She was welcomed by Dr. László Rovó, Rector, Dr. Judit Fendler, Chancellor of the University of Szeged and Dr. László Botka, Mayor of Szeged 🌹
Hundreds of people, her colleagues and the students of the institution also welcomed her and cheered her upon her arrival 🤗
Katalin Karikó, an Alumna of the University of Szeged, is the Founder of the Most Promising Vaccine Development against the Coronavirus 🦠
Learn more here👇
TIME 100 gala awards! 😍👩🔬
📸 Bill Gates was photographed with Katalin Karikó, who gave two lectures, received two awards, donned the robes of an honorary doctorate from Rockefeller University and gave dozens of interviews in New York from 7 to 9 June 2022.
The vice-president of
#BioNTech
, research biologist
@kkariko
handed over the instrument, which can be considered the ‘cradle’ of the very first
#mRNA
vaccine, to the Munich exhibition site
@DeutschesMuseum
Katalin Karikò, Hungarian biologist and pioneer of messenger
#RNA
, is the one who first sensed the potential of the
#molecule
that changed the history of the
#pandemic
.
Today I started to work in my new office that used to be the Nobel Prize-winner Albert Szent-Györgyi's at the Department of Molecular and Analytical Chemistry
@Uni_Szeged
Hungary.
Katalin Karikó received her Nobel Prize ❤️
@kkariko
The University of Szeged congratulates its research professor for her achievement and feels utmost pride 👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations to the 2023 medicine laureates!
Watch the very moment Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received their Nobel Prize diplomas and medals during the 2023 Nobel Prize award ceremony.
#NobelPrize
Nobel Prize award ceremony: today Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz will receive the Nobel Prize medal and the unique certificate! 🤩
Follow the live events here ! 👉🏻
Katalin Karikó and the developers of the mRNA-based vaccine were honoured with the company of film-stars reception at the New York Stem Cell Foundation Gala & Science Fair in the early hours of 6 October 2021, Hungarian time. 💻
#KatalinKarik
ó
#NYSCF
#StemCellFoundation
#newyork
Only one week after she won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Professor Katalin travelled to Hungary to visit the University of Szeged and share her greatest success with all of us at home in Hungary! ❤️
It was a phenomenal day!
@kkariko
😊
Next week on Thursday, Katalin Karikó
@kkariko
the Nobel Prize-winning research professor of our university will visit Szeged, let's welcome her together in front of the Rector's building and congratulate her together! 🌟✨🏅
Details? Coming soon 😉🫶🏼
Photo by 📸 Anna Bobkó
The opening ceremony of the 27th Autumn Cultural Festival of the
#UniversityofSzeged
started by light painting 🎨💡
Katalin Karikó's picture was also projected on the walls of the Rector's Department of the SZTE as a sign of pride and joy 🤩
#KatalinKarik
ó
#NobelPrizeWinner
There are no signs of slowing down when it comes to Katalin Karikó and her series of achievements since winning the Nobel Prize are a living proof 👏
Katalin Karikó arrives at the Stockholm Nobel Week with new honors 🌹
#katalinkarik
ó
#NobelPrizeWinner
The most wonderful time of the year 🎄 🎅 is getting closer and closer 🤩
The city is covered in lights ✨ and winter is slowly approaching 🌨️
Photos by: Papdi Balázs 📸
Traditional fountain bathing ⛲️
6th year medical students celebrating their successful board exam last week👏
Congratulations to our new graduates, we are extremely proud of you! 🥳
#SZTE
#StudyinSzeged
#UniversityofSzeged
Meet our freshest SZTE Face 🇵🇰 🥰
“I am Asif Aziz Mehranvi from Pakistan. I am currently a second year student at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. I am studying Master’s in International Economy and Business."
