The University of Szeged welcomed its newly admitted international students with a three-day series of events held between September 2 and 4. In the new academic year, approximately 1,500 students from 132 countries are set to begin their studies at SZTE.
Compared to last year, international student enrollment at the University of Szeged has risen by 25 percent. Of the roughly 1,500 newcomers, about 240 will begin their studies with a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship, 159 with ERASMUS+ and CEEPUS scholarships, while around 1,000 will be self-financed students.
In the 2025–2026 fall semester, SZTE will welcome 157 ERASMUS+ students from 73 universities in 61 cities across 11 countries, who will be studying at 11 different faculties of the university. The majority of ERASMUS+ scholarship holders come from Spain, while significant numbers of students from Turkey, Italy, and France have likewise chosen the University of Szeged as their academic destination. Among the most popular programs are those offered by the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, and the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences. In addition, many students are beginning their short-term, non-degree studies at the Juhász Gyula Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Science and Informatics. Meanwhile, under the CEEPUS program, one Austrian and one Slovak student will also join the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering.
The Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship program also plays a major role in shaping the international community at SZTE. The largest groups of scholarship holders are coming from India, Turkey, South Korea, Jordan, Japan, and Pakistan, with most of them drawn to programs at the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, the Faculty of Science and Informatics, and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Alongside scholarship holders, a large number of self-financed students are also choosing the University of Szeged. Among the nearly one thousand self-financed international students, programs in the health sciences, law, and economics are especially popular, owing to their internationally recognized degrees. These students come from 86 different countries, with the largest groups arriving from China, Turkey, Germany, Pakistan, and Iran.
During the three-day welcome event for first-year international students, twelve newcomers received the SZTE START scholarship – a €500 grant designed to support their integration and academic journey. In addition to the scholarship awards, the orientation program offered opportunities for students to meet their mentors, learn about available services, and take part in team-building activities and information sessions to help them settle in. The program concluded on Dugonics Square with the traditional freshmen’s oath, followed by a lively celebration.
Source: SZTE Inf
