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The University of Pécs ( Hungarian : Pécsi Tudományegyetem [ˈpeːt͡ʃi ˈtudomaːɲɛɟɛtɛm] , PTE ; Latin : Universitas Quinqueecclesiensis ) is one of the largest higher education institutions in Hungary . The history of the university began in the Middle Ages , when in 1367, at the request of King Louis I the Great , Pope Urban V granted permission to found the institution. This made it the first university in Hungary and the fourth in Central Europe . The official successor of the university is the Elisabeth University of Pozsony (Bratislava), founded in 1912. In 1921, after Bratislava became part of Czechoslovakia , the university was moved to Pécs in 1951, the Faculty of Medicine separated and existed as an independent institution, until it merged with the Janus Pannonius University ( Hungarian : Janus Pannonius Tudományegyetem ) in 2000, which united the other faculties in Pécs. This is how the current University of Pécs was created.

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83-475: Currently, the university has approximately 22,000 students, of which 4,900 are international students studying in English or German. This makes it one of the higher education institutions with the largest number of students in the country. The university has 10 faculties, and several clinics and research centers support the academic development of students. The medieval university of Pécs was founded in 1367 as

166-587: A swimming pool and other sports facilities. The faculty has extensive international contacts; thanks to the tradition of German national kindergarten education , mainly in German-speaking countries ( University of Leipzig , Vienna Pedagogical Academy, Feldkirch Pedagogical Academy), where cooperation takes place within the framework of the Erasmus student and teacher exchange programme. The faculty has also concluded bilateral agreements with

249-607: A 5-year one-tier Master's programme. During the first semesters of the course, the focus is on the acquisition of basic knowledge in biology , chemistry and physics . Medical theory and practical skills are acquired through the study of anatomy , physiology , pathophysiology , microbiology and immunology . From the third year onwards, students are introduced to the professional subjects of pharmacy, with particular emphasis on pharmacological chemistry , pharmacokinetics , biopharmaceutics , pharmaceutical technology , pharmacognosy , pharmacotherapy and pharmaco-economics. In

332-463: A conference room, as well as research rooms and Internet workstations. The library is open 84 hours a week, every day from eight in the morning to eight in the evening, even on Saturdays and Sundays. Free Wi-Fi is available everywhere in the building, and almost 300 computers are available to readers. The institution is also suitable for organizing community, cultural and leisure programs. The library welcomes readers from October 25, 2010. In November 2015,

415-658: A home course that was the foundation for theological studies. Four years later, the bishop's library , made public by Bishop György Klimó and considerably enriched by Ignác Szepesy, was moved to its present location. In the following year, Bishop Ignác Szepesy founded the Episcopate Lyceum Quinque Ecclesiae, the Episcopal Law Academy of Pécs, which included a faculty of philosophy. Education in Hungarian began in 1923, when

498-408: A major force in the life of the faculty (Ohio University and Middlesex University) and, more generally, a number of international cooperation initiatives (contacts, conferences, etc.) were undertaken. It was during this period that the faculty obtained its first accreditation, which took place in 1995/96, with an "excellent" rating. The decade also saw the launch of the first part-time Masters programme,

581-759: A new home here and began its activities two years later, in 1923. In 1982, it became the Janus Pannonius University , and after the integration of higher education in 2000 it became the University of Pécs. The faculty's departments are currently located in three buildings . The Europe Centre, the European Documentation Centre and the Faculty Library are located in the Knowledge Centre, which

664-610: A new faculty of economics was established, and in 1982 the Pécs Teacher Training College merged with the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Law. The new institution was named Janus Pannonius University. In 1990, the Faculty of Health Sciences was established within the Medical University of Pécs. In the meantime, the Faculty of Teacher Education was divided into the Faculty of Humanities and

747-523: A part of the European higher education system, UP operates in the terms of the Bologna process offering the three-tier system consisting of bachelor level programs (BA, BSc) which last 6–8 semesters, master level programs (MA, MSc) with a duration of 2–4 semesters and doctoral level programs (PhD, DLA). Additionally, the university offers one-tier, undivided, long-term master's degree programs (5–6 years) in

