University of Szeged Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies

We are excited to share that the EUGLOH Connect Platform, developed by the University of Szeged within the framework of the EUGLOH Alliance, is now officially available!

This innovative platform is designed to strengthen international cooperation and build valuable connections across the alliance and beyond.

Here, only the presentation matters – we give you the topic, but you decide the content and format! Prove in 8 minutes that you're the best at delivering a speech!

Between April 7 and 11, we welcome our students with exciting lectures, booths, and workshops! Programs are continuously being updated...

The Department of Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies, University of Szeged, is organizing a professional training program titled "Evidence-Based, Innovative Nursing Interventions."

The University of Szeged was recently invited to the first International Sustainability Leaders Meeting, where a representative from the university participated as a panelist alongside delegates from the world’s leading ‘green’ universities. The event, hosted by Abu Dhabi University in collaboration with UI GreenMetric, brought together prominent figures in the field to explore innovative sustainability initiatives and share best practices.

In response to our faculty's invitation, Professor Dr. Lajos Kemény will deliver a diverse and engaging lecture on his professional career, scientific achievements, and innovations titled "Why Is Research Beneficial? Successes, Failures, and New Beginnings" on April 7, 2025, at 14:00 as part of the ETSZK Professional Week. The event is organized within the framework of the project "Promoting Scientific Student Research at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies of the University of Szeged", which received funding under the NTP-HHTDK-24-0024 grant.

The project "Promoting Scientific Student Research at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies of the University of Szeged", submitted by Dr. med. habil. Zsanett Renáta Csoma, PhD, Vice Dean for General and Scientific Affairs, has been awarded HUF 2,500,000 in non-refundable funding under the call for proposals "Participation in and Organization of the National Scientific Students' Conference and its Scientific Workshops", announced by the National Cultural Support Management, with reference number NTPHHTDK-24-0024.

Top universities around the world are prioritizing not only academic excellence but also student motivation and well-being, recognizing the importance of preventing burnout. Innovative research at the University of Szeged is paving the way for more effective education, with novel approaches already finding their way into teaching practices in Hungary. These efforts are championed by Dr. Hedvig Kiss, a renowned expert in the field, whose latest study is under review at a prestigious international journal. In this interview, the researcher from the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Szeged’s Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical School, sheds light on an increasingly widespread problem that is affecting a growing number of young people.

2025 Online Open Day for International Students

Accepted student tutor number by the Department of Theoretical Health Sciences and Health Management is 1. Deadline for submission is: 3 January 2025.

Students can now study human anatomy using a highly detailed virtual platform on a state-of-the-art anatomical table, unveiled on Monday at the University of Szeged’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies. The procurement of this advanced tool aligns with the faculty’s ongoing efforts to implement development projects aimed at enhancing the quality of education, with additional acquisitions totaling HUF 250 million currently underway.

The Physiotherapy Working Group of The Hungarian Society of Cardiology is organizing a lecture in English, that you will have a chance to join online.

Come to our 1st "Fall crafting fun days" event, organized by the faculty's student mentorprogramme between 28-30. October 2024 with the following programmes.

The Leadership of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies and the Faculty’s Student Council (HÖK) make the announcement of supporting Student Scientific Association (TDK) activity. The deadline of submitting the applications: 25th November, 2024 – 4.00 p.m.

We need some student help in organizing the following programmes: Researcher's Night (27th September) and World Heart Day (29th September) .

All students can register (1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle) but a medical or biological background is recommended.
Registrations close: 15th September

We would like to kindly inform you that the Orientation day and the Ceremonial Freshmen's Pledge of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies will be held on 5th September 2024 at 8:30 AM.

The photos of the Graduation Ceremony are available on the SZTE Alma Mater website.

SZTE Freshmen Orientation 2024 organized by the Directorate for International Affiars and Public Relations.

Come and join us as a mentor in the Faculty's mentorprogramme to guide the 1st year students through the first steps and help with the transition to university life.

Between June 24 and 26, 2024, a delegation from Queen's University Belfast, comprising 17 students and 2 instructors, Christine Brown Wilson and Gary Mitchell, participated in a series of academic and cultural events organized by the Department of Nursing at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies in Szeged.

