University of Szeged

In Hungary, the innovation-oriented sectors require more and more mathematically qualified professionals, but, no matter how much money there is for innovation, if the supply of specialists does not improve. Therefore, it is time to give mathematics a new image, for which a good basis is the fact that in developed countries it is no longer fashionable to be "stupid at math" since 90 percent of mathematicians land well-paying jobs.

The University of Szeged has been ranked 570th by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in their latest World University Rankings for the Academic Year 2024-25. The institution has improved its position by more than 30 places compared to last year. The Ranking includes eleven Hungarian universities with very tight results among the front runners.

Katalin Karikó, research professor at the University of Szeged, has been appointed as a university professor. The decision was published in the latest issue of the Hungarian Official Journal Publisher (Magyar Közlöny).

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, i.e. the two Nobel Prize-winning scientists who pioneered the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, and the Prime Minister of Barbados received the “Award for Global Health" founded by the Director-General of the WHO. The award ceremony was held in Geneva on the occasion of a joint event of the World Health Organization and the International Olympic Committee on May 27, 2024. The international award will be placed at the Karikó collection of the University of Szeged.

Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU) celebrates the 80th anniversary of its founding in autumn, to which the top management of the University of Szeged was invited. The university located in the former historical capital of China, Xian, was visited by the SZTE delegation on Friday, May 17, 2024. One of the bases of the relationship between the two institutions can be teacher training, similar research in the fields of natural sciences and education, and infrastructures that complement each other well.

In the first half of 2024, Belgium holds the presidency of the European Union, from which Hungary takes over the baton for the year's second half. One of the important events of the Belgian EU Presidency was the "Europe United Against Old and New Pandemics" conference held in Antwerp on May 14-15, to evaluate the EU's pandemic preparedness and determine future actions.

As we reported earlier, the delegation of the University of Szeged visited China and discussed the expansion of its international network. During the trip, thanks to a personal connection, the delegation members also met the leaders of one of the oldest universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), and talked about the possibilities of cooperation.

The new test station producing e-fuel is an important milestone in three objectives of the University of Szeged. It produces environmentally sustainable green energy; in cooperation with economic partners, it takes SZTE laboratory research to the threshold of industrial use; and its creation was helped by the forward-looking interdisciplinary approach of the university.

Prof. Dr. Péter Zakar, vice-rector for international and public relations of the University of Szeged, led the delegation that traveled to China at the invitation of the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). The visit of Xi Jinping, the president of the People's Republic of China, to Hungary gave the meeting a special relevance, during which important agreements concerning higher education were reached between the two countries.

The International Student Union of Szeged (ISUS) - the student union of the foreign students of the SZTE Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Dentistry - organized the 11th International Cultural Evening. The event, which has become a tradition, took place on April 26 this year in the Pick Arena.

After Katalin Karikó, the University of Szeged has another Nobel Prize-winning professor, Professor Gérard Mourou, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 for his invention of chirped pulse amplification in the field of laser physics. On April 11, 2024, in the framework of a conference, in the presence of Professor László Rovó, rector of SZTE, and Minister of Culture and Innovation János Csák, Professor Mourou signed his research professor contract with the University of Szeged.

The possible areas of use of mRNA technology are wide-ranging: within a few years, it may even provide a therapeutic strategy that can be used in the case of cancer, cardiovascular, or autoimmune diseases. Several mRNA-based research projects are taking place at the University of Szeged with the support of Katalin Karikó, the first female Hungarian Nobel laureate. Among these, we present the research work carried out in the Laboratory of Neural Regeneration of SZTE SZAOK Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology. The work of the researchers here can form the basis for treating spinal cord injury with mRNA therapy.

The University of Szeged, which has been Hungary's best university in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for years, was featured prominently in the recently published subjects list of the British ranking maker. Based on the results published on April 10, 2024, SZTE tied for first place in the field of pharmacy and pharmacology in Hungary. In addition, it was added to the list in some fields of science for the first time, while it maintains a stable position in several categories, both domestically and globally.

Katalin Karikó visited Szeged on April 16-17, 2024, for the first time after the 2023 Nobel ceremony held in Stockholm. The two-day visit included several programs – a celebratory senate meeting, an award ceremony, and a visit to the Botanical Garden, among others. During her visit, the alumna and research professor of the University of Szeged generously donated an authentic replica of her Nobel medal as well as the prize money that comes with the Nobel Prize to her alma mater.

