170 Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders arrive at University of Szeged
Enrolment to Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) continues to grow this semester: out of 780 applicants, 170 freshmen arrive to start their studies in Szeged in the AY 2016-2017.
Owing to the University’s productive international activities and expanding social networks, the number of SH applicants has increased: more than 780 young adults have been interested in a program of SZTE’s. In the last academic year 90 first year scholarship holders (out of 300 applicants) started their studies, while this year 170 scholarship holders are to arrive first time to SZTE.
74% of the new Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders are coming from Asia, 18% from Africa, 5% from South-America, 3% from Europe. They applied to the programs of economics, natural sciences, general medicine, pharmacy, international relations, humanities and musical art. Different kinds of mobility exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+, CEEPUS, Erasmus Mundus has provided the chance of enrolment for a total of 650 foreign scholars. Including 6,700 Hungarian freshmen, the institute keeps count of 7,400 new students involved.
The scholarship holders were welcomed by Vice Rector for International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Katalin Nagy. She emphasized that Szeged would serve as second home of the foreigners, and the city is rated in the top 10 university towns on the list of Condé Nest Traveler. Besides of quality education and safe, student-friendly life, Szeged also provides excellent facilities to entertainment and recreation. She underlined the increase in the number of foreign students, as they represent 10% of 25,000 students of the university. 12 faculties offer 47 different types of full-time programmes, from general medicine to musical arts.
Participating in the governmental scholarship program of Stipendium Hungaricum the University of Szeged supports the ’eastern opening’ policy promoting the Hungarian Higher Education internationally, ensuring the increasing number of international students and enriching the international relations of the Hungarian scientific elite. Furthermore, the program also lays the foundation of personal and professional relations between the international students and Hungary.
SZTE Experience
Dianne - Faculty of Science and Informatics
I am a PhD student and a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holder from the Philippines. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Environmental Science and I happen to be in my 3rd year of studies. I chose University of Szeged because its one of the top ranked research university in Hungary known for its good reputation in the fields of health and natural sciences. Coming from the Philippines with a warm climate, I had huge preference of Szeged for my studies, the city having the most rays of sunshine and considered to be the warmest place in Hungary. I would advise all the prospective students to join University of Szeged’s diverse and vibrant community! Don’t be afraid to leave your comfort zone, try to find and establish your niche in a new place like what I did. I didn’t regret coming to Szeged as it continuously provides me an enabling learning environment for various reasons, has affordable cost of living, very safe and calm university town, organized transport system, beautiful and clean surroundings with the very sightly Tisza River which adds to its appeal, and also holds many festivals throughout the year. After graduation, I am planning to go back to my home institution and continue my teaching duties at the University of the Philippines Los Baños
Ferdous Rahman – Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
My name is Ferdous Rahman and I am from Bangladesh. I am pursuing doctoral studies at the Department of Private International Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science under the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme. Currently I am in the first year of my four-year PhD programme. I came to know about SZTE while exploring for the Stipendium Hungaricum programme. Among the other available options, this was my first choice. Apart from its excellent ranking, I got my supervisor with similar research interest. The increasing number of international students gave me a comfort of having a cosmopolitan environment. After starting my studies here in September 2019, I am convinced that I could not expect more. For prospective students, I would advise that SZTE can be their next home as I got mine. Everyone here including the professors, the administrators, and the students are very friendly and helpful. They make studies a joyous journey instead of pile of classes and books. After my graduation, I will return to my home country. The knowledge and the experience that I have been receiving here will be a great resource for my academic career. I intend to continue my research further and expect to contribute to policy formulation at national and international level."
