The Institute of History of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen (UD) and the Department of Military History of the Nicolaus Copernicus University of Toruń recently hosted a joint conference for the first time under the title Modern History Symposium. The symposium provided an opportunity for specialists in modern history to present and share the latest findings of their research efforts.
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New solutions for the automated classification of cervical cell images were developed by experts from some of the world's best universities at a scientific competition held in Houston by researchers from the University of Debrecen, Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Göttingen. By the end of what is called Pap-kenet Sejtosztályozási Kihívás [Pap Smear Cell Classification Challenge], as many as ten research teams completed their papers presenting their own solutions.

The Department of Surgery of the University of Debrecen Clinical Centre organized a symposium entitled Robotic Surgery for Everyone (Robotsebészet mindenkinek) on the experiences gained since the launch of the Robotic Surgery Centre last April. The event, held at the Headquarters of the Debrecen Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DAB), was dedicated to a discussion of the place, role and results of robot-assisted surgery in clinical practice in Debrecen, including an overview of the particularities of each medical specialty.

A student from the Kossuth Lajos Secondary and Primary School of the University of Debrecen won the Hungarian final of Brain Bee, the prestigious international neuroscience competition for secondary school students. Áron Pankucsi-Versényi will represent Hungary in the world final of the contest in the autumn.

An international conference on muscle relaxation in surgery and related anaesthesia patient safety was organised by the Tassonyi Edömér Neuromuscular Working Group of the Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Debrecen Clinical Centre. Participants discussed the most important theoretical and practical issues related to the use of muscle relaxants in surgery during the two-day professional programme in Budapest.

“In addition to the areas of education, research and social engagement, the University of Debrecen also has an increasingly important role in the economic life, while the knowledge available at the university can help small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of sports innovation to take their initial steps as easily as possible,” was one of the conclusions reached at the recent international business partner meeting of the I3-INSHAPE competition, which was hosted by Debrecen.

As many as 96 newly-hooded Ph.D.-s of the University of Debrecen (UD) took their oath and received their PhD degrees last Saturday. The titles habilitated doctor and the awards Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen - University of Debrecen Publication Awards (Gróf Tisza István Debreceni Egyetemért Alapítvány (GTIDEA)–Debreceni Egyetem Publikációs Díj) were also conferred and presented at a ceremony in the venue called Aula of our Main Building.

A new 20-bed inpatient unit of the Gastroenterology Clinic in the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen has been opened recently at Kenézy Gyula Campus. This ward is to treat primarily patients suffering from pancreatic and biliary diseases, and it has been designed to provide an even higher level of patient care than before. The activities of the new unit were presented to the management of the Clinical Center on Monday.

The 5th Music Pedagogy Conference in Debrecen provided an opportunity for researchers, performers and teachers of music, musicology and music education to exchange ideas, learn about and discuss new research.

The catheter aortic valve implantation performed at the Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the University of Debrecen Clinical Centre was shown live on Wednesday to the participants of an international conference in India. The clinic's staff has a wealth of experience in this field, having performed more than seven hundred such procedures to date. The surgery was carried out in a state-of-the-art hybrid laboratory, built with a budget of around one billion forints.