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Szechenyi Istvan University (University of Gyor)
Széchenyi István University (SZE), Győr Hungary
# 1001-1200QS World University Rankings
7Undergraduate programs
22Postgraduate programs
610International students
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About Szechenyi Istvan University (University of Gyor)
Széchenyi István University (SZE) , is located in the city of Győr, a county seat in the North-West of Hungary, with a population of 131,000, and around 300,000 in the agglomeration. Together with Vienna, capital of Austria, and Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Győr is on the so-called golden triangle . Győr’s location in Central Europe, at the very heart of the continent, makes many of the region’s capitals easily accessible. Ranking as the sixth largest city in Hungary, the city’s dynamic industrial base produces an impressive one tenth of the country’s exports.
SZE is a dynamically developing University with nearly 13,500 students , employing more than 600 academic staff . The most significant factor in the University’s recent history is the paradigm change in Hungarian higher education. During this process, the fundatorial and controlling rights of selected institutions are handed over by the state to trust foundations. Our transformation to an entrepreneurial university is aimed at creating efficient and modern higher education as well as developing the ability to innovate and opening up to the business world. The controlling rights of our institution were transferred from the state to the Széchenyi István University Foundation on 1 August 2020.
The rapid pace of the internationalization process at Széchenyi István University is evidenced by the steady annual rise in the numbers of international students, now representing approximately one tenth of the total number of full-time students and originating from 65 nations. This growth has been paralleled by the increase in the number of international programmes. International applicants to SZE now have a choice of 35 English-taught programmes – with 7 at Bachelors level, 18 Masters, 7 Doctoral programmes, an AACSB accredited double degree Masters in Business Administration programme, and 2 post-graduate programmes: LLM in Law and Governance and Expert in Law and Governance.
One of the University’s greatest strengths is in the field of automotive engineering. Due to its location, Győr has become a leading hub of the industry and the base of the world’s largest engine factory: Audi Hungaria Motor Kft . The company enjoys an organic cooperation with Széchenyi István University, which carries out industrial research activities for and in conjunction with the company. The University is also proud of the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering, launched in 2015. Studies in the field of Vehicle Engineering are consequently a highly popular choice for international applicants.
Currently under development is a state-of-the-art Science and Innovation Park, on a 3.6-hectare site (Campus 2), facing the University on the opposite bank of the River Danube and only 10 minutes away from the city centre. The Science Park can be quickly and conveniently accessed on foot, by car or by public transport. The first phase is scheduled to open in 2022, with SIP set to be one of Hungary's most influential science, technology and business environments, providing tenant companies and start-ups with an environment of innovation and creativity. The mission of the development is to enhance collaboration between large, medium and small sized enterprises, university researchers and talented university students. As guarantees of our success, we increasingly rely on active collaboration with numerous industrial partners in the region and local government support complemented by an entrepreneurial research culture and an ever-growing awareness of our social responsibility.
The Park will function as an organizational and infrastructural link in assisting its tenants and corporate partners to come into contact with the University’s 28 testing labs and 19 research labs to realize various testing and research tasks. Importantly, the Science and Innovation Park will also provide an expanded organizational and infrastructural framework for the innovation stimulating activities of the Management Campus.
The University boasts seven Competence Centres , organised on a matrix structure and operating in an interdisciplinary fashion across the Faculties. These research units are tasked with attracting external resources in the field of key competences, providing innovation and R&D services for both corporate and public stakeholders. They include the Research Centre for the Vehicle Industry , the Agricultural and Food Industry Research Centre , the Globalization Competence Centre , the Health Innovation Competence Centre , the Digital Development Centre , the Management Campus Competence Centre and the Design Competence Centre.
About Szechenyi Istvan University (University of Gyor)
Széchenyi István University (SZE) , is located in the city of Győr, a county seat in the North-West of Hungary, with a population of 131,000, and around 300,000 in the agglomeration. Together with Vienna, capital of Austria, and Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Győr is on the so-called golden triangle . Győr’s location in Central Europe, at the very heart of the continent, makes many of the region’s capitals easily accessible. Ranking as the sixth largest city in Hungary, the city’s dynamic industrial base produces an impressive one tenth of the country’s exports.
SZE is a dynamically developing University with nearly 13,500 students , employing more than 600 academic staff . The most significant factor in the University’s recent history is the paradigm change in Hungarian higher education. During this process, the fundatorial and controlling rights of selected institutions are handed over by the state to trust foundations. Our transformation to an entrepreneurial university is aimed at creating efficient and modern higher education as well as developing the ability to innovate and opening up to the business world. The controlling rights of our institution were transferred from the state to the Széchenyi István University Foundation on 1 August 2020.
The rapid pace of the internationalization process at Széchenyi István University is evidenced by the steady annual rise in the numbers of international students, now representing approximately one tenth of the total number of full-time students and originating from 65 nations. This growth has been paralleled by the increase in the number of international programmes. International applicants to SZE now have a choice of 35 English-taught programmes – with 7 at Bachelors level, 18 Masters, 7 Doctoral programmes, an AACSB accredited double degree Masters in Business Administration programme, and 2 post-graduate programmes: LLM in Law and Governance and Expert in Law and Governance.