830-561: A permanent online database . The university clinics are the highest-quality health care institutions in the city, the county and the South Transdanubian region, offering students the opportunity for practical training. They also serve as a base for scientific development. The renewing campus is 7700 square metres of modern research area. Today, the Clinical Center is also an integral part of the University of Pécs. It

913-478: A trade exhibition, international and national conferences, training courses for engineers and job fairs , is a meeting place for university , industry and engineering communities in the spirit of tradition , innovation and cooperation . The Faculty of Health Sciences is one of the Faculties where teaching began in 1990. At the University of Pécs Medical School , the health sciences college education

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996-543: A wide range of higher education courses - technical higher education , television programme production - and further education courses , while the Breuer Marcell Doctoral School offers a PhD in architecture in addition to the DLA in civil engineering . In 2013, the faculty organised the first English -language courses in the architecture programme, and in the years since then

1079-557: Is now available at the faculty's Doctoral School of Health Sciences. From 1 March 2006, the Faculty of Health Sciences became a university faculty. In the European Union , two of the seven specialisations automatically recognised under Community law (nursing and midwifery) are recognised as qualifications in this field. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences represents three main [discipline]s: [humanities], social sciences and psychology / education . The faculty

1162-508: Is one of the largest at UP. The history of the faculty goes back hundreds of years. The Royal Academy of Győr , which also had a Faculty of Philosophy , was first established in Pécs in 1785 by Emperor Joseph II . The institution returned to its original seat in Győr in 1802, but training was again offered in the county seat in 1828, when Bishop Ignác Szepesy started a philosophical studio,

1245-648: Is one of the largest healthcare providers in Hungary, whose main activities are education and research in addition to treatment. The Clinical Center is made up of several smaller units (clinics and institutes): 1367 Year 1367 ( MCCCLXVII ) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . Comenius University Comenius University in Bratislava ( Slovak : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave )

1328-575: Is the largest university in Slovakia , with most of its faculties located in Bratislava . It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia . It is named after Jan Amos Comenius , a 17th-century Czech teacher and philosopher . In 2020, Comenius University had more about 23,000 students and 2,500 faculty members. As are most universities in Slovakia, it is funded mostly by

1411-538: Is the only centre of higher education in Hungary that integrates training in music and fine arts . The faculty was created in 1996 from the various art departments of its predecessors. For many years, the building housing the Faculty of Arts was located at 20 Damjanich Street until the completion of the University District of Zsolnay Cultural Quarter in 2011, when the faculty was relocated to

1494-864: Is the only higher education institution in Tolna County, a major educational and training centre. The predecessor of the former Illyès Gyula Faculty was founded in 1977, and the college program, which started with 100 students and 13 lecturers, has been significantly transformed. The Illyés Gyula College of Education has become the Illyés Gyula Faculty of the University of Pécs as a result of a national integration process and it provides training for kindergarten teachers, German nationality kindergarten teachers, teachers, German nationality teachers , nursery teachers, general social workers and, since 2002, economics and communication specialists (communication and media studies, environmental culture). With

1577-401: Is the second oldest and the first non- Budapest faculty of economics in Hungary , and in the latter capacity it served to some extent as a model for the later establishment of rural faculties of economics and management . Since the second half of the 1970s, the faculty has been moving with great momentum towards meeting the needs of the corporate and business sectors . The faculty celebrated

1660-529: The Christian University of Partium , the University of Transylvania , the university of Nitra , the University of Osijek , the Faculty of Gheorgheni Faculty of Babeș-Bolyai University , covering a wide range of cooperation areas. The agreements include sections on practical training in schools and kindergartens, culture and sport. The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

1743-651: The First Czechoslovak Republic . This had caused the majority of the university's professors (and some of the students) to take refuge in Budapest , where the Elisabeth University was re-established . It was later moved to Pécs and renamed to University of Pécs . This persecution of former (predominantly Hungarian) pillars of education in Bratislava necessitated the recruitment of Czech academicians. Therefore, many professors of

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1826-739: The Serbian occupation of the city, in any case the university operated from 1923 with four faculties: law, medicine, humanities and evangelical theology. The latter is in Sopron . During the Second World War , the Faculty of Humanities was temporarily moved partly to Szeged and partly to Kolozsvár , which became part of Hungary as a result of the Second Vienna Award of 1940. In 1950, the Faculty of Evangelical Theology in Sopron

