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Gábor Gyurák, lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (MIK) of the University of Pécs (PTE), became European champion in the instructor category and came second in the global final of the Huawei ICT international cybersecurity competition.
The institution’s announcement recalled that teams from PTE MIK have achieved outstanding results in international and domestic IT, cybersecurity, and networking competitions in recent years. Last year, they came second in Europe in the Cisco CyberCup cybersecurity competition and sixth in Europe in the Cisco CyberRace in the same year.
This year, the students competed in the Huawei ICT Competition Practice Network Track – Students Competition, while their instructor, Gábor Gyurák, took part in the Huawei ICT Competition MVI (Most Valuable Instructor) – Teachers Competition.
The students qualified for the competition after winning the Hungarian round and then advancing to the European finals.
In the instructor category, Gábor Gyurák became European champion and took second place in the global finals, which is “a unique achievement in Hungarian higher education,”
they wrote.
PTE MIK has been working with Huawei since 2022, and operates the Huawei ICT Academy.
Thanks to the current success, from 2025, the faculty will also be able to act as a regional Academy Support Center, coordinating Huawei academies in Hungary, developing teacher training, and organizing competitions.
This regional role is a significant recognition and contributes to PTE MIK’s IT training remaining at the forefront of digitalization in higher education.
Via MTI, Featured image: Pexels