The teaching of the Japanese language was the primary focus of an international Japanese language conference hosted for the first time by the University of Debrecen (UD) on August 26 and 27. The conference, which was organized by the Foreign Language Center of the Faculty of Humanities (FoH), was attended by participants from as many as ten different countries.
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Researchers affiliated with universities in countries like the United States, Belgium, Cuba, Poland, San Marino and Hungary gave papers on the background and global impact of the 1924 US Immigration Act as well as on key issues of migration at the University of Debrecen (UD). The international “hybrid” conference, titled Johnson-Reed 100 Years Later, was organized on August 22 and 23 by the Institute of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Humanities (FoH) at UD in cooperation with the American Hungarian Educators Association.
The first stage of the project launched to research the history and heritage of the Hungarian community of Montreal was completed successfully, its results and next steps were presented in mid-June at Concordia University jointly by the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen and the staff of the Consulate General of Hungary in Montreal.
A delegation from five American universities visited the University of Debrecen on Friday to discuss teaching-researcher exchange programmes, English-language training opportunities for their students, short summer programmes and one- or two-semester studies. The delegation visited three faculties.
The Chinese students who are enrolled at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Debrecen have received their Hungarian diplomas, as first in the history of our institution and faculty to earn a Master's degree (MA). Quite a few of these graduates plan to make use of their knowledge and skills in the future in Hungary.
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Debrecen and Sunway University in Malaysia are to expand their bilateral cooperation through a new joint research and academic programme. Faculty members from the two institutions are currently processing material on the trip to Borneo by János Xántus in 1870, documenting the experiences of the famous Hungarian traveller and naturalist in two volumes both in English and Hungarian.
The participation of students from the University of Debrecen was a success and a pleasant surprise in the 23rd Chinese Bridge International Chinese Language Competition held at the University of Pécs. Abigél Kota finished third, while János Szekeres received a special prize at the Hungarian qualification final of this international competition.