German-Hungarian Academic Forum

The main goal of the Association, named after the Nobel Prize winner Hungarian researcher, is to maintain closer relationship between the two countries on the scientific and cultural fields and to enhance cooperation between Germany-based researchers –  of Hungarian background and Hungarian academics. Besides, the Association strives to create a cultural forum for the development of German-Hungarian research relations, and to strengthen civic relations also, via the cooperation in the scientific fields of interests. The Association lists a Professor from the University of Debrecen as a member.
József Pálinkás, President of the Hungarian Academy of  Sciences, welcomed the foundation of the Association and  offered his support in the future.

“The Gábor Dénes Association for Scientific Cooperation can be a founding pillar in further developing the information flow between the two countries”,   said Domokos Szász, Vice-President of the Academy, at the  opening ceremony of the Association.
The University of Debrecen also  has a network of multilateral ties  with Germany.  A good example is the cooperation agreement signed with the University of Münster last November which initially  covered the field of bioethics  and was  extended to other fields as well. The two institutions have joined the Association by sharing a common platform; Professor Michael Quante, representing the University of Münster, and Professor Erzsébet Rózsa, Philosophy Department, representing the University of Debrecen.

“The recent action  plan of the Association mostly  aims at  studies in natural sciences and medicine as main target fields. Extending the scope of cooperation would most likely open the possibilities for the field of arts and humanities as well”,  said Professor Erzsébet Rózsa. The Ambassador  for the University also  hinted at the scholarship  and research opportunities of PhD students and young researchers.

02/03/2012