Szombathely2030
We aim to contribute to the improvement of the standard of living by focusing on education and research-and-development by promoting industrial change and specializing on complex rehabilitation within the health industry.
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Process of Szombathely2030
Launch a digitalization program with dedicated councilor
New, elected city management
October 2019
With universities, chambers, etc. 6 months of planning
Programming ready
December 2020
Unanimous political support
City and government support
April 2021
2-day consultation with experts from 5 regions of the EU
Interreg Europe Peer Review
June 2021
Cooperation agreement of 7 organizations, including 3 universities
Szombathely2030 joint signature
August 2021
June 2020
100 Intelligent Cities Challenge
EU mentoring start of planning of restructuring
March 2021
Citizen and corporate feedback
1.000 inhabitants and large company leaders
May 2021
Government conciliation
Prime Minister's conciliation, operational task force
July 2021
Definition key projects
Development of key project elements
September 2021
Financing conciliation
Prime Minister's conciliation on the financing schedule
Process of Szombathely2030
October 2019
New, elected city management
Launch a digitalization program with dedicated councilor
June 2020
100 Intelligent Cities Challenge
EU mentoring start of planning of restructuring
December 2020
Programming ready
With universities, chambers, etc. 6 months of planning
March 2021
Citizen and corporate feedback
1.000 inhabitants and large company leaders
April 2021
City and government support
Unanimous political support
May 2021
Government conciliation
Prime Minister's conciliation, operational task force
June 2021
Interreg Europe Peer Review
2-day consultation with experts from 5 regions of the EU
July 2021
Definition key projects
Development of key project elements
August 2021
Szombathely2030 joint signature
Cooperation agreement of 7 organizations, including 3 universities
September 2021
Financing conciliation
Prime Minister's conciliation on the financing schedule
Two focuses of the program
Industrial digitalization
Supporting the transformation of the automotive industry that characterizes the region’s economy, encouraging the emergence of the health industry, while focusing on the fields of robotization, automation and artificial intelligence, relying on domestic and foreign start-ups and large companies.
Complex rehabilitation
An internationally unique development and test environment, ranging from households to senior homes and thermal baths to virtual hospital infrastructure. There is a particular emphasis on sports, stroke and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. It combines academic and applied research with user needs.
City in the centre of the cross-border region
- One of the 10 fastest converging regions in Europe
- 2.5 billion € annual economic industrial output in Szombathely
- Continuous and substantial investments by manufacturers
- 300 hectare industrial
- At the intersection of major cities – Vienna, Graz 80, Bratislava 110, Budapest 120 minutes
- 1.5 million guest night stays per year
- Thermal baths with international recognition
- 1 million outpatients, 1.600 beds in the university teaching hospital
- Large enterprise environment and production culture
Elements of the program
Strengthening education
- Cooperation of 3 universities and companies
- Launch of international and Hungarian joint degree courses
- Adaptation and customization of vocational training and job orientation
- Development of a close-to-business educational environment
R & D & I supporting environment
- Construction of a 25.000 m² R&D and training centre
- Modular structure
- Attraction of enterprises focusing on complex rehabilitation
- Building of new university units
Emphasizing R & D
- Construction of test labs
- Design of a unique test environment
- Applied research services
Attracting companies
- Attractive value offer
- Risk capital fund opportunity
- Opportunities for regional and export markets in a dynamic environment
R & D centre plan
R & D & I institutions
Rehabilitation-focused teaching & research centre
Robotics and A.I. centre establishment
Austrian, German research institute co-operation
US ecosystem development cooperation
Launching individual R & D projects
Test before invest environment
EIT Cross-KIC testing infrastructure
Test lab for medical diagnostics
Intelligent senior room/home building
Involvement of senior households & elderly homes
Mobilization of thermal/tourism operators
Skills development
Accreditation of new education in rehabilitation
Launch of international joint degree diploma
Start of health-sector engineer education
Vocational training re-orientation
Digital Health Twinning Program
Start-ups and FDI
Science and Technology Park title
Mapping of rehabilitation manufacturers
Screening of rehabilitation cream producers
Involvement of relevant venture funds
Involvement of relevant venture funds
Why is it worth to work with us?
Outstanding manufacturing culture
Multiple decades of leading manufacturing know-how.
Unique development and test environment
With the building of a network of laboratories and test environment there is a unique possibility to test and validate prototypes, focusing especially on complex rehabilitation.
Partnership
From robotics and artificial intelligence developers through highly qualified healthcare staff to social service providers.
Supporting policy
At all stages of the development and investment there is a strong partnership from the municipality, the government and on European policy level.
Industrial park
Hundreds of hectares of industrial park available due to recent developments.
Advanced transport infrastructure
All surrounding metropolitan cities can be accessed by direct express and motorway connections.
Partners
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