University of Szeged is positioned remarkably high in the rankings

The University of Szeged is positioned remarkably high in many national and international rankings. According to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) that includes the best 1000 higher education institutions of the world. The University of Szeged is ranked 712th place in 2014.

The „Center for World University Rankings 2014” list ranks universities on the basis of eight criteria, among other things: the quality of education, the excellence of the teachers, the citation rate, the number of publications and patents. It is an excellent result that the University of Szeged is ranked 712th place. The University of Szeged is positioned remarkably high in other international rankings. It is ranked 707th place on the University of Leiden world ranking in 2014. According to the QS ranking the University of Szeged is ranked as the most prestigious place in Hungary because it has the 501-550th place. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014, the Modern Languages Faculty of the University of Szeged is the 101-150th place. The University of Szeged is ranked 35th on „UI Green Metric Ranking of World Universities 2013” ranking. With this result, the University of Szeged is the greenest university in Hungary and took the 13th place in Europe.

Orientation week at the USZ

More than 230 foreign students arrived to begin their studies at the University of Szeged in the first semester of the 2014/2015 academic year. International Mobility Centre of the USZ organized an orientation week to help the new students.

During the orientation week the foreign students got useful information about Univeristy of Szeged and the city. The tutors and student mentors helped them to enroll and register in the Electronic Study System (ETR) and Klebelsberg Kuno Library. The orientation week informed students on health insurance, student health care, pharmacies, residence permit, changing money, canteens, shops, shopping centres, public transport and rents.

World-class medical operation was carried out at the clinic of the University of Szeged

Brilliant surgery was carried out at the Department of Oto-Rhin-Laryngology and Head-Neck Surgery of the University of Szeged. One and a half-year old deaf boy got an implant, which will help him to hear.

The fifty-minute operation was carried out by László Rovó, (professor of otorhinolaryngology and audiology). The implant was developed and produced by an Australian company. The essence of the procedure is that the cochlear implant is implanted under the scalp, and the associated electrode installs into the middle ear. The electrode cause electrical discharges, which reach the associated nerves and generate hearing: creating an auditory stimulus. The doctors checked the operation of the device during the surgery. However, the implant will be commissioned, when the tissue around it is completely recuperated. The implant is very good because it is specially designed for doctors to carry out the procedure quickly on an infant. The auditory pathway and auditory cortex have been developing simultaneously, and this allows the little boy to catch up with his teammates in a few years in hearing.

Brief summary of the current magazine

In this issue you can read, among other things, about sports facilities offered by the University of Szeged, the dangers of designer drugs, the talent programmes of the USZ, the free services of the university doctor, University of Szeged theater, but also you can read the dean’s message to the first-year students.

On the English webpage (http://www.u-szeged.hu/english/news/latest-news) you can find more interesting and useful information about the life of the University. We are pleased to provide space for other topics of interest to foreign students as well. Please send your opinions, comments and suggestions. E-mail address: szem@rekt.szte.hu. Thank you. Good reading.

SZTEinfo