THE SUITABLE PLACE OF IMPLEMENTING THE ESS: DEBRECEN. Presented by Dr. (PhD.) Ferenc Mező

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1 THE SUITABLE PLACE OF IMPLEMENTING THE ESS: DEBRECEN Presented by Dr. (PhD.) Ferenc Mező

2 Debrecen in the centre of Europe Debrecen is situated in the eastern part of Central Europe, within a circle of 1,000 km, measured in linear distance from the city, two dozens states are accessible Central European Transport Corridor 5 is linking Debrecen to the major cities of the region The second largest city of Hungary Residents of Debrecen: 205,326 population living in its vicinity: 400,000 (January 1, 2008)

3 Accessibility of Debrecen 220 km from Budapest, direct motorway connection GRÁC Rábafüzes LJUBJANA, TRIESZT V SLO M9 A M70 Sopron ZÁGRÁB V/A POZSONY, PRÁGA IV. BÉCS M15 Szombathely Letenye HR M86 Zalaegerszeg Bszgyörgy Nagykanizsa M8 Győr M7 Duna M1 Veszprém Kaposvár Lelle SK Tatabánya M81 Székesfehérvár Pécs M9 Mohács Ilocska Parassapuszta BUDAPEST M0 Dunaújváros M6 Szekszárd M56 SZARAJEVÓ V/C Baja M2 IV Vác M8 Kecskemét M4 Kiskunfélegyháza M5 BELGRÁD X/A V M3 Szeged Röszke YU Tornyosnémeti Miskolc M25 Eger Szolnok Füzesabony Békéscsaba Nagylak M43 Emőd M44 M30 Polgár IV TEMESVÁR, BUKAREST KASSA M35 Tisza Nyíregyháza ARAD Debrecen M4 V M3 RO NAGYVÁRAD, KOLOZSVÁR Helsinki folyosók autópálya autóút épülő autóút UA V LVOV, KIJEV Debrecen International Airport: the 2nd largest international airport with Schengen qualifications, controlled air-space and with constant border opening within 1 km from the point of the proposed area closest to the city. Favourable urban traffic conditions (tram and suburban railway)

4 Debrecen - touristic, cultural and sports centre Major cultural programmes: Béla Bartók International Choir Contest, International Military Band Festival, Spring and Autumn Festivals and Art Exhibition, National and International Children s Folk Dance Festival, Jazz Days, Beer Festival, Christmas Art Auction, Flower Festival Flower Festival

5 Debrecen - touristic, cultural and sports centre Aquaticum Mediterranean Adventure Centre 7 different slides 4 children slides a wave pool a climbing wall jacuzzis 2 cave baths 2 slow river pools a geyser different massages mushroomand neck showers sauna centre: 2 Finnish saunas 2 steam chambers a cooling bath resting beds a drink bar

6 Debrecen - touristic, cultural and sports centre Kölcsey Convention Centre The 2nd largest venue for conferences, concerts and exhibitions in Hungary - a conference hall with a capacity of 750 to 1150 persons, two ball rooms for 350 persons each, Kölcsey Convention Centre - eight lecture rooms for 100 people, transformable into ballrooms or exhibition halls.

7 Debrecen - touristic, cultural and sports centre February December 2008 Kölcsey Convention Centre Cultural events Business events Events in total Cultural visitors Business visitors Visitors in total Event days in total

8 Debrecen - touristic, cultural and sports centre MODEM Centre for Modern Arts A new 3-storeyed museum on 4600 m2, of which 2600 m2 for exhibitions. More than 150,000 visitors at the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in 2007 Van Gogh exhibition in 2008

9 Debrecen - touristic, cultural and sports centre Museum and Library of the Calvinist College A world-famous Bible collection in 250 languages 600,000 volumes with curiosities Déri Museum Calvinist College the Munkácsy trilogy Munkácsy trilogy Déri Museum

10 Debrecen sports centre Athletic Stadium, 2001 Főnix Hall, 2002 Athletic Stadium 2001 IAAF-Westel Youth Championships in Athletics Főnix Hall It has already hosted world sports events: World Championships in Gymnastics, 2002 World Championship in Ice Hockey, 2004 European Championship in Women Handball, 2004 World Championship in Ice Hockey, 2005 European Championships in Gymnastics, 2005 European Championship in Judo, 2006 Fitparade, 2007 Ice Hall the only icehall in the region operates 11 months a year Ice Hall, 2004 Indoor swimming pool, 2006 A 50-meter public indoor swimming pool European Short Course Swimming Championships, 2007

