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Meet our alumni volunteers: Awais Qadir

News · 23 Jun 2021

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 Awais Qadir’s story from Pakistan! He studied in Hungary between 2017-2021 at Óbuda University and now he is working on high entropy ceramics for the aerospace industry to employ novel materials in extreme applications.

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Outstanding Hungarian women in science

News · 9 Jun 2021

There are many news stories and articles that talk about Hungarian inventions and famous Hungaricums, but Hungarian women in science are less known. Thanks to their talent and perseverance, they have all achieved some kind of revolutionary in healthcare, education, or even scientific research. Be inspired by their short story and learn the secret of long life, because most of them reached old age (more than 90 years)!

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Zahra Fuladvand

News · 26 May 2021

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 Zahra Fulandvan’s story from Iran! She began her doctoral studies in 2017 at the Hungarian University of Fine Art and now she’s working on her dissertation and her final art project to receive the degree.

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From Smart Cities to Future Cities – An Interview with Samu Szemerey

News · 19 May 2021

In May the Alumni Hungary Webinar Series started its brand new series. The webinars feature outstanding Hungarian scientists and professionals presenting their fields of expertise. To provide you a greater depth to our topics, from now on you can also read interviews with our presenters! 

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European award for the diabetic tamagotchi

News · 12 May 2021

The team of the University of Pécs won an international innovation bronze medal with a virtual pet that helps children with diabetes. The team of four Brazilian students studying in the city achieved an excellent result representing the Medical School Institute of Transdisciplinary Discoveries (ITD) - UP reported.

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Óbuda University is the key partner in a new cancer research

News · 5 May 2021

What if the answer to treating cancer could be found in maths? That’s what the EU-funded Tamed Cancer project is attempting to find out. The project uses mathematical modelling to develop personalised cancer therapies. “Maths allows us to calculate optimal drug dosages, which in turn lets us develop therapy and treatment tailored to the individual patient’s unique needs,” says Levente Kovács, a professor at Óbuda University, the project’s lead partner. “This work represents a new approach to tumour therapy – one that ultimately aims to tame cancer.”

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Meet our alumni volunteers: Ayaz Shaikh

News · 28 Apr 2021

The time has come to introduce our international alumni volunteer team with 34 people from 17 countries speaking 23 different languages. In this part of our volunteer series, you can read Ayaz Shaikh’s story from India! He’s doing his doctoral studies in Hungary at the University of Debrecen and his research is about honey product development in Hungary and India.

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