Faculty of Science and Informatics UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS
ABOUT THE FACULTY Our long history started with the foundation of our predecessor, the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in 1921 when the University of Kolozsvár moved to Szeged. Teaching and research activities are divided between the institutes and departments within the Faculty. We have six institutes, each of which can be regarded as a partially independent teaching and research unit: • Institute of Biology • Institute of Chemistry • Institute of Geography and Geology • Institute of Informatics • Bolyai Institute / Institute of Mathematics • Institute of Physics
There are 7 Doctoral Schools these are: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geosciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.
LIST OF AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Applied Mathematics MSc Biology MSc Computer Science MSc Chemistry MSc Geography MSc Biology PhD Chemical Science PhD Computer Science PhD Environmental Science PhD Geosciences PhD Mathematical Sciences PhD Physics Science PhD
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL Applicants must submit an online application form here: https://apply.u-szeged.hu, pay the requested fees and upload the necessary documents. Application requirements differ from a programme to another, please consult the following websites: www.sci.u-szeged.hu/english/education/graduate-programs www.sci.u-szeged.hu/english/education/phd-programs
AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS • Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme: assisting students from various regions of the world to attend the Faculty – www.u-szeged.hu/stipendium-hungaricum. • Erasmus+ programme for education: The University of Szeged has 510 partner universities in 30 countries and 1030 cooperation agreements. It is the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport aiming at boosting skills, employability and supoorting the modernisation of education, training and youth systems. More information: www.uszeged.hu/erasmus-exchange. • CEEPUS: student mobility and summer schools with 65 partner universities in 9 networks. • Makovecz Scholarship: The Hungarian government has launched a cooperation programme under which 300 students from Hungarian communities in the Carpathian Basin receive a five-month scholarship to another Hungarian university. SZTE Start Scholarship: A merit-based financial assistance (500 EUR) to 12 SZTE students of each year, who apply by April 30th, admitted and enrolled to the programme by September 15th. More information: https://u-szeged.hu/scholarships
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS
AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES OF THE FACULTY SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS Name of the Programme
Degree Contact Person for Awarded Prospective Students
Applied Mathematics
MSc
Chemistry
MSc
Biology
MSc
Computer Science
MSc
Geography
MSc
Doctoral School of Geosciences Doctoral School of Chemistry
PhD
Doctoral School of Computer Science
PhD
Doctoral School of Mathematics
PhD
Doctoral School of Physics
PhD
Doctoral School of Biology
PhD
PhD
Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences PhD
Starts
Language of the programme
Dr. László Imre Szabó lszabo@math.u-szeged.hu
September
English
Dr. Tamás Szabó assistant professor sztamas@chem.u-szeged.hu Dr. Zsolt Bereczki assistant professor bereczki.zsolt@bio.u-szeged.hu Dr. Tamás Vinkó associate professor tvinko@inf.u-szeged.hu Dr. Ferenc Kovács associate professor kovacsf@geo.u-szeged.hu Dr. Lajos Boros borosl@geo.u-szeged.hu Prof. Ágota Tóth atoth@chem.u-szeged.hu Secretary of the Doctoral School via dscs@inf.u-szeged.hu Dr. Péter Hajnal associate professor hajnal@math.u-szeged.hu Dr. Zoltán Keresztes associate professor zkeresztes.zk@gmail.com
September & English February
Prof. Csaba Vágvölgyi csaba@bio.u-szeged.hu
September & English February
Prof. Zoltán Kónya konya@chem.u-szeged.hu
September & English February
September
English
September & English February September
English
September & English February September & English February September & English February September & English February September & English February
FEES AND TUITION Name of the Programme
Degree
Tuition Fee / Semester
Application Entrance Fee* Exam Fee*
Applied Mathematics
MSc
2700 EUR
35 EUR
100 EUR
Chemistry Biology Computer Science Geography Doctoral School of Geosciences Doctoral School of Chemistry Doctoral School of Computer Science Doctoral School of Mathematics Doctoral School of Physics Doctoral School of Biology Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences
MSc MSc MSc MSc Phd Phd Phd Phd Phd Phd
3600 EUR 3000 EUR 4100 EUR 2700 EUR 5000 EUR 5000 EUR 5000 EUR 5500 EUR 5000 EUR 5000 EUR
35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR 35 EUR
100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR 100 EUR
Phd
5000 EUR
35 EUR
100 EUR
* a non-refundable fee, which is payable for each programme. For more information about the application process of the Faculty, make sure to check the programme description at https://apply.u-szeged.hu.
SERVICES OF THE FACULTY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The Mentor System of the University: Erasmus Student Network ESN Mentors, as members of a non-governmental, volunteer-based student organisation in Europe, are volunteers who help foreign students settling down in Szeged. In cooperation with the University, they help newly arrived students starting their academic and social life at SZTE and Szeged. ESN and their events bring international students closer to the local community and last but not least, they make friends with them, all in order to provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of students helping students and to build a more peaceful and unified Europe of tomorrow. Opportunities for Students • intensive practical training • extensive scientific and industrial partnership in the international projects of our institutes • research possibilities in the Szeged Biological Research Centre • collaboration with the ELI-ALPS Laser Research Centre, an integral part of European scientific research institutions
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