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Alba Regia Faculty of Technology is hosting a space camp organised by the Hungarian Astronautical Society (MANT) from 3 to 9 June. The scientific and entertaining programme attracted high school students from all over the country and beyond.

Alba Regia Faculty of Technology is hosting a space camp organised by the Hungarian Astronautical Society (MANT) from 3 to 9 June. The scientific and entertaining programme attracted high school students from all over the country and beyond. The aim is to raise young people’s interest in engineering and raise environmental awareness. At the opening ceremony, Dr. András Cser-Palkovics, Mayor of Székesfehérvár, welcomed the participants. At the invitation of the Dean, Prof. Dr. Györök György the space camp will be held at Alba Regia Faculty of Technology of the University, which has “moved” to the online space for two years due to the epidemic situation – The space industry, space technology, is always the most modern and cutting-edge industry, the results of which are reflected in industry and everyday life, said Dr. András Cser-Palkovics at the opening ceremony. He added. These companies need skilled workers. He stressed that Óbuda University has a key role to play in the education of young people. Prof. Dr. András Molnár, Vice-Rector, pointed out that space technology is present in many areas of our lives. He mentioned navigation equipment, maps and weather forecasting systems using satellites as examples. “In our everyday life, we are not really aware that we have space technology in our hands.” He expressed the hope that students would be motivated by participating in the programmes and that their imagination would soar, leading them towards engineering. István Zentai, the SpaceBuzz project founder of the SpaceBuzz project in Hungary, said that the programmes, which focus specifically on the next generation, are free of charge. They hope that the STE(A)M education programme will help young people to become more responsible in their climate and environmental thinking. Dr. László Bacsárdi, Vice President of the Hungarian Astronautical Society, said that MANT, the oldest space research association in Hungary, has been organising the space camp at different locations since 1994, and for the second time in Székesfehérvár after twenty years. Experience has shown that many of the participating secondary school students have gone on to study engineering or science, and some have become space professionals. The young people are in for another exciting and life-changing experience, with interesting lectures, demonstrations and quizzes by renowned space experts from Hungary. The programme will include presentations on the first spy satellites and the US Artemis moon programme. Students will also have the opportunity to learn directly about the history and future of space and the workings of the space industry in Hungary, and to visit a robotics laboratory. source: uni-obuda.hu

The cooperation between Hydro Extrusion Hungary Ltd. and Alba Regia Faculty of Technology, Óbuda University continues to expand. Environmental protection is a priority for both organisations. Their ambition is also reflected in the reinterpretation of the tools released by the company, strengthening the practice-oriented nature of engineering courses at the higher education institution.

In line with the circular economy approach, the surplus machines that appear in one place and are taken out of production are reborn within the walls of the educational institution during the mechanical and electrical engineering courses as raw materials for a project task. In an era of scarcity of raw materials, this cooperation has highlighted a possible way of creating the conditions for practical training.

The cooperation agreement was signed by Gábor Veres, factory manager on behalf of Hydro Extrusion Ltd. and by Csabáné Budavári, chair of the board of trustees on behalf of Alba Regia Foundation for Higher Technical Education, supporting Alba Regia Faculty of Technology, Óbuda University. Nagyné Dr. Éva Hajnal, Deputy Dean of Research representing the University Faculty also participated the programme.

The relationship between the company and the higher education institution will continue in the near future. Besides the dual training further training programmes, joint research and development activities will be done.

On Thursday morning, 14th April 2022, a group of master and bachelor students of computer engineering visited Nemesys  Games Ltd. Nemes Games. During the visit, the managing director of the company, Szabolcs Józsa, and one of the lead developers, Zoltán Nyakacska, gave presentations on game design and development and game software. After the presentations, the team was guided through the company’s very exclusive premises, where the developers work in a super-designed environment and use the most advanced technology. We were able to learn about the games the company has been involved in developing and hear stories about the work they have done. We could see the staff at work, with not just two but three monitors in front of them. The students were very enthusiastic and asked the hosts plenty of questions. All of the enquiries were answered thoroughly. We hope to make several similar visits in the future.

We spoke to Pál Hargitai on a Thursday morning, who as an alumnus regularly returns to his alma mater to share his knowledge with the next generation. As an invited lecturer at Kyndryl Hungary Kft. (https://www.kyndryl.com), he gives lectures on Mainframe for computer engineering students to provide them with up-to-date information before they enter the job market.

“I’ve learned to learn, and with this roadmap, I can master anything.”

Interview with Paul Hargitai, Kyndryl Hungary Kft.

(Part 18 of the alumni interview series)

• Which company and in which position do you work?

I work at Kyndryl Hungary, as an IBM mainframe systems programmer.

• What was your motivation for choosing our university or its predecessor institutions?

Firstly, many of my relatives are teachers and I always felt that I had an affinity for explaining things and helping others learn. On the other hand, I wanted to let IT graduates know that there is a category of supercomputers, the IBM Mainframe, that many people have never even heard of. Thirdly, it drew me back to the walls where I had studied.

• Exactly which predecessor institution did you study at? Which degree(s) did you obtain?

I studied at the predecessor institution of Óbuda University, at the Kandó Kálmán Technical College of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Computer Engineering.

• Did you have a teacher you looked up to? What message/perspective/knowledge did he/she enrich you with?

Yes, his name was Tibor Milcsevics. He worked for IBM in Germany for many years. He told us a lot about his work there and we learned a lot about systems theory from him.

• Can you recall your first memory of our university?

Our opening ceremony, which coincided with the graduation of the correspondence students.

• Did the institution give you a life-long passport?