1909-458: The humanities and social sciences , also educated much-needed teachers for Slovakia's high schools . In 1937, a new university building for the Faculties of Law and Philosophy was opened in the centre of Bratislava. The building includes the Aula (hall), used for graduation ceremonies and other formal functions. During World War II , Slovakia became nominally a republic but was actually under

1992-467: The 50th anniversary of the start of economics education in Pécs in 2020. The 1980s saw a significant improvement in the material conditions for education and scientific research . Correspondence courses were introduced, more and more foreign students were studying at the faculty, and the period also saw the start of postgraduate programmes. The development of the faculty's relations with other countries

2075-563: The Academy of Pécs, with faculties of law and humanities. For the lyceum, he had an ornate palace built for 100,000 forints, which was completed in 1832. He donated 251,260 forints to the lyceum and made it his heir in his will. He arranged specialist libraries for his teachers, and placed Klimó's large library there, gifting it with 400 books, 400 minerals and numerous medals . The Royal Hungarian Elizabeth University in Pozsony (Bratislava)

2158-565: The Doctoral School of Biology, the Doctoral School of Physics, the Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and the Doctoral School of Chemistry. The Medical School of UP is one of only four Medical Schools in Hungary. The University of Pécs established its first English-taught program in 1984 (it was the first in Hungary ) and the German program in 2004. The Royal Hungarian Elizabeth University in Bratislava , founded in 1912 by Franz Joseph,

2241-598: The Erzsébet University of Pozsony was transferred to Pécs , but in 1940 the Faculty of Humanities was moved to Szeged and partly to Kolozsvár . Humanities education was restarted in 1982 when the Faculty of Teacher Training , the successor of the Pécs College of Education founded in 1948, joined the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Business and Economics , and the merged institution took

2324-646: The Faculty of Natural Sciences. Pollack Mihály Technical College was merged with Janus Pannonius University in 1995 . In 1996, the Faculty of Arts was established as the sixth organizational unit of the university. The University of Pécs was established in 2000 by the merger of the Janus Pannonius University, the Medical University of Pécs and the Gyula Illyés Teacher Training College in Szekszárd . In 2004

2407-536: The German-language distance learning programme at the University of Hagen, the sandwich course in economics, the specialized translator training, the final accreditation of the two Doctoral Schools, and the introduction of a college course in Szekszárd. In addition to education, the infrastructure has also been improved with the reconstruction of the building complex on Rákóczi Road, 48 Square. The institution

2490-752: The Hungarian Reform Era, generations of jurats were able to study in the law school brought to Pécs by Ignác Négyesy Szepesy, and after the 1848–49 revolution and the Hungarian War of Independence , the institution was renewed under the name of the Pécs Academy at the time of the Compromise. In 1921, the Royal Hungarian Elizabeth University, which had fled from Bratislava , was given

2573-579: The Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering becomes Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. In considering the merger of the Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development and the Illyés Gyula Teacher Training College of Szekszárd the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Education and Regional Development is formed. In 2015 the university had nine faculties. In 2016 the Faculty of Pharmacy

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2656-497: The Pollack Mihály Technical College transformed into a full-fledged university faculty under the name of Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering. In 2005 the Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development is established as the tenth faculty of the university. The College of Health Sciences becomes a full-fledged university faculty under the name of Faculty of Health Sciences in 2006. The name of

2739-549: The Pécs Branch of the Karl Marx University of Economics under the direction of István Hoóz, Professor and Head of the Faculty . In the first "experimental" years, the institution gained experience in the training of economists suitable for corporate jobs, including the development of national and international academic contacts. This was the starting point for what later became known as the "Pécs model". Pécs

2822-479: The University of Pécs is an autonomous teaching , research and academic community unit. From 1 August 2020 it was renamed the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The roots of higher education in law in Pécs date back to 1367, when the first Hungarian university was founded. As the periods of peace and war alternated in Hungarian history , so did the education of lawyers in Pécs. During

2905-539: The city until the beginning of the 20th century, but the renowned and high-quality chapter school continued to exist. The supposed building of the medieval university in Pécs was excavated between 1978 and 1998 in the bishop's castle, east of the Golden Mary chapel, in the immediate vicinity of the Pécs Cathedral , on its north side. The definition of the building is disputed, many researchers do not agree that

