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 seven 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 2008/2009 academic year listed by faculties


Faculties

Total

Agroeconomics and Rural Development

16

Law

29 

Basic Medicine

1078 

Arts and Humanities

249

Music

Health College Faculty

45 

Dentistry

278 

Pharmacy

49 

Child and Adult Education

15 

Informatics

113 

Economics and Business Administration

69 

Public Health

Agricultural Science

156 

Engineering

32 

Science and Technology

254

Total

2390

 
The number of foreign students at the University of Debrecen for the 2008/2009 academic year listed by countries

Country

Number of students

Country

Number of students

Australia

1

Lebanon

1

Austria

3

Mauritius

3

Bangladesh

2

Great Britain

76

Belgium

1

Mongolia

1

Bulgaria

1

Germany

49

Cameroon
 3
   

Cyprus

40

Nigeria

131

Estonia

1

Norway

162

Finland

6

Italy

3

France

8

Russia

3

Gambia

2

Pakistan

5

Ghana

8

Portugal

1

Greece

 10

Romania

561

Iraq

2

Sweden

93

Iran

146

Saudi Arabia

21

Iceland

52

Serbia

10

Israel

337

Spain

3

Japan

13

Slovakia

112

Canada

24

Sri Lanka

1


 

Sudan

1

Kenya

5

Taiwan

13

China

34

Togo

1

Korea

33

Tunisia

1

Poland

1

Turkey

16

South Africa
1
Uganda

1

Ireland
1

Ukraine

255

Indonesia
1
United States of America
42
India
11
United Arab Emirates
2
Jordan
5
Vietnam
57
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1

Malaysia

1
Cuba
1
Zimbabwe
1
Latvia
1
 Total
2390