The University of Szeged hosted the annual summit of EUGLOH, an alliance of nine European universities, between June 11 and 14, 2024. The event was attended by Nobel Prize-winning researchers, including SZTE professor Katalin Karikó, who gave a presentation and held book signings on June 13.

The sustainability ranking called THE Impact Rankings is prepared every year by Times Higher Education in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In the latest ranking published on June 12, 2024, the University of Szeged ranked 43rd in the "Peace, justice and strong institutions" thematic list. In addition, SZTE made great progress in several other subcategories, but it also improved in the overall ranking: it moved up to the 301-400th place, thus taking shared first place in Hungary.

Students taking part in a state-funded (including scholarship and part-scholarship) or feepaying full-time undergraduate, master’s or undivided training program who have been, or were - during earlier studies - enrolled for at least two semesters and have earned at least 55 credits, may apply for a National Higher Education Scholarship.

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.

Call for student tutors for the 1st semester of2024/2025 academic year to the course Anatomy and Physiology 1.
Deadline for submission is: 7 June 2024

The aim of the evening is for our students to get to know, understand and accept each other's culture, to show the characteristics of their country and to give a taste of their national values.

Date: 26 April 2024, 5PM

Location: Pick Aréna Márton Ludányi Academic Hall, Felső Tisza-Part 35., 6723

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.

Please note that you can apply for the final examination between 9 February 2024 and 29 February 2024.

Two Nobel Prize winners from Hungary and the University of Szeged have been awarded the world's most prestigious scientific prize. The mRNA researcher Katalin Karikó, Professor at the University of Szeged, is the first Hungarian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Ferenc Krausz, who conducted his molecular fingerprinting research in Szeged, is a Nobel Prize winner in physics. Our coverage of the event, which took place at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 2023, is complemented by exclusive information from our correspondent on the ground.

The Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) is delighted to invite you to take part in the 4th International School on Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics to be held live on April 15-19, 2024.

Registration: 20 January 2024

Participating in educational fairs allows prospective students to attend presentations about the admission proceudure or financial assistance, get to know the student life in Szeged, ask representatives face to face and a lot more.

The Leadership of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies and the Faculty’s Student Council (HÖK) make the announcement of supporting Student Scientific association (TDK) activity.

The exact dates and descriptions of the programmes are available on the webpage.

Date: Friday 29 September 16:00-21:00

Location: ETSZK Building A

Come along and let's get moving together!

Date: Wednesday 20 September 2023 9:30

Location: SZTE Sport Centre (Hattyas u 10)

Please note that you can apply for the final examination between 18.09.2023 and 06.10.2023.

We would like to kindly inform you that the Orientation day and the Ceremonial Freshmen's Pledge of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies will be held on 7th September 2023 at 8:30 a.m.

Address: Szeged, 31 Temesvári krt. (Classroom 124)

The Korean Embassy and KOTRA in Hungary are organizing a K-arrier Nap event, which will connect the prominent graduates from Hungarian universities with Korean Companies in Hungary.

The University of Szeged within the frame of Erasmus+ program announces a call for application for the 2023/2024 academic year.

Summer's almost over and we are bringing you the latest news on what happened during the summer holidays! We hope you are refreshed, energised and ready for the new academic year filled with EUGLOH!

We are excited to announce the 4th EUGLOH Annual Student Research Conference on "Pandemics and Global Health Crises”.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 17 September 2023

Orient yourself towards your studies at SZTE by attending the International Freshmen Orientation Days!

The photos of the Graduation Ceremony are available on the SZTE Alma Mater website (https://uniszegedalumni.com/groups/106/photos-albums).

The Faculty building will be closed between 05th and 20th August 2023, during this period the services will be suspended!

The Embassy of the Arab republic of Egypt in Budapest presents compőliments to the Ministry of Culture and Innovation - Department for International Relations - and has the honour to inform that the Al Azhar Al Sharif Islamic University offers 1 scholarship to students from Hungary to study Islamic Jurispudence and Religious Affairs for the academic year 2023/2024.

Deadline: 31st August 2023

THE launched its Impact Ranking based on the 17 SDG and the SZTE is ranked among the 100 Universities.

The aim of this newsletter is to summarise previous events andaccomplishments in the EUGLOH project, and to raise your attentionto upcoming events that might interest you.