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Szent István University strives to become a leading and significant international institution of higher education and knowledge in the Carpathian Basin, uniquely unifying the spectrum of agriculture and other connected disciplines at a national level. Our mission is to serve Hungary's economic and social progress in close cooperation with our partners and contribute to the renewal and development of the countryside and agriculture with outstanding education, research and development, counseling, and innovation activities. We participate in activities in all areas of agricultural sciences and disciplines of natural, mechanical, and social sciences necessary to develop ag…
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Wekerle Business School - as a prestigious educational institution - considers its mission to provide outstanding education within the Bologna system. It aims to create education conditions that enhance the students' academic and personal development by uniting high-level academic knowledge with practical education, based on corporate partnerships from outside the institution. In this global world, only by having a highly professional and open-minded education that incorporates a strong sense of ethics and responsibilities can one remain competitive. A WBS education while successfully integrating various cultures enables its students to rise to new challenges anywhere glo…
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The University of Sopron, which is at the forefront of the Hungarian higher educational institutions, has the fifth-largest number of students in the country. Its campuses in five historical West Hungarian cities offer up-to-date knowledge for almost twenty thousand students, who benefit from the high standard of education and advanced infrastructure. The university's ten faculties are located in Sopron, a jewel city situated at the meeting point of Fertő Region (part of the world heritage) and the start of the Lower Alps, in Győr. This historic and festival city won the Europa Nostra prize, in Mosonmagyaróvár, wedged in between Szigetköz and Hanság, which is famous for…
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The University of Szeged is one of Hungary's leading and internationally ranked higher education institutions. The University of Szeged (SZTE), with a history dating back to 1581, is located in the sunniest city of Hungary, attracting thousands of young people due to its lively, urban lifestyle and colorful festivals. Since Hungary is a member of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), it also has EU accreditation. According to QS World University Rankings, SZTE was the best Hungarian University in 2018. Outstanding professors have worked at the University, including the Nobel Laureate Albert Szent-Györgyi (1937), who was the first to isolate Vitamin C, extracting …
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The history of higher education in Pécs dates back to 1367 when Louis the Great initiated a university in the episcopal city of Pécs. As a result of an integration process of several stages, the University of Pécs was founded, one of the most famous, prestigious institutions having a leading role in regional education. It has ten faculties that cover the full spectrum of high-quality higher education. The University of Pécs, with its nearly 20,000 student population, 1,600 academics, and ten faculties, is one of the largest universities in Hungary, the knowledge center of South Transdanubia, and the oldest University of the country. The roots of the institution date bac…
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The University of Pannonia, with its seat in Veszprém, is operating in the picturesque cities on the lands of the former Roman province, Pannonia. The five faculties of the University offer high-quality education supported by cutting edge research activity and a student-friendly environment. To meet the needs of the labor market, our activities are carried out in close cooperation with the regional industrial partners and local governments. Based on our faculty staff's professional achievements and the internationally recognized R&D results, the University of Pannonia is ranked among the best Hungarian universities. The degree obtained at our University is an acknowle…
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The predecessor of the University of Miskolc was the school of mining and metallurgy (Bergschule) established by Charles III in Selmecbánya in 1735, which was the world's first higher education institution instructing in these fields (in Freiberg, courses were launched in 1765, in Berlin in 1770, and St Petersburg in 1773). In 1762, Maria Theresia gave the school academy status (Bergakademie). From 1846, foresters were also trained in the institution. Later, the Selmec school served as a model for the establishment of European technical colleges. In 1794, Paris Technical University organized its laboratory training based on the Selmer system. The world's first internation…
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Kaposvár University is one of the largest universities in the Southern Transdanubian region of Hungary. Its establishment made Kaposvár the ninth university town in the country. The Hungarian Parliament founded Kaposvár University on January 1st, 2000, when operating faculties and colleges were integrated into Kaposvár. Currently, education and research activities are carried out in four faculties: (Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Economic Science, Faculty of Pedagogy and Faculty of Arts) and in five partner institutes: the Health Center, the PET Center, the Pannon Equestrian Academy, the Feed Crops Research Institute, and the Bőszénfa Game …
