The Kecskemét college is a multi-faculty institution of European standard, accredited to award higher educational and college degrees. The aim of its establishment is to make it the scientific, cultural and educational centre of the town Kecskemét, the county Bács-Kiskun, and the region of southeast Hungary.

Mission Statement The Kecskemét College incorporates several faculties and teaching units and provides higher vocational and college training, varied research and development. To meet the challenges of European integration and the expectations of the national and regional labour market, which are primarily technical, horticultural, pedagogical and social training, they must be carried out together with economic and information technology practices orientated towards professional training. It offers degrees convertible in Europe for the students of different faculties and branches with the help of the ECTS.

Faculties Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Horticultural Faculty Teacher Training Faculty FMEA TTF HF

The number of the students and teachers (2006) FMEA TTFHF HFFMEA TTF Total Full time students: Correspondence students Distance learning students Total Full time academic staff

Fields of Research  The environmental problems of industrial technologies, eco- audited industrial production  Computer aided design and technology  Methodology questions of training technical teachers  Training of teachers of technical and natural science subjects  Market research, public opinion poll  Research into social sciences (citizens' attitudes, public activity, multicultural knowledge, EU studies)  Ecology and aesthetic education  Educational ecology  The automation of horticultural production  Packaging technologies

Regional and international relations Professional contacts and special co-operation with regional companies, enterprises, organisations and institutions PHARE, TEMPUS and World Bank projects in the ´90-s at the predecessor colleges COMEINIUS programs SOCRATES-ERASMUS Program

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Horticultural Faculty (HF) FH Weihenstephan (D) → bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility FH Neubrandenburg (D) → bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility Foreign affairs of the Faculties

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (FMEA) FH Aargau (CH) bilateral connection → student and teacher mobility + technological transfer FH Albstadt-Sigmaringen (D) bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility + technological transfer FH Trier (D) bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility TU Cracow (PL) bilateral connection → student and teacher mobility + technological transfer TU Cluj-Napoca (RO) bilateral connection, CEEPUS support → student and teacher mobility Foreign affairs of the Faculties

Foreign affairs of the Faculties Teacher Training Faculty (TTF) SOCRATES/ERASMUS support student and teacher mobility Austria Pädagogische Akademie der Diözese Sankt Pölten, Krems(A) Germany Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (D) Technische Universität Braunschweig (D) Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg im Breisgau (D) Portuguese Instituo Politécnico de Braganca (P) France I.U.F.M. de Bretagne(F) I.U.F.M. de Versailles(F) Greek Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(GR)

Foreign affairs of the Faculties Teacher Training Faculty Spain Universidad de Barcelona (E) Universidad Complutense de Mardid (E) Universidad de Granada (E) Italy Universita' per Stranieri di Perugia (I) Sweden University of Gävle (S) Norway University of Oslo (N) Finland University of Turku Faculty of Education(FIN) University of Joensuu Faculty of Education(FIN) Ireland St. Patric's College, Dublin (IR)

Foreign Affairs in Europe TTF FMEA FMEA + TTF HF+FMEA+TTF International Partners

Teacher Training Faculty The present aim is to educate kindergarten and lower primary school teachers. The College has own Practise Kindergarten and Practise Primary School.

Teacher Training Faculty Our students can gain knowledge and practice in a credit-based training. The faculty - beyond the educational tasks - provides a wide range of cultural and self-training opportunities for the students. Choir, Sport, Drama, Pottery, Enamel.

Hungarian Education System

Kecskemét the town people Vivid cultural life

Connection College Rector Dr. SZTACHÓ PEKÁRY István International Deputy Rector Dr. Vajnai Tibor International Officer Gyulai Csaba H-6000 Kecskemét, Ceglédi u. 2. Internet: Tel.: Fax:

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