President's Welcome
Prof. Dr. István Gaál - President, Vice RectorWelcome and thank you for your interest in the Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of the University of Debrecen. This website will introduce you to the academic programmes offered by our self-governing centre, whose rich traditions, diversity and excellence continue to amaze students from all over the world. As residents of one of the most exquisite university campuses in Central Europe, our students are engaged in an intellectually challenging environment with various educational events as well as a culturally vibrant local community.

With 12 doctoral schools at eight distinct faculties, the Centre also establishes the University of Debrecen as a major research university that makes a difference by facilitating cooperation and development with the various public and corporate entities of the European Union, and more specifically, the Central European region.

Prof. Dr. István Gaál - President, Vice Rector
Prof. Dr. István Gaál
President, Vice Rector
 

University Facts

student.jpg The University of Debrecen has a student body of 30,000, out of which 18,600 are full-time students. More than 1700 instructors teach at the University, making it one of the largest higher education institutions in Hungary. Its 15 faculties and 20 doctoral schools undoubtedly offer the widest choice of majors and other forms of training.

The quality of teaching and especially research is indicated by the fact that more than half of the instructors have doctoral (PhD) degrees, and 23 professors are members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. According to the yearly complex report of the Hungarian Ministry of Education, which serves as the base for the amount of research funding available to institutions of higher education, it is the best institution outside Budapest and is in the top three in the country, possessing 14-15% of the research volume carried out in Hungary.






The number of foreign students
at the University of Debrecen
for 2011/2012 academic year listed by faculties 
Faculties Total
Agroeconomics and Rural Development 55
Law 38
Medicine 1581
Arts and Humanities 224
Music 12
Health College Faculty 43
Dentistry 367
Pharmacy 108
Child and Adult Education 10
Informatics 177
Economics and Business Administration 159
Public Health 42
Agricultural Science 200
Engineering 74
Science and Technology 246
Total 3336
 
The number of foreign students at the University of Debrecen for the 2011/2012 academic year listed by countries
Country Number of students Country Number of students
Afghanistan 1 Lebanon 1
Algeria 1 Libya 2
Arab Emirates 2 Macedonia 1
Australia 1 Malaysia 2
Austria 5 Mauritania 2
Azerbaijan 5 Mauritius 7
Bangladesh 1 Mongolia 2
Belgium 1 Myanmar 1
Brasil 4 Namibia 1
Camerun 46 Netherlands 6
Canada 27 Nigeria 304
China 86 Norway 108
Ciprus 58 Pakistan 6
Croatia 1 Peru 1
Czech Republic 3 Poland 16
Denmark 1 Republic of Korea 75
Egypt 3 Romania 500
Ethiopia 6 Russia 6
Finland 4 Saudi Arabia 153
France 32 Serbia 11
Gambia 1 Sierra Leone 1
Germany 39 Singapore 1
Ghana 16 Slovakia 128
Great Britain 147 Spain 12
Greece 11 Sri Lanka 2
Iceland 112 Sudan 4
India 11 Sweden 128
Iran 252 Switzerland 1
Ireland 6 Syria 1
Israel 282 Taiwan 26
Italy 7 Thailand 1
Japan 46 Togo 1
Jemen 2 Turkey 178
Jordan 7 U.S.A. 52
Kazakhstan 4 Uganda 4
Kenya 7 Ukraine 251
Latvia 1 Vietnam 101
    Total: 3336