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DE OEC on the EUROPE'S 500 list
500.jpgThe University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Centre (DE OEC) has been included in the EUROPE'S 500 list of the most dynamically developing small and medium sized organisations.

EUROPE'S 500 is an objective league table of the continent's 500 most successful small and medium sized enterprises. The list has been prepared annually for the last ten years by the European non-profit ‘Entrepreneurs for Growth' organisation. The ranking is carried out with the help of an index prepared on the basis of a formula devised by the American economist David Birch and includes the financial performance between 2002 and 2005, the turnover and the growth in staff numbers. This is the first year that Hungarian enterprises have been able to compete for this prestigious title.

The DE OEC is in 224th place on the list, the only Hungarian enterprise in the biotechnology and health category. The prize was formally awarded to the President of the Centre, Dr. László Fésüs, by Danuta Hübner, the European Commissioner with responsibility for Regional Policy on the European Council, and Wolfgang Schüssel, the Austrian Chancellor, at the Hofburg in Vienna at the prize-giving ceremony on November 25th.

The DE OEC, which is continuously developing, and has been in operation for almost 90 years carries out it various tasks at an extremely high level of professional competence on one of Europe's most beautiful campuses. These tasks are: medical and health sciences training in the higher education sector, specialisation of medical professionals, treatment and research. The Centre's finances are in good health; over the last three years revenue has increased by almost 40% and staff numbers by 5.1%.

In the last three years, there has been a 32% increase in the number of students enrolling for the medical course, and an 80% increase for dentistry. The number of students studying for funded courses in medicine and dentistry has doubled, and the Centre has started English-language courses for pharmacists and public health specialists. Great emphasis is placed on providing high-quality courses, as can be seen from the league table, the most comprehensive yet produced, prepared by specialists at the Higher Education Information Centre, which ranks the Faculty of General Medicine in 4th place. To meet the challenges of modern society, we have launched several new specialised courses in the field of public health.

We assist in the treatment of one and a half million people annually in an excellent environment, applying the most up-to-date medical procedures. With the help of the most modern infrastructure and the latest equipment we are able to treat patients suffering from cancer, and heart- and circulatory problems, supported by 12 billion Forints of financial assistance from the European Union's Augusta programme. The DE OEC, also with the help of 4.1 billion Forints of financial support from the European Union, co-ordinates the development of information technology in the health sector, to ensure the closest possible co-operation between health institutes in the region.

The research activities aim to understand and treat those medical conditions which most seriously affect the Hungarian population. The Molecular Medicine research Centre was awarded the Centre of Excellence title by the European Union, and the Clinic's Genome Centre is the leading institute in Hungarian genome research. We place great emphasis on innovation and on the practical application of research results. The R and D revenue resulting from innovatory activities increased by 64% in the period examined (2002-05). The results obtained by research work have led to foundation of the first so-called ‘spin-off' enterprise.

EUROPE'S 500 publishes the league table annually in November. This year successful enterprises from the 25 EU countries - plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland - which have been in operation for at least 3 years, and have at the beginning of the period of reference a maximum of 5,000 employees can apply to be considered for the award. 12 Hungarian firms made it into the table, which was headed by a French firm. Companies from Iceland and Germany were the most successful. 3 Eastern European firms reached the top 50, and the highest ranked Hungarian firm was at no. 58.

For more information on the EUROPE'S 500 list see www.europes500.com