Venue: Obuda University
The innOtdk competition, held for the first time this year, was a great success. Students and high school students registered to the 37th OTDK were eligible to apply. The aim of the program is to give authors of projects containing innovative elements the opportunity to receive mentoring and financial support, enabling them to carry out their research. The initiative aims to motivate young people in the long term to engage in projects within the framework of TDK that may be marketable or socially useful.
The Finals the I. innOtdk competition announced by the National Association for Student Research (OTDT), together with the Hungarian Association for Innovation (MISZ), the John von Neumann Computer Society (NJSZT) and the Hungarian Innovation Agency (NIÜ) in March 2025, were held on October 17, 2025, at Óbuda University.
Of the 80 applications received in the first round, the 28 most promising and innovative research projects competed in the Finals, which not only hold promise for short-term marketability, but in many cases also demonstrate outstanding social utility. The young researchers presented their work to the professional jury and interested parties through an exhibition and presentation. Following the presentations, the jury selected the nine best projects, which competed in the final round for the innOtdk Grand Prize and the innOtdk Award. The leaders of the cooperating organizations, OTDT, MISZ, NJSZT, and NIÜ, emphasized that the projects that made it to the Finals represented outstanding scientific quality and had high feasibility potential, so a decision was made to award additional special prizes. The audience was able to vote online in advance for videos presenting the finalist projects, from which the project receiving the most votes was awarded the Audience Award. (The list of award winners can be found below.)
Applicant’s name: Bukta Balázs József
Project title: “Rezorcin-formaldehid alapú aerogélek arany vegyületek szelektív megkötésére”
Institution: Debrecen University
Supervisor: Herman Petra, Assitant Professor
Mentor: Tompos András, Director
Applicants’ names: Kovács Dániel and Kis Flóra
Project title: “Harambee Project Kibera HU. Építészeti tervek társadalmi felelősségvállalási projektek támogatásához a kenyai főváros, Nairobi Kibera nevű nyomornegyedében szanitációs pontok létrehozására”
Institution: Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Supervisors: Karlovecz Ádám, Rácz Anna
Mentor: Turchányi Géza
Applicant’s name: Horváth Dávid
Project title: “HoloDB: Demóadatok – újratöltve”
Institution: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics
Supervisor: Vincellér Zoltán, Master Teacher
Mentor: Ruppert Tamás egyetemi docens
Applicant’s name: Szmida Patrik Péter
Project title: “NeuroClutch”
Institution: Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Supervisor: Toka László, University Professor
Mentor: Gulyás László, Associate Professor
Applicant’s name: Sallai Edina Angéla
Project title: “Lebegő útanyag szemcsék 2. (KLER)”
Institution: BMSzC Lajos Petrik Bilingual Technical College
Supervisor: Gőgh Zsolt
Mentor: Lőwy Dániel, Hungarian Innovation Agency
Congratulations to the winners and all applicants for their outstanding achievements and valuable professional work!
Photographers: Judit Sárai and Dávid Zsoldos
The photos found at the link may be used freely, provided that the photographers’ names are credited.