From now on, the Nobel portrait plaque representing Katalin Karikó's Nobel Prize is on permanent display in the dedicated exhibition hall of the József Attila Study and Information Centre of SZTE. The Nobel Prize-winning professor of the University of Szeged announced at the welcoming ceremony on April 16, 2024 that she would donate the authentic replica of her 24-carat gold-plated Nobel medal to the university.

On the first day of her visit to Szeged, Katalin Karikó answered journalists' questions at the University of Szeged. The main focus of the interview was the Nobel Prize, which is on permanent exhibition at the József Attila Study and Information Centre, and the generous donation of five hundred thousand dollars that Dr. Karikó offered to inspire students and young researchers at the university. The discussion was moderated by Ilona Újszászi, the curator of the exhibition and a journalist with a long-standing, direct relationship with Katalin Karikó. Ilona Újszászi is also a member of the SZTE Directorate for International Affairs and Public Relations.

The management of the University of Szeged welcomed Katalin Karikó, research professor, who donated her Nobel Prize to her Alma Mater, at a gala dinner. The main patron of the event, Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, also attended the gala evening at the József Attila Study and Information Centre of the University of Szeged on 16 April. In his welcome speech, the head of state stressed that Katalin Karikó remained true to herself even after reaching the top of the world, returning to where she started from and taking responsibility for her country.

On April 16, 2024, Tuesday morning, Professor Dr. Katalin Karikó announced at the József Attila Department of Education and Information Center (TIK) of the University of Szeged that she has offered her Nobel Prize and the associated prize money of over half a million dollars to the University of Szeged. The research professor at the University of Szeged, also shared her experience on the events preceding the Nobel Prize ceremony and the ceremony itself in Sweden.

Start your application now to the fall semester of AY 2024/25 of the University of Szeged and explore Coursera for free. We have prepared 3 packages to applicants in order to make the most out of their talents.

The SZTE Confucius Institute and the Eötvös József High School and Primary School organized a conference celebrating Chinese Language Day on March 27 in Szeged. The conference's topic was the role of digitalization in Chinese language education.

2024 online open day for international students.

Another semester with a new EUGLOH student Contest and a chance to travel and attend one of the biggest EUGLOH events, the Annual Summit!

There are several reasons for studying Health Sciences at the Unviersity of Szeged, but here we highlighted the most obvious 5 reasons.

Coursera for SZTE's renewed website awaits visitors with a modern, clean style and weekly updated content.

SZTE SHOP, the official gift shop of the University of Szeged, has reopened in its usual location, in the atrium of the József Attila Education and Information Center, with a modern image and an expanded offer, after an absence of more than two and a half years.

EUGLOH (European University Alliance for Global Health) – including the research-focused EUGLOHria – presents a virtual tour of the most outstanding research infrastructures of the nine universities. The Biobank and the Centre for Functional Cell Biology and Immunology of the University of Szeged are also part of the exclusive selection. To get a more complete picture of the Biobank, an interview was conducted with Dr Zoltán Veréb, head of the world-class facility.

American Corner is offering a Time Management and Planning workshop for university students to help them kickstart the new semester with a conscious mindset.

According to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Wood Dragon begins on Saturday, February 10, with the traditional spring festival. The directors of the Confucius Institute of the University of Szeged held a lecture — attracting great interest — in which they presented the characteristics of the most important Chinese holiday and what we can expect from the Lunar New Year. In the Móra Ferenc Museum, this event concluded the temporary exhibition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Confucius Institute's BRI (Belt and Road Initiative).

The US-based International Society of Dermatology commissioned Dr. Lajos Kemény, professor of dermatology and immunology at the Department of Dermatology of the University of Szeged, to be the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Dermatology. Editing this prestigious magazine means prominence in the profession. During its sixty-year history, the magazine's leadership moved from American universities to Europe for the first time. For the past 23 years, the editors-in-chief have been selected from the professors of the world-famous Mayo Clinic. Now, Dr. Lajos Kemény reads 20-25 articles a day, and during the review of the articles he keeps in touch with dermatology researchers living in all parts of the world. We talked with the Széchenyi Award-winning doctor and university professor about his new work, the stories, and new challenges of dermatological research in Szeged.

From February this year, the SZTE Klebelsberg Library will launch an e-learning course for international students. The Contemporary Library and Information Skills course is practical and covers a range of topics, including the library's print and online resources and searching the library's collection.

