Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)—in terms of student and staff number, quality of education and research, and its international relations—is the most prestigious public HEI in Hungary, operating continuously since 1635.
As top-ranked research university in Hungary, it is the most popular HEI among applicants as well as alma mater of five Nobel laureates and leading figures in technology, public policy, and culture in Hungary.
Currently, about 30,000 students study at eight faculties and two individual institutes, with about 3,000 international students from over 100 countries. Through its widespread international relations all over the world (588 partner universities and 9 networks), ELTE is the only HEI representing Hungarian higher education in many regions and strategic alliances.
These partnerships offer a large number of possibilities for mobility and international collaborations to students, academic staff, and non-academic staff at ELTE. ELTE is Hungary’s largest scientific establishment with 16 doctoral schools and 128 doctoral programs.
Research at ELTE means international collaborations, interdisciplinary approaches, modern laboratory infrastructure, and innovation.
Our researchers run cutting-edge projects funded by the European Union and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Faculties and websites:
- Faculty of Education and Psychology
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Informatics
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Primary and Preschool Education
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education
Facts about ELTE
- Best university of Hungary based on lecturer and student excellence
- Located in the capital city of Hungary, Budapest and in Szombathely, a city in the western part of the country
- It is at the top of Hungarian university rankings compiled by 15-25-year-olds
- Market research shows that it is one of the most popular Hungarian brands
- Highest ranking Hungarian university in the ARWU global university rankings
- The only Hungarian establishment among the top 200 European universities in the rankings compiled by the University of Leiden
- ELTE offers the widest range of higher education in Hungary: eight faculties and two individual institutes, 80+ study programmes in foreign languages, eight teacher training schools and kindergartens, three nationally renowned teacher training schools
- More than 15,000 courses 64 languages at the Faculty of Humanities
- More than 80 foreign-language programs
- Hungary’s largest scientific establishment 16 Ph.D. schools, 118 Ph.D. programs
- 30,000 students According to 86% of our students, ELTE provides the best courses in their respective fields in the country
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