The University of Szeged (SZTE) is one of the most popular universities of Hungary, occupying high places in all the international rankings. The number of its academic research and teaching staff reaches 2300 teaching and training up to 25 000 students. It has been considered for years as one of the world’s best 500 universities and it is known as a green institution.The University of Szeged is one of Hungary’s leading and internationally ranked higher education institutions. The most renowned scientist of the Alma Mater is Albert SzentGyörgyi, who extracted vitamin C from Szeged paprika, and was honoured with the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for the results he achieved in Szeged in 1937.
Why choose the University of Szeged?
The University is an institution of high educational standards proven by high places in all theinternational rankings: According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities it is in the top 20% of universities and according to the QS World University Rankings it is the best Hungarian university in 2015/2016;
Since Hungary is a member of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the University offers abroad range of educational opportunities: 13 fields of studies, 92 Ba majors, 117 Ma and MSc majors including the 47 full-time study programmes offered to students from abroad;
It is a research university with outstanding achievements in R&D and innovation, covering 700 research areas at 19 Doctoral Schools.
Innovation is not only proven in the research work of the University but it has also assisted to establish the ELI-ALPS Laser Research Centre in Szeged, and to win the label of ‘greenest’ university in Hungary.
Students form an international community where the number of foreign students reaches 2500 (10% of the student body) from more than 90 countries. The University is in partnership with more than 500 universities worldwide and with 432 Erasmus+ partner universities.
Szeged is among the Best University Towns of Europe with its vivid cultural life, modern infrastructure competing with that of the capital and its student-friendly prices.
Originally founded in 1581 in Kolozsvár (located in today's Romania), the University of Szeged has historical traditions and achievements such as Albert Szent-Györgyi’s Nobel Prize won in 1937. Besides, some international study programmes have been offered to students for more than 30 years.
Scholarships, such as the Stipendium Hungaricum assist students from all parts of the world to attend the University;
Homepage: http://www.u-szeged.hu/
