordinates multilevel, scientific and practical studies in the Western Hungarian region.
The state-of-the-art “practice training” was enabled by the professional cooperation of the regions high quality health and social institutions, which are in line with the European Union’s requirements to ensure practice-oriented training. Our students have had the opportunity to study on our own campus since 2003, which next to the largest clinical practice area; the Petz Aladár County Educational Hospital. In the framework of the European standard health and social care training the students have the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge that they can successfully put into practice in special fields of the labour market. We help our students to become successful social workers and health experts by providing lecture halls equipped with modern technology, professional demonstration units as well as the field for clinical practical programmes. The implementation of gastrointestinal examinations and the development and research of gynaecological examinations that were realised with the help of the European Union project and with the subsidy received from the Hun-
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garian Government included the creation of educational and research laboratories, which all support the students in their studies. In addition, the acquired knowledge is recognized both in Hungary and even beyond the borders of our country. We closely collaborate with the county hospital and with the region’s several health and social institutes. We recently created a high bandwidth database between our institution and the Petz Aladár County Educational Hospital. This allows for research and educational activity at a national and international level.
VARGA TIBOR INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL ART Our Music Institution is one of the sixth music institutions of higher education, which is located in the 19th century synagogue. The building has excellent and wonderful acoustics and it is one of the country’s most beautiful concert halls. The University Concert Hall is not only a training centre but also a favourite place for cultural life.
We train orchestral and chamber musicians, musical instruments teachers as well as music schoolteachers. The music schoolteacher students complete their methodological practice and their special teaching practice at the Richter János Music Vocational School and the Bartók Béla Choir and Music Primary School. There are three main ensembles in our Institute. The University Orchestra led by Gergely Ménesi and The Győr Symphonic Band led by Ferenc Szabó are regular participants in the cultural life of Győr. The third is our youngest ensemble, the University Choir. The members of the Choir, in addition to training our students, would like to attract the town’s citizens and in collaboration with the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra they are preparing high-level pieces of work. High bandwidth data provides the appropriate training and IT background, which is achieved with the help of European projects together with the campus and the institution.
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MULTIDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES The Multidisciplinary Doctoral School of Engineering Sciences was established in May 2005. The trends of its research and the focus on its training are connected to the traditions of Széchenyi István University as well as to the future expectations of the institute. On the other hand, it is a priority to take into account the region’s demand for industrial research, which has a strong international importance.
The latest tendencies of the scientific and technological development justify the fact that the multidisciplinary results not only in synthesis but in synergy as well. In compliance with this principle the activities of the doctoral school is strongly concerned about several related sciences, such as construction engineering, information technology and traffic engineering. The courses provided by the doctoral school provide the
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opportunity for students to acquire a deep insight into different areas, as the research themes themselves are related to a variety of areas in the sciences. This is certified by the publications of national and international researchers. The themes and the team of authors highlight the interdisciplinary nature of this. The doctoral school through its international activity has close connections with many well-known institutions and experts.
DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF regionaland economic sciences The aim of the doctoral school and the associated research program is to reveal the future trends of cooperation in the Central-Eastern European area and to explore their push and pull factors. Furthermore our mission is to find out economic, social and institutional relationships because if there is a strong interconnection between the factors of the economy there will be more lively connections between them, which in the long run will lead to a stronger European integration.
Therefore there is a need to do research on the current and future co-operations. All these would only be realised in a stable economic climate, so it is necessary to study their effects. In addition there is a need to look inside the work of the players who have a great impact on changes such as the conduct and behaviour of the European Union, member countries, local communities and the civil society. More attention is paid to market connections, corporate partnerships, human factors and the study of different levels of strategic methods and their accomplishments. The profile of the doctoral school is to give the appropriate scientific degree and the development of regional studies, as well as economic and organizational sciences. The latter is mostly concerned with the role of marketing and management studies. During the organized training (semesters I-IV) basic and professional subjects help students to master the basic theoretical and methodological knowledge. There is a wide range of electives the students can choose
from in order to broaden their special knowledge, which reinforces them with professional surpluses. Part of the training includes scientific conferences, workshops and opportunities for publication (yearbooks, periodicals). We invite foreign presenters who inform us about new trends in research and make us aware of new scientific problems. We also support study tours abroad for our students, opportunities for publications and we continuously ensure their participation in doing research. The training is supported by well-equipped classrooms, well-known researchers, qualified professors and their assistant teachers; there are continuous opportunities for consultation and professional communications. The effectiveness is indicated by the fact that since its foundation in 2004, one in five students obtained their degrees, that is 23%. On an annual basis 13-15 students get a placement and, out of these, 3-4 students receive grants, the others take part in correspondence courses.