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The University of Debrecen, as a leading and prominent institution of Hungarian higher education and in line with the spirit of the Magna Charta of European Universities, is dedicated to developing and improving universal scholarship and Hungarian society by providing high-quality, versatile, and interdisciplinary education as well as research and development programs. Such a mission is pursued jointly by the faculty, staff, and students of the University committed to high quality and cooperation with Hungarian and international partners. The University of Debrecen aims to provide Hungary and her citizen's service in line with its mission statement preserving its divers…
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Our College, founded in the countryside town of Kalocsa in 2004, is a higher education institution recognized by the state. In recent years most of our teaching activities have been concentrated on Budapest. After a period of dynamic growth, our College established campuses in Budapest and Kecskemét. At our Campus in Budapest, we are receiving our students in a mansion-like building in a beautiful park setting. The building of the College also hosts a student hostel with various facilities for our boarding students. At Tomori Pál College, we are primarily committed to providing study opportunities in higher education to talented children of less affluent families. By fu…
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The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest is the only music academy in the world that was founded by Franz Liszt. The piano virtuoso, composer, conductor, teacher, author, and philanthropist established the institution in 1875." Génie oblige!" was his credo: the artist's duty is to use his gifts for the benefit of humanity and to nurture genuine talent. Teaching at the Liszt Academy is rooted in this principle, reflecting the vision of its open and versatile internationally recognized founder, who was years ahead of his time. A straight line can be traced through four generations from Liszt to the Academy's piano professors of today. It is perhaps not too much of an…
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Education at the Theological Faculty of the John Wesley Theological College focuses on two targets: a) training students who have a calling to become pastors, spiritual and catechetical ministers within the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship, the church that maintains our institute b) training theologians and pastors who wish to serve God's word in other churches. (Our students also have the opportunity to study denominational subjects at accredited institutions of higher education maintained by other churches.). The teaching curricula enable the students to get acquainted with the most important issues of Christian faith and tradition, the methodology of the theory and e…
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Szent István University (SZIU), one of Hungary's most prominent higher education institutions, consists of eight different faculties for study and research hosting approximately 15,000 students. The university campuses, located throughout the country, are home to some beautiful buildings in Hungary, offering students and staff a comfortable, relaxing environment to attain knowledge. With parts of its history dating back well over two centuries, SZIU blends Hungary's rich traditions with cutting-edge technology to meet its students' needs in today's competitive labor markets. Within the eight faculties, degree programs are offered in various subjects ranging from natural…
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Széchenyi István University is located in Győr, the center of Central Europe's "golden triangle." We are halfway between Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia, along highway M15, on the Danube. This ideal location made Győr a critical automotive and industrial center. Here we can find the largest engine factory globally: Audi Hungaria Motor Kft. and hundreds of automotive suppliers. The University provides education and pursues research in engineering, especially for the automotive industry, IT, architecture pedagogy, economics, international relations, law, administration, social work, medicine and health, musical arts, agriculture, and teacher training. Széchenyi István Univ…
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Semmelweis University is a leading institution of higher education in Hungary and the Central European region within medicine and health sciences. As a specialist university, it holds a unique place within the country. Its prominent role is demonstrated by the fact that approximately 42 percent of Hungary's doctors, 70 percent of its dentists, 50 percent of its pharmacists, and 27 percent of its health care professionals are Semmelweis graduates. A truly international community, programs are offered in three languages (Hungarian, English, German), and international students account for nearly a third of the around 10,000 students studying at the University's five facult…
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The Pázmány Péter Catholic University, which is one of the legal successors of the University that was established by Cardinal Péter Pázmány, archbishop of Esztergom, Primate of Hungary, in Nagyszombat on 12th May 1635, during the last more two decades, has got a prominent place in the Hungarian higher education system and has become a recognized partner of many universities and research centers on the national and international level. Moreover, it has become a member of several highly qualified research university networks. Our university'suniversity's conscious organizing activity was recognized by the state in 2013 when we received the title of National Excellence. W…
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Óbuda University continually builds and develops a competitive institution of higher education, meeting the European Higher Education Area's criteria and regulations. Óbuda University is a dynamic and thriving institution located in Budapest, the heart of Hungary, Europe's heart. For 132 years of existence, educational excellence has remained paramount. The history of our institution is spanning over three centuries. Óbuda University was established as of 1 January 2010, as a legal successor of Budapest Tech – and its legal predecessors, namely Donát Bánki Technical College, Kálmán Kandó Technical College, and the Technical College of Light Industry. The University's fu…
