Debrecen4U January 12, 2026

Medgyessy High School Student Presents His Development in Taiwan

Debrecen-based Dániel Czapák is preparing for one of the world’s most prestigious scientific competitions, with 250 projects and more than 350 students from over thirty countries. Award winners of the National Science and Innovation Olympiad were invited to travel to Taiwan with their finalist 2025 projects. From all of Hungary, only two projects made it to the competition: one by Dániel and the other by a young participant from Budapest.

For the second year now, he has been developing a maintenance tool specialized for production lines that predicts when a motor is about to fail. The idea for the development came to him with the help of mentors. He wanted to create a solution that could address a frequent problem affecting many people. “The starting point was that revenue loss due to maintenance on production lines represents a major problem,” he added.

Dániel Czapák is a student in the six-year program at Medgyessy High School. “I first got the opportunity in eighth grade from my mentor teacher, Dr. Viktória Bacsó Borbélyné, who is now the Managing Director of the Agóra Science Experience Center,” he recalled. As mentioned, he has many supporters, and in addition to his mentors he also expressed his gratitude to his family and his coach.

In Taiwan, in addition to the competition, the participants will also take part in a cultural tour. Over three competition days, they must present their projects to the jury in English.

Dániel Czapák was awarded a scholarship from the Foundation for Talented Young People of Debrecen in August, which he plans to use this year to advance his latest development. He has participated in several initiatives, including the Future of Debrecen program, and says that while he envisions a career as an innovator and researcher, he is equally drawn to communication and marketing—fields he hopes to integrate into a single professional path. “The future lies within us young people and in our willingness to take action,” he emphasized.

Source: dehir.hu | Photo credit: DTV