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DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF LAW AND POLITICAL SCIENCEs The Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences is committed to the development of domestic legal sciences, improving personal conditions and makes efforts to have a good international reputation. Its priority is to ensure high quality successors in teaching students to contribute to the long-term sustainability of high quality legal training.
The doctoral school is characterised by having outstanding and well-qualified professors, it has a strong relationship with Hungarian and foreign students attending the doctoral school. There is an intensive (collaborative) research and a credible application scheme. The main objective of the doctoral school is to do scientific and research activities and as a result of this the accumulated knowledge transmitted by the professors and students should be put into practice and offer assistance in appropriate fields. Our doctoral students get a lot of assistance in completing the course successfully and also in doing research for their theses.
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The main areas of the doctoral school are as follows: the European models of central and local administration, the federalism of the European Union, the relationship between the EU law and the Hungarian law, effects in the European and Hungarian private law, the principle of constitutional arguing, as well as the fields of international cooperation in criminal matters. The doctoral school, thanks to the international connections of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, has the opportunity to take part in international research projects. Its publications and conferences are open to foreign partners, to domestic researchers and also to PhD students.
Centre for Knowledge Management and International Relations
The Centre for Knowledge Management and International Relations started its operation as a department of Széchenyi István University in October 2009. It manages the intellectual property of the university. In April 2013 the centre merged with the International Project Centre. Its activities and development are strongly related to TÁMOP 4.2.1. and TÁMOP 4.2.3. applications and pilot actions.
It is focused on putting into practice the potential knowledge of the university, generating and managing innovative projects. The centre has an important role to play in protecting the intellectual property, patenting and enabling technology transfer. In addition, by mapping the competences of the departments and the infrastructure of the laboratories it facilitates the development of scientific and economic relations and looks for collaboration opportunities based on the internal and external market demands. The centre has a major role in organizing academic and scientific events, in searching and supporting talented students. In addition, it gives support to the Advanced Colleges, Doctoral Schools, and helps the academic work of the student circles. It supports the gifted students by
offering twice a year the opportunity to apply for “SZE Duó” prototype development. In the framework of the business model competition students can get significant assistance from both the university and the mentors who are executives and managers at important companies in Győr. The best startups are encouraged by various prizes offered by the sponsors. The centre with the help of the university incubator also provides discounts to students to rent offices on the second floor and also offers a variety of services and trainings in the University Library building. The focus of the international activities of the centre is to support the student and staff mobility, to participate in creating conditions for foreign language courses, and to build international partnerships.
University Business Incubator
The aim of the IN-Spiral Creative Background and the IN-Cube University Business Incubation Centre, both formed as part of a European Union project, is to support the foundation of businesses and the development of research findings and individual skills, and therefore the creation of new jobs. The businesses set up in the university business incubator, belonging to the Knowledge Management Centre, can operate with favourable rental costs, in a modern environment. The incubator does not only provide offices and a laboratory infrastructure at a reduced cost but it involves a much wider scope of services. For the businesses operating within the “open innovation lab”, university infrastructure is more accessible and it is easier to make contact with university laboratories, university researchers and the students who may be involved in the innovation projects.
