debrecen – the dynamically developing city
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DEBRECEN –the dynamically developing city
Presented by Dr. László PAPPDeputy mayor of Debrecen
Debrecen, 3 July 2012
Debrecen – the Calvinist Rome
1361
Debrecen’s coat of arms Debrecen –
the Calvinist Rome
Major events inDebrecen’ s history
Antiquity: Debrecen’s surroundings were already populated
1235: the name of the settlement first
appeared in written documents
1361: received the privilege of a market-town 650 years ago
1538: foundation of the Calvinist College
11th April, 1693:Debrecen became a free
royal town
Capital of Hungary in 1848-49 and 1944
1912: foundation of the University of Debrecen
Debrecen –the Calvinist Rome
1361
1693
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Debrecen – in the centre of Europe The second largest city of Hungary
Debrecen is situated in the Eastern part of
Central Europe
Within a circle of 1,000 km; measured
in linear distance from the city two
dozens of states areaccessible.
The No. 5 Central European Transport
Corridor linksDebrecen to the
major cities of the region
Resident population: 205,122
living population: 210,001
Population in Debrecen’s vicinity: 400,000 (January 1,
2012)
Debrecen – within easy reachBy car
M3-M35 highway connects Debrecen with Budapest, enabling to
cover the 220 km distance within 2 hours.Direct highway access to
Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and in
the near future to Romania and Ukraine.
By railDebrecen, the largest railway junction in Eastern Hungary,
lies on theTrans-European
railroad connecting Budapest with Moscow.
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Debrecen – within easy reach - Airport Debrecen By planethe 2nd largest international
airport with “Schengen”qualifications,
controlled air-space and constant border opening, permanent customs route
Airport Debrecen has the capacity to handle
• 3,000 passengers a day,• at the same time
2 departing and 2 arriving aircrafts
with 180 passengers each
Charter flightsTunisia, Turkey,
Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Spain, Egypt
Scheduled flights2005/06
Debrecen-MunichDebrecen-Budapest
2012-London Luton-Debrecen
from mid-December 2012 Eindhoven-Debrecen
Milan-Debrecen
The livable city – transport developmentsIntermodal Community
Transport Logistics Centre
•Harmonization of local and long-distance
transport •Service provided for
app. 100 thousand passengers
•50 thousand sq.m. facility to be attached to
the railway stationCosts of the investment:
~20 billion HUF
Tram line nr. 2Satisfies criteria for
„livable cities” in a more environmental-friendly
way.Cost of the investment:
17.7 billion HUF
Bicycle route systemTram line nr. 2
Bicycle route system
Intermodal Community Transport Logistics Centre
The investment-friendly city – offers favourable investment environment
Debrecen’s economy today
1. Traditional industries- Agricultural and
processing industry - Canning industry and meat
processing- Printing (RR Donnelley)
2. New industrial sectors: Establishment of
knowledge-based industriesbased on
the highly developed network of the university,
and research institutes
- IT (National Instruments, British Telecom)
- Biotechnology (Richter) - Health industry
(Pharmapolis cluster, Thermal-Health industrial
cluster)
DEBRECEN IS• a target of FDI
• qualified labor force at reasonable costs compared
to Western Europe• industrial parks with high-
capacity public utilities• lower operational costs
compared to Western Europe
• well-established network of suppliers and contractors
National Instruments
The investment-friendly city – offers favourable investment environment
National Instruments (NI)
FAG
Incentives
• Local government’s openness for cooperation• Launch of new classes in secondary schools tailored
to investors’ demands•Competitive local taxes•Rightful tax system for
R&D and applied technology users
(a portion of costs used forR&D activities can be intangible expenses)
Other indirect incentives
• Lower prices if buying season tickets for local
public transport• Competitive prices inhotels owned by the
Municipality• Lower prices for groups
attending sport and cultural facilities owned bythe Municipality (e.g. ice
hall, Aquaticum Mediterranean Adventure Centre, swimming pool,
theatres, cinemas)
The investment-friendly city – offers favourable investment environment
Industrial parks (IP)
1. Debrecen Regional andInnovational IP
(2011: 46 companies)
Major companies:NI (1100), RR Donnelley,
Car component production FAG
(GERMANY), Bumet, Manz Automation
(GERMANY),Aeroplane comp. prod:
Hungaerotech
New investments: Richter Gedeon PLC,
Pharmapolis Pharmaceutical
Scientific Park Ltd.
2. DELOG Debrecen Logistics Service
Centre and IP 3. University of Debrecen
Science Park4. Western IP
5. Airport Debrecen Business Park
6. Daniella IP
DIIP
The investment-friendly city – offers favourable investment environment
Developments
Airportcity project24-hour, high-capacity
cargo and logistics infrastructure and
service:by 2015 on 50,000 m2,by the end of 2011 a
2,500-m2 cargo building and logistics hall.
•Establishing the economic environment
around the airport•Industrial, business and
service infrastructure
Airport Debrecen Business Park
•At the western side of Road 47
•Located next to Debrecen Airport
University of DebrecenThe largest university
besides the ones in Budapest
3 centres:Centre for Agricultural
Applied Economic Sciences,
Centre for Medical and Health Sciences,
Centre for Humanities and Sciences
15 faculties:Humanities, Music,
Sciences and Technology, Law, Economics and
Business Administration, Agricultural and Food
Sciences, and Environmental
Management, Theological, Technical, General
Medicine, Health Sciences, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Public Health, Applied Economics and
Rural Development, Pedagogical and
Andragogical Sciences.
25 doctoral schoolsApp. 33,000 students
The livable city – where you can build on knowledge
Debreceni Egyetem
University of Debrecen
The livable city – where you can build on knowledge
28 institutions in Debrecen offer primary school educationEnglish-Hungarian bilingual education in one primary school
High school education is conducted in 19 secondary-level institutions maintained by the local government
Bilingual education in 7 secondary schools(French, English, Spanish, German, Italian)
There are 10516 students studying English, 5886 st. studying German, 824 st. studying French, 380 st. studying
Spanish, 915 students studying IT.Technical, mechanical, chemical education in 8 secondary
schools for 2100 students.International baccalaureate in one secondary school
from 2012/13
Special classes in cooperation with companies (e.g. IT Services & Mechwart Technical and IT School,
National Instruments & Brassai Secondary School, Environmental Chemical Secondary School & TVK)
Primary and secondary education
The livable city – a rich variety of cultural programs
Cultural tourism: the Flower Carnival
Carnivals and festivals
• Flower Carnival• Campus Festival
• Debrecen Jazz Days• Bartók International
Choir Festival• Night of Museums
• International Military Band Festival
• Spring and Autumn Festival
• National and International Children
Folk Dance Festival • National Summer
Exhibition• Summer Civis Fair
Famous people in Debrecen
Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Adams, Iron Maiden, David Guetta, Deep
Purple, Bobby McFerrin,, Joe Cocker, Jean-Michael
Jarre, Paco de Lucia, Chick Corea, Rhoda
Scott, Jan Garbarek, Bob Sinclar, Moiseyev Dance Company, Yamato-The
Drummers of Japan
The livable city – a rich variety of cultural programsKölcsey Convention
CentreThe second largest
conference, concert and exhibition facility in
Hungary. More than 200 cultural
and business events a year,
130 000 visitors, 600 event days
MODEMDéri Museum
Kölcsey Convention Centre
MODEM Modern Arts CentreMore than 500,000
visitors since openingMore than 160,000
visitors at The Real da Vinci exhibition in 2007Hommage à Van Gogh
in 2008Messiahs – Modern
pieces on Salvation, Fake-Partition 2.1 –
International intermedia exhibition in 2010
Déri MuseumMunkácsy paintings,
archaeological and other collections
The livable city - provides pleasant ways of relaxation and leisure activities
Health tourism
Debrecen Thermal Bath• excellent quality of
thermal water • 180-year experience
in bathing culture• High-quality health
services
Wellness tourism
Sports tourism
Athletics stadium- 2001 IAAF-Westel Youth Championship
in Athletics
Főnix HallWorld Championship in
Gymnastics 2002,IIHF Division I
Ice Hockey World Championship 2005
Swimming poolEuropean Short Course
SwimmingChampionship 2007,
31st European Swimming
Championships 2012
Ice Hall (2004)
Aquaticum Mediterranean Adventure Centre
DVSC-Korvex women handball teamHungarian champion: 1955, 1987
Hungarian Cup winner: ‘85, ’87, ’89, ’90, ’91EHF-Cup winner: ’95, ’96
KEK silver: ’90, ’92Champions League participant: 2010, 2012
DVSC-TEVA football teamHungarian champion: 2005, ’06, ’07, ’09,
2010, 2012Hungarian Cup winner: ‘99, ‘01, ‘08, ’10, ‘12
Champions League: 2009/10European League: 2010
The livable city – city developments Stadium
Thermal Spa
- Reconstruction of the open-air spa- Expansion of the current thermal spa- Establishment of wellness-services - Construction of a new 200-bed hotel
Expected completion: Spring 2014
UEFA Category IV
Auditorium: 20.000 people- Sky box: 26 – appr. 16 p./box- VIP: 700 seats- Separated sector for fans of opponent team
Other facilities:Coffee shopRecreation centerRestaurantKids' playhouseBar
Thermal spa development
Thank you for your attention!
Debrecen, 03 July 2012