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

2. Facts and figures
Year of foundation : 1367 – it is one of the oldest universities in Europe
Number of students : – 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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