Launch of IT research and development and educational activities at ELTE Savaria University Campus

EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00023
Beneficiaries: Eötvös Loránd University
Funding: 336 585 335 HUF
Launch date: 2017.03.01.
Completion date: 2021.02.28.

The aim of the project was to coordinate, develop and strengthen the capabilities, resources, capacities and opportunities of ELTE in Budapest and Szombathely in the fields of IT and natural sciences in research, development and education. Among the main goals of the project were the alignment of education and R+D+I activities with regional industrial development objectives, intensive EU, H2020 tender activity, utilization of EIT Digital's business development experience, in connection with the objectives of Industry 4.0 and the Irinyi Plan. In addition, the launch of Computer Science BSc degree program in industrial cooperation.

In both educational and research activities, the project payed special attention to exploring synergies with the field of mechanical engineering. The laboratory background established allows us to successfully participate in European projects and high-tech industrial developments, and also serves the purpose of quality training for students. In addition to the educational and research infrastructure, the developments were also aimed at expanding human resources and developing and broadening of research competencies.

Three faculties of ELTE participated in the implementation of the project: the Faculty of Informatics as project leader, and the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Humanities also contributed.

As results of the project, the Data Science Applications Research Group conducted agricultural informatics research in close cooperation with the Institute of Agricultural Economics, and two publications were produced as achievements of the cooperation. As part of the astrophysics sub-project, we built a world-class ground satellite receiving station in Szombathely, which will allow us to receive data from CubeSat satellites, and it will also be possible to control the satellites on the ground. As part of the education pillar, the Computer Science BSc program was launched at the Szombathely site in September 2017. The first graduating class received their degrees in the summer of 2020.

The project has been supported by the European Union, co-financed by the European Social Fund.