Created: 2025.10.02. 10:18
With the support of the International Visegrad Fund, Széchenyi István University implemented a professional project in cooperation with Slovak and Polish partners. The institution recently held a two-day workshop for researchers from the Technical Universities of Košice and Wrocław, focusing on the teaching of electric drives and power electronics.
The project of Széchenyi István University and its two partner institutions, the Technical Universities of Košice and Wrocław, was built on years of close professional cooperation and financed by the International Visegrad Fund. Thanks to the funding, the institutions held a three-part workshop series this year, the final session of which recently took place on the Győr campus.
Dr Krisztián Horváth, Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Infocommunication and the project’s professional coordinator, explained that the programme focused on improving the quality of education in electric drives and power electronics. The initiative, entitled Pathways to Excellence in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Education, also aimed to share best practices, exchange experiences, and broaden professional cooperation between the participating institutions.
The third and final workshop of the international project was hosted by the Győr campus of Széchenyi István University. (Photo: András Adorján)
“Together with my colleagues, we sought to structure the two-day Győr workshop in a way that would present the strengths of our University while also providing an opportunity for professional discussion among Hungarian, Slovak and Polish researchers. Our project placed methodological issues in education at the centre, so we dealt with topics such as project-based teaching, tools that capture young people’s attention during classes, as well as student teams and talent development,” said Dr Krisztián Horváth. “The leadership of both the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Informatics and Electrical Engineering also participated in the event. They gladly supported the project and remain open to further cooperation.”
During the programme, sessions were led for the Slovak and Polish specialists by the staff and students of Széchenyi University. For instance, Professor Miklós Kuczmann, Deputy Dean for Science at the Faculty of Informatics and Electrical Engineering, presented his method of teaching control engineering using experimental tools. Dr Nárcisz Kulcsár, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computationa Sciences, gave a lecture on the link between teaching in the technical field and maintaining student attention, offering possible solutions to the challenges of the modern era. Participants also gained insight into the unique cooperation between Széchenyi University and Audi Hungaria, presented by Professor Dániel Feszty, while the institution’s world record-holding student team, the SZEnergy Team, showcased their work on talent development and practical experience.
Strengthening intercultural ties was also among the aims, which is why guests were introduced to local highlights, including a visit to the Archabbey of Pannonhalma. Although the project has now concluded, the three participating universities are already considering possible future collaborations. Dr Krisztián Horváth emphasised that the programme fostered even closer professional relations between the partners, who in the coming period are planning to implement similar international projects, joint research and publications.
