The University of Szeged offers a wide range of educational programs, such as Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD (doctoral), as well as postgraduate specialist training programs.

Seeing the scientific potential of the institution it is no wonder that in the absolute institutional list compiled according the students’ and teachers’ excellence, the University of Szeged is amongst the most successful Hungarian colleges and universities.

The University of Szeged is committed to providing high quality and modern education in each and every training program, based on the results of current scientific research. With regard to the high number of applicants, it is clear that the university retains its prestigious position among other tertiary education institutions in Hungary, and it offers deep, quality knowledge and recognized degrees for over 27, 000 students.

The Doctoral Schools of the University of Szeged offer entry for the best students into the scientific life and provide immersed knowledge in the chosen field of science. The PhD certificates are worldwide excellent references by means of the highly recognised courses of the highest standard which are held by renowned scientists, amongst which members of the Academy are to be found.

The institution’s 19 doctoral schools, covering almost every area of science taught at the university, are open to young researchers. The University of Szeged is also being transformed into a unique e-universitas. Due to the implementation of infocommunication developments, electronic systems, library e-services, on-line courses and computerbased exams are all an integral part of higher education in Szeged. University students enjoy the benefits of the virtual university, as their administrative tasks have become simpler and a lot faster; they only have to click on the appropriate option in front of their computers. The popularity of the usage of electronic systems indicates that the students and the teachers not only accepted the help provided but they also use the possibilities implied in them.

The University of Szeged has a widespread network of relations throughout the world. Due to its extended foreign relations, the institution also serves as an international meeting point; as it is annually chosen by nearly 2,000 students from other countries. Since 1985, foreign language programs have been available for those who seek high quality education. The number of foreign students, who can choose from programs at three different levels (BA/BSc, MA/MSc, PhD), has risen by 20 % during the previous years. As a result of the widening spectrum of its programs, the University of Szeged attracts more and more foreign students from a wide range of countries throughout the world; in 2010 students came to the institution from 39 different countries.

The unique infrastructural development contributed towards the success of teaching at the University of Szeged. As a result of this development, a university campus, the Attila József Study and Information Centre (TIK), receiving 5,000 visitors daily, was completed in 2004. The building houses the University Library with some 2 million titles, a Conference Centre, lecture halls and student services – it is a meeting point for university students and professors where learning is supported by high tech. With its rooms used for social life and learning/teaching and its events, TIK (rated by OPEC as one of the world’s most important educational investments in 2005) has become a centre of scientific and cultural life of both the university and the town of Szeged. In fact, the Attila József Study and Information Centre is an impressive place where the University of Szeged may deliver its regional mission to support, in addition to education, scientific and artistic life.

Maybe the most outstanding university investment of recent years is the spectacular reconstruction of the building of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the extension to the I. Biology Block of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Information Technology. As a result of the construction work finished in the summer of 2007, the new facility provides the most advanced and complex conditions for teaching and applied research.