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International relations and mobility
Our university is an active member of thematic networks associated with several fields within higher education, even an international research team has been recently formed out of local initiatives with Győr as its centre. We regularly host international conferences, as well as intensive student programs. In addition, international sports events have taken place on several occasions on our campus in Győr. Being a member of several European and global scientific organisations, as their Hungarian representative, Széchenyi István University provides fast learning and application of the leading research findings and methods. It is the task of the Centre for Knowledge Management and International Relations to coordinate the university’s international activities and to assist the work conducted within international projects. One of the main fields of this coordination is to ensure the conditions for the mobility of students and professors/ researchers, which is an important part of a high quality education and it also gives the
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Széchenyi István University considers it essential to raise the standards of its operations by initiatives realized within the framework of the international cooperation. The partner institutions are primarily based in countries of the EU and the European continent but our university holds an existing and mutual relationship with countries overseas, in the Arab world or on the Australian continent.
opportunity to gain experience needed for professional development. There are various opportunities for our students to study abroad within the framework of different scholarships (Erasmus Programme, CEEPUS – Central European Exchange Program for University Studies, Go East, Leonardo, etc.) and likewise, there is a growing interest in our foreign language programs on the part of students coming from other countries. Their acclimatization is aided by a mentor system for students, as well as the organisation of different international events and cultural programs. Thanks to the announcement of the scholarship for guest lecturers, more and more lecturers from our university can gain new experiences in foreign higher education institutions. Returning home, the new knowledge and methodological skills acquired can contribute to the further development of our university, by incorporating them into their own professional and teaching activities.
The aim of the college is to provide its members with possibilities to acquire pragmatic knowledge in the fields of architecture, structural erection, environmental protection and settlements – with both domestic and international aspects. The College for Advanced Studies helps and encourages its students to participate in programs supported by the European Union, especially those involved in attending courses at a foreign university or doing an internship abroad.
Baross Gábor College for Advanced Studies
Batthyány Lajos College for Advanced Studies The college for ten years has been the prominent talent development institution for the law and administration students, while operating on a self-governing principle. It organizes practical and theoretical courses beyond the university core material, facilitates, for its members, the direct admission to internship placements. Besides the professional and educational elements, our institution publishes periodicals and operates an independent scientific journal called Diskurzus (Discourse). It organizes academic lectures and conferences as well.
Kautz Gyula College for Advanced Studies in Economics The college offers high quality professional work as well as a very good community life for the most outstanding students participating in the economics education. In the college students have the opportunity to attend courses not included in the university curriculum. In addition to the lectures organized by the association, they can also meet well-known experts of academic and business life in person.
Jedlik Ányos College for Advanced Studies The college was created in April 2009, with the cooperation of the self-study group of the Telecommunications Department, the SZEnergy Team and the SZEngine, its most recent member the IT Section. There’s a close relationship between the teams: they jointly organize their programs, submit their applications for tenders and help each other in their projects. The association expects the application of those students eager to learn who would like to ensure their prominent place in the labour market by gaining a greater professional experience.
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University Library The University Library, which is located in the INNO-Share building, receives its visitors in a modern environment that can hold around 750 people. On our more than 200 computers, in addition to the library catalogue, which is part of the “HUNTÉKA” integrated library system, the academic databases are also available. A Wi-Fi connection also ensures the services of the digital knowledge base. The books and current journals can be accessed on the first floor. Several documents, available only for library use or photocopying may also be requested there. The second floor houses the EU-funded Media Research Space where six 3-person media boxes and 15 single research cabins are available. The soundproof media boxes allow for the use of various CD and DVD material, while the research cabins also facilitate individual preparation.
The basement houses the ‘Children’s Nook’, which functions as a student library and playroom. In our innovation consulting office, intellectual property counselling and information broker service are available. The University Library is open for the public.
University Dormitories Two building complexes house our university’s dormitories; one of them, the Hegedűs Gyula Dormitory is located on campus. The student organizations operate there, and due to their proximity to the university it allows our students to join the university community and to spend active, meaningful academic years at our institution.
The 3 wings of the building are capable of housing a total of 1150 students. Rooms have three beds, equipped with cable TV, a refrigerator and internet connection. Two rooms plus a bathroom constitute one housing unit. Each corridor includes a fully equipped kitchen. Further services that are available are: photocopying, computer cabinet, buffet, gym, and laundry facility.