#SZTEFaces
#Universityofszeged
Bobkó Anna 📷
1
Follow our webpage where you can read about the SZTE research professor, her early life & how she paved her way to the Nobel Prize with hard work, sacrifices and years of solid resilience and determination 🥰
The Nobel Prize award will also be streamed on the webpage tomorrow📽️
The University of Szeged dedicated a webpage for Katalin Karikó and the latest updates and relevant news regarding the institution's professor winning and receiving the Nobel Prize tomorrow in Stockholm, Sweden 🌍
#KatalinKarik
ó
#NobelPrizeAward
#SZTE
Katalin Karikó, Alumni of the University of Szeged arrived to
#Spain
to receive the Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research.
Accompanied by her husband Béla Francia who stood by her side as she was overwhelmed with the warm welcoming.
#AsturiasAward
“Ten years ago I was kicked out and forced to retire.”
Our new medicine laureate Katalin Karikó (
@kkariko
) told us how much it means to be awarded the Nobel Prize after a scientific career that has been full of challenges.
Ten years ago, Karikó was still doing all her
As the inventor of the modified messenger RNA used in modern vaccines (Covid19), Katalin Karikó was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Drew Weissman, her fellow American research colleague, on the 2nd of October 2023 ⚕️🏆🤗
The University of Szeged's (SZTE) Biobank development has reached another major milestone, with the beginning of the assembly of a world-leading robotic biobank sample storage system, which will allow the storage of millions of biological samples.
One of the things that distinguishes Hungary is its 4 seasons 🍃🌞 🌷 ❄️ Spring is here and our beautiful Szeged, the city of sunshine is slowly back to its vivid life 🌟
The University of Szeged dedicated a webpage for Katalin Karikó and the latest updates and relevant news regarding the institution's professor winning and receiving the Nobel Prize tomorrow in Stockholm, Sweden 🌍
#KatalinKarik
ó
#NobelPrizeAward
#SZTE
The opening ceremony of the 27th Autumn Cultural Festival of the
#UniversityofSzeged
started by light painting 🎨💡
Katalin Karikó's picture was also projected on the walls of the Rector's Department of the SZTE as a sign of pride and joy 🤩
#KatalinKarik
ó
#NobelPrizeWinner
Day of the Hungarian Poetry has been celebrated in Hungary since 1964 on Attila József's birthday on 11 April. Every year, literary performances, book launches, poetry meetings and competitions are held to honour the Hungarian lyric poet.
#DayoftheHungarianPoetry
#SZTE
If you know anyone who would like to study at the University of Szeged with the help of the Stipendium Hungaricum programme, now is the chance‼️
Get familiar with the application process, the study programmes and the entry requirements ‼️👇👇👇
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Meet Mahwash🥰
“I am Mahwash from Pakistan, a stipendium Hungariacum scholar. I am enrolled in PhD Pharmaceutical Technology, currently in 2nd year. There were two main reasons that influenced me to choose University of Szeged; international community and research facilities."
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SZTE Faces Series is back on 📢
Meet our students!
"My name is Thalyta Santos, I am from Brazil and I am doing a Master’s in International Relations at the Faculty of Law & Political Sciences."
Photo by: Ádám Kovács-Jerney 📸
#SZTEFaces
#UniversityofSzeged
This is recognised by the 2022
#BreakthroughAward
, which honours
#mRNA
pioneers in the life sciences category, announced on 9 September 2021.
The award, which comes with a cash prize of $3 million, is also known as the “Scientific Oscar Award”. 👏
SZTE Faces 📸
"My name is Kazi Ishrak Faiyaz, I am from Bangladesh, and I am studying Master’s in Biology at the Faculty of Science and Informatics. I am a Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship holder."