2988-424: The country is that the University of Pécs offers courses in physical education and sports science. Basic training is provided in 11 fields ( biology , physics , geography , earth sciences , chemistry , mathematics , business informatics , environmental sciences , computer programming , sports organisation and physical education - coaching ). The faculty offers postgraduate training in four doctoral schools:

3071-844: The department became the Department of Cultural Studies within the Janus Pannonius University. The department experienced a period of growth in the early 1990s. The increase in the number of full-time and part-time students justified the decision of the JPTE Senate and the Rector to transform the department into an autonomous branch and to create the Institute of Adult Education and Human Resource Development with three departments in September 1998. The institute

3154-507: The development and implementation of an English - language programme (BA then MSc), which started in 1996 as a result of a collaboration between Middlesex University Business School and PTE. The wide range of courses was completed by the launch of a doctoral programme and the development of a habilitation scheme. Other new educational programmes include the launch of the English-language Master's and Doctoral programmes,

3237-414: The disposal of researchers, students and business partners. In order to effectively operate and develop the research infrastructure, research support laboratories have been established, which carry significant scientific and innovation potential and collaboration opportunities. More than 200 researchers from 19 research groups work in the institution, and several associated members and centers are also part of

3320-434: The domain of medicine, law, arts and engineering. Furthermore, interested students have the opportunity to experience short programs, such as preparatory courses, summer universities, and partial trainings. The Szentágothai Research Centre of the University of Pécs is a research institute established on the basis of modern international science organizational and management normatives. The Technology Transfer Office has been at

3403-633: The establishment of the Pharmacy Institutes, as the only pharmacy training centre in Transdanubia , started its activities in September 2000. The School of Pharmacy was accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Commission (MAB) in 2006. The independent Faculty of Pharmacy was established in 2016, and as a result, the University of Pécs will once again, feature ten faculties. Pharmacists , as experts in

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3486-499: The experience and innovations of the external environment around PTE, through dual teaching with an industrial partner or through external industrial chairs. The research groups and scientific workshops that thrive in the faculty are mostly working on interdisciplinary topics, sometimes going beyond the technical disciplines , e.g. medical - engineering . In 2022, the faculty offers nine bachelor 's (BA, BSc) and eight master 's (MA, MSc) degrees . Students can choose from

3569-532: The faculty modern facilities. The faculty's institutes are: the Institute of Biology , the Institute of Physics , the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences , the Institute of Chemistry , the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics , the Institute of Sports Science and Physical Education , the centre for Computer Science and Teaching Technology and the Sports Centre. A unique feature in

3652-413: The field of medicine , are involved in a wide range of activities to meet the needs of society . They are involved in the production and control of pharmaceuticals , the effects of medicines, the interactions between active substances, the bioavailability of different medicinal products, and the rational, economical and effective use of medicines and medicinal products. The degree is obtained by completing

3735-495: The first pharmacist training course was launched with 30 students, which has been operating as an independent faculty since 1 January 2016. The curricula and curricular structure have followed international trends. The English-language training of physicians has been providing world-renowned specialists since 1984. In response to the demand, the faculty started German-language medical training in 2004, English-language training in 2005 and German-language dental training in 2006. Thanks to

3818-596: The good relations between the faculty and the university and the accession to the ECTS system, students of the faculty can join the medical, dental and pharmacy training programmes of national and foreign universities through Erasmus and other international programmes. The training courses involve 29 clinics , 22 theoretical institutes, 9 teaching hospitals and more than 500 doctors, researchers and theoreticians. The faculty library provides access to thousands of publications , prestigious national and international journals and

3901-426: The government. The Comenius University was established in 1919 with assistance from the more established University of Prague . It was meant to replace the former Elisabeth University, which had been located in Bratislava since 1912, as the latter had been forcefully disbanded in 1919 by Samuel Zoch , plenipotentiary župan of Slovakia, after Hungarian professors refused to take an oath of allegiance at that time in

3984-811: The internal restructuring of the Institute of Economic Sciences, the faculty started training in tourism and catering , one of the few places in the world where tourism is taught today. The institution, which initially trained only teachers (first as teachers and then as nursery teachers), now offers training in five disciplines and 13 specialisations. In vocational education , students can start their studies in tourism management , hospitality management , media moderation , administration , infant and child care , youth support, and then continue their studies in Bachelor's degrees (BA) in tourism and hospitality, communication and media studies, pre-school teacher (including German nationality), social work . In

