The biggest university in Hungary : The University of Pécs Gyöngyi Pozsgai Head of the International Relations Office

Facts and figures Year of foundation : 1367 – it is one of the oldest universities in Europe Number of students : 35.000 – the biggest university in Hungary Foreign students : 1000 Number of lecturers : 2300 Number of employees : 7500 24 own clinics 2 primary schools 2 secondary schools

The University Faculty of Business and Economics Traditional structure of European universities 10 faculties, subdivided into departments Introduced the Bologna process in 2005/2006 Faculty of Business and Economics Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Medical School Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Music and Visual Arts College of Education Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development

International Activities 60 Bilateral agreements in and outside Europe for student exchange, teacher exchange, common research projects Active membership in different university associations ( EAIE, EUA, DRC, Alps- Adriatic Association, Compostella) Running the European office of the American Association AUDEM Active participation in mobility programmes ( Erasmus, CEEPUS, SYLFF) Organizing international days for our partner universities and conferences

International Activities Offering international scholarships for PTE students and teachers Preparing Joint-Degree projects Participation in EU grants – Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, Leonardo, Marie Curie, EU 6 Have founded a new University Association : University Network of the European Capitals of Culture – the Secretariat is at the University of Pécs

Erasmus Activity started Erasmus mobility in 1998 the most active Hungarian university in Erasmus mobility – last year we received the Erasmus Quality Award at present 270 contracts with 160 universities in 18 countries all the 10 Faculties are involved, courses are offered in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian continuously increasing participation: this year we have 300 outgoing and 133 incoming students most popular target countries for our students : Germany, Finland, Italy, UK, Netherlands most students come from Germany, Finland, France, Spain, Portugal new partner countries : Romania, Turkey

Erasmus students 2006/2007 2nd semester Country Number of Students   Country Number of Students Belgium 3 Czeh Republic 5 Germany 2 Finland 16 France Italy Lithuania 1 Poland Portugal Romania The Netherlands Turkey United Kingdom 48

Erasmus students 2006/2007 Stays for the whole year Czeh Republic 1   Czeh Republic 1 Finland France 7 Germany 2 Portugal 5 Spain Sweden 22

International Programs Tuition-fee based degree programs English and German diploma programme in General Medicine, and in Dentistry English BA programme in Business Administration and MsC in Applied Management Validated by Middlesex University, London English and German programmes in Architecture and Civil Engineering English BA programme in Psychology German BA programme in Kindergarten teaching Central European Studies , Hungarian Language and Culture

Cultural activities Dancing University – students and teachers can choose from 20 dancing opportunities free of charge Dance show and registration : 26 February, 19.00, Medical School University Theatre University TV University newspaper University Museum University Library

Sport activities In the Pécs University Athletic Club (PEAC) students can actively pursue sports in nine sections: Aerobics Table tennis Handball – women Handball – men Fencing Basketball – women Basketball – men Volleyball – men Soccer

What makes our University unique ? It is 1 year younger than Stella Artois Located in a university town – Pécs is one big campus with a mediterranean climate and a very active cultural life Offers a uniquely wide scale of studies with its 10 Faculties Highly qualified teaching staff with international experiences Offers special opportunities to deepen one’s knowledge – Asian Centre, Frankofon Centre, Balkan Centre, Latin-American Centre, Regional Research Centre Strategic aim is to become more international - growing number of international programmes Extremely vivid student life - It is OUR university

Come and enjoy the atmosphere at the University of Pécs! Thank you for your attention. www.pte.hu