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The most critical decisions regarding the operation of the University are made by the Governing Board, which consists of ministers leading the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Justice. Simultaneously, the Public Administration Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade also takes part empowered with consultation rights. As far as the University's daily work is concerned, the main decision-making body is the Senate, led by the Rector. The Vice-Rectors aid the work of the Rector in the various professional fields. The Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs coordinates all the educational affairs,…
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Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME) is one of the most significant European institutions of visual culture due to its traditions and intellectual background. To visualize its professional concepts, MOME compounds its character and traditions with the most up-to-date trends. Its educational structure comprises architecture, design, media, as well as theory. Therefore, MOME has a significant international potential considering its broad field of education and synthesis of students. The three-cycle study structure (BA/MA/DLA) provides adequate flexibility and mobility for its students. MOME'sMOME's definite ambition is to broaden its international rela…
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Founded in 1875, the Liszt Academy is the only institution bearing the name of Ferenc Liszt in which the great composer himself had an active role in establishing. The university, which has been functioning for more than 140 years, is the bastion of music teaching and musicology in Hungary. The Grand Hall boasting unparalleled acoustics, is a legendary concert venue in the Art Nouveau conservatory (1907) on Liszt Ferenc Square. Since its reconstruction in 2013, the institution has handled independent professional concert organizing activities and earned itself globally both as a university and a concert center. The founder also defined the mission of the Liszt Academy. …
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Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences (KJU) has been operating since 1992. In the beginning, only 147 students were sitting behind the desks on a single campus. Today we educate more than 4,000 students in business administration, communication, tourism, linguistics, humanities, applied social studies, international relations, performance arts, and continuing education. Our university college operates in five different locations throughout the country (including the capital city, Budapest), with an additional campus in Austria. We employ more than 200 highly qualified faculty members making KJU the largest non-governmental, non-profit institution of higher educat…
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We want to establish a student-centered higher-level educational institution by organizing education and introducing a standard quality system. At King Sigismund University, we can help the students achieve their individual goals, meanwhile contribute to the development of the Hungarian economy (the labor force) and follow the current laws and rules that both regulate the work of Hungarian higher education and correspond to the integrational processes within the European Union. We want to effect such an educational organization and activity that enable the college to cooperate with any other higher educational institution within Hungary and the European Union. Throu…
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Károly Róbert University College celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation in 2012. Time has matured the institution to observe recent years' achievements, consider envisaged concepts with the fulfilments both retrospectively and prospectively. After fifty flourishing years, the institution is ready to enter another prosperous era. Our mission is to coordinate the demands of an evolving environment and the continually developing abilities of the university college to provide stability. We aim to gain recognition nationally and internationally, just as Károly Róbert (Charles I of Anjou) – whom our institution is named after – enforced his authority in a reformed …
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Time has matured the institution to observe recent years' achievements, consider envisaged concepts with the fulfilments both retrospectively and prospectively. After fifty flourishing years, the institution is ready to enter another prosperous era. Our mission is to coordinate the demands of an evolving environment and the continually developing abilities of the college to provide stability. We aim to gain recognition nationally and internationally, just as Károly Róbert (Charles I of Anjou) - whom our institution is named after - enforced his authority in a reformed Hungary. Knowledge, innovation, and experience are our strengths, and our main task is to transfer and co…
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Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary is a young institution with a long tradition. The university was established in its present form in 1993 however its legal predecessors date back to 1839 and 1855. It is founded on the traditions of Reformed education, yet the university is open to professional innovation. Our nearly 8000 students can conduct their studies at four faculties which are the following: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Theology and Faculty of Teacher Training. The legal predecessor of our University was the Reformed Theological Academy of Budapest, founded in 1855 and granted University status by the Hungarian Par…
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