Photo by: Ádám Kovács-Jerney 📸
#SZTEFaces
#UniversityofSzeged
#StudyinSzeged
On December 4, 2023, Katalin Karikó arrived in Stockholm, just ahead of the official opening of Nobel Week 🏆
To appreciate the journey leading up to this moment, we have prepared an article rewinding to the announcement of her well-deserved honor two months ago 👏👇
There are no signs of slowing down when it comes to Katalin Karikó and her series of achievements since winning the Nobel Prize are a living proof 👏
Katalin Karikó arrives at the Stockholm Nobel Week with new honors 🌹
#katalinkarik
ó
#NobelPrizeWinner
The event was organized with great enthusiasm by Dr. Anita Vidács, Associate Professor, English MSc training and IISMA Coordinator for the Food Science and Technology Engineering students 🧪🥟⚗️ and for the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards students.
On 7th of December 2022, the first Let's eat Hungary event was held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Szeged, where international students had the opportunity to taste traditional Hungarian food 🌍
#UniversityofSzeged
#FacultyofEngineering
Traditional fountain dipping for 6th year Medical Students of the University of Szeged⛲️
Congratulations to our new graduates, we are extremely proud of you! 🥳
The event takes place between the 28th of August and the 4th of September 💪
Follow the IOI 2023 Hungary page to learn in details about the competition and the upcoming programs that will take place 👇
#IOI2023
#Universityofszeged
Soon the International Olympiad in Informatics 2023 will be begin in Szeged 🤩
Guests & contestants along with their companions are arriving today to Szeged from almost 100 countries to participate in the IOI 2023. 💪
#IOI2023
#Universityofszeged
Science as a Family Member – Éva Kondorosi Says „Dare to Dream Big and Brave”
Where are women in Science? Éva Kondorosi the Science Diplomat has an aswer!
Read the full interview here👇
Sometimes we have the impression that we are not living in the heart of Europe but somewhere else in further south 😍Look at these images Papdi Balázs fotó shoot of Szeged! Aren't they charming? 💘🌅
#szte
#szeged
The second most visited place by the University students👩🎓👨🎓 in Szeged 🇭🇺 after the educational buildings 🏛️ and the University campus 🏘️ is the József Attila Department of Education and Information Center 🏢
#SZTE
#studyinszeged
#Klebelsberg
#UniversityofSzeged
#TIK
Meeting
@eugloh19
Communication Officers at University of Hamburg this week! Special thanks to Minu Lorenzen for hosting us! 🥰
So many great ideas, inspiring discussions, cannot wait to implement our ideas, conduct research and effective Alliance communications!
Photos taken by our colleague István Sahin-Tóth as he documented the first moments when the news broke about the Nobel prize 📸
Katalin Karikó watched the Nobel Prize Ceremony with her husband Béla Francia 🖥️
#KAtalinKarik
ó
#NobelPrize
As the inventor of the modified messenger RNA used in modern vaccines (Covid19), Katalin Karikó was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Drew Weissman, her fellow American research colleague, on the 2nd of October 2023 ⚕️🏆🤗
On the first day of her visit to Szeged, Katalin Karikó went from the City Hall to Újszeged.
She was welcomed by Ferenc Nagy, Director General of the Biological Research Centre (BRC, Szeged).
Katalin Karikó received an honorary doctorate degree from Duke University 👩🎓
Each year, Duke awards honorary degrees to individuals who exemplify Duke’s highest values so that their accomplishments may inspire the new graduates. 🧏
Read more 👉
50 years ago in mid-July, Katalin Karikó walked for the first time in Szeged, consciously preparing to become a student at the
#UniversityofSzeged
.
Today alumna & research professor at the SZTE, is a world-wide famous biochemist who pioneered mRNA-based vaccines against covid-19.
Unglaublich, welche Talente wir verlieren, weil wir Arbeiterkinder nicht ausreichend fördern. Ugur Sahin und
@kkariko
sind klassische Arbeiterkinder. Ohne sie gäbe es noch keine mRNA Impfstoffe. Sie haben Millionen das Leben gerettet.
Each
#IISMA
Awardees received their
#SZTE
T-shirt as a memory from the
#UniversityofSzeged
and as a reminder that they are now part of the University forever.
