The future of work is DUAL
- Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Time: 14:00–17:00 (CEST)
- Location: John von Neumann University, Kecskemét, Hungary (hybrid event)
- Organised by: DHBW & JvNU
Join us
The Centre of Excellence on Dual Higher Education invites you to our fourth Knowledge Exchange Seminar. We explore dual higher education and cooperative learning in higher education.
We bring together academics, professionals, and policymakers. You’ll discuss how universities and employers can shape the future of learning. We focus on innovation and work-based approaches.
You can share experiences, explore new perspectives on dual education, and thus strengthen collaboration across Europe.
You can attend in person in Kecskemét or join online.
Programme
Wednesday, 15 October
- 09:00–11:00 Company visit (HILTI)
- 12:00–13:30 Lunch
- 14:00–17:00 Knowledge Exchange Seminar
- Evening Networking dinner
Venue
John von Neumann University, Izsáki út 5, Kecskemét
Getting to Kecskemét
Kecskemét lies 80 km south of Budapest. The city has 120,000 residents and sits in Hungary’s Great Plain region.
By car
Take the M5 motorway from Budapest. Journey time is one hour.
From Budapest Airport by bus and train
Take bus 200E from the airport to Ferihegy Train Station (fifth stop, 12 minutes). Buy your ticket at the airport post office, newsagent, or vending machine.
Board the InterCity train to Kecskemét from platform 2. Trains depart hourly. The journey takes 50 minutes.
Total travel time: Allow 1hour and 40 minutes from landing to arrival in Kecskemét.
App for buying bus tickets
By train from Budapest city centre
Trains depart from Budapest Western (Nyugati) Railway Station every hour. The journey takes 80 minutes.
By bus from Budapest
Buses run from Népliget Bus Terminal to Kecskemét hourly. Journey time is one hour.
Accommodation
We recommend these two hotels near the university. Both offer special rates for EU4Dual participants.
Aqua Hotel Kecskemét
- Distance: 5-minute walk from university
- Price: €50 per night (double room) | €72 per night (single room)
- Includes: Breakfast buffet and spa entry Tourist tax: 400 HUF per person per night (not included)
Hotel Four Points by Sheraton
- Distance: 5-minute walk from university
- Price: €109 per night (single) | €121 per night (double)
- Tourist tax: 400 HUF per person per night (not included)
To receive your discount: Use code EU4DUAL when booking.
More accommodation options
- Granada Hotel
- Go-Kart Hotel
- Hotel Három Gunár
- Aranyhomok Hotel
- Hotel Central Passage
- Boutique Hotel Center
