Széchenyi István University – in accordance with its traditions – currently carries out predominantly applied research. Particular attention is paid to research activities that are multidisciplinary and fall within a scientific field. In addition to these activities, interdisciplinary projects that lie within the periphery of the University’s fields of study and which include a social and economic aspect, dealing with critical problems, are also integrated into research endeavours.

Strategic research areas:

• AI, cybersecurity
• Alternative powertrains (e-mobility, hybrid, hydrogen, e-fuels)
• Autonomous/self-driving vehicles/systems
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) in architecture (sustainability, Big Data)
• Demography, labour markets, nation states
• Health systems, health financing
• ESG, Sustainability
• Sustainable and Precision Crop Production and Livestock
• Sustainable transportation modes (micromobility, smart public transport), optimisation of transportation based on needs (urban planning)
• IoT applications in various fields (engineering, learning health systems (LHS), education, sustainability)
• Reliable, affordable and sustainable energy systems (renewables, energy management, carbon footprint calculation)
• Economic development of corporations and their economic impact (GVC/MNE)
• Post-Covid economic recovery (regional impacts)   
• Intellectual property
• Social structures (economic system, legal system, political system, culture)
• Technological systems
• Defence industry (IT, Big Data, AI, Vehicle technology, Energetics)

The Vehicle Industry Research Centre (JKK) was established as the result of a project. The Research Centre focuses on research fields in the automotive industry, electronics, logistics and transport infrastructure, and cooperates in joint research tasks with companies. http://jkk.sze.hu/

 The scientific papers and studies of researchers at Széchenyi István University are published in the scientific journals Acta Technica Jaurinensis and Hungarian Electronic Journal of Sciences which present the results of research conducted at the university. This allows the possibility of a quick, refereed electronic publishing forum available at both national and international levels and which boosts the quantity and quality of the publication activities of the university.

For more information: http://uni.sze.hu, http://acta.sze.hu/, http://hej.sze.hu/