Author: s4nyi

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The Student Self-government organised an Open Day at the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of OE, Székesfehérvár. Participants were informed about the dual trainings, the available specializations, benefits and had an insight into the student life as well.  From September, 2018, 178 internship places are waiting for dual education students at 28 companies in Székesfehérvár.

On the Open Day prospective students of the Alba Regia Technical Faculty OE were given the opportunity to get information about the BSc trainings (electrical engineer, technical manager, informatics engineer, land surveyor and  mechanical engineer), which are available as dual trainings, too.

Attila Mészáros, vice-mayor of Székesfehérvfár welcomed the students on the Open Day and emphasized that the graduates from Óbuda University are the most sought-after employees in the town among the cutting-edge technology companies committed to industry 4.0.

Mészáros Attila vice-mayor has also mentioned that only robots will be used at more and more companies in the future, which will make workforce unnecessary. Only the best qualified workers with adequate experience will be employed at these companies. The Alba Regia Technical Faculty OE is able to train such experts: there will be a robot centre in the town supported by the Óbuda University and the municipality as well. Students at dual trainings will have a huge advantage at the labour market.

The Arconic laboratory, drones, Lego robot programs, 3d laser scanning and other technologies were also on the agenda on the Open Day.

Dr. Seebauer Márta , educational vice-dean of ARTF OE drew the attention  to the Open Day of the Institute of Geoinformatics (Pirosalma utca 1-3) on 15th January, 2018. She has emphasized that in Székesfehérvár the Óbuda University provides the same high-quality education as in Budapest, being in full co-operation with all the faculties in the capital.

Dual education was said to consist of two 14-week educational periods with the other students and two 8-week working practice periods at the companies beginning in December and May respectively. Every student at dual education has four weeks for holiday. They get a salary even during the educational periods. The salary is the minimal wage plus benefits. Students can contract with 28 companies for 178 places in Székesfehérvár.

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EU ERASMUS+ project 15.10.2017-14.10.2020

Geospatial Science (GISc) is a new science, however, has its roots thousands of years. It integrates three traditional geosciences (firstly, geodesy as the science of precise spatial data acquisition; secondly, geography as the science of studying human and physical aspects; finally, cartography as the science of making maps. The integration of these sciences is based on the rapidly evolving computer science. The methods of GISc are widely applied in other sciences, essential in decision making for sustainable development.

The wider aim of the project is to support Uzbekistan in sustainable development by GISc. The objectives envisaged with the project is to establish a missing puzzle from the Uzbek educational system after the MSc level has been completed and before the DSc is targeted. The proposal offers a programme and methods to bridge the gap.

Specific Project Objectives:

• Develop new doctoral programme, innovative doctoral courses and methodologies, supporting continuing professional development on the applications in geoinformatics.
• Build advanced ICT-based learning and research environment, strengthening the relations between higher educational institutions (HEIs) and research institutions (RIs).
• Enhance the scientific level of academic and research staff at UZ partner universities in the field of geoinformatics.
• Orientate UZ scientists into interdisciplinary geoinformation science in geospatial doctoral studies and research.
• Improve involvement of UZ academic staff and doctoral candidates in geoinformation sciences into world-wide scientific community, strengthening internationalization of HEIs/Ris.

The outputs are as follows

• an international network in GISc;
• an accredited Doctoral Programme;
• education capacity at HEIs to deal with the above mentioned problems;
• e-learning platform with a joint, co-operative knowledge pool;
• glossary of geospatial terms, containing definitions in Uzbek, helping interdisciplinary communications;
• research capacity: research labs, and a Joint Research Centre for the interdisciplinary applications in UZ;
• annual GI conferences aiming multiplier effects

There are several challenges in UZ, where GISc may efficiently support solutions, for such issues as climate change, land degradation, heavy use of agrochemicals, diversion of huge amounts of irrigation water from the two main rivers of the region, water scarcity, the chronic lack of water treatment, e.g. Aral Sea, or the growing threat to air quality. UZ society will benefit from innovations to enhance quality, performance and interactivity of public services, to reduce costs and resource consumption and to improve contact between citizens and government.

