At the joint Demo Day of the Startup Campus and Széchenyi István University in Győr, of the three startups that reached the final, the jury found two ideas worth investing in. The winners each received HUF 20 million from Hiventures Zrt., part of the MFB Group, and Quantum Leap Kft.

The past period has been difficult, but you did not give up, you worked hard and you have completed your studies. Now Győr will always be your second home,” – with these words Dr Péter Földesi, Rector of Széchenyi István University, greeted the newly graduated international students at a ceremony in their honour.

On 1 August 2020, the controlling rights of Széchenyi István University will be transferred from the state to the Széchenyi István University Foundation. The Board of Trustees held the inaugural meeting at the University on Wednesday, 22 July. At the event, Dr Erzsébet Knáb, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, emphasized that the foundation's task and responsibility, in conjunction with the members of the board of trustees and the university community, is the creation of a more flexible and predictable operating environment, ensuring the university's visibility in the global higher education space and the further reinforcement of its international competitiveness. Following the change of model, the institution will contribute as an entrepreneurial university to the development of the national economy.