Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (Hungarian) | |
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| Latin:Universitas Scientiarum Budapestinensis De Rolando Eötvös Nominata[1] | |
| Motto | Community of Knowledge |
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| Type | Publicresearch university |
| Established | 1635; 390 years ago (1635) |
| Affiliation | |
| Chancellor | Gyula Scheuer |
| Rector | László Borhy |
Academic staff | 1,800[2] |
| Students | c. 27,000[3] |
| Undergraduates | 16,017[4] |
| Postgraduates | 8,547 |
| 1,442 | |
| Location | , 47°29′26″N19°03′31″E / 47.4906°N 19.0585°E /47.4906; 19.0585 |
| Campus | Urban |
Sporting affiliations | Budapesti EAC |
| Website | www |
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Eötvös Loránd University (Hungarian:Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem,ELTE, also known asUniversity of Budapest) is a Hungarianpublicresearch university based inBudapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public universities in Hungary, and the longest continuously operating university in the country.[5]
The almost 30 thousand students at ELTE are organized into nine faculties, and into research institutes located throughout Budapest and on the scenic banks of theDanube. ELTE is affiliated with 7Nobel laureates, as well as winners of theWolf Prize,Fulkerson Prize andAbel Prize, the latest of which wasNobel Prize in Literature winnerLászló Krasznahorkai in 2025.
The predecessor of Eötvös Loránd University was founded in 1635 byCardinalPéter Pázmány in Nagyszombat,Kingdom of Hungary (todayTrnava, Slovakia) as a Catholic university for teaching theology and philosophy. In 1770, the university was transferred toBuda. It was namedRoyal University of Pest until 1873, thenUniversity of Budapest until 1921, when it was renamedRoyal Hungarian Pázmány Péter University after its founder Péter Pázmány. The Faculty of Science started its autonomous life in 1949, when The Faculty of Theology was separated from the university (nowPázmány Péter Catholic University). The university received its current name in 1950, after one of its most well-known physicists,Baron Loránd Eötvös.
The university was founded in 1635 in Nagyszombat,Kingdom of Hungary (todayTrnava, Slovakia) by the archbishop and theologianPéter Pázmány. Leadership was given over to theJesuits. Initially the university only had two faculties (Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Theology). The Faculty of Law was added in 1667 and the Faculty of Medicine was started in 1769. After the dissolution of the Jesuit order, the university was moved toBuda (today part ofBudapest) in 1777 in accordance with the intention of the founder. The university moved to its present location inPest (now also part of Budapest) in 1784. The language of education wasLatin until 1844, when Hungarian was introduced as an exclusive official language. Women have been allowed to enroll since 1895.[6]
Although several Hungarian universities opted for the new foundation model, Eötvös Loránd University remained state-owned.[7]
ELTE is Hungary's largest scientific establishment with 118 PhD programs at 17 doctoral schools, and also offers 38 bachelor's programs, 96 master's programs, and over 50 degree programs in foreign languages. The course credits awarded are transferable to universities in Europe through the Bologna process.[8]
The nine faculties are (active faculties are in bold):
| Faculty | Code | Founded[9] | Defunct[9] | Institutions | Educators[10] | Students | Dean |
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| Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education | FSNE | 2000 | 5 | 2094 | Gabriella Papp | ||
| Faculty of Economics | FE | 2021 | - | - | - | - | György Andor |
| Faculty of Humanities | FH | 1635 | 18 | 589 | 6960 | Dávid Bartus | |
| Faculty of Education and Psychology | FEP | 2003 | 8 | 3963 | Anikó Zsolnai | ||
| Faculty of Informatics | FI | 2003 | 4 | 3128 | Tamás Kozsik | ||
| Faculty of Law | FL | 1667 | 0 | 4172 | Pál Sonnevend | ||
| Faculty of Medicine | FM | 1769 | 1951 | - | - | - | - |
| Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education | FPPE | 2000 | 0 | 1831 | Éva Márkus | ||
| Faculty of Theology | FT | 1635 | 1950 | - | - | - | - |
| Faculty of Science | FS | 1949 | 5 | 3815 | Imre Kacskovics | ||
| Faculty of Social Sciences | FSS | 2003 | 6 | 1762 | Gábor Juhász | ||
| Faculty of Teachers' Training | FTT | 1983 | 2003 | - | - | - |
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[11] | 501–600 (2023) |
| QS World[12] | =584 (2026) |
| THE World[13] | 801–1000 (2024) |
| USNWR Global[14] | =368 (2023) |
In the 2013-14QS World University Rankings, Eötvös Loránd University was ranked 551-600th. In 2018, according to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking, ELTE ranked between 601 and 800.Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the university among the best 301-400 between 2010 and 2014.[15]
ELTE has campuses at several places in Budapest:[16]
Since 2017, ELTE has a campus named "Savaria University Centre" (Savaria Egyetemi Központ) inSzombathely (Savaria in Latin).[17]
| Faculty | Abbreviation | Postcode | Address |
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| Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education | FSNE | 1097 | 3. Ecseri út |
| Faculty of Economics | FE | 1088 | 7. Rákóczi út |
| Faculty of Education and Psychology | FEP | 1075 | 23–27. Kazinczy utca |
| Faculty of Humanities | FH | 1088 | 4. Múzeum krt. |
| Faculty of Informatics | FI | 1117 | 1/C. Pázmány Péter sétány |
| Faculty of Law | FL | 1053 | 1–3. Egyetem tér |
| Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education | FPPE | 1126 | 40. Kiss János altáb. utca |
| Faculty of Science | FS | 1117 | 1/A. Pázmány Péter sétány |
| Faculty of Social Science | FSS | 1117 | 1/A. Pázmány Péter sétány |
The University Library and Archives was founded in 1561 and it is located in 6Ferenciek tere.[18] However, each faculty of the university has its own library. They are located in different parts of Budapest.[19]
The library of Medieval Studies of theCentral European University was located in the building of ELTE's Faculty of Humanities.[20]
Nobel Prize laureates:
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Other notable alumni:
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The Eötvös Loránd University has its own sport club,Budapesti Egyetemi Atlétikai Club (English: Budapest University Athletic Club). The biggest achievement of the association football department of the club was qualifying for the1924-25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. However, in the subsequent season (1925-26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I) the club was relegated to theNemzeti Bajnokság II and has never since been able to qualify to the top flight.
https://www.beac.hu/
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