At Széchenyi István University, approximately 250 students received their diplomas during the weekday degree ceremonies, while nearly 700 graduates took part in the weekend graduation events. On Friday, graduates from the Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, along with the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering, received their degrees, while graduates from the Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Electrical Engineering were honoured on Saturday.

During the joint ceremony for the Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences and the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering, two hundred young professionals took their oaths.

Professor Dr Gábor Dogossy, Dean of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering, emphasized that during their years at the University, the students received all the knowledge necessary to succeed in life. “However, it is essential that throughout their careers, they continue to educate themselves and update their knowledge. The University’s doors will remain open to you in the future, whether they wish to deepen their current profession or explore a new field,” he stated.

Dr Csaba Tóth-Nagy, Associate Professor of the faculty, welcomed the international students. Following this, Anna Mercédesz Varga and Ahmed Otmand Gad bid farewell on behalf of the graduates, after which there followed by a performance by the 45-year-old Győri Ballet. At the ceremony, Dr Dániel Pup, Associate Professor of the Department of Road and Railway Vehicles at the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering and leader of the Jedlik Ányos Residential College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, as well as the professional coordinator of the Vehicle Industry Research Centre, was awarded the "Instructors for Students" prize.

Honorary certificates of the Pro Progressum award were presented to Dániel Bársony, András Basa, Gergely Csuha, József Viktor Fehér, Kristóf Hege, Olivér József Posvancz, Bence Levente Szabó and Gábor Szomszéd. The diploma-level Pro Progressum award was given to Szilárd Bariska, László Horváth, and Dávid Sándor. The honorary certificate of the Pro Auditoribus was awarded to Bence Gábor Alekszi, Bence Bétéri, Gergely Csuha, and Zsombor Gazdag, while the diploma-level Pro Auditoribus award went to Gergely István Győri, Ákos Szilvás and Dóra Ternován. The silver Pro Auditoribus award was earned by Ádám Tamás Kovács.

After the diploma ceremony and the swearing of the oath, Professor Dr Péter Smuk, Dean of the Faculty of Law, addressed the graduates. "In recent years, cooperation between the Law and Engineering faculties has become increasingly close. We have participated in many joint projects, whether on the legal regulation of self-driving cars, the ethical questions of artificial intelligence, or the legal and technological challenges of cybersecurity. These research and development efforts show that Law and Engineering Sciences can work hand in hand to solve the problems of the modern world," he emphasized. He added that Széchenyi István University recognizes that the future will not be shaped by a single discipline but by interdisciplinary research and innovative solutions based on cooperation and mutual respect across various fields.

 

 

 

Graduates of the Audi Hungaria Automotive Engineering Faculty and the Deák Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Science received their diplomas at a joint ceremony. (Photo: András Adorján, Máté Dudás)

At the degree ceremony for the Kautz Gyula Faculty of Business and Economics, nearly 260 young graduates received their diplomas.

Dr Sándor Remsei, Dean of the Faculty, highlighted: "Széchenyi István University is a dynamically growing institution, recognized for its performance in international rankings, which is also reflected in the success of the Kautz Faculty: economic education now ranks in the 600-800 range in the Times Higher Education subject rankings." He added that the faculty also plays an active role in implementing the University’s internationalization strategy, as it is home to the largest number of international students at the institution, offering dual degree programmes with universities in India, Italy and Portugal.

Árpád Szemeti bade farewell on behalf of the graduates. After a performance by the Faculty of Design and Performance Arts, Dr Szabolcs Rámháp, a faculty member of the Department of Leadership and Marketing, received the "Instructors for Students" award. The Pro Auditoribus honorary certificate was awarded to Zsófia Fuksz, Rudolf Marcell Hajdú, Mónika Hamuth and Anna Eszter Jámbor. The diploma-level Pro Auditoribus award was presented to László Bence Bakos, Enikő Réka Balogh, Krisztián Berkes, Zsófia Rebeka Farkas, Péter Meggyes and Zia Zavagyil, while the bronze award went to Viktória Varga and the silver award to Árpád Szemeti.

 

 

 

The Győr City University Hall was full for the degree ceremony of the Kautz Gyula Faculty of Business and Economics. (Photo: András Adorján, Máté Dudás)

At the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, nearly 240 graduates received their diplomas.

In his address, Professor Dr Zoltán Horváth, Dean of the faculty, emphasized the importance of lifelong learning and continuous renewal. "To foster this renewal, the University continuously creates new programmes, often involving experts from leading companies in the field and incorporating our institution's latest research findings. In this spirit, this spring we are launching postgraduate programmes in aerial communications and radar technology, inaugurating a space and quantum communications laboratory and next year we will launch an interdisciplinary Master's programme in Artificial Intelligence," he listed.

In his address, András Kemler, Executive Director of Technical Areas at Robert Bosch Ltd., noted that this day is also a celebration for industrial stakeholders, as future innovations will be born through the contributions of the young professionals who have just graduated. "Bosch was founded more than 130 years ago as the realization of an engineering dream, driven by the founder's belief that technology and innovation could improve the world. This still drives us today as we focus on talent, just as Széchenyi University does," he emphasized. He added that their company is a partner of the University in providing practically applicable knowledge through various collaborative research and development projects, doctoral programmes and supporting student team projects. To strengthen this cooperation, they established an office at the University's Győr Innovation Park.

On behalf of the graduates, Róbert Pap and Lada Shaikhudinova bade farewell to the institution. After the performance by members of the Faculty of Design and Performance Arts, the Pro Progressum honorary certificate was awarded to Máté Zoltán Lenkefi, Péter Szilágyi, and Norbert Varga. The diploma-level Pro Progressum award was given to Balázs Für and Róbert Pap. The Pro Auditoribus honorary certificate was awarded to László Bokor, Ádám Kovács and Martin Nagy, while the diploma-level Pro Auditoribus award was presented to Csaba Csótár, Olivér Ferenc Holczer, Richárd Jung, Olivér András Lichtmann, Zsolt Mózsik and Dávid Orosz. The bronze Pro Auditoribus award went to Dömötör Szabó, while the silver Pro Auditoribus award was awarded to Dániel Milchram. The Neumann János IT Residential College award of recognition was presented to Barnabás Kopcsándi.

 

 

 

The graduates of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Electrical Engineering acquired knowledge that can be practically applied. (Photo: András Adorján, Máté Dudás)