Yes, It did. I learned to learn, and with that I can master anything.

• Did you find time to have fun while you were studying? How were your student years at the university?

Besides studying, I played volleyball for the then NB-I VOLÁN SC. Apart from going to the cinema, the most fun I had was getting together with friends, most often in the “Kinizsi study room”, which was held in the nearby Kinizsi beer bar.

• Can you describe what you liked most about the university?

Friends meant a lot to me. The cohesion of our community is reflected in the fact that only two of us could not make it to our last anniversary meeting. College life at the institution has also been great and has shaped us.

• What opportunities do you see in higher education today?

When I was a student, I learned programming on paper. Today’s undergraduate education is becoming more and more sophisticated, with very strong hardware and lab facilities in universities. And all this is complemented by the fact that lecturers from companies using the latest technologies are also helping to teach. This is a very big opportunity.

• Do you have any advice for today’s youth on how to choose a university/career for themselves?

They should choose based on what their heart tells them, what they need. Don’t take the easy way out just to have a degree!

• Can you recall a memorable moment that ties you to our university?

It was a big surprise and a memorable moment of a lifetime when I was awarded the “EXCELLENT HONORARY” diploma as a senior.

• To what extent can you use what you have learned at our institution in your workplace?

I needed the basics that I had learnt back then, but there was also another very important factor, which I have already mentioned: I learnt to learn here.

• Did you dream as a child of this profession or did you have other ‘career dreams’?

Once, a very long time ago, I was given a book called Cybernetics, written by Oskar Kursa, and it was a trio of books by the same author on the foundations of computer science. At the time I only understood a few things from them, but I felt I had found my direction. Since then, I have often wondered whether it was coincidence that those things eventually led me down the path of computer science.

I think not.

• With a degree in hand, what were the first few steps you took to further your career?

It was easy. In my final year, I was already a scholarship holder at the Computer Technology Cooperative in Szeged, where I could have started working as a graduate. Interestingly, a “coincidence” intervened again when, seeing my results, a distant relative prevented me from continuing my life in Szeged at the last minute and contracted me to work on the construction and operation of the computer center of the VIDEOTON Radio Factory.

• Did you have a mentor to help you at the beginning of your career?

Yes, my relative definitely played a key role. I would also like to mention my parents, who supported me wholeheartedly in staying in Székesfehérvár and working at VIDEOTON, which had more opportunities, rather than in a job near my family.

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IEEE Hungary Section (IEEE HS) annually announces a competition for students in higher education titled “Student Paper Contest.” Only those professional papers and theses can participate in the competition, which were published during the period specified in this call, belong to the professional spectrum of IEEE, written either in Hungarian or in English and were authored by a BSc/MSc/PhD student with active student status in a Hungarian higher education institution. In case of multiple authorship, up to a maximum of three students may apply with the same work. IEEE membership is not required for the application. Works that were already published or even awarded elsewhere are not excluded from the competition. A multi-authored work with a co-author who does not have an active student status (e.g. supervisor) can only be submitted if the name of the applying student(s) appears in the author list prior to the name of the non-applying co-author(s).

COLLABORATION IN THE CLOUD: THE VIRTUAL KYNDRYL INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT IS ESTABLISHED AT THE ÓBUDA UNIVERSITY

Óbuda University and Kyndryl Hungary – Kyndryl Customer Innovation Center today signed an agreement to establish the Kyndryl Industrial Department at the Alba Regia Technical Faculty in Székesfehérvár, which focuses on teaching cloud technologies and related fields to prepare students for the workplaces of the future.

Through the virtual department, Kyndryl holds courses in the field of cloud technology with its own staff and participates in the teaching of high-level mathematics. With the involvement of students in Budapest, students can access the courses from the entire university area, even from remote locations, and develop their skills and knowledge in the modern IT areas where Kyndryl has expertise.

Both the company and the university place a high priority on education in cloud technologies, as more and more companies and institutions move their IT applications to the cloud. Moving to the cloud is a complex process that requires service providers with extensive knowledge. Kyndryl is one of them, which represents a huge opportunity for both the company and the employees. Kyndryl’s customer innovation center in Székesfehérvár was founded in 1997 and today employs more than 3,000 professionals who support their customers in all segments of industries in the design, construction, management and modernization of their mission-critical technology systems.

Kyndryl and the Alba Regia Technical Faculty of the Óbuda University continue to develop and expand the cooperation by creating additional curricula, starting new courses in areas offering different research topics and participating in examination committees. Kyndryl is already one of the university’s largest dual training partners, having welcomed 57 dual students since 2016. Of these, 16 students joined Kyndryl in September 2022.

Prof. Dr. Levente Kovács, the rector of Óbuda University, said that graduates from higher education with up-to-date knowledge that can be used well in practice, and who are receptive to changes, have a special role in strengthening the domestic economy. The Óbuda University has always placed a great deal of emphasis on developing its industrial relations so that during the training, students can deepen not only their theoretical but also their practical skills. Almost all areas of technical and economic life are covered by our dual system, which we are consistently increasing. The best practice is demonstrated by the Alba Regia Technical Faculty in Székesfehérvár, where local companies are currently contributing to the costs of the studies of 161 students, ensuring that they get to know the operation of a plant and the coordination of production processes even as university students.

Zoltán Zerényi, Director of the Kyndryl Customer Innovation Center, EMEA, emphasized that Kyndryl is constantly looking for and developing the next generation of talents before they enter the labor market, working closely with educational institutions for joint success: the professional fulfillment of the best students, the reduction of technological skills shortages and for the company’s prosperity.