University of Pécs

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University of Pécs
Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Latin: Universitas Quinqueecclesiensis
Established:	1367 / 1912
Type:	Public
Rector:	Róbert GÁBRIEL
Faculty:	1854
Students:	35,000
Location:	Pécs, Hungary
Website:	english.pte.hu/

The first university in Pécs was established by Louis I of Hungary in 1367, the letter patent issued by pope Urban V, similar to that of the university of Vienna.[1]. The university existed for a few decades, then split into two schools, one of jurisprudence and one of theology in the course of the 15th century. The university was completely discontinued during Ottoman occupation, then restarted in 1785 by Joseph II moving the Royal Academy from Gyor to Pecs. In 1802 the Royal Academy was moved back to Gyor by the order of Francis I, and higher education was discontinued in Pecs until 1833, when the bishop of Pecs in conjunction with the city senate founded the Pecs Academy, comprising a legal and a philosophical faculty.

The modern University of Pécs was founded in 1912, and was originally located in Bratislava (Pozsony in Hungarian). Since after the WWI Bratislava was no more part of Hungary, in 1921 the university moved to Pécs, where it remained to this day. In 1951 the medical faculty was separated from the university, and till 2000 was a separate institution. The university was renamed Janus Pannnonius University in 1982. The present University of Pécs was created on January 1, 2000, via the merger of Janus Pannonius University, the Medical University of Pécs and the Illyés Gyula Teacher Training College of Szekszárd.

The University of Pécs is currently the largest university in Hungary with its 35 000 students. The language of teaching is not only Hungarian, but also English and German. The university also has great international relationships and partnerships with foreign universities.

[edit] External links

• Official site (in English)
• Official site of Business Degree Programmes in English
• Official site of the Medical School (in English)

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