Global partnership – cooperation agreement with Shandong University
Representatives of Obuda University and Shandong University explored opportunities for faculty and student mobility, as well as scientific cooperation, at their recent meeting. The discussion focused on control engineering, informatics, engineering sciences, and biomedicine. To strengthen the partnership, the parties also signed a university-level Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The foreign delegation was welcomed by Prof. Dr. Levente Kovács, who visited the Chinese institution in person last September. His counterparts there, Ms. Yinuo Yang and Ms. Rongni Yang, reached out to the Rector this May, expressing their interest in visiting our university.
During the consultation, Control Science and Engineering were identified as priority areas. Additionally, the "Platform for Young Scientists" program, which supports young researchers, was discussed, and a corresponding funding opportunity was also outlined.
Marcel Pop, Director of International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Péter Galambos, Vice-Rector for Innovation, and Dr. István Németh, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (KVK).
Dr. István Németh, Dean of the Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering, outlined Óbuda University’s professional priorities, highlighting the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and new energy systems, particularly energy communities. He explained that although European networks are not yet fully prepared for these new solutions, the faculty's research and educational activities are heavily focused on this subject. Since current systems are often outdated, students gain future-oriented, hands-on experience through project-based tasks in which they design, build, and operate the equipment themselves.
On behalf of the Chinese delegation, Zhang Chenghui, Dean of the School of Control Science and Engineering, emphasized the importance of understanding the industrial environment. In his view, students must grasp corporate processes from manufacturing all the way to end-user application. In this context, he mentioned the "Cloud Campus" concept and presented his institution's research strengths in the field of renewable energy—wind and solar energy, energy storage, and battery production—which could provide an excellent foundation for joint work. The partners from the Far East also proposed the launch of joint educational and research programs in the field of robotics.
At the end of the exchange, the parties compared the educational characteristics of the two cultures. They concluded that while the Western approach is based more on open debate and critical thinking, the Eastern model is dominated by structured knowledge transfer and the development of self-expression. They agreed that excellent educators are capable of nurturing outstanding students, and thus both sides consider the stimulation of exchange programs and mobility to be of key importance. The meeting concluded with the development of a joint work plan to serve as a framework for the implementation of future projects.
Founded in 1901, Shandong University (SDU) is one of China's most prestigious public research universities with a long and distinguished history. The institution, which operates under the direct supervision of the Chinese Ministry of Education and holds "Class A" status in the elite "Double First Class University" program, has its main campus in Jinan, with additional divisions in Qingdao and Weihai. The delegation's presentation revealed that the university employs 4,800 faculty members and serves a student body of 75,000 (of whom 42,000 are enrolled in undergraduate programs, and 32,000 are pursuing master's or PhD degrees).
During the consultation, Control Science and Engineering were identified as priority areas. Additionally, the "Platform for Young Scientists" program, which supports young researchers, was discussed, and a corresponding funding opportunity was also outlined.
Marcel Pop, Director of International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Péter Galambos, Vice-Rector for Innovation, and Dr. István Németh, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (KVK).
Dr. István Németh, Dean of the Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering, outlined Óbuda University’s professional priorities, highlighting the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and new energy systems, particularly energy communities. He explained that although European networks are not yet fully prepared for these new solutions, the faculty's research and educational activities are heavily focused on this subject. Since current systems are often outdated, students gain future-oriented, hands-on experience through project-based tasks in which they design, build, and operate the equipment themselves.
On behalf of the Chinese delegation, Zhang Chenghui, Dean of the School of Control Science and Engineering, emphasized the importance of understanding the industrial environment. In his view, students must grasp corporate processes from manufacturing all the way to end-user application. In this context, he mentioned the "Cloud Campus" concept and presented his institution's research strengths in the field of renewable energy—wind and solar energy, energy storage, and battery production—which could provide an excellent foundation for joint work. The partners from the Far East also proposed the launch of joint educational and research programs in the field of robotics.
At the end of the exchange, the parties compared the educational characteristics of the two cultures. They concluded that while the Western approach is based more on open debate and critical thinking, the Eastern model is dominated by structured knowledge transfer and the development of self-expression. They agreed that excellent educators are capable of nurturing outstanding students, and thus both sides consider the stimulation of exchange programs and mobility to be of key importance. The meeting concluded with the development of a joint work plan to serve as a framework for the implementation of future projects.
Founded in 1901, Shandong University (SDU) is one of China's most prestigious public research universities with a long and distinguished history. The institution, which operates under the direct supervision of the Chinese Ministry of Education and holds "Class A" status in the elite "Double First Class University" program, has its main campus in Jinan, with additional divisions in Qingdao and Weihai. The delegation's presentation revealed that the university employs 4,800 faculty members and serves a student body of 75,000 (of whom 42,000 are enrolled in undergraduate programs, and 32,000 are pursuing master's or PhD degrees).