📢 Attention! 📢
There's only a few days left to sign up for the courses offered by the University of Lund in the upcoming Fall semester! ⏰
All three courses are worth 7.5 ECTS credits each 🙌
🔺 Application deadline: 20 August, 8pm, CET!
The esteemed research professor at the University of Szeged received numerous recognitions reclaiming her title as the most influential scientist, earning another prestigious award, engaging with celebrities & publishing articles about her remarkable autobiography Breakthroughs📚
There are no signs of slowing down when it comes to Katalin Karikó and her series of achievements since winning the Nobel Prize are a living proof 👏
Katalin Karikó arrives at the Stockholm Nobel Week with new honors 🌹
#katalinkarik
ó
#NobelPrizeWinner
#ThrowBackFriday
🎓🎊
Pictures from the 2022 Graduation Ceremony that took place in the József Attila Department of Education and Information Center on the 24th of June, 2022 👩🏽🎓👨🎓
Photo credit 📸 SZTE Alma Mater - The Alumni of the University of Szeged
#Universityofszeged
Today a MOU has been signed between the University of Szeged and the
@BBMRIERIC
📜🤝
The event was dedicated to lay down the foundation stone of the new
#biobank
building
The ceremony took place at the Albert Szent-Györgyi health clinic in Szeged 🇭🇺
#SZTE
#Szeged
#biobank
“The city being smaller allows the students to be closer and I like this University for the opportunities that are accessible to students.
This is my second year here and I am still thankful that I chose to come here, where I am free to study what I want.”
Bobkó Anna 📷
4
In Hungary, three universities, in Europe, only 112 programmes are recognized by this accreditation. The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration considers the EFMD Programme Accreditation an honour and is committed to continuous development and quality improvement.
There are several reasons why summer is a special time in Szeged 🌟🇭🇺, thousands of sun rays 🌅, good vibes 🌳🔆 and most importantly our graduates dipping in the Dugonics Square fountain 😍🏊♂️ ⛲ to celebrate their successful accomplish of their studies 🎓🎉
Anna Bobkó 📸
The International Cultural Evening has been organised at the University of Szeged after 2 years of break due to covid-19🌍
More than 2500 people attended the event, which was organized by the International Student Union of Szeged (ISUS). 🙌
Photos by: Anna Bobkó & Dóra Molnár🤳
SZTE's donation packages have arrived in Ukraine! 😍
In view of the current war situation, the University of Szeged started collecting donations. Plenty of donations were received, the first of which had already reached the city of Lviv. 🙏
On 7th of December 2022, the first Let's eat Hungary event was held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Szeged, where international students had the opportunity to taste traditional Hungarian food 🌍
#UniversityofSzeged
#FacultyofEngineering
The Demola Programme spring semester is soon to kick off✔️
The University of
#Szeged
joined the
#Demola
International Innovation Network as the first university outside the capital, establishing it within the framework of its
#Virtus
Enterprise Catalyst Program.
#SZTE
#Demola
This year, the University of Szeged has improved its position on the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) by 25 places ahead. According to the list, SZTE is the best university out of the capital in Hungary.
The below video 📹 was made by Daniel Meszaros, who decided to gift Szeged 🇭🇺 and its citizens 👥 with an animation video which illustrates the build-up of Szeged 🏰 🖼️⛲ on Games of Thrones style! 👏
#Szeged
#gamesofthrones
#SZTE
As the inventor of the modified messenger RNA used in modern vaccines (Covid19), Katalin Karikó was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Drew Weissman, her fellow American research colleague, on the 2nd of October 2023 ⚕️🏆🤗
Yesterday during our SZTE Faces photoshoot 🌐📽️
Students gathered from 5 different countries 🇱🇦🇧🇩🇷🇺🇧🇷🇯🇴 to join our
#SZTEFacesProject
and share their stories and experiences of being an SZTE member🗣️🇭🇺🎦
Photoshoot held by: Anna Bobkó 📷
#SZTEInternational
#UniversityofSzeged