Three students from Széchenyi István University participated in the WorldSkills Championships. Bianka Dely, in the Graphic Design Technology category, and Roland Izsó, who finished fourth in the Industry 4.0 category, won a medal of excellence, while Péter Losonczi was among the best in the Electrical Installations category. 

WorldSkills is the world's largest vocational competition for talented young people. Also known as the World Skills Championships, this year's event was held in Lyon, France, where 1,500 participants from 65 countries competed in 59 categories.

Péter Losonczi, Bianka Dely and Roland Izsó, students of Széchenyi István University, did well at the WorldSkills competition, also known as the WorldSkills Championships (Photo: András Adorján)

Roland Izsó, a first-year student in the Vehicle Engineering programme at Széchenyi István University, and his teammate Sándor Császi finished fourth in the Industry 4.0 competition. "This category can best be defined as industrial informatics, which includes networking, mechatronics, programming, user interface design and website development. We were given a complex project, as in four days we had to equip a basic production line with elements to produce a new product. Each day was allocated a subtask, and you could only move onto the next day if the previous one was successfully completed. In the end, we came fourth out of 21 teams and second in Europe," said the young Sopron native, who won an excellence medal for his performance at WorldSkills.

He outlined that this field is more of a hobby for him, as he decided when he was still in primary school to study mechatronics and then to continue his studies in automotive engineering. "I chose Széchenyi University because it offered me the path I had planned for myself. Moreover, the institution has corporate partners that are attractive to me and where I could envisage my future," he said. He concluded by saying, that he and his team are also preparing for next year's EuroSkills in Denmark, and that since they only just missed a podium place in the World Championships, they are aiming for first place at the European Championships.

Roland Izsó came fourth in the WorldSkills Industry 4.0 competition (Photo: Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Bianka Dely, from Pécs, also went to secondary school in Sopron, where she studied graphic design. She then started her higher education at the Design Campus of the Faculty of Design and Performance Arts in Győr. "I made the best decision to choose Széchenyi University because, in addition to providing a very wide range of knowledge, it also offers a lot of opportunities for young artists. The Győr Innovation Park, also known as the Cube, provides us with an innovative and inspiring environment, where we have all the conditions and technical background at our disposal. Here I feel the sky is the limit," she underlined.

The second-year Graphic Design student was ranked thirteenth in the world and fourth in Europe in the category of young professionals at WorldSkills, earning her a medal of excellence. During the four-day competition, they had to complete a new complex task each day: they designed and then executed a silk-screen illustration, a brochure, packaging and a series of posters. "What we had to produce on site in a few hours, in reality takes up to several months of planning. Moreover, we could only use the font sets sent in advance and there was little opportunity for inspiration. All this created a considerably stressful situation and we had to be at our best under these circumstances. I feel that I have successfully overcome the obstacles and gained a lot of experience," she said.

The WorldSkills competition gave Bianka Dely a lot of experience (Photo: Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Péter Losonczi went to high school in Keszthely and studied high-current electrical engineering, later applying to the University of Győr to study electrical engineering. "I've heard great things about this institution, where numerous opportunities are available, and I find Győr to be a beautiful and highly liveable city. That's why I chose Széchenyi," he said. The first-year student qualified for the world championships in the electrician profession by winning the national qualifying round, where he came 20th. 

"The competition lasted four days, during which everyone built the network, installing ducts and distributors on their own walls. On the last day, we had to program everything, because the competition was a model of a smart home. I am satisfied with my performance, but not with the result, because a technical problem prevented me from finishing the programming in time. If it wasn't for that, I would have been placed higher," he concluded. However, this does not dampen his enthusiasm and motivation: his aim is to achieve a result that matches his skills at next year's EuroSkills and, in doing so, to achieve an even better ranking.

Péter Losonczi is proud of his performance at the WorldSkills competition (Photo: Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)