Language Exchange Corner

Language Exchange Corner

Language Exchange Corner – Language Practice in the Library

The University Library and Archives warmly welcomes the international students of Széchenyi István University, who enrich our city with their cultures and languages.
We believe that linguistic and cultural diversity is a value worth supporting and making visible.

How can I find a conversation partner?

If you would like to find a language practice partner, please fill out the online form at the following link:

👉 https://lib.sze.hu/hu/language-exchange

After submitting the form:

  • the library staff will contact you as soon as we find a suitable partner for you based on our database;

  • using the contact details you provided, you and your partner can also get in touch with each other directly and arrange the time and place of your meeting.

The information you provide on the form (e.g., languages spoken, contact details) will be used solely for the purpose of language exchange.

Where can you meet?

📍 Central Library, 2nd floor – Language Exchange Corner

The designated area provides an ideal environment for meeting and practicing languages.
Of course, you are welcome to agree on another meeting location, whether in another library of our network, elsewhere on campus, or anywhere in the city.

Share your experience with us!

We are delighted if the Language Exchange Corner helps you:

  • make new friends,

  • gain shared experiences,

  • and develop your language skills.

If you would like to share your feedback or experiences, please write to us:

✉️ kobori.sarolta@sze.hu

👉 We wish you enjoyable conversations and great success in your language learning!

 

 

 

 

Széchenyi István University Joins the “Pass It Back, Brother!” Campaign Again

Széchenyi István University Joins the “Pass It Back, Brother!” Campaign Again

The Pass It Back, Brother! campaign is a joint initiative by the Jane Goodall Institute Hungary, KÖVET Association for Sustainable Economies, Africa Foundation, Védegylet Association, and supported by Magyar Telekom. The campaign aims to collect unused or outdated mobile phones and accessories (small electronic devices) from Hungarian households in order to recycle the valuable minerals they contain.

Coltan, a mineral essential for mobile phone production, is mined in Africa—primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—often in habitats of endangered species such as mountain gorillas, Grauer's gorillas, bonobos, and chimpanzees. This mining devastates forests, destroying the natural homes of these species and contributing to their decline. Roads built for extraction further fragment and damage the remaining forest areas. The campaign seeks to halt this process by encouraging mobile phone recycling.

Help protect gorillas and chimpanzees!

We encourage everyone to look around at home, find any unused or outdated phones, and drop them in the collection boxes located at designated drop-off points.

You can find Pass It Back, Brother! collection boxes at the following locations:

  • Széchenyi István University Library and Archives – Central Library (9026 Győr, Egyetem tér 1., Inno-Share Building)
  • SZE Apáczai Csere János Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (9022 Győr, Liszt Ferenc u. 42.)
  • Mobilis Interactive Science Center (9026 Győr, Vásárhelyi Pál u. 66.)
Writefull

Writefull

The AI language verification application and complex tool to support publishing has arrived at our university!

How to use it: register on writefull.com with the email address of sze.hu or ga.sze.hu!

Renewed on repository!

Renewed on repository!

Click on the picture to see PDF form!

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

 
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🌍 EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES
 
Languages unite!
 
30 September 2026
 
The European Documentation Centre at the University Library and Archives, in cooperation with the Centre for Languages and Culture and the Confucius Institute, is once again celebrating the European Day of Languages this year.
 
PROGRAMME
 
12:00–15:00 | Professional Programme
🎓 European Commission Online Roundtable
📍 Central Library, Room 15
• 12:00- 13:15 Languages unite – how languages shape inclusion
• 13:30 - 15:00 Language matters in AI: how languages shape AI – and how AI shapes languages
 
16:30–17:30 | Hungarian Culture Workshop
📍 Central Library, 1st-floor lecture area
Organized by the Centre for Languages and Culture – Hungarian and International Cultures Unit led by Gábor Szabó
 
 
17:30–19:00 | Languages Unite! Quiz, Chinese calligraphy and Informal Discussion
📍 Language Exchange Corner, Central Library, 2nd floor
🧩 Calligraphy workshop with the Confucius Institute
🧩 Quiz - Proverbs from Around the World
🌍 Language exchange opportunities, networking and snacks
 
The event is free to attend, but registration is required: