The University of Debrecen, University and National Library as a supporting partner, provides an inspirational space for the entire university community.
Responding to a constantly changing environment, we continuously adapt our services to the community’s needs. We continue to be the supporters of education, research and learning at the University with our well-trained and well-prepared staff. Our performance, professional knowledge, and commitment are exemplary for other institutions. Due to the modern physical and virtual spaces of the library, it is the main arena of the community life at the university; as such serves as an organizer, host, and provider of real and virtual communities.
With its unique, well accessible national collection, it is a key institution for preserving Hungarian national cultural heritage.
Mission Statement
The University of Debrecen, University and National Library plays a central part in the preservation and management of the university and national knowledge assets.
The Library advocates the general university goals set out in the mission statement of the university by:
providing modern services, valuable collections, spaces, community initiatives
supporting the current research, education and learning processes
promoting social engagement, innovation, continuous learning
Moreover, we take care of the systematic collection and ensure the visibility of the University's scientific achievements both nationally and internationally.
As a national and public library, with legal deposit right, we play a prominent role in the protection, preservation of our national cultural heritage.
Experts from the Faculty of Informatics of the University of Debrecen have developed a mathematically based traffic simulation model that helps to use autonomous vehicles more safely. The publication on the special statistical method was published in the international journal PLos One.
Researchers at the Faculty of Pharmacy are working on creating antiviral compounds. The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry participates in developing medicines that can be used against the corona virus under the auspices of the National Virology Laboratory.
On the occasion of the centenary, a new volume of studies on Trianon has been published by the Institute of History, of the Faculty of Arts, UD. In addition to experts of UD, the Institute’s foreign partners also contributed to the volume.