University of Szeged
Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School
Foreign Students' Secretariat
Your Education. Our Mission.
Looking for well-founded knowledge? Fund your medical studies with the Foundation Year.
Application deadline is August 31, 2019.
You feel not prepared enough for our regular programs?
Then our Foundation Year (Preparatory course) is the best option for you.
Join the course if you need help in reviewing Chemistry, Biology, Physics and English language. If you study hard during the eight-month course you will be well prepared for the entrance examination to our regular programs.
Entry Requirements
1. Applicants are required to be over the age of 17 in the year of application (by December 31).
2. According to the decision of the Admission Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Szeged, students who have failed any subject in the final year of their high school studies are not entitled to apply to our program.
3. You are also eligible to complete your online application and sit for an entrance examination if you are in your final year but have not received your School Leaving Certificate or Diploma yet. In this case, you must present proof that you are attending high school.
4. Applicants applying for admission to the Foundation Year do not have to take part in the entrance examination; however, they need to provide proof of sufficient English language proficiency. For the list of English language test results accepted by the University please visit our FAQs page.
Click here for more information regarding the application procedure.
Latest news
The University of Szeged and MSD have established a joint Pharmaceutical Industry Partnership Department, marking a new chapter in their collaboration. This initiative builds on a long-standing partnership – further strengthened in 2023 through clinical trial cooperation – and seeks to foster innovation in research, education, and pharmaceutical development. The agreement was officially signed in Szeged by Prof. Dr. László Rovó, Rector of the University of Szeged; Prof. Dr. Ildikó Csóka, Director-General for Strategic Planning; Prof. Dr. Zsolt Szakonyi, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy; Sean R. Smith, Managing Director of MSD Pharma Hungary Kft.; and Dr. Szabolcs Barótfi, Director of Clinical Research at MSD Hungary.
On May 12, the University of Szeged held an official ceremony to inaugurate its new research unit: the Host–Pathogen Interaction Center. Located within the Institute of Biology, the Center features Hungary’s only in vivo experimental station of its kind, alongside five newly renovated laboratories. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to support the development of antimicrobial therapies, with a particular focus on antifungal treatments – addressing a pressing yet often overlooked public health concern. The project was made possible through both professional and financial support from Katalin Karikó, an SZTE alumna and recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The origins of the University of Szeged date back to May 12, 1581, when István Báthory established the Jesuit College in Cluj-Napoca – an institution recognized as SZTE's legal predecessor. Exactly 444 years later, the University marked this anniversary with a symbolic “birthday gift”: the signing of two strategic partnership agreements. Supported by two of South America’s leading scientific and healthcare institutions, these partnerships are set to position SZTE among the global research elite in emerging and internationally significant fields of healthcare research and education.
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