Eötvös Loránd University

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Eötvös Loránd University
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem[1]
Latin: Universitas Budapestinensis de Rolando Eötvös nominata
Established 1635
Type Public
Chancellor Gyula Scheuer
Rector Barna Mezey, Prof. Dr.
Administrative staff
 1,500
Students 30,000[2]
Location Budapest, Hungary
47°29′26″N 19°03′31″E / 47.4906°N 19.0585°ECoordinates: 47°29′26″N 19°03′31″E / 47.4906°N 19.0585°E
Campus Urban
Affiliations
Website www.elte.hu

Eötvös Loránd University or ELTE, founded in 1635, is the largest university in Hungary. It is located in Budapest.

History

Seal of the University from 1880

The university was founded in 1635 in Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary, (today Trnava, Slovakia) by the archbishop and theologian Péter Pázmány. Leadership was given over to the Jesuits. Initially the university only had two colleges (College of Arts and College of Theology). The College of Law was added in 1667 and the College of Medicine was started in 1769. After the dissolution of the Jesuit order, the university was moved to Buda (today part of Budapest) in 1777 in accordance with the intention of the founder. The university moved to its final location in Pest (now also part of Budapest) in 1784. The language of education was Latin until 1844, when Hungarian was introduced as an official language. Women have been allowed to enroll since 1895.

It was named Royal University of Pest until 1873, then University of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapesti Tudományegyetem) until 1921, when it was renamed Pázmány Péter University after its founder Péter Pázmány (not to be confused with Pázmány Péter Catholic University, a separate and more recent university). The Faculty of Science started its separate life in 1949. The university received its current name, Eötvös Loránd University, after the physicist Loránd Eötvös in 1950.

Campus

Lágymányosi Campus of the University, home of the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Informatics
Eclectic University Library of Eötvös Loránd University (3rd prize photo on Wiki Loves Monuments 2013)

Lágymányosi campus

The Lágymányosi campus is home to the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Informatics. The campus is located in the 11th district of Budapest near the Danube.

Academic profile

The eight faculties are:

Reputation and rankings

University rankings
Global
ARWU[3] 301-400
Times[4] 401-
QS[5] 551-600

In the 2013-14 QS World University Rankings, Eötvös Loránd University was ranked 551-600th, while the Times Higher Education World University Rankings did not include the university among the best 400 universities. Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the university among the best 301-400.

Notable alumni

The Nobel Prize winner, Albert Szent-Györgyi
Zoltán Dörnyei, Applied linguist

Nobel prize winners:

Other notable alumni:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Study in Hungary: ELTE
  2. ↑ http://www.elte.hu/en/about-university
  3. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities: Global". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "World University Rankings 2014-2015". Times Higher Education. 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "QS World University Rankings (2014/15)". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

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