BUILDING EUROPE’S CAMPUS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
The University of Szeged (Szegedi Tudományegyetem, also known as USZ) is a prestigious institution in Hungary, where study fields of all walks of scientific life are represented in 12 faculties and in the Teacher Training Centre. USZ performs outstandingly in international rankings and is constantly among the best 100 European institutions. According to QS, it has been the best university in Hungary for years.
USZ is one of the largest domestic higher education institutions in Hungary, with about 22,000 students, 5,000 of whom come from abroad. The University offers quality education at all levels (Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate). International full-time programmes have been offered at the University since 1985; currently more than 70 programmes are in its portfolio in English or in other foreign languages. USZ has 150+ active bilateral agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with institutions in more than 50 countries worldwide, and it is affiliated with 558 Erasmus+ partner institutions from over 30 EU and eligible countries.
USZ’s main mission, which is inseparable from education, is to maintain its competitive research university profile. The University is active in 700 research areas with 19 doctoral schools/110 PhD programmes, 18 research groups supported by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and 11 HAS-SZTE Momentum Research Groups, several ERC and other research groups covering all scientific fields. USZ’s Research, Development and Innovation activities are acknowledged internationally. The university is in partnership with numerous industrial enterprises and companies, such as the ELI-ALPS Laser Research Centre, one of the largest scientific investments in Europe. Being the largest employer in Southern Hungary – with more than 8,000 employees including 2,200 teachers and researchers – the role of USZ plays an important part in shaping education, science, research and innovation in the region and thus has an outsized impact on the region’s social, economic and cultural development.
development. Following its traditions, USZ unites a high-level theoretical foundation with practice-based learning opportunities enabled through its partnerships with other institutions. Of utmost importance to the university is keeping abreast of scientific progress, information technology and societal demands in order to provide its students with an education that prepares them for the world we live in and the ways it will evolve in the future.
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