4067-514: The last in the first wave of Central European university foundations. (The first three universities in the region: Prague ( 1348 ), Krakow ( 1364 ), Vienna ( 1365 ).) Historical public consciousness considers Louis the Great as the founder of the university, but the king's role in the foundation can be considered formal, as part of the Holy See procedure. The operation of the University of Pécs

4150-465: The library had 25,000 registered readers. The designer of the building is Balázs Mihály Kossuth award-winning and Prima Primissima award-winning architect. The Faculty of Business and Economics of the university of Pécs was established in 1970 and its mission has always been to cultivate, impart and teach business sciences based on a broad theoretical, methodological and social science base. In September 1970, 103 first-year students began their studies at

4233-407: The master's degree (MA), students can pursue a degree in tourism management and a degree in early childhood pedagogy . The interlocking degree structure allows for career planning, so that students can pursue several degrees within the state-subsidised training period, providing greater mobility and job opportunities. The building complex is complemented by a dormitory , a student services centre,

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4316-523: The medieval University of Pécs, and we hardly know anything about its functioning. We know a total of four teachers and seven students by name who can be proven to have taught or studied at the university. The most famous medieval professor in Pécs was the Italian Galvano di Bologna, who stayed in Pécs between 1372 and 1374. The second and last chancellor of the university was Bishop Bálint Alsáni of Pécs (later Cardinal) (1374–1408). The university

4399-466: The medieval studium generale operated in the building. In 2015, a permanent university history exhibition was opened in the restored building, with important medieval Gothic sculptural monuments. In 1785 Joseph II moved the headquarters of the Royal Academy from Győr to Pécs for about twenty years. It was not until 1833 that Bishop Ignác Szepesy, in cooperation with the city council, founded

4482-637: The merger of the Janus Pannonius University, the Medical University and the Illyés Gyula Pedagogical College in Szekszárd , which at that time had nine faculties. In line with national trends, as a result of the Bologna process , the two-level training system with bachelor and master degree courses was also introduced at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Pécs in 2006. The Faculty of Humanities of

4565-400: The name Janus Pannonius University . In 1992, the Faculty of Teacher Education was split into two parts and the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Sciences were established. In the same year, the Faculty of Humanities became the first in the country to introduce a "unit of study " system , the forerunner of the credit system . In 2000, the University of Pécs was established by

4648-646: The name "training centre" and the status of an institute . The increase in the number of students , teachers and teaching assistants , and the establishment of a college of teachers, created a de facto faculty structure. The next task was to codify it in law. Government Decree 132/1995 (9.11.1995) recognised the de facto faculty structure de jure. Education takes place in four training centres in Kaposvár , Pécs , Szombathely and Zalaegerszeg , where effective cooperation has been established with local teaching hospitals and social institutions . In terms of

4731-448: The new cultural centre of the city. The courses offered by the faculty include sculpture , painting , graphic arts , object design (ceramic design), music (instrumental performance, singing, choir conducting), teaching (instrumental music teacher, singing-music teacher, visual arts teacher, design and visual arts), electronic music , media arts, doctoral (DLA) studies in fine arts and music . The University of Pécs , with

4814-499: The newly established university, including its first rector, Prof. MUDr. Kristian Hynek , were Czechs, since Slovakia at that time did not have enough educated Slovak speakers who could serve as faculty members. In spite of personnel, financial, and space difficulties, the university developed research and teaching programs. The Faculty of Medicine opened in 1919, and was quickly followed by the Faculties of Law and Philosophy in 1921. The Faculty of Philosophy, besides offering programs in

4897-711: The number of foreign students coming to MIK from all over the world has grown to more than 500. The faculty offers 12 courses in English , and the Master ’s in Biomedical Engineering , launched in September 2021, specifically in English. The Pollack Expo , which has been held every year since 2007 instead of the previously separate Construction, Civil Engineering and Mechanical , Electrical and Computer Engineering Days, has gained national recognition, attracting thousands of visitors. The event, which combines

