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Strengthening international relations is a key objective of Óbuda University. One of the priority target areas is Central Asia, one of the fastest growing regions in the world economy.

Our guests from our strategic partner university, the TIIAME Institute in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Prof. Dr. Imomov Shavkat Jahonovich, Rector, and Dr. Kodir Sabirov, Head of International Relations Department, discussed with the University of Óbuda about participation in joint mobility programmes, the organisation of joint innovation programmes, the organisation of BSc courses in English, the organisation of internships for Uzbek students, and the joint, shared PhD thesis management.

Among the targeted joint research areas, the potential application of geospatial information technology and remote sensing in agriculture was mentioned. One of the priority research topics is soil degradation, i.e. the continuous deterioration of soil fertility, which is a growing problem in Uzbekistan. The deterioration of soil structure and unfavourable hydrological properties is one of the causes, e.g. the formation of a compact “pad-clay” layer on the surface and/or below the surface, cemented layers. This factor limiting water infiltration into the soil is a very serious problem in the Buhara region. According to the Rector, the thickness of the sealing layer is increasing by almost 1 cm per year. This problem is not unknown in Hungary. In addition to assessing soil degradation by remote sensing and field measurements, the aim of the planned joint research is to develop indicators (indicators) that can be used to characterise the quality of soil problems.

The Team of Students of the University of Óbuda qualified themselves
for the Worldskills Shanghai 2022 International Competition.

The FANUC Olympics was held in Törökbálint at the headquarters of Fanuc Hungary  in November,2021. The student competitors had to complete a complex task in a 9-hour time frame, where the industrial robot picks up a workpiece, assembles it, and finally checks to see if the workpiece is satisfactory.

First and second places of the competition were won by the University of Óbuda.
Preparatory teacher: Dr. Károly Széll

1st place: Bálint Károly Farkas and Erik Kovács
2nd place: Márk Liszi and Gábor Molnár

The top-ranked team qualified for the Worldskills Shanghai 2022 International Competition with this competition, where they will compare their skills with engineering teams from other nations in the Robot Systems Integration section within Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies.

More about the event: https://worldskills2022.com/en/event/skills/

The members of the standby team were József Gergő Kálmán and Mátyás Marx. They were also present cheering for their team.
The Student Teams would like to thank the Fanuc Hungary team for making the three days of the competition excellently organised and memorable for the participants. Special thanks to the experts: István Bíró, Ákos Horváth and András Bablena.

Erik Kovács
student

NEW DOUBLE DEGREE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN ÓBUDA UNIVERSITY
AND TASHKENT INSTITUTE OF IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION ENGINEERS

One of the main goals of the University of Óbuda is internationalization, where one of the key target areas is Central Asia, including Uzbekistan. Our goal is to develop educational and research cooperation with higher education institutions in Uzbekistan. The rector of our university, Prof. Dr. Levente Kovács, and the university head of the field, Dr. Monika Pogátsnik, held discussions in 2 ministries, 4 partner universities and 3 Uzbek cities from 11 to 15 October.

The joint Geoinformatics Research Center at the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME), a participating institution in the DSinGIS project, was inaugurated during the visit on October 12th.

During the visit to TIIAME University, the co-operation between our universities was negotiated and an agreement was signed with Prof. Dr. Bakhadir Mirzaev, Acting Rector. The Parties intend to deepen the existing scientific, research and educational relationship between ÓE and TIIAME through a double degree program, which is the subject of this Agreement. The double degree program contributes to raising the standard of training of institutions and provides an opportunity to gain international experience. By signing this co-operation agreement, the Parties express their intention to co-operate in the high-quality training of professionals who, upon completion of the training, will contribute to the training objectives of the basic training program in land surveying and land management engineering.

The higher education institutions agreed on the implementation of a double degree program in the BSc course in Land Surveying and Land Management Engineering at the ÓE and the BSc course in Geodesy and Geoinformatics at the TIIAME. This agreement allows a student enrolled in one of the undergraduate courses at TIIAME or at ÓE to obtain a Hungarian and an Uzbek bachelor’s degree at the same time, provided that he / she fulfills the conditions and requirements of both trainings.

More information about the Double Degree Program you can read here.

On 15 November 2021, the Alba Regia Faculty of Engineering Óbuda University and the Howmet-Köfém Mill Products Hungary Ltd announced on a press conference that the faculty received a 3 million HUF grant in 2021 through the Howmet Aerospace Foundation, which was used to develop the robotics center, and the virtual reality and pneumatic laboratory.

Attila Mészáros, the Deputy Mayor of the city of Székesfehérvár, István Katus, the Managing Director of Howmet-Köfém Kft., Csabáné Budavári, the President of the Foundation for the Higher Education of the Faculty of Engineering of Alba Regia, and Prof. Dr. György Györök, the Dean of AMK ÓE were present at the event.

