The University of Szeged is renowned for its rich traditions and high prestige among the Hungarian institutions of higher education. The university’s mission is to offer high quality education at the levels of Bachelor’s, Master’s, doctoral (Ph.D), higher-level vocational and postgraduate specialist training programs.
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Master's Programmes
Social Sciences (6)
- M.A. American StudiesFaculty of Arts
- Faculty of Arts
- M.Sc. GeographyFaculty of Science and Informatics
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Law
Humanities (3)
- M.A. English StudiesFaculty of Arts
- Faculty of Arts
- M.A. Study of ReligionsFaculty of Arts
Medicine & Health (3)
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Pharmacy
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (3)
Arts, Design & Architecture (2)
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Music
Law (2)
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Law
Applied Sciences & Professions (1)
- Faculty of Engineering
Business & Management (1)
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Computer Science & IT (1)
- M.Sc. Computer ScienceFaculty of Science and Informatics
Engineering & Technology (1)
- Faculty of Science and Informatics
About
History
The University of Szeged traces its origins back to 1581 with the foundation of the Academia in Cluj (Kolozsvár). István Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, King of Poland (1571-1586), Grand Duke of Lithuania took measures to estabilish a Catholic university (academia – universitas) consisting of two faculitues, Arts and Theology.
Education
The University of Szeged offers a wide range of educational programs, such as Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD (doctoral), as well as postgraduate specialist training programs.
Research
The university’s internationally acknowledged, competitive research activities are essential parts of its educational mission, and it is particularly important to ensure the institution’s position as a research university. Its research and creative activities include basic and applied research, creative arts, product and service development.
As one of the largest organizations in the South Great Plain region, the University of Szeged considers the active role it plays in the area’s social, economic and cultural development to be part of its social responsibility; and through its charitable activities the institution demonstrates solidarity with the people of the region.
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2019
470 31
2018
501
2017
501
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2019
601
2018
601
2017
601
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2019
-
2018
729 27
2017
756
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The University of Szeged would not be one of Hungary’s universities with a warm atmosphere and an institution that trains versatile people, were it not for the varied out-of-school activities organized for its students.
Library services
The University Library of the University of Szeged, with its collections, traditional library services, electronic information and contents providing services and with its professional and committed staff is a central supporting institution of university instruction and research.
Student Life
Campus life
Events of the Autumn Festival, the University Spring and programmes of TIK provide a foretaste of these activities for outsiders as well.
During the carnival season, every faculty organizes its ball with dance and music. One of the most noted ones is the traditional university charity ball which has become one of the most prestigious events of social life in Szeged.
Sports facilities
Going to sports events and festivals, attending balls and spending nights at parties in university clubs are all part of the legendary university life in Szeged as is attending lectures and laboratory classes.
Being a sportive institution, the University of Szeged offers such a wide variety of sports activities that the years spent at the university do not prove to be sufficient to try out all of them.
Just to mention some of the less common ones: every student has the possibility to try parachuting, horse-riding, skiing, doing yoga, not to mention the university’s sports associations where competitions are organized in a number of sports from fencing to basketball.
Student clubs
The University of Szeged provides its students with an integrated system of student services designed to enhance the quality of student life. It is a lot easier to get ahead in life in the maze of academic requirements, to overcome the difficulties of career building in a supportive environment.
Amongst the services helping the welfare of students there are the Student Counselling Centre helping students with advice and courses in building their carriers in a conscious way and the SZTE Alma Mater gathering alumni to be found. Thus it is no wonder that the citizens of the university are equally renowned for their expertise, skills and solidarity.
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Student Reviews
Dentistry
Anonymous rated 1 out of 5 stars
"Never ever try studying Dentistry at this university"
The university has the ranking due to merely the research area and the noble prize one the professors gained many years ago.
They accept 40 students each year which is double number of what they have the facility for and each year only a handful of students graduate ; 8 is the maximum I've ever seen.
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Student friendly community!
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
There's a balance between academics and social life
University of Szeged
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
Supportive teachers, broad range of optional courses, vibrant student life.