Updated: 2026.11.05. 13:30|
SZE and Kuhn Mezőgazdasági Gép Kft. have recently signed a three-year support agreement. Under the agreement, the company will provide three pieces of agricultural machinery free of charge to the University’s Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár for teaching purposes, helping to prepare the next generation of agricultural professionals.
The Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár at SZE places great emphasis on ensuring that students become familiar with the latest technological developments in agriculture alongside their theoretical knowledge, an aim further supported by the agreement recently signed with Kuhn Mezőgazdasági Gép Kft.
Under the agreement, the company will provide the University with three modern agricultural implements: a seed drill, a compact disc harrow and a cultivator. These will enable students to learn modern sowing and soil cultivation techniques at the Smart Farm. They will also gain practical experience of how to prepare the soil for sowing, what factors to consider when setting up the machinery, and how to carry out individual operations more efficiently with fewer passes.
Representatives of SZE’s Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár and Kuhn Mezőgazdasági Gép Kft. after signing the cooperation agreement. (Photo: András Adorján)
At the signing ceremony, Professor Dr Tamás Tóth, Research Professor and Dean of the Faculty, noted that the University had made significant investments in the Smart Farm in recent years. He also pointed out that interest in agricultural engineering programmes had been growing, with the increasing emphasis on practice-oriented education potentially playing a part in this trend. “When preparing future agricultural professionals, it is essential to bring academic knowledge, modern technology and industry experience closely together. Kuhn’s support is a tangible example of this,” he emphasised.
Dr Gábor Kukorelli, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Faculty’s Smart Farm, emphasised that rapidly changing climatic conditions and continuous technological advances mean that agricultural education must continually adapt. “The current agreement will enable us to regularly incorporate the latest machinery into our teaching. This will also give our teaching staff an opportunity to broaden their knowledge, while our students will be able to familiarise themselves with the machinery in operation,” he said.
Orsolya Bellot, Managing Director of Kuhn Mezőgazdasági Gép Kft., emphasised that the company regards supporting education as a long-term investment. She explained that the three pieces of machinery had been carefully selected, as their use could help reduce the number and cost of agricultural operations while increasing efficiency. “We believe in the future of agriculture. What students experience and learn about today can later be put to use in farming. For us, this partnership is an investment in the future,” she said.
Sándor Tóth, Sales Manager at Kuhn Mezőgazdasági Gép Kft., also highlighted his personal connection to the Faculty, having studied there himself. He said that he considers it a particularly important achievement that the University has established a partnership directly with the manufacturer. “I hope this will be more than just a three-year partnership and will mark the beginning of a longer-term collaboration. We would like to take an active part in teaching, organise machinery demonstrations, and carry out tests and experiments involving students. Over time, these joint activities could also lead to scientific research projects and even doctoral dissertations,” he said.
The international Kuhn Group operates 12 manufacturing plants worldwide and has an annual turnover of approximately €1.2 billion, two per cent of which is invested in technological development. The company holds around 2,000 patents, while its Hungarian representative office operates with a team of 20.
