University of Szeged
Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School
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International Relations
International collaborations play a significant role in the life of Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School both in education and research. Our international relations involve undergraduate and postgraduate student mobilities which offer our students an outstanding opportunity for professional development, enhancing cultural awareness and improving foreign language competences.
This is the most significant exchange programme of our Medical School in terms of student, academic and administrative staff mobility. The most popular destinations for outgoing students are Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal. Currently, we have 60 active Erasmus agreements and we are constantly establishing new ones. For further information please visit this website: http://www2.u-szeged.hu/erasmus/
Contact person: International relations and administrative Erasmus coordinator, Dean's Office (Szőkefalvi-Nagy Béla u. 6. Erasmus Office), E-mail: sasi-pokriva.eszter@med.u-szeged.hu
The European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH) is a strategic partnership between the Paris-Saclay University (UPSaclay), Lund University (LU), the University of Szeged (USZ), the University of Porto (UPorto) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), the University of Alcalá (UAH), Tromsø University - The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), the University of Novi Sad (UNS) and Universität Hamburg (UHH) in the context of the European Commission’s European Universities Initiative. Within the EUGLOH alliance, a balanced interfaculty consortium of researchers and students are developing interdisciplinary activities, particularly in education and training, related to Global Health. Combining expertise and scientific infrastructure in fields such as biomedicine, life sciences and social sciences, our inter-campus initiative will tackle a variety of challenges related to well-being and public health. For further information please visit this website: www.eugloh.eu
The Medical Student Association of Szeged is in charge of the IFMSA professional and scientific exchange programme. Each year 40-50 medical students from Szeged have the opportunity to spend their one-month medical electives abroad, in different parts of the world. The same number of incoming students are hosted at the Faculty. Countries covered by the current bilateral agreements are for example Peru, Chile, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, etc. For further information please visit this website: https://www.facebook.com/szoe.humsirc.ifmsa/
HMAA Buffalo Exchange Programme