11 Debrecen educational centre PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION There are 41 institutions in Debrecen offering primary school education. High school education is conducted in 8 secondarylevel institutions maintained by the local government, with 4940 people. According to characteristics: High schools solely, Mixed educational institutions. SECONDARY-LEVEL EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS According to structure: four-, five-, and six-year education is offered. 7 institutions have vocational profile 7 institutions have vocational and trade school profile Bilingual grammar schools (classes are taught in Hungarian and a foreign language: English, French, German, Italian or Spanish) RIVTC (TISZK) Regional Integrated Vocational Training Centre (Debrecen + 2 towns in Hajdú- Bihar County)

12 Debrecen - educational centre University of Debrecen The most comprehensive among Hungarian universities University of Debrecen It has the broadest range of faculties including arts, humanities and social sciences, music, natural sciences, law, economics, agriculture, theology, technology, medicine and public health, and information technology. ~30,000 students

13 Debrecen international educational centre University of Debrecen: more then 1,500 foreign students from 48 countries Number of foreign students at the University of Debrecen USA: 35; United Arab Emirates: 4; Austria: 1; Bangladesh: 1; Belize: 1, Cyprus: 17; Estonia: 1; Finland: 3; France: 3; Ghana: 1; Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro: 11; Greece: 4, India: 12; Iraq: 2, Iran: 104; Iceland: 51; Israel: 254; Japan: 1; Canada: 24; China: 13; Republic of Korea: 6; Poland: 1; Lebanon: 1; Mauritania: 1; Great-Britain: 46; Mongolia: 1; Germany: 34; Niger: 42; Norway: 183; Italy: 1; Russia: 2; Pakistan: 2; Portugal: 1 Romania: 285; Sweden: 56; Saudi Arabia : 2; Syrian Arab Republic: 2 Slovakia. 77; Sudan. 2, Taiwan: 14; Turkey: 1; Uganda: 1; Kenya: 1; Ukraine: 210; Vietnam: 25; Zimbabwe: 1

14 Scientific potencial of Debrecen institutes, centres, faculties and departments concerned 1. University of Debrecen (UD) Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences Departments of Biology Department of Physics Department of Chemistry Faculty of Medicine + Clinical Genomics Centre Faculty of Pharmacy + Pharmapolis Centre for Agricultural Sciences and Engineering 2. Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ATOMKI) Division of Nuclear Physics Division of Atomic Physics Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences

15 Debrecen scientific centre The relation structure of the ESS relevant researches in the region

16 Debrecen scientific centre Potential partner institutions of the ESS in the region

17 Debrecen economic centre The most important companies in Debrecen National Instruments Ltd, FAG Automative Ltd, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Industrial parks Debrecen Regional and Innovational Industrial Park DELOG Debrecen Logistics Service Centre and Industrial Park The Industrial Park of the University of Debrecen Western Industrial Park

18 THE PROPOSED SITE The location has the requested dimensions, total 126,45 ha Near the Debrecen International Airport Direct 2x2 lane highway connection with the city center (10 min) Majority owner of the site: Debrecen Regional and Innovation Industrial Park Possibilities for expanding the installation

19 HOSTING THE ESS The site complies perfectly with the requirements of the ESS Excellent location, with favourable microclimatic and seismic conditions The site can be supplied with the necessary utilities and infrastructure (power and water supply) Expected time of the necessary authorization procedure: 9-12 months

20 Debrecen the livable city Real-estates People arriving in the city would not suffer any set-back in their quality of life. They can find a place to live quickly and at a favourable price. Scools, university Hypermarkets, malls Banks (Ing, CityBank, Unicredit, CIB) Sports events (European and World Championships) Concerts (Bryan Adams, Deep Purple) Thanks to the presence of multinational retail companies and banks, the range of products and financial services that investors have become accustomed to are also available. The variety of cultural programs and sports events are held in Debrecen.

21 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!