Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)Since 1635

General Presentation

General information

Eötvös Loránd University, BudapestBudapestH-1053 Egyetem tér 1-3.HungaryTel.: +36-1-266-3119 Fax: +36-1-266-9786e-mail: rektor@ludens.elte.hu

rektit@ludens.elte.hu

Leadership

Rector

Prof. Dr. Barna Mezey

Director General

Dr. Katalin Juhászné Huszty

Vice-Rector for Strategic Affairs

Prof. Dr. András Karácsony

Vice-Rector for Educatior

Dr. Csaba Borsodi

Vice-Rector for Science,

Research and Innovation

Prof. Dr. Ernő Keszei

Secretary General

Dr. Zoltán Rónay

Vice-Rector for International AffairsProf. Dr. Zoltán Horváth

Vice-Rector for Public Affairs (and Communication)Dr. György Fábri

Rector's Commissioner-General for Student AffairsDr. Tibor Seifert

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Brief History of ELTE

1635 founded by Péter Pázmány, the Archbishop of Esztergom (Faculties of Arts and Theology)

1667 Faculty of Law

1769 Faculty of Medicine

1777 moved from Nagyszombat (Trnava) to Buda, then to Pest

Turn of the 18th-19 cc. one of the 15 largest universities in the world

1949 Faculty of Science

1950 adopted the name of

Loránd Eötvös (1848-1919),

2001 Lágymányos Campus completed

2000-2003 New faculties

Pál Erdős(1913-1996)

Lipót Fejér (1880-1959

Student, professor

in mathematicsJohn von Neumann

(1903-1957)László Lovász(1948-)

8 facultiesFaculty of HumanitiesFaculty of LawFaculty of Science Faculty of InformaticsFaculty of Education and Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special EducationFaculty of Elementary and Nursery School Teachers' TrainingOther institutions

Facts and figures 1 (2009/10)

• Number of first year students: 9 282• Total number of students: 30 767

• Bachelor level training 17 079• Master level training 9 829• PhD, DLA 1 400• Vocational training 2 118• Higher-level vocaitonal training 341•

Facts and figures 2 (2009/10)

• Total number of academic staff: 1 424• Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciecces (HAS) 12• Corresponding member of the HAS 12• Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 200• Candidate of Sciences 346• Master DLA 8• Dr. univ.

45• Dr. (Title)/Doctor of Sciences 35• Doctor (PhD) 734

Distribution of students by faculties 2009/2010

Faculty of Education and Pschology

10%

Faculty of Humanities

27%

Faculty of Informatics

9%

Faculty of Law and Political Science

17%

Faculty of Science18%

Faculty of Social Sciences

7%

Faculty of Teachers' and Nursery School

Training6%

Faculty of Special Education

6%

National university ranking by number of

applicatoins in year 2009

1. Eötvös Loránd University (17% of national applications)

2. University of Szeged3. University of Debrecen4. University of Pécs5. Budapest Buisness School6. Budapest University of

Technology and Economics7. Corvinus University8. St. István University9. Óbuda University10. University of West Hungary

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Number of international grants/projects

No.: of projects

International Grants

FP6, FP7, Welcome Trust, LLP and other

Year ammount in (€) No.: of projects

2007 3041222 16

2008 4444020 24

2009 11927030 85

International Relations 1

Main areas:

International cooperation- networks- bilateral relations (bilateral and Erasmus

agreements) International mobility (Teachers & Students)

Foreign language programmes/possibilities

University delegations

International Relations 2 University Networks

• EUA (European University Association), • UNICA (Universities from Capitals of Europe),• the Coimbra Group, • the Utrecht Network • the Danube Rectors' Conference• CEI UniNet (Central European Initiative University Network)• IAUP (International Association of University Presidents)

Currently, ELTE gives the president of the DRC &Prof. László Boros is in the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group

International Relations 3Bilateral Agreements

Bilateral agreements:

• extensive relationships with universities all over the world• formal agreements with 120 universities in Europe, Asia, Africa, North

and South America at an institutional or a faculty level, and 298 Erasmus partner universities.

• main areas of cooperation:– joint training and research projects – joint participation in international conferences and workshops– accreditation of courses – exchange of students and guest lecturers

International Relations 4Erasmus programme

Increasing number of partners and mobility:

1998-99: 64 institutions

(quota: 178 students and 72 teachers)

2009-10: 317 institutions

(quota: 985 students and 514 teachers)

The number of Erasmus students: outgoing incoming

1998-99 : 116 19

2004-05: 265 99

2007-08: 422 + 44 (intern.) 150

2008-09: 446 + 50 (intern) 247

2009-10 (planned): 480 + 55 (intern) 320

International Relations 5Erasmus co-operation 2009/2010

Partner universities 319

Outgoing students (study) 498

Outgoing students (student placement) 58

Incoming students 320

Outgoing teachers 97

Incoming teachers 70

Incoming experts (representatives of enterprises) 8

Outgoing administrative staff 35

Incoming administrative staff 30