Theory and practice go hand in hand

In recognition of his outstanding educational and research work, Prof. János Lukács of the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, former director of the Centre for Higher Education and Industrial Cooperation, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.

The award, presented by the President of the Republic of Hungary on 20 August, also honoured his work in the field of integrity and life-cycle management of welded structures.

Prof. János Lukács appreciates receiving the state award as a recognition of the cooperation based on the joint work with his colleagues and the support he received from the department, the faculty and the institute. An example from his active career of more than four decades is the Centre for Higher Education and Industry Cooperation project, which was important to him because the industrial partners BorsodChem, Bosch, ÉMI and Sega who formulated the research topics and the joint work of professionals in the corporate and academic environments was essential to put the results into practice.