Gábor Gyurák, a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology of the University of Pécs (PTE), has earned the European champion title and a global second place finish in the instructor category of the Huawei ICT Competition, one of the world’s leading international cybersecurity contests. The university announced the achievement on Monday.
In the statement, the university highlighted its consistent performance in both domestic and international tech competitions. In recent years, PTE teams have achieved top placements, including second place in the Cisco CyberCup and sixth in the 2024 Cisco CyberRace.
While students from PTE competed in the Practice Network Track – Students Competition, Gyurák represented the institution in the Most Valuable Instructor (MVI) – Teachers Competition. The students reached the international stage after winning the national round and qualifying for the European finals.
Gyurák’s European victory and global second place rank are considered unprecedented within Hungarian higher education. The achievement underscores the growing international competitiveness of PTE’s technology education programmes.
Since 2022, the Pécs faculty has partnered with Huawei through the Huawei ICT Academy. Thanks to its outstanding recent performance, the faculty is now set to take on a new role as a regional Academy Support Centre starting in 2025. This designation will allow PTE to oversee Huawei academy activities across Hungary, lead instructor training programmes, and coordinate competitions nationwide.
The university emphasized that this expanded regional role represents significant recognition and will help maintain PTE’s leadership position in digital education within the region.
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