DSinGIS will serve doctoral candidates with high quality GISc sw/hw in the project timeframe and beyond. We implement online learning infrastructure as a common platform, including supervisors. Learning materials will be shared from a joint, co-operative knowledge pool, which will contain 18 PhD course (10 Uzbek language and 8 English). The infrastructure will host a Learning Management System (Moodle). The online-facilitated intellectual capability will be built across all network partners

Partners

• Obuda University, Hungary
• Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS), Austria
• Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm, Sweden
• Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Halle, Germany
• Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration (TIIAME) Tashkent, UZ
• National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulug’bek (NUU), Tashkent, UZ
• Karakalpak State University named after Berdakh (KSU) Nukus, UZ
• Samarkand State Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute (SamSACI) Samarkand, UZ
• Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering (TIACE) Tashkent, UZ

Associated partners

• State Committee of Republic of Uzbekistan om Land Resource, Tashkent, UZ
• Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education (MHSSE) Tashkent, UZ
• Supreme Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers, Tashkent, UZ

Budget: 992 169 EUR

EU ERASMUS+ project 15.10.2017-14.10.2020

The EU space strategy in the document “2016 Communication on a Space Strategy for Europe” fosters the uptake of space techniques applications. “The Commission’s aim is to optimise the benefits that space brings to society and the wider EU economy. Achieving this means boosting demand among public and private users, facilitating access to and use of space data, and stimulating the development and use of innovative downstream applications.” The demand is in line with the practice observed in the field of Remote Sensing (RS), which has wide range of potential applications unused.

The wider objective of the project is to develop an innovative learning platform, a Learning Management System (LMS) for Asian countries, China and Thailand, which has already relevant activity in the field of RS. Though the content of the proposed LMS would not correspond to any level of tertiary level education, it is basically planned to be developed for meet MSc standards to BSc of related disciplines to RS.

More specifically it is planned by improving the related education
1) by establishing LMS at each Asian universities,
2) by creating a Knowledge Pool of high level eLearning teaching materials for a wider scientific and engineering community, and
3) by organizing workshops, a trainings and a summer school for the teaching staff and students.

Specific Project Objectives:

1. To ensure researchers and academic staff in RS and geospatial sciences for studies integrated into world-wide sustainability academia (research) community
2. To strengthen and integrate RS and geospatial science into Multi-Inter-Trans-Cross- Disciplinary sustainability studies and research of Socio-Ecological Systems
3. To enhance the role of Asian institutions in socio-ecological systems studies and researches for the benefit of Asian region
4. To promote internationalization on the relevant knowledge areas
5. To enhance international cooperation between EU and Asian universities and research institutes

The promotion of the professional development of staff and youth workers in the field of remote sensing and related interdisciplinary sciences is planned to be implemented in the form of a Learning Management System, which makes use of recent advancements of ICT methodologies and technologies. Transversal skills, e.g. digital competences, or in general, 21th century skills are developed by the proposed education form, i.e. a practical remote teaching in a true multi-organizational collaboration.

The proposed LMS would host 20 newly developed modules on remote sensing in the curricula of participating universities, improving the quality of higher education, delivering a background for studying the practical use of the remote sensing techniques. This would by time enhance the practical use of remote sensing on a wide range of applications serving the labour market and society. The competences and skills in the participating HEIs will be developed by the use of these learning modules.

The LMS proposed to be developed at 4 Asian universities would serve the practical applicability of remote sensing data for wide range of disciplines (including different tasks of Environmental protection, Agriculture, forestry and fishery, Physical sciences, Engineering and engineering trades, Transport services, Security services). The aim of the LMS is to foster the uptake of remote sensing applications to boost the benefits that space brings to society and the wider economy.

Partners
1) Obuda University, Hungary
2) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
3) Jagiellonian University, Poland
4) University of Twente, Netherlands
5) Fujian Normal University, China
6) Yunnan Normal University, China
7) Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
8) Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Budget: 990044 EUR

The Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University had a Dual Training Information Day at the assembly hall of the Mayor’s Office where the partner companies of the dual training in 2017 and the future students got to know each-other better. Students taking part in dual training will have the advantage of a six- semester working experience at the labor market.

The Dual Training Information Day was organized for prospective students. From September, 2017 the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University will launch dual training in the following courses: land surveying and land management engineer, technical engineer, informatics engineer, technical manager, electric engineer. These dual training courses are only part of the 150 ones offered by the Óbuda University for its future students.

Dr. András Cser-Palkovics, Mayor of Székesfehérvár greeted the students and the representatives of the partner companies at the information day on Thursday (27 April, 2017). He emphasized that dual training means an advantaged possibility for the development of higher education and for tackling the shortage of labor. He also said that Székesfehérvár quickly recognized the hidden opportunities of dual training after Hungary had joined the dual training program. It is very beneficial for the students in Székesfehérvár that the town, as an industrial center, can boast with several industrial partners. The shortage of qualified labor used to be the greatest challenge of the town in the past. Dr. Cser-Palkovics considers dual training an enormous chance for gaining practical experience of the 21st century. According to the Mayor, dual training has a vast importance on the development and future of Székesfehérvár.

Ádám Szigeti, chancellor of the Óbuda University expressed his pleasure with the fact that dual training has developed a lot over the past two years. He has also declared that the town has had an outstanding role in this kind of training alluring students and workforce to Székesfehérvár. The AMK of Óbuda University and its partner companies guarantee the fulfillment of all the possibilities in practical training.

Dr. András Cser-Palkovics, Mayor of Székesfehérvár greeted the students and the representatives of the partner companies at the information day on Thursday (27 April, 2017). He emphasized that dual training means an advantaged possibility for the development of higher education and for tackling the shortage of labor. He also said that Székesfehérvár quickly recognized the hidden opportunities of dual training after Hungary had joined the dual training program. It is very beneficial for the students in Székesfehérvár that the town, as an industrial center, can boast with several industrial partners. The shortage of qualified labor used to be the greatest challenge of the town in the past. Dr. Cser-Palkovics considers dual training an enormous chance for gaining practical experience of the 21st century. According to the Mayor, dual training has a vast importance on the development and future of Székesfehérvár.

Ádám Szigeti, chancellor of the Óbuda University expressed his pleasure with the fact that dual training has developed a lot over the past two years. He has also declared that the town has had an outstanding role in this kind of training alluring students and workforce to Székesfehérvár. The AMK of Óbuda University and its partner companies guarantee the fulfillment of all the possibilities in practical training.

Young people can apply for dual training at the partner companies and organizations until 31 May at the following pages: http://www.amk.uni-obuda.hu/index.php/en/education/588. The partner companies will select the candidates according to their own system of aspects until the end of June and candidates will be informed about the results in the first week of July the latest. After the introductory speeches, the representatives of the partner companies gave information about the places of practical training for the applicants of the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University.

source: www.szekesfehervar.hu
photo: Erika Simon

A strategic partnership agreement was signed on Thursday by Grundfos Hungary Ltd. and the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University. László Török, managing director of Grundfos Hungary reported on their plans to establish the global water utility competence centre of the sub-company in Székesfehérvár. It means a lot more research, development and production technology.

Grundfos Hungary has always supported the dual training at AMK Óbuda University. In September, 2016 they became a partner company of the dual BSc training of mechanical engineers and since 2017, they have taken part in the dual training of electrical engineers. Within the framework of the normal training program, students can spend their internship summer practice at the company, too.

The agreement demonstrates the commitment and long-term cooperation of AMK Óbuda University and Grundfos Hungary for the development of Székesfehérvár and its region. Attila Mészáros, deputy mayor of Székesfehérvár emphasized the importance of the strategic roles of the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University and that of Grundfos Hungary in the future development of Székesfehérvár

The deputy mayor also declared that the development and strengthening of higher technical training in Székesfehérvár is highly favorable to the future of the town.

He emphasized that the agreement between the university and Grundfos is the best way of cooperation to solve the industrial problems of the region in the medium and in the long run.

Prof. Dr. Mihály Réger, rector of Óbuda University was talking about the new curriculum as well (from the autumn of 2017), reflecting a high standard of theoretical education and practical training as well. He stressed the so-called project-subject assignment, which means practical team-work tasks for the students.

There is a new possibility for the students to be able to take up an E-learning subject each term.

As part of the practical training in Mathematics in the first semester, the special MATLAB program system is used for numerical calculation and as a programming language.

László Török, managing director of Grundfos Hungary talked about the importance of the agreement as a way-mark in the cooperation of AMK Óbuda University and Grundfos as future strategic partners in research and development.

He additionally announced the location of the global water utility competence centre of Grundfos in Székesfehérvár. It will mean enhanced research, development and production technology.

source: www.szekesfehervar.hu
photo: Simon Erika

A group of students and teachers from the Mikoviny Sámuel technical college surveyed one of the oldest churches of Hungary on 27 February, 2017. The church has been preserved almost intact in its original style and form.

For the surveying we used three types of technologies and instruments: terrestrial photogrammetry, laser scanner and total station. For 3D modeling we used Sony and Nikon cameras for taking images. Scanning was made by a LeicaC10 and a Faro instrument. For the latter I would like to express my sincere gratitude for Attila Weisz, a correspondent student for lending one from the Salisbury Ltd. We also used a new Geomax Zipp20 R2 total station. The possibilities of distance measurement without prism and that of the offset measurement of marks were beneficial, too.

