Széchenyi István University, Hungary
The Széchenyi István University was founded in 1968 as the College of Transport and Telecommunication. Its new campus in Győr was built between 1971 and 1977.
General Information
About 7000 full-time students are registered at the University in 2009. The number of academic staff is approx. 300 including approx. 150 professors and associate professors.
Most of the applicants come from a region within 100 km from either grammar or vocational secondary schools, immediately after finishing their studies at the age of 18.
The of the University is to give students basic theoretical knowledge and to develop their professional skills. The degrees are awarded after writing a thesis or preparing a final-year project and passing the state examinations.
Recognizing the need for new types of studies, the University is getting more involved in distance education. Besides several shorter courses and pre-college studies, some degree courses can be taken in this form. About 6000 part-time students are registered at the University in 2009.
The academic staff of the University is regularly involved in research, consultancy and professional activities. Through this work they have contacts with a number of industrial companies. Most of the staff are members, and several of them are elected representatives of professional organizations.
The University is headed by the rector. Strategic decisions are made by the University Board being the highest elected body. Operative decisions are made by the Senate including the rector, the prorectors and deans.
The Department of Automation, which cooperates within EduNet operates within the Faculty of Informatics and Electrical Engineering. Number of lecturers: 10 persons, total number of staff: 14 persons.
Subjects, Modules Educated by the Department of Automation:
Automatic Control Systems, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Digital Systems, Microelectronics, Power Electronics, Power Supply, Programmable Logic Controllers, Field Buses, Robotics, System Reliability and Safety, Fuzzy systems, Sensors and Actuators.
Main Areas of Research Activities: Control Systems, Power Electronics, Power Supply Systems, Railway Signalling, Safety Critical Systems.
Offered Course Studies
All study courses at the Széchenyi István University in the Department of Automation:
- Electrical Engineering (Bachelor/7 semesters)
- Electrical Engineering (Master/4 semesters)
- Mechatronics Engineering (Bachelor/7 semesters)
- Mechatronics Engineering (Master/4 semesters)
Future Arrangements
- Open days: in every semester one time
- National Competition in PLC Programming: 21-23 April 2010
- Workshop of the Department of Automation: 2010 autumn semester
Contact and Further Links
Laboratories
- Laboratories of Telecommunication
- Laboratories of Automation: Laboratories of PLC technique including Phoenix Contact equipment
- Laboratory of Microcontrollers
- Laboratory of ASIC, VHDL technique
- Laboratory of Electronics
- Laboratories of Mechanical Engineering
- Laboratories of Civil Engineering
- Laboratories of Transport Engineering
Documents
Projects
- Implementing of PLC-s using Internet and GSM technique
- Transfer of Electrical Energy using Power Electronics
- Using of Energy Storage Elements in the Transport Vehicles
- Parallel Operating Robots
University Cooperations and Partnerships
- Technische Fachhochschule Wien (Austria)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Narvik University College
Commissioning date
The PLC laboratory including Phoenix Contact equipment has been in operation since 2008 (autumn semester)
Number of students
- ca. 3000 students (full-time course)
- ca.2000 students (part-time course)
Students using the EduNet
- 60 students (BSc course of Electrical Engineering)
- 30 students (MSc course of Electrical Engineering)