The students from Debrecen achieved second place in the final of the League of Engineers

The finals of the 11th Unilever Engineers League competition were held at the Technical Faculty of the University of Debrecen on Wednesday. 10 teams of three people from several technical higher education institutions of the country came to the competition, the participants had to solve a complex technical problem. A team from the University of Debrecen finished in 2nd place.

In addition to students from the host Debrecen University Faculty of Technology (DE MK), students from Pannon University in Veszprém, Budapest University of Technology and Miskolc University took part in the English-language competition.

The contestants had to plan how to quickly and efficiently refit the machines in the Semmelweis factory of the Unilever company that produces cleaning agents, washing gels and fabric softeners in Nyírbátor.

The contestants presented their ideas to a jury of university experts and factory employees in presentations of a maximum of 15 minutes and containing a maximum of 20 slides.

The organizers helped the preparation with detailed technical descriptions, presentations and the possibility of video consultation with the engineers working there. At the end of March, the competitors were given the opportunity to visit the factory, where they could see the machine line in question in action.

During the presentations held in the finals, not only the technological solutions, but also the expected costs, quality, profit and safety had to be discussed.

According to the deputy academic dean of DE MK, professional events that give students the opportunity to deal with real industrial problems are important.

At the closing event of the League of Engineers, the competitors were able to get to know the work of students from other institutions and receive feedback on their own results. Based on the experience gained here, they can place their preparation at the national and faculty level

– said Imre Kocsis.

He added: work in projects is the most effective means of learning, they have an important role in technical training. When the tasks come from industry actors, the modernity and topicality of the topic is ensured.

The Technical Faculty of the University of Debrecen has had a good relationship with Unilever’s household chemical factory in Nyírbátor for a long time. The company has been supporting the faculty’s bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering as a dual partner for seven years now, and many students also complete their internships at the plant. Among the company’s managers, many professionals graduated from the University of Debrecen

– stressed Tamás Mankovits, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at DE MK.

The team of the University of Debrecen, composed of Samer Anka, Ahmed Abdelbaky, and Mazen Amer, started out as MAS Engineers and ended the League of Engineers in 2nd place. The members of the teams that finished in the first three places of the competition received valuable technical equipment and were invited to the internship program of the British-Dutch company.

Final result of the competition: 1st place: PVB / BME; 2nd place: MAS Engineers / DE; 3rd place: The Supply Wars / University of Miskolc. Special prize: PNeumatics / Pannon University.

(unideb.hu)