Snapshot of

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

2nd UNICA EduLab

Budapest, 3-4 December 2015

Prof. Dr. Éva OroszVice-Rector for EducationEötvös Loránd University (ELTE)Budapest, HungaryE: oktrh@elte.hu

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• Ranked as Nr 1 research university in Hungary

• The highest ranked higher education institution in Hungary in the ARWU global university ranking since 2012

• Most popular higher education institution among applicants each year

• Alma mater of leading figures in technology, business, politics and public policy, and culture in Hungary

Hungary’s leading research university…

… of excellence

… with cutting-edge research• Five Nobel laureates among former students and faculty

• Top researchers with international projects

• Strategic partnerships and joint research with industry

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• Bilateral agreements for cooperation and exchange with 450 universities worldwide

• Active member of prestigious international university networks

• International joint degree programs

• Extensive student and staff mobility

Hungary’s leading research university…

… with widespread international relations

… with 380-year-old tradition• With right to award degrees and titles since its inception in 1635

• Gradually expanded and today consisting of eight faculties with 28,000 students and nearly 1,800 professors

ELTE alumni and professors

László Lovász (1948-)Wolf Prize, Kyoto Prize

Current President of Hungarian Academy of Sciences

John von Neumann (1903-1957)PhD at ELTE

Pál Erdős (1913-1996)

Facts and figures 2014/15

8 faculties, 1800 academic staff

28,000 students, 2,000 international students

combined undergraduate-graduate teaching programs

96 master programs

25 degree programs in foreign languages* (mainly in English)

118 doctoral programs in 17 doctoral schools

38 bachelor programs, 98

6*/operating in 2014/15; more programs are accredited

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Eight faculties

Informatics / Science / Social Sciences

Faculty of Law

Humanities

Primary and Pre-School Education

Education and Psychology

Special Education

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International partner institutions

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665 Erasmus agreements with

355 universities

• Extensive relationships with universities all over the world• Member of 8 university networks• Formal agreements with 200 universities in the world at an

institutional or a faculty level, and 355 Erasmus partner universities.

• Main areas of cooperation:– Joint training and research projects – Joint participation in international conferences and workshops– Accreditation of courses – Exchange of students and guest lecturers

International CooperationUniversity Networks

ELTE from the perspective of “Yerevan” (1)

Developmental works already in progress concerning:

• a revised Quality Development Programme and ELTE Quality Assurance Manual based on the revised ESG

• guidelines on how to use student’ surveys on classes & teachers as a feedback to enhance quality

• ELTE digital strategy • a detailed analysis of dropout rates by educational

programmes • a complex programme (using an online platform) for

secondary school students (to enhance equal opportunity in admission to ELTE)

ELTE from the perspective of “Yerevan” (2)

ELTE Strategic Plan (2016-2020) under preparation is to include:

• Tools to enhance quality and student-centred teaching and learning (e.g. internal education of our staff on innovative teaching methods and application of digital technologies)

• New excellence programmes (for highly capable students)

• Programmes to decrease dropout• Better-focused internationalisation (e.g. encouragement

and financial support for student mobility etc.)

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International Office

Rector’s Cabinet, ELTE

E-mail: iro@elte.hu

Department of Educational Decvelopment and Talent Management

E-mail: xxx

Web www.elte.hu/enFacebook www.facebook.com/elteinternational

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