We scanned the inside and outside of the church with high accuracy including the crypt, which can be found under the apses of the church. There is a narrow flight of stairs leading down to the wide-stone crypt. In the case of the Leica instrument for fitting we used the manufacturer’s marks outside the building, while inside printed paper-marks were on the walls.

In the case of the Faro instrument, fitting spheres were used for point cloud fitting. We defined the coordinates of every fitting point in the local and national co-ordinate systems so we will be able to give the results of all types of measurements in a unified co-ordinate system.

The different surveying technologies served different purposes. One of them was to inspect the relationship between the proportions of the 11-12 century parts of the church and the royal Hungarian linear unit system. With the help of the total station measurement even the precise assessment of the layout of the church was possible to carry out together with the definition of point cloud fitting in a unified co-ordinate system. This method was already used in four other Árpád-age churches (Kallósd, Bagodvitenyéd, Ják, Pápoc). The preliminary examinations are promising; the ultimate results will probably confirm our concepts.

We are going to assess the results and the reference examinations in a SSA dissertation.

Bence Gáti, Sándor Tóth

The Hungarian Society of Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Department of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing of the University of Óbuda and Mikoviny Samuel College had a joint event where valuable presentations were read on “point cloud processing” topic. The presentations touched the themes of terrestrial and aerial laser survey technologies, application possibilities. We were acquainted with the data processing and the hardware and software visualisation solutions via spectacular slides. The informal form and the appropriate time frame allowed to the speakers to present their research, their results in a detailed report. Onthe other hand the audience had interesting questions and propositions as well.

Corporate experience was shared by the participants of the dual workshop on Thursday morning at the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University, where dual training was launched two years ago with 19 students of engineering information. This March there are almost 70 students at the faculty in Székesfehérvár on one of the five dual BSc courses (land surveying and land management engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, informatics engineer, technical manager). In the  2017/2018 session  160 practical training places will be available for the entering students at the dual partner companies.

Corporate experience was shared by the participants of the dual workshop on Thursday morning at the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University, where dual training was launched two years ago with 19 students of engineering information. This March there are almost 70 students at the faculty in Székesfehérvár on one of the five dual BSc courses (land surveying and land management engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, informatics engineer, technical manager). In the  2017/2018 session  160 practical training places will be available for the entering students at the dual partner companies.

Monika Pogátsnik, head of the Dean Office was talking about the time management of 2016/2017, the preparation of practical training timetables, and the adjustment of the academic schemes to the dual training curriculum, the enrolment promoting activities and making dual contracts for 2017/2018. In addition she provided practical information for the participants of the workshop in connection with the preparation of the contracts and creating WebPages.

Richárd Veres, HR and Public Relations manager described the enrolment promoting marketing activity of the 2017/2018 dual session in the organization of the self-government of Székesfehérvár. He reminded the participants of the Dual Information Day (27/04/2017 in the assembly room of the City Hall). It will be the next forum where high-school nominees and dual companies can meet.

In general, dual training companies reported that the dropout of dual training students is minimal; they were satisfied with dual training. The new partner companies from September, 2017 are going to prepare for the reception of the students. The participants agreed on the importance of finding suitable mentors in the dual program.
The representatives of the university gave the possibility of a corporate mentor program. The workshop was accomplished with the drafting of tasks.

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The Alba Regia Technical Faculty of Óbuda University represented itself at the international conference: Modern Technologies in the third Millennium at Nagyvárad State University on 23-24 March, 2017.
The Faculties of Civil Engineering, Land Surveying and Architecture were the host faculties. We have had years of professional and personal contact with our colleagues at the university, namely with István Suba and Norbert Suba, who regularly take part at our annual GISOpen conference. Two of our teachers gave lectures at the conference. Lóránt  Földváry’s lecture was about „Accuracy Assessment of UAV for Surveying”; János Katona’s lecture dealt with „Statistical Values for Assuring Productivity in Land Consolidation”.

The venue of the conference was in the recently refurbished castle providing a unique atmosphere to the lectures on modern technologies. Despite the shortage of time and the tense space of the event our hosts were able to take us for a sightseeing tour and to the site of a current engineering geodesy works . There has been a land-slide on the so called Kálvária-hill, which damaged the public utilities and moved away the pieces of a building tens of meters from their original place. It happened in November, last year. The motion of the earth has been regulary measured since then by our colleagues at Nagyvárad State University. At the closing dinner of the conference we planned the possibilities of our future co-operation in the form of the Erasmus program and international conferences.

Valéria Balázsik