Facts and Figures

Szeged

The University of Szeged (SZTE) is located in the sunniest city of Hungary, in the southern part of the country. Szeged is famous for its lively, urban lifestyle and colourful festivals.
Szeged is listed among the 10 best University towns in Europe by Conde Nas Traveler.

International Study Programs offered at 12 Faculties

Accreditation

Since Hungary is a member of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), it also has EU accreditation.

According to the ARWU ranking of Shanghai Ranking, the University of Szeged qualifies as one of the best Hungarian universities taking up positions between 401st and 500th worldwide and the first position in Hungary.

Outstanding professors have worked at the university, including the Nobel Laureate (1937) Albert Szent-Györgyi, who was also a Rector of the predecessor of the University and Katalin Karikó, awardee of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, who is currently one of the research professors at the University of Szeged -just to mention two of our most prominent scientists.

Our student body

We have 24000 students, nearly 5000 of them are international, coming from more than 130 countries.