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In the External Dormitory (Külső Kollégium), which can be accessed by a 15-minute bus ride, 420 students can be housed. There are two- and three-bed rooms in the building. The common two-bed housing units also include a kitchenette and bathroom. Cable TV and internet connection are provided here as well. Its calm atmosphere and modern facilities make External Dormitory an ideal place for both study and recreation.
Active life and sports A meaningful life involves a healthy lifestyle and active exercise, and it should not be forgotten during one’s studies either. Széchenyi István University has its own sports hall, gym and sports fields.
Several sports – for example football, basketball, handball, triathlon, judo, chess, volleyball, and table tennis – can be pursued, both as leisurely and competitively. The campus, located on the banks of the MosoniDanube, also offers water sport facilities to its students. Whether it is a 5-a-side football, a streetball or wall climbing competition, or the traditional cross-country running in the Püspökerdő – the university aspires to offer sporting facilities to everyone, satisfying each student’s individual needs. We believe we have to not only train our minds, in the fields of scientific knowledge but our aim is to raise healthy generations who will not forget the importance of physical activity even later, in their professional careers. The athletes of the university achieve outstanding results in competitive sports, both
in individual and team competitions. Besides those who are among the best in the world, the institution is also proud of their alumni who have won national or university-level championships and its teams that have excelled in the first, second or third divisions. Although not everyone can become a first-class athlete, nature (as for the use of exercise) is always close at hand. On the renewed campus, with lots of green areas and the river banks, a well-equipped boat centre and bicycle storage racks were built, which are used by both students and teachers. Whether someone starts a sightseeing tour in the town on water, by bike or on foot, he or she can realize that the rivers, bridges, parks, groves, the Radó Island, the Püspökerdő, the squares and alleys of the historical town centre all have the same message: there is hardly a more ideal environment for intellectual development.
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Students’ Information and Service Centre – “Kisház” In our central information office, our students can obtain first-hand the important and useful information that concerns them, as well as they can get answers to their arising questions. The “Kisház”, also offers several other services to the students: the sale of train tickets or season passes, student loan applications, ISIC/ITIC international identity card applications, electronic mobile phone balance top-up, sports card applications, dormitory access cards, university card system administration, customer service, management of ads, sale of university theatre season tickets, photocopying, printing, faxing, scanning, free internet, Wi-Fi coverage, etc.
Career Office The Career Office of our university task is to inform students of the employment opportunities and prepare them for the expectations of the labour market, thus ensuring that they will have a successful career. The main tasks of the office include the organizational assistance of work and internship placements, assistance in the operation of the practical work experience
program “Practing”, organization of companies’ professional days and job fairs, various counselling and further trainings. The office encompasses the alumni movement, which involves the career tracking of graduates, the organization of alumni reunions, the administration of the alumni database, as well as the full information of former students.
Uniwork School Cooperative The principal aim of the school cooperative is to help and facilitate employment for its students, both at university and the companies operating in its proximity or in partnership with it. The diverse range of student jobs offers several professional work opportunities for the students.
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Cafés and entertainment venues Bridge Club for Students and Teachers satisfies at a high standard both students’ and teachers’ needs with its wide range of services, while trying to respond to external demands as well. They operate a café, a catering unit with hot dishes and a barbecue terrace and beer garden on the banks of the Danube where conferences, concerts and other events can be housed.
every day, at affordable prices. It also offers a pleasant environment for conferences, and university or town events. In the Üveges Drink Bar, located at the heart of the campus, students can spend their free time with a coffee or a tea between lessons and lectures.
The Literary Café, located in the INNO-Share building, receives its guests in a modern, youthful environment with quality catering. It’s a popular venue for leisure programs, that is combined with a light evening of wine tasting. The Széchenyi Restaurant, popular among both students and teachers, provides catering with freshly prepared meals, renewable
Mobilis Interactive Science Centre On the university campus, that is an investment of the Győr Town Council, a scientific interactive exhibition was established, which is unique even in Europe. Corresponding to the force of the economy of Győr, as well as to the training and research profile of Széchenyi István University, Mobilis’ activities focus on the
playful, entertaining presentation of the scientific topics related to vehicles and transportation. The centre offers 2-3 hours of recreation for everyone from children to pensioners and also provides excellent job opportunities for the university students.
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