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The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen is continuing to develop. Today, three new laboratories were handed over and implemented in cooperation with partner companies. One of the laboratories was developed with the help of Emerson | NI in Debrecen, and this is their most significant educational investment in Hungary to date.
The laboratory, developed at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen in cooperation with Emerson | NI, cost almost EUR 1 million, or about HUF 400 million. The company provided 70 percent of the investment cost. This is their largest educational investment in Hungary to date. The company has created a so-called embedded systems and measurement technology laboratory where students can gain real industrial experience.
“One of my priorities was to try to focus on fewer, but strategic, collaborations out of the very many that we have, and to invest much more in those, to take them very seriously. Based on this strategy, the number one partner in education is the University of Debrecen,” CEO of Emerson | NI Róbert Hosszu said.
Several developments have been implemented recently at the Faculty of Engineering. At the beginning of the year, Krones Hungary Ltd. also established a design laboratory. Then, the newest wing of the building was handed over, thanks to which the building complex became 3,000 square metres larger. In half a year, Wing B is also expected to be handed over.
“There is life in these buildings, and there is more and more life. With the industrialisation of Debrecen and the changing nature of the city, there is a demand for new knowledge, which our faculty seems to be able to meet,” Chancellor of the University of Debrecen Zoltán Bács emphasised.
Deputy Mayor Lajos Barcsa said at the event that 20 years ago, the Faculty of Engineering was still in question in the city. Today, they can say that the faculty ranks at least second in national indicators.
“The Faculty of Engineering has been able to keep up with the rapid transformation that has taken place in the city’s economy, even at the European level. It is fine that companies come to the city and create new jobs, but they would not come if they did not see excellent foundations,” Lajos Barcsa highlighted.
Two additional Rohde & Schwarz and Festo Hungary Ltd. laboratories were inaugurated at the Faculty of Technology in the framework of the programme.
Source and photo credit: debrecen.hu
