University of Pecs

The University of Pecs is Hungary's oldest university and one of its largest higher education institutions, serving as the principal centre of knowledge in the Transdanubian region. Its origins lie in 1367, when Pope Urban V granted King Louis I permission to found a studium generale in Pecs; the modern institution descends from the Royal Hungarian Elizabeth University, which moved to the city in 1921. Today the university is organised into ten faculties - Business and Economics; Cultural Sciences, Education and Regional Development; Engineering and Information Technology; Health Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Law; Music and Visual Arts; Pharmacy; Sciences; and the Medical School - supplemented by an independent faculty in Szekszard and programmes delivered in other Hungarian towns and abroad. Around 25,000 students are enrolled, of whom more than 5,700 come from over 146 countries, making it one of Hungary's most international campuses. More than 300 training programmes are offered in total, including over 100 full degree programmes taught in English and other foreign languages, with medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and engineering among the best known. Research is concentrated in the Szentagothai Research Centre, and the university holds the Hungarian government's Excellent University designation, one of only five institutions to do so. It also belongs to the European Digital University and European University Foundation alliances.