The Directorate for Academic Affairs manages activities relating studies, arrangement of education and student counseling of its organizational units supporting the basic educational task of the University.
The Directorate for Academic Affairs is headed by the Director of Education.
The Directorate for Academic Affairs operates under the direction of the Chancellor and the professional supervision of the Rector. The Chancellor, under the professional supervision of the Rector, lays down the rights and obligations of the Directorate for Academic Affairs.
The priority tasks of the Directorate for Academic Affairs include in particular:
Within the Directorate for Academic Affairs, the following sub-units operate under the authority of the Director: Department of Academic Administration, Department of Education Development, Department of Admissions and Education Management. The Departments are headed by their Heads of Department. The Director arranges for replacement of the Heads of Department on occasions when they are prevented from attending. The Heads of Department carries out their activities under the professional supervision of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and the direction of the Director for Academic Affairs.
The Head of the Department of Academic Administration is responsible for:
The Head of the Department of Education Development is responsible for:
overseeing the educational development processes on international and national online educational platforms
supporting and coordinating educational development activities
overseeing the operation and development of international educational platforms, in particular Coursera for SZTE
initiating international and national educational cooperation
coordinating the development of collaborations
coordinating international educational projects, in particular the development of educational development cooperation within the European University Association EUGLOH
the operation of programmes to increase student engagement and promote student participation in university programmes, in particular the SZTE+ programme, and to reduce drop-out rates
coordinating the initiation and development of international educational cooperation, in particular the development and expansion of the SZTE+ programme
initiating the exploration of international educational practices, in particular those related to the SZTE+ programme
initiating and coordinating inter-institutional training collaborations, their organisation and support their implementation
participating in the implementation of international and national educational development projects
The Head of the Department of Admissions and Education Management is responsible for:
coordinating the processing of documents for national admission procedures in cooperation with the units concerned
the organisation of professional training for the staff of the departments involved in the admission procedure
supervising the training of staff in the Faculty Academic Departments and other departments using electronic interfaces in the admission procedure
issuing and maintaining institutional authorisations for the use of the interfaces required for the admission procedure
coordinating the development of electronic interfaces for the management of applicants’ admission scores (at the discretion of the institution)
leading the development project related to the admission procedure and overseeing the implementation of their operation, updating and maintenance of the professional content
performing the institutional coordination of the Higher Education Admission Professional Examination during the national admission procedure
liaising with the Education Authorities in relation to administrative tasks during the admission procedure
coordinating the production of central information publications, presentations and articles on the admission procedure and enrolment within the scope of responsibilities of the department
preparing the professional material for the admissions website and supervising the coordination of the faculty and central content
ensuring the production of the admission newsletters
organising the representation of the Directorate at school enrolment events, e. g. at university open days, education exhibition fairs, school roadshows
overseeing the operation of the e-mail address dedicate for applicants of the central admissions
the coordination of the informative tasks of the central admission procedure in collaboration with the Heads of the Faculty Academic Departments
the organisation of central enrolment in cooperation with the Student Services Office and the heads of the Faculty Academic Departments
liaising with the Head of the Department of Academic Administration in matters relating to the organisation of education