What is behind the door of a global, Norwegian-based company? What are the challenges and opportunities for an IT student in a holistic IT organization? The first steps of building a career are not always easy, but a professional collaboration or mentoring relationship with a company that fits our specialization can give you a starting point.
On November 5, as part of the first Hydro Global Business Services (GBS) open day, students from the University of Óbuda had the opportunity to visit the GBS’s office in Székesfehérvár and learn about the opportunities for collaboration open to students.
The half-day program was attended by nearly thirty students who were able to meet with the head of the GBS IT organization, learn about the various IT functions, and listen first-hand to the experiences of fellow students in the program. At the end of the day, those who were more serious could talk directly to a mentor in their field of interest about the possibilities of the function.
While there are a lot of horror stories about improving the coffee-making capabilities of trainees, we can be “disappointed” in GBS in this regard. Their internship program is based on partnership, where the student can gain expertise and the employer can gain a good professional in the future.
Hydro GBS has been working more closely with the university since last year, with six students already participating in their mentoring program. Thanks to this collaboration, the PowerShell course, launched for the second time this semester, is also available and is currently attended by 40 students from Óbuda University.
If you missed out the Hydro GBS internship and mentoring program, but you are interested in it, look for Judit Modné Takács from the university department.

For the sixteenth time, we organized the symposium “Applied Informatics and Boundaries” (AIS 2021) at the Technical Faculty of Alba Regia, University of Óbuda. The event was attended not only by prominent figures of the Hungarian scientific life, but also that of the field of education and research across the border. The presentation of the scientific results at the conference also revealed the university’s international and regional relations in higher education, science and industry, as well as the results of recent developments. The conference will hopefully make a major contribution to increasing the competitiveness of companies in Székesfehérvár and the region, and to meeting the long-term technical research and development needs. In addition to the projects completed in the recent period and the presentation of the scientific results, students with outstanding results in talent management were given the opportunity to present their scientific results. The event was held in English, and an online publication with an ISBN number was published with the lectures and posters at the symposium (http://ais.amk.uni-obuda.hu).

4th Alba Regia Higher Education Expo
Universities of Székesfehérvár offer modern education

It was the fourth time that secondary school students and their parents had been given detailed information about all the university trainings in Székesfehérvár, emphasizing dual education. The event took place in the Alba Regia Sports Centre, where not only the universities but also the companies of dual education were represented
The Expo was organized by the Fehérvári Programszervező Ltd on the commission of the local government of Székesfehérvár. There were stalls for all the universities of the town: The AMK of Óbuda University, the Corvinus University of Budapest and Kodolányi János University.

At this significant event the company partners in dual education were also present so visitors could obtain hands-on information about the current trainings, the entrance procedure and the concepts of the dual training companies.

In dual education students attend regular courses but at the same time they are trainees at a partner company that provides practical education and a salary as well.  Students in dual training have considerable advantage at the labour market.

Dr. Cser-Palkovics András, mayor of the town requested young people in Székesfehérvár to study and live in the town.
Dr. Györök György, dean of the Alba Regia Technical Faculty OU was talking about all the possibilities of modern education and the importance of personal attention at Óbuda University in Székesfehérvár. He also highlighted the old-established technical education at BSC, MSC and even doctoral levels at AMK OU Székesfehérvár.

source: www.szekesfehervar.hu
           photo: Simon Erika

The Hungarian Accreditation Committee is soon going to evaluate the quality of the education and services at our university to further guarantee the accredited status for the international acknowledgement of your degrees.
The accreditation procedure will take place on 5-6 November, 2018, when a Visiting Committee supervises our university.
A supportive attitude of our students during supervision would be essential for the positive accreditation decision. It could be obtained by answering the questions of the Visiting Committee in a supportive way.

During the accreditation process the Visiting Committee will attend some of the lectures and seminars and also consult with students about the education at AMK ÓU.

Prof. Dr. Réger Mihály
rector

“GEO-ALBA REGIA-2018”, a successful jubilee conference on land management was held in Székesfehérvár at the Institute of Geoinformatics, Alba Regia Technical Faculty, Óbuda University. The biggest lecture hall of the GEO was almost full at the opening ceremony.

Lóránt Földváry, vice dean of the Alba Regia Technical Faculty and Éva Brájer, deputy mayor of Székesfehérvár greeted the participants. Chairman János Dömsödi thanked the agricultural minister, István Nagy for being the main sponsor of the conference. He also emphasized that the main topic of the annual land management conference this year is the arrangement and quick abolishment of the undivided land properties.
István Jakab, vice president of the Hungarian Parliament announced the issue of a new law for the abolishment of such undivided land properties next year. In the plenary session, József Cseri of NKP Kft. gave an account of the cooperation of the NKP Kft and the land registry offices. András Jánossy introduced the organisational changes at the Institute of Land surveying and Remote Sensing.

There were lectures in SECTION I. on the history, development and current situation of the training of land surveying and land management engineers in Székesfehérvár and also about the legitimacy system of the land surveying and land management activities.

Some of the former and current lecturers of the Institute of Geoinformatics OE gave detailed account about the high quality educational and research activities, national and international associations of the institute: Vincze László, Engler Péter, Pödör Andrea, Földváry Lóránt. After this, András Homolya and György Hajdú were talking about the land management and land surveying qualificator examinations.

In Section II all the technical, judicial and land management issues were talked over to get a view of the practical experiences regarding the abolishment of the undivided land properties.
Professor Péter Engler hosted the nostalgic „after session” evening reception on the first day.

János Dömsödi, Miklós Kovács