On overview on the Faculty of Health Sciences

of the University of Pecs

Jozsef Betlehem

dean

2nd International Week and Conference 2 – 5 May, 2011

Pécs, the city Pécs, the city with a with a Mediterranean climate andMediterranean climate and

atmosphereatmosphere• 2000 year-old city at the foot of the Mecsek

hills• The seat of Baranya county• The fifth largest city of Hungary• Population is 160 000 citizens• Territory: 4500 km²

• Peace Prize of UNESCO (1998)• UNESCO World Heritage in 2000• European Capital of Culture in 2010 (Essen-

Pécs-Istanbul)

History of the UniversityHistory of the University

• 1367 - The Anjou king Louis the Great establishesHungary’s first university

• 2000 – With the merger of Janus Pannonius University, the Medical University of Pécs and the Illyés Gyula Teacher Training College of Szekszárd an integrated university is founded under the name The University of Pécs

The University todayThe University today• Faculty of Law (ÁJK)• Medical School (ÁOK)• Faculty of Humanities (BTK)• Faculty of Health Sciences

Campuses: Kaposvár Pécs (seat) Szombathely Zalaegerszeg• Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources

Development (FEEK)• Illyés Gyula Faculty of Education (IGYFK) -

Szekszárd• Faculty of Business and Economics (KTK)• Faculty of Music and Visual Arts (MK)• Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering(PMMK)• Faculty of Sciences (TTK)

The Faculty of Health SciencesThe Faculty of Health Sciences• The Faculty of Health Sciences is one of the youngest and most

dynamic faculties of the University of Pécs, implementing education in four different towns in 1990.

• The College became an independent faculty in 1995.

• With the institutional integration process (1st of January 2000) the Faculty has become part of the University of Pécs.

• The independent doctoral school was established in 2005 enabling

paramedical professionals to obtain a doctoral (PhD) degree.

• Establishing further university degree subjects are underway.

• On the 1st of March 2006. become a university faculty.– First MSc education in Nursing and Health Visiting in Hungary

Insitutes, departments I.Insitutes, departments I.

Institute of Nursing and Patient Care(Pécs)• Nursing Sciences Department (Pécs)

– Nursing Sciences Unit (Szombathely)

• Department of Emergency Care (Pécs)• Department of Midwifery (Szombathely)

Insitutes, departments II.Insitutes, departments II.

Institute of Diagnostics (Pécs)– Applied Diagnostics Unit

(Szombathely)

• Department of Radiography (Kaposvár)

• Department of Medical Diagnostics and Laboratory Analysis (Kaposvár)

Insitutes, departments III.Insitutes, departments III.

Institute of Physiotherapy and Nutritional

Sciences (Pécs)• Department of Physiotherapy

(Zalaegerszeg)• Department of Nutritional Sciences

and Dietetics (Pécs)

Insitutes, departments IV.Insitutes, departments IV.

Institute of Health Sciences (Pécs)

• Department of Public Health and Complementary Medicine (Pécs)

• Department of Social Work (Szombathely)

• Department of Health Visiting (Kaposvár)

Insitutes, departments V.Insitutes, departments V.Institute of Health Insurance (Pécs)• Department of Health Care Economics, Policy

and Management (Pécs)• Department of Health Care Management

(Szombathely)• Department of Health Promotion (Pécs) Department of Languages for Specific Purposes

(Pécs)– Subdepartment of Languages for Specific Purposes

(Szombathely, Zalaegerszeg)

The Bologna Process in the The Bologna Process in the Education of Health ProfessionsEducation of Health Professions

HIGH GRADE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

BACHELORS’ DEGREE

MASTERS’ DEGREE

Ph.D.

120 ECTS credit

180 credit

60-120 ECTS credit

180-240 ECTS credit

VOCATIONAL TRAININGS2-3 years

Training Specialities I.Training Specialities I.

Higher Professional Educational Specialities

• Infant and Child Care Tertiary Speciality

• Laboratory Technologist for Medical Diagnostic

Training Specialities II.Training Specialities II.

BSc majorI. Nursing and Patient Care;

specialities:– Nursing *– Midwifery *– Dietetics– Ambulance officier– Physiotherapy

*

QualificationQualifications s

automaticallautomatically recognized y recognized on the basis on the basis

of of community community law in EU.law in EU.

NursinNursing and g and

Patient Patient CareCareBScBSc

Training Specialities III.Training Specialities III.

BSc majorII. Infant and Child Care BAIII. Health Care and Prevention;

specialities:– Health Visiting– Public Health Inspection

Training Specialities IV.Training Specialities IV.

BSc majorIV. Health Care Management;

specialities:– Health Insurance– Health Care Administration– Health Tourism Management

Training Specialities V.Training Specialities V.BSc majorV. Laboratory and Imaging Analyst for

Medical Diagnostics; specialities:

– Laboratory Analyst for Medical Diagnostics– Medical Research Laboratory Analysis– Analyst for Diagnostic Imagine

Training Specialities VI.Training Specialities VI.BSc majorVI. Recreation Management and

Health Promotion; specialities:– Health Promotion– Recreation Management

Training Specialities VII.Training Specialities VII.

Post-graduate MSc major

• Nurse• Social Work• Public Health

International RelationsInternational Relations

• Netherlands• Greece• Cyprus• Germany• Spain• Portugal• Romania• Sweden

• Finland• Slovakia• Slovenia• Turkey• Great

Britain• Austria• USA

Scientific Students’ CircleScientific Students’ Circle

Students interested in doing scientific research are helpedand organised by the Scientific Student’ Circle, the

members ofwhich join ongoing research and learn the research

techniquesthereby. Results of their research are subsequently

published andperformed as lectures at conferences.

A Scientefic Students’ Circle conference is organised annually at our

college and our students have also been successful at the National

Student Circle Conference as well.

Students’ FederationStudents’ Federation

The role of the Students’ Self Goverment is to represent and protect

the rights and interest of student groups and individuals alike at all

forums where it is of utmost importance to have the rights, interest

and opinon of groups and communities represented.

Besides the above the Students’ Self-Goverment is responsible for

organising student life, supporting and coordinating students’

initiatives as far as the availability of sources allows.

Thank You for Your kind Thank You for Your kind attention!attention!