The Applied Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Laboratory of the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences of the Szeged University of Technology is world class in the field of remote sensing and satellite image analysis. The research team's studies allow for a more efficient analysis of crop plants, also over a wider time span. The cooperating partner of the project is the Mezőhegyes National Stud Farm and Tangazdaság Zrt.

The National Laboratory for Renewable Energy (NLRE) published an extract of the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Utilization (CCS/CCU) Options in Hungary White Paper in English.

The human brain consists of 86 billion neurons and the same number of non-neuronal cells. The research consortium Brain Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN), launched in 2017, set out to map the neurons of this biological system, compare them with the brains of nonhuman primates, examine the dynamics of brain development at the cellular level, as well as the functional analysis of human cell types. In the autumn of 2023, the giant project referred to as the Manhattan Plan for brain research published results that will determine the future research of the brain at the cellular level in selected publications in the journals Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine.

Among the lead authors of 3 of the 24 articles in the Science compilation is Dr. Gábor Tamás, head of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences-University of Szeged Brain Neuron Networks Research Group, professor of neuroscience at SZTE, together with several fellow researchers from Szeged. Our conversation reveals where the evolutionary hotspots of the human brain are, what makes our brains human, what healing goals stimulate brain research, what advantages the diversity of connections in the human brain brings, and why it is worth sleeping in the afternoon during the exam period.

The lectures by Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, were well attended in Stockholm. If you missed the live broadcast, you can watch the recording in our article.

The Directorate for International Affairs and Public Relations of the University of Szeged organised a Christmas Afternoon for Indonesian students in the lobby of the Rector's Department.

The core activity of a higher education institution is education, scientific research and artistic work. The SZTE Cultural Office was set up to run university art groups and to encourage creative activities of the university citizens.

The year 2017 was all about applications for grants, and in the next 3-4 years implementation will require special attention, dedication and capacity from the staff of the University of Szeged (SZTE). In addition to the launch of these grants, SZTE has won government funding. All of these fit the development plan of the university. We asked the Chancellor of SZTE, Dr. Judit Fendler to give us a summary.

Internationalization is one of the key elements of Higher Education Strategy these days. This extensive program focuses on strengthening the network of relations of the University of Szeged (SZTE) and on increasing its international visibility. What has happened over the past 4 years? Has the SZTE opened the door to the world? – We interviewed the four Vice-Rectors of the SZTE.

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.

QS University rankings EECA 2016 (the higher educational institutions of Emerging Europe and Central Asia) lists the University of Szeged as the 15^th 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.

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The University of Szeged offers a wide range of educational programmes, such as Bachelor’s, Master’s, undivided, PhD (doctoral), as well as postgraduate specialist training programmes.

The Royal Danish Embassy and the University of Szeged kindly invite you to a lecture and exhibition by H.E. Tom Nørring, Ambassador of Denmark in Hungary presenting inspiring urban developmental projects worldwide. The lecture starts at 3 pm., February 17th, the exhibition will be opened at 5 pm. at the Rector’s Office of the University of Szeged.

Since 19 December, 2015 the opening hours of the Klebelsberg Library and József Attila Study and Information Centre has changed. University of Szeged close its gates at 4 pm, December 23, 2015 and opening them at 8 am, January 4, 2016. The winter closure does not affect the buildings where health or public entities operate.

Anita Pelle, associate professor, the single holder of the Jean Monnet Chair title at the University of Szeged, studies the competitiveness of EU member states, leads a research group, organises a conference, and drafts study materials. Besides her scientific work, she also performs in private life: together with his husband, they care for three children. The young female associate professor also tells us that she loves to cook, likes gastro literature, and grows herbs on their terrace.

To promote the international spirit of our University, we shoot a couple of new image videos about the educational and research potential of our institution.

The 11th of November is an illustrious day in the calendar of University of Szeged: this is the Day of the University of Szeged. The ceremonial session of the Senate of the University of Szeged began at 11 o’ clock on Saturday, 7th November, in the ceremony hall of the Central Building of University.

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) has published the latest ranking of universities in Emerging Europe and Central Asia (EECA) with the region’s top 150 universities on Wednesday 21st October 2015. It is an excellent result that the University of Szeged (USz) is ranked on the 13th place in this ranking. With this result USz has been in the top 10 percentage.

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