SZTE’s QS-EECA ranking is 15th, highest of Hungarian Universities
QS University rankings EECA 2016 (the higher educational institutions of Emerging Europe and Central Asia) lists the University of Szeged as the 15th best university. According to the ranking, SZTE is one of the top 10% universities of the region and that the University of Szeged is also the best out of the four Hungarian universities listed among the top 30.
The London based Quacquarelly Symonds (QS) has recently published the newest ranking list of higher educational institutions. In the list of Emerging Europe and Central Asia more than 300 institutions of 30 countries were evaluated, but only the top 200 were ranked.
The assessment is based on 9 factors: such as academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, the faculty with PhD ratio, the citation per paper, papers per faculty, the number of students & international students, the number of academic faculty and staff and the online visibility of the institution.
There are 4 Hungarian universities among the top 30 institutions, out of which SZTE is obtained the highest ranking in Hungary – came in 15th in overall ranking. Compared to last years’ results the university was found better in certain factors: graduates of the university have better reputation among their employers, and the citation per paper ratio has increased too.
The QS World University Rankings 2015/2016, published by the British company in the fall of 2015, lists the University of Szeged among the top 501-550 best universities, and ranked SZTE as the best Hungarian University.
16. June, 2016
Directorate for Public Relations & Directorate for International Affairs
SZTE Experience
Olney Rodrigues - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
My name is Olney Rodrigues de Oliveira and I am from Brazil. I am currently pursuing my PhD studies in the Doctoral School of Education at SZTE. I chose the University of Szeged because it’s one of the best universities in Europe, especially in the field of education. I personally love Szeged because it is safe and I love the architecture, the cultural events, the local Market Mars Tér and so many other beautiful destinations. For my studies I wanted to have an excellent university in a good quality life city and Szeged offers me that. It’s neither too big nor too small, I can ride my bike to go to my classes and practically everything is within a walking distance. I would advise the prospective students to enjoy the city during their stay, the cultural and historical events, know other international students and make a lot of friends, visit other cities in Hungary and make good memories. I am pretty sure that you will be proud of this priceless experience. Before coming to Hungary I worked several years as a teacher. I love the academic environment, the libraries, relationship with students and the feeling to be involved in the acquisition of new knowledge. That is why I plan to be part of a University as a professor as well as to keep researching in different aspects of the process of education. I am so thankful to be here and I believe that the Universe brought me to Szeged because the city and the University are the experience that I need in my life now.
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."