One of the University’s greatest strengths is in the field of automotive engineering. Due to its location, Győr has become a leading hub of the industry and the base of the world’s largest engine factory: Audi Hungaria Motor Kft . The company enjoys an organic cooperation with Széchenyi István University, which carries out industrial research activities for and in conjunction with the company. The University is also proud of the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering, launched in 2015. Studies in the field of Vehicle Engineering are consequently a highly popular choice for international applicants.
Currently under development is a state-of-the-art Science and Innovation Park, on a 3.6-hectare site (Campus 2), facing the University on the opposite bank of the River Danube and only 10 minutes away from the city centre. The Science Park can be quickly and conveniently accessed on foot, by car or by public transport. The first phase is scheduled to open in 2022, with SIP set to be one of Hungary's most influential science, technology and business environments, providing tenant companies and start-ups with an environment of innovation and creativity. The mission of the development is to enhance collaboration between large, medium and small sized enterprises, university researchers and talented university students. As guarantees of our success, we increasingly rely on active collaboration with numerous industrial partners in the region and local government support complemented by an entrepreneurial research culture and an ever-growing awareness of our social responsibility.
The Park will function as an organizational and infrastructural link in assisting its tenants and corporate partners to come into contact with the University’s 28 testing labs and 19 research labs to realize various testing and research tasks. Importantly, the Science and Innovation Park will also provide an expanded organizational and infrastructural framework for the innovation stimulating activities of the Management Campus.
The University boasts seven Competence Centres , organised on a matrix structure and operating in an interdisciplinary fashion across the Faculties. These research units are tasked with attracting external resources in the field of key competences, providing innovation and R&D services for both corporate and public stakeholders. They include the Research Centre for the Vehicle Industry , the Agricultural and Food Industry Research Centre , the Globalization Competence Centre , the Health Innovation Competence Centre , the Digital Development Centre , the Management Campus Competence Centre and the Design Competence Centre.
Available programs
Bachelor UG
Master PG
MBA
At Bachelors level, 7 English-taught degrees are available for the next academic year including 6 Bachelor of Science programmes in the following subjects: Food Engineering, Civil Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Logistics Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and Business Administration and Management. The Faculty of Humanities offers a BA in International Relations .
Business and Management (3)
Bachelor of Business Administration and Management
Engineering and Technology (3)
Bachelor in (Agronomy) Agricultural Engineering
Bachelor in (Automative) Vehicle Engineering
Bachelor in Civil Engineering
Bachelor in Food Engineering
Bachelor in Logistics Engineering
Social Sciences and Management (3)
Bachelor in International Relations
For academic year 2022/2023, there are 18 English-taught degree programmes at Master’s level on offer, with an emphasis on the fields of Engineering, Computer Science and Business.
Applicants can choose from MSc programmes including Supply Chain Management, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Infrastructural Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Marketing, Regional & Environmental Economic Studies, Computer Science Engineering, Business Informatics, International Economics and Business, Computer Science and Tourism Management.
In the Humanities, Széchenyi István University is offering 5 Master of Arts degrees in Music Performance, currently available for the following instruments: Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Piano and Flute.
New for 2022-2023 is an MA in Design. The main goal of the Master’s programme is to challenge students with a Bachelor’s degree in Design, Visual Arts or Engineering to continue their development in order to accomplish a Master’s level of skills, knowledge and mind-set in the field of design.
In addition, first launched in the autumn semester of 2020, SZE offers a Double degree MBA programme run in conjunction with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA, which allows students to register at both universities simultaneously and to complete a full programme of study at each institution. The University of Rhode Island is accredited by AACSB International – the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer degrees in business and accounting. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five per cent of the world’s business programmes.
Arts and Humanities (5)
MA in Classical Musical Instrument Performance (Clarinet)
MA in Classical Musical Instrument Performance (Piano)
MA in Classical Musical Instrument Performance (Trumpet)
MA in Classical Musical Instrument Performance (Violin)
MA in Classical Musical Instrument Performance (Flute)
Business and Management (5)
Business Informatics
Business and Management Sciences Doctoral Program, SzEEDSM
Masters in Marketing
Engineering and Technology (5)
Computer Science
Doctoral Programme in Civil Engineering Transportation and Automotive (Vehicle) Engineering and Informatics
Masters in (Automotive) Vehicle Engineering
Masters in Engineering Information Technology
Masters in Infrastructure - Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
Life Sciences and Medicine (5)
Doctoral Programme in Plant, Animal and Food Sciences
Social Sciences and Management (5)
Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences
Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences
MSc in Regional and Environmental Economic Studies
Masters in International Economics and Business
Masters in Supply Chain Management
Online/Distance MBA (1)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Rankings & ratings
Szechenyi Istvan University (University of Gyor) is one of the top private universities in Győr, Hungary. It is ranked #1001-1200 in QS World University Rankings 2025.
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