The number of foreign students at the University of Debrecen has continued to grow, with almost 7,800 students studying at UD in the 2025/2026 academic year. Attila Jenei, Director of the Coordinating Center for International Education, advocates the continuous development of the English-language training system to maintain the popularity of the institution in the international student market and to increase competitiveness.
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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Debrecen awarded this year’s Debrecen Prize for Molecular Medicine to molecular geneticist Jeffrey M. Friedman, a medical researcher at the Rockefeller University of New York. The professor and his colleagues identified leptin, a hormone produced by adipose tissue, which plays a role in regulating body weight. Professor Jeffrey M. Friedman received the award at a ceremony held at the University of Debrecen on Tuesday, after which he gave a lecture on the causes and treatment options of obesity.
The University of Debrecen has published its new image film presenting the philosophy of the stronghold of Hungarian higher education. Commitments, aims, failures, successes, life stories.
A special cultural event titled Nations on Stage was held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Debrecen on Tuesday. Foreign students performed music and dance exhibitions and presented their countries on stands. The dean of the faculty also took to the stage, with a band playing Hungarian folk music.