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One hundred and seventy Hungarian and foreign doctors graduated from the Faculty of General Medicine of the University of Debrecen. The newly inaugurated doctors received their degrees at a ceremony on Saturday.

The faculty and students of the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Engineering recently visited CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Members of the delegation were not only introduced to the latest results in physics, but also discussed long-term research cooperation between the faculty and the organisation running the facility.

The University of Debrecen made the start of the academic year unforgettable again this year with a great atmosphere with Hungarian stars, a laser show with a German star DJ and a touching proposal in front of 20,000 people. On this year's yoUDay, on Wednesday evening, university students and staff, partners, high school students and residents of the city celebrated together again.

Students from twenty-three countries, including Tanzania, have arrived at the University of Debrecen for the autumn semester. The International Office of the institution and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Student Government welcomed them on Wednesday at the traditional Welcome Dinner. At the welcome dinner, the foreign students were given a taste of Hungarian gastronomy and were also introduced to local dances.

Special guests arrived at the opening ceremony of the academic year of the University of Debrecen on Sunday: the "Wind Brothers" have fond memories of the Főnix Arena, as they have won several gold medals at the facility, but this time they did not receive a medal, but a degree. The Liu brothers, Olympic, World and European short track speed skating champions, received their degrees at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, where they were officially handed over their diplomas.

The Confucius Institute of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen (DE) will hold the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday, 14 September. This time, Chinese students and lecturers of the institution will present a colorful program of music and dance in connection with the Panda Days of the Nagyerdei Cultural Park.

Students of the University of Debrecen's Faculty of Informatics (IK) who participated in courses sponsored by Microsoft and NVIDIA have gained state-of-the-art IT knowledge and competitive certification. Students from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Debrecen and the Vishwakarma Institute of Computer Science in India attended the online courses, with more than 4,000 students participating in the joint work, which mainly focused on data science, artificial intelligence and deep learning.

The University of Debrecen was the first and so far the only one in Hungary to achieve the highest platinum grade in the FISU Healthy Campus rating system. UD is currently one of only 38 institutions in the world with the highest rating in the area of quality of life and lifestyle on campus.

Four students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management at UD have become the recipients of a unique opportunity to study for six months at South Dakota State University as part of a program called Precision Agricultural Engineering. The four future professionals will be leaving for the overseas institution on Saturday, where they will get a chance to attend lectures and take practical courses on farming.

From September, space professionals will be trained in English at the University of Debrecen. Prospective students will be able to learn about space medicine, space telemedicine, and space pharmacy and space nutrition, among other things, as part of the UniSpace programmed. The postgraduate specialization will start in September and applications are open until 12 August.