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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 its medicinal water (acknowledged as one of the five most effective mineral glasses of water of Europe), in Székesfehérvár, the coronation town of our medieval kings and Szombathely with its 2,000-year history, the birthplace of Saint Martin, the home town of Europe's most significant historical carnival, the cultural and educational center of the region. aIn each campus, there is vivid student life. Some of them cherish the student traditions originating in Selmecbánya, which are unique in Europe. Their roots go back to the mysterious Middle Ages others have found their way in forming a community. Among the legal predecessors of the university, there are some institutions with a great past, like the School for Training Mining Officers, founded by Charles III (1735), which was raised to an academic rank by Maria Theresa, and the Magyaróvár Private School of Agriculture, founded by Prince Casimir Albert Saxony-Teschen (1818), which gave birth to the Vienna College of Agriculture in 1872 (today's Universität für Bodenkultur Wien). All the faculties of the University of Sopron offer something interesting. The cradle of the 230-year-old Hungarian teacher training was at the Apáczai Csere János Faculty in Győr. The faculty's new profile is tourism, which has placed the faculty at the top rank of the higher educational institutions providing training in tourism. Students of the faculty gain practical experience doing all the jobs in the most modern training hotel in Hungary, which serves business guests and hosts conferences. The Faculty of Arts in Szombathely (Savaria Campus) is integrated into the European arena of higher education and research through its international relations. In the training course, particular emphasis is placed on direct, personal collaboration with the students. Besides traditional humanities courses, a wide range of social sciences courses is also offered at the faculty. In addition to frequently spoken foreign languages, students can study the languages of the region's peoples. The Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy in Sopron is the best-known institution with the longest traditions in pre-school education in Hungary. View full university
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 its medicinal water (acknowledged as one of the five most effective mineral glasses of water of Europe), in Székesfehérvár, the coronation town of our medieval kings and Szombathely with its 2,000-year history, the birthplace of Saint Martin, the home town of Europe's most significant historical carnival, the cultural and educational center of the region. aIn each campus, there is vivid student life. Some of them cherish the student traditions originating in Selmecbánya, which are unique in Europe. Their roots go back to the mysterious Middle Ages others have found their way in forming a community. Among the legal predecessors of the university, there are some institutions with a great past, like the School for Training Mining Officers, founded by Charles III (1735), which was raised to an academic rank by Maria Theresa, and the Magyaróvár Private School of Agriculture, founded by Prince Casimir Albert Saxony-Teschen (1818), which gave birth to the Vienna College of Agriculture in 1872 (today's Universität für Bodenkultur Wien). All the faculties of the University of Sopron offer something interesting. The cradle of the 230-year-old Hungarian teacher training was at the Apáczai Csere János Faculty in Győr. The faculty's new profile is tourism, which has placed the faculty at the top rank of the higher educational institutions providing training in tourism. Students of the faculty gain practical experience doing all the jobs in the most modern training hotel in Hungary, which serves business guests and hosts conferences. The Faculty of Arts in Szombathely (Savaria Campus) is integrated into the European arena of higher education and research through its international relations. In the training course, particular emphasis is placed on direct, personal collaboration with the students. Besides traditional humanities courses, a wide range of social sciences courses is also offered at the faculty. In addition to frequently spoken foreign languages, students can study the languages of the region's peoples. The Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy in Sopron is the best-known institution with the longest traditions in pre-school education in Hungary.