4980-415: The number of students, the number of elective courses , the number of teaching staff and teaching assistants , and the number of training places, the faculty is the largest of its kind in the country. The faculty the first in the country to offer university courses such as nurse and midwife training . This has created the possibility for health professionals to obtain a doctoral degree, which

5063-572: The professional community. Since September 2020, two National Laboratories have also been housed in the Pécs research center. The South Transdanubian Regional Library and Knowledge Center also belongs to the university. The former city and county library and the University Library and Knowledge Center of the University of Pécs, as well as the University's Law and Economics Library, moved into the thirteen thousand square meter, four-story building. The building has two 200-seat lecture halls and

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5146-525: The supervision of the Ministry of Health under the name of the Medical University of Pécs. As of 1 January 2000, in the framework of higher education integration, JPTE and POTE merged under the name of the University of Pécs, thus the independent institution of medical education in Pécs ceased to exist; medical education continued at the Medical School of the University of Pécs (PTE ÁOK). In 2000,

5229-532: The sway of Nazi Germany . The government reduced academic freedoms at the university, and the Czech professors were forced out. The university was renamed Slovak University in 1939, though the original name was reinstated in 1954. The Faculty of Science opened in 1940 and the Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology was established in 1941. Academic freedom returned after the end of the war in 1945 but

5312-513: The tenth semester of their studies, students participate in internships and complete their thesis. Students interested in scientific work can join a research group in one of the institutes. Students also have the opportunity to obtain a PhD degree through the faculty's Doctoral School of Pharmacy. After graduation, 3–5 years of postgraduate training provide the opportunity to obtain a specialist pharmacist qualification in about 15 different specialties. Science education started in Pécs in 1948, at

5395-452: The then independent Teacher Training College. In 1982, the former college became a member of the then Janus Pannonius University of Pécs as the Faculty of Teacher Education , together with the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics . From then on, both natural sciences and humanities began to be developed to university level. As a result, in 1992, the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities were established simultaneously at

5478-419: The university created a democratic self-government, and mandatory courses on Marxist ideology were abolished. The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology and the Evangelical Theological Faculty joined the university. The transformation of Slovakia into a market economy created a need for professionals in management and financial sciences. As a result, the university established the Faculty of Management (1991) and

5561-437: The university, which had three faculties until then. The renovation of the old Jesuit grammar school complex began in 1991. This resulted in the construction of the Faculty Library and Lecture Hall, which is shared with the Faculty of Humanities. In 1997 the new Sports Centre building was inaugurated, including a gymnasium and a modern swimming pool. The reconstruction of the complex was completed in 1998. This gave all areas of

5644-421: Was again cancelled in 1948 as the communists took power in Czechoslovakia , enforcing the ideology of Marxism-Leninism at Czechoslovak universities. The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology was taken under direct control of the Ministry of Education. However, the university continued to grow, and new faculties were established (mostly by splitting the existing faculties): After the Velvet Revolution in 1989,

5727-431: Was also given considerable emphasis. A number of its faculty benefited from grants, training and research opportunities abroad funded by the Soros programme among others, and it became somewhat easier for students to gain work experience abroad. The 90s saw the introduction of the two-tier degree programme and the launch of the MBA programme. During this period, two international partnerships were established which are still

5810-427: Was authorized on September 1, 1367 in a bull by Pope Urban V , at the request of King Louis the Great of Hungary. The true spiritual father of the first Hungarian university was the contemporary bishop of Pécs, William of Koppenbach , who, in addition to his ecclesiastical office (1361–1374), was royal chaplain and secret chancellor, one of Louis the Great's important diplomats and confidants. The University of Pécs

5893-414: Was established on 1 September 2015 by merging the two predecessor faculties of Adult Education and Human Resource Development and the Szekszárd -based Illyés Gyula Faculty. The history of the training centre in Pécs began in the 1973/1974 academic year of the Pécs Teacher Training College with the establishment of the "Cultural Studies Research Group". When the college became a university faculty,

5976-607: Was expected to be established, and as a result, the University of Pécs will once again, feature ten faculties.Besides the general medicine program, training in dentistry and pharmacy were launched in 1973 and 2001. Meanwhile, the English Program in General Medicine was implemented in 1984, the first medical education program of its kind in Central Europe. A similar German Program was initiated in 2004. As

6059-638: Was founded in 1912 , which can be considered the legal predecessor of the University of Pécs. At the end of the First World War , as a result of the Treaty of Trianon , Bratislava became part of Czechoslovakia . After that, in 1921, the Hungarian National Assembly adopted the law that temporarily moved the University of Bratislava to Pécs (the original seat in Bratislava became part of the new Comenius University ). Delayed due to

6142-417: Was founded in 1970 as an independent college . Its predecessor institutions were: a higher technical college for civil and mechanical engineering, and a technical college of chemical engineering . Its namesake was originally the renowned classicist architect Mihály Pollack , who gained worldwide fame in the 1800s as the architect of numerous public buildings , churches and country mansions. The college

6225-413: Was fundamentally linked to the person of Vilmos Bishop, and then began to decline after his death, finally ending sometime around 1390, it was almost certainly not functioning when the University of Óbuda was founded in 1395. The modern Pécs University is not legally continuous with its medieval predecessor, we can only speak of an intellectual heritage. After that, university-level education did not exist in

6308-448: Was inaugurated in 2010. The faculty provides high quality training for more than 1000 students in the field of law and administration at all levels of education . The courses are offered on a full-time and part-time basis, with state subsidies and reimbursement of costs. The Doctoral School provides training and preparation for academic PhD degrees for nearly one hundred graduates. The Faculty of Music and Visual Arts in Pécs

6391-544: Was integrated into the Janus Pannonius University of Pécs on 1 July 1995, and since 2004 it has been operating as a university faculty . In 2011, the name was changed to Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (PTE PMMIK), thus reflecting the rise of computer engineering in education and research . From March 2015, the new name of the institution is University of Pécs Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (PTE MIK). The faculty's departments, academic and professional platforms often draw on

6474-614: Was launched on 1 September 1990 on the basis of the "Founding Act" of the Minister of Social and Health Affairs dated 18 August 1989, following the joint preparatory work of the Ministry , the POTE and the leaders of Somogy, Zala and Vas counties . The following period was marked by the continuous development and expansion of the training . As there were several types of trainings in each town , administrative units were set up with

6557-506: Was moved to Pécs in 1921 by Act XXV of the Hungarian National Assembly. The Elizabeth University started its operation on 15 October 1923. In 1950, the medical education and the management of the clinics and institutes were transferred from the Ministry of Religion and Public Education to the Ministry of Health. On 1 February 1951, the Medical School separated and continued to operate as an independent university under

6640-476: Was primarily intended for the proper teaching of church law and the Latin language, so that the Hungarian students of the time did not have to travel abroad if they wanted to attend university. In Pécs, the faculty of humanities and law can be taken for granted, so the medieval university was truncated. The Pope did not allow the establishment of the Faculty of Theology . Very few written documents have survived about

6723-958: Was selected by the French Eduniversal as one of the world's top 1,000 business schools. In 2020, the Business Administration and Management course at the faculty achieved EFMD EPAS international programme accreditation. The faculty's bachelor's degree programmes are Human Resources , Business and Management (in Hungarian and English), Commerce and Marketing , Finance and Accounting , Tourism and Hospitality (in Hungarian and English). Master's Degrees in Marketing , Finance , Tourism Management , Management and Organisation (in Hungarian and English), MBA (Master of Business Administration). Doctoral Courses: Doctoral School of Business Administration , Doctoral School of Regional Politics and Economics . The faculty

6806-544: Was separated and upgraded to an academy. In 1951, the medical faculty continued to operate as a separate and independent university under the name Pécs University of Medicine, so the University of Pécs continued to operate with a single faculty, the faculty of law. In the meantime, improvements were made at the medical university. In 1966, the so-called 400-bed clinic was opened, in which five different units operated (internal medicine, orthopedics , radiology , surgery, ophthalmology ). Dental training also began in 1973. From 1975,

6889-567: Was soon expanded by two new departments. In 1998, an ISO 9001 quality assurance system was introduced to guarantee the quality of the organisation's overall operations. From 2001 to 2005, the institute was an independent part of the Faculty of Sciences. In May 2005, the Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development (FEEK) was established, which was the second largest faculty of the University of Pécs with 4500 students. The faculty had five institutes and several departments with scientific research workshops. The Szekszárd Training Centre

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