Select your language
Directorate for Development and Projects
Establishing a sustainability competence centre based on circular economy at the University of Pannonia (2019-1.3.1-KK-2019-00015)
Project ID: 2019-1.3.1-KK-2019-00015
Project description:
The University of Pannonia and its consortium partners have won a HUF 4.775 billion non-refundable grant from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office to establish the "Sustainability based on circular economy" competence centre in Veszprém and Nagykanizsa in the next three years.
The preparation of the Tender Project was preceded by more than six months of joint work, primarily with the University and the strategic partner of the Tender Project, MOL Plc, until the professional implementation could start on 1 March 2020. In terms of its values, competences and opportunities, the University of Pannonia will define itself as a university of sustainability in the future. This offers a unique opportunity for the University and its partners, as well as for Veszprém and Nagykanizsa, the sites of implementation, to become the leading R&D and innovation force in the country, and to join the international innovation and R&D blood circuits.
The call for proposals identified five main pillars: sustainable energy production, waste recycling, water technologies, and the development of future cities and the greening of tourism, all of which are key sustainability issues for the future.
The partners cooperating in the implementation are MOL Nyrt., Hidrofilt Kft., Netta Pannónia Kft., Bay Zoltán Applied Research Nonprofit Ltd. and Nagykanizsai Városfejlesztő Kft.
Our main goal is to build a high-level R&D infrastructure and knowledge base by establishing a competitive R&D and Innovation Development Guild, which is able to put the country on the international innovation map by spearheading sustainability developments based on the circular economy.
A further priority of our Call for Proposals is the establishment of a Circular Economy Sustainability Competence Centre at the University of Pannonia, which will provide effective support for the integration of circular economy requirements into future R&D, innovation and education activities.
Project duration: 01.03.2020 – 31.12.2024
Total project cost: 5 044 017 000 HUF
Amount of support: 4 775 000 000 HUF
Main applicant: University of Pannonia
Consortium partners: MOL Nyrt., Hidrofilt Kft., Netta Pannónia Kft., Bay Zoltán Applied Research Nonprofit Ltd. and Nagykanizsai Városfejlesztő Kft.
Supporter: National Research, Development and Innovation Office
Professional leader: Dr. Lukács Pál
Professional leader’s email address:
Project manager: Takácsné Ferenczik Brigitta
Project manager's email address: