SZCHENYI ISTVN UNIVERSITY GYR Dr Imre Czinege INTRODUCTION

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege INTRODUCTION to the research activity of the Regional University Knowledge Centre for Vehicle Industry Research for Vehicle Industry

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege View of the University 11/4/2020 Széchenyi István University 2

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Number of Students (2005) • Full Time Courses 7500 • Distance Learning 4500 Enrolment: • Engineering 65% • Law and Economy 30% • Health Services 4% • Music 1% Research for Vehicle Industry 3

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Co-operation with the industry in education • Practing Consortium – 55 industrial partners – Praxis semester: 1… 25 students/company – Benefit: company can choose the best students • Thesis work, given and guided by the company • Course, delivering by company experts – Audi: The modern enterprise • Student fair (spring semester) Research for Vehicle Industry 4

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Research activity at the university • Applied research in the field of – Vehicle industry (50… 60%) – Civil engineering (10… 15%) – Transport and logistic (5… 10%) – Informatics, electronics (10… 15%) – Regional economy and law (5%) • Development works in different areas • Expert and training activities Research for Vehicle Industry 5

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Why Győr and vehicle industry? • Long traditions, 100 years old car, bus, lorry and rail carriage manufacturing activity (Rába) • Profile and traditions of the university • Strong presence of car industry – AUDI, Rába, Dana • Wider aspects: C/E Europe – 4… 5 million cars – 3, 5 million engines Research for Vehicle Industry 6

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Car Industry Activity in C/E-Europe Poznan: Volkswagen (VW) Gliwice: Opel (General Motors) Warsawa: Fiat Tychy: Daewoo Mladá Boleslav: Skoda (VW) Zilina: Hyundai, Kia Kolin: PSA and Toyota East Slowenia: Rover (? ) Bratislava: Volkswagen (VW) Trnava: PSA Györ: Audi (VW) Esztergom: (Suzuki) Szentgotthárd (GM - Opel) Pitesti: Dacia (Renault) Novo Mesto: REVOZ (Renault) Research for Vehicle Industry 7

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Car industry around Győr (1) 100 km 200 km 300 km Research for Vehicle Industry 8

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Car industry around Győr (2) 400. 000 engine VW car ass. 230. 000 car Steyr BMW engine 300. 000 car (2006) 200. 000 car (2005) Graz-Magna DC, BMW, Saab autók 1. 600. 000 engine + 50. 000 car 400. 000 engine + gear boxes Research for Vehicle Industry 9

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Demand: Complex expertise Product development Technology development Efficiency improvement Research for Vehicle Industry 10

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege University Projects • Co-operating Research Centre – CRC – Automobile industry (55%) – Electronics and informatics (21%) – Civil engineering (20%) – Regional economy (4%) • Regional University Knowledge Centre for Vehicle Industry – RUKC – Vehicle industry (100%) • Services for SME-s Research for Vehicle Industry 11

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Objective of CRC and RUKC • Establish a scientific and technology development centre • Outstanding innovation activity in the field of vehicle industry for the region • „Critical mass” of R&D, company-university cooperation • Improve competitiveness of the North-Pannonia Region Research for Vehicle Industry 12

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Main research areas and sub-projects within CRC and RUKC • Manufacturing (primary and secondary processes) • Manufacturing process control • Vehicle and vehicle unit construction • Services for SME-s (material testing, dimensional measurements) • Traffic planning and logistic • Regional economy (market analysis, subcontractors, clusters) Research for Vehicle Industry 13

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Main characteristics of projects for vehicle industry Period Total budget companies state (75% EU) Main Partners CRC RUKC 2005 -2007 2006 -2008 1, 9 m€ 54% 46% 7, 2 m€ 40% 60% Audi, Bakony Works, Hydro-Aluminium, GM, Lear, Schefenacker, Suzuki, … SME-s Rába, Borsodi Works, Schefenacker Research for Vehicle Industry 14

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Economic power of the Partners (ECOSTAT 2004) • 7 partners among TOP 100 in Hungary • 2. 000 m€/year added value • 20% of the total production of Hungarian machine and electronic industry • High-tech products, 12. 000 employees in Győr Research for Vehicle Industry 15

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Perspectives for 2007 -20013 • NDP II: Győr – Development Pole of the Region – Objective: Strengthening the activities in vehicle industry, logistics and science – Budget: Σ 400 m€, from this 16 m€ for the university development • Network of Competence Centre for Vehicle Industry • Supplier Park for Audi Hungary Research for Vehicle Industry 16

SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY GYŐR Dr. Imre Czinege Summary • Győr is a regional centre of automobile industry • Co-operative Research Centre and Regional University Knowledge Centre of the Széchenyi István University is serving the technology development of the region • Science centre is a key element of enhancing competitiveness Research for Vehicle Industry 17