Why

The City

You will love it! With its University campus right in the heart of the city centre, its museums, art galleries, theatres, movies, clubs, coffee-shops, pubs, large parks, Szeged offers all the excitement of a big city, which is, however, easy to explore on foot or by bike.

Szeged, situated on the banks of the River Tisza, is a thriving university town and the cultural and economic centre of South-Eastern Hungary. It is a city with deep historical and cultural roots, inhabited since Roman times. Szeged was rebuilt after the great flood in 1879, when most of the city was destroyed by the River Tisza.

By Hungarian standards, Szeged is a large city with its population of 160 000.

The salami and paprika business has brought fame and credit to the city. The National Theatre of Szeged, its Contemporary Ballet Company and Symphony Orchestra provide a full season of entertainment. The city is also famous for its open-air theatre and the city centre is marked by the twin spires of the Roman Catholic Cathedral (Dóm).

Szeged is often called the ”City of Sunshine” as it enjoys an average of 2000 hours of sunshine annually.

The University Of Szeged

The University of Szeged is one of the largest, top universities in Hungary. Its institutional and intellectual history goes back to 1581, when the Academia was founded in Cluj, contemporary Romania. Due to the political circumstances after the first World War, the University found a new home in Szeged in 1921.

In the year of 2000, all universities and colleges were integrated into one educational institution, the University of Szeged.

Today, the University comprises 12 Faculties with 2 300 faculty members, 8 000 employees and 22 000 students. It has 600 undergraduate training programmes and more than 100 Ph.D. programmes in 19 Ph.D. schools.

1 Excellent education at a distinguished institution

2 University Campus situated in the heart of the city

3 Szeged, ”The City of Sunshine”, an ideal place to live and study

4 Multicultural environment

5 Rich social and cultural life

7 Valuable degrees

8 Reasonable costs

6 Be part of the Faculties where outstanding discoveries are made

9 Green University