Due to the high success of the previous years photo contest launched by the EUGLOH Alliance, this year we continue the series of our photo contest with a new topic.

Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó was celebrated with standing ovations and applause at the meeting of the American Academy of Medicine in Washington, D.C. on 7 October 2023. In addition to the world-renowned mRNA researcher, Kornélia Polyák, cancer researcher and alumna of the University of Szeged, was also elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

As the inventor of the modified messenger RNA used in modern vaccines (Covid19), Katalin Karikó was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Drew Weissman, her fellow American research colleague, on the 2nd of October 2023. The announcement of the Nobel Prize winner, Katalin Karikó, one of the most influential scientists of our time is a source of pride for her alma mater, the University of Szeged community.

A returning, popular program series, the Autumn Cultural Festival, organized by the SZTE Cultural Office, is about to start at the University of Szeged.

The spectacular opening ceremony of the 35^th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2023) took place at the József Attila Study and Information Centre of the University of Szeged. IOI is the world's most prestigious competitive programming event for high school IT talents. The competition, which will last until Sunday, has attracted 360 contestants from 90 countries and around 300 international guides and guests.

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

5 July (Saturday) 2025 at 5.00 pm at the Congress Hall at József Attila Department of Education and Information Centre (commonly known as TIK, Szeged, Ady tér 10.)

On 19 April 2023, Katalin Karikó, Professor at the University of Szeged, was elected a member of the most prestigious scientific society in the German-speaking world. The world-renowned biochemist spoke about the miraculous mRNA molecule at Leopoldina.

Edward Norton was also photographed with Katalin Karikó at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony on April 15, 2023. The United States' biggest cash prize in science was handed out at an award ceremony in Hollywood, where world-renowned researchers, including Katalin Karikó, professor of the University of Szeged, were celebrated by movie and media stars and other celebrities.

Team guides are expected to participate in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2023), which will be held in Szeged, Hungary, from 28 August to 4 September 2023.

The University of Szeged, which has been Hungary's best university for years in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, has achieved high rankings in the recently published lists of sciences and disciplines.

More than 400 foreign participants registered for the Online Open Day of the University of Szeged 2023, organised by the Office for International Admissions and Cooperation on 9 March 2023. The online event highlighted, amongst other things, foreign language study programmes for international students, scholarship opportunities and everyday student life at the University.

2023-24 Call for Application

The 2022 International Ball of the University of Szeged, organised jointly by the Erasmus Student Network Szeged and the SZTE, was a huge success.

The promotional video titled "Your Future. Our Mission", released on 3 October 2022, was selected to the top 10 by Study.eu, an educational portal listing European higher education programmes.

Application for the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme for the Academic Year 2023/2024 has started!

Susan Kleebank visited the University of Szeged. The Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Hungary met with university leaders and students.

Two representatives of the University of Szeged, Dr Leona Kovács-Jerney, Head of the International Office of the University of Szeged and Diana Katsidis, senior international officer, participated in the Eurasia Education Fair organised by Begin Group. The promotional fair was held on 13 and 19 October in two locations, Baku, Azerbaijan and Tbilisi, Georgia.

A sustainability rankings has been compiled for higher education for the first time this year by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings in the UK. Only three Hungarian universities were included in the ranking, one of which was the University of Szeged, which ranked between 381 and 400th overall. The University of Szeged also scored highly on the performance indicators used to compile the list: it was the best Hungarian institution in terms of the impact of education, sharing of knowledge, equal opportunities and quality of life.

Some plans can be postponed but not when it comes to higher education and gaining knowledge. Higher education is a main pillar of ones future and the University of Szeged is keen on providing quality education and expanding the horizons of internationalization.

Dr. Katalin Karikó, Biochemist, and her fellow US researcher Dr. Drew Weissman have received the 2022 Empowering Research and Discovery Award. The award from the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) organisation recognised the developers for their contributions to mRNA technology and the COVID-19 vaccines. The award ceremony was held in Philadelphia's iconic building in "The Union Legal". Katalin Karikó, Research Professor at the University of Szeged, was greeted with standing ovation and applause.

The popular series of events, called Autumn Cultural Festival, organized every autumn is about to start at the University of Szeged.

Orientation Days organized by the Directorate for International Affairs and Public Relations of the University to welcome the newly arrived students each year.

Out of the 52 submitted applications, the EUGLOH Alliance is one of the 16 existing partnerships that received the grant.

Every year, the number of international students at the University of Szeged is increasing. During the 2021-2022 academic year nearly 5000 foreign students from 115 countries are pursuing their studies at the University of Szeged. The institution aims to further increase the number of international students in the spirit of multiculturalism.

The University of Szeged has been ranked the best Hungarian university in this year's Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University world ranking. The result acknowledges the university’s outstanding national and international educational programmes, its research activity and artistic performance. The institution managed to maintain its 551st-560th position among a significantly higher number of nominees.

Similar to each year, our institution, the University of Szeged holds an Online Open Day on the 2nd and the 10th of March.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the UK-based international ranking agency has published its latest international rankings for higher education institutions in emerging European and Central Asian countries. The University of Szeged was ranked 29th in this year's ranking and remains one of the best universities in the country.

Katalin Karikó, Research Professor at the University of Szeged, was on the cover of TIME, along with Drew Weissman, Kizzmekia Corbett and Barney Graham. The researchers have been named "Heroes of 2021" by the magazine for their contribution to the development of mRNA-based vaccines against coronavirus. The honorary doctor of the University of Szeged shared her first thoughts regarding the recognition to her alma mater.

Fulfil your professional dreams while you explore your Hungarian heritage – the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship gives you an exceptional chance to develop both personally and academically.

The 205 years old US award, the John Scott Award is the latest honour for Katalin Karikó and fellow researcher Drew Weissman. The special inventors' prize was presented to her husband on 18 November 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Financial assistance for international students from 70 countries of the world is available by applying to the Stipenium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme.

The University of Szeged (SZTE) has been ranked highly in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities 2022 ranking of higher education. Our institution has made progress on a global, European and national scale, and has achieved significant improvements in the fields of physics and clinical medicine.

The subject of the discovery that has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is deeply rooted in research at the University of Szeged.

Application Deadline for the Spring Semester is 15th of December, 2021 23:59:59 (CET)

The groundbreaking Let’s Talk course is now reopened for application.

More than 1000 international students started their studies at the University of Szeged in the 2021/22 Academic Year.

The Keio Medical Science Prize has been awarded to Katalin Karikó "for the discovery of Specific RNA Modification Leading to mRNA Vaccine Development", as announced on 15 September 2021, Japan time. The researcher, who holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Szeged, will receive a certificate of merit, medal, and a monetary award of 10 million yen for her work.

After the success of last year's international student research conference in Szeged, this year the Paris-Saclay Université organises a competition for EUGLOH students.

General regulations of the Ceremony held on 3rd July 2021

The Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM) announces a call for “HCEMM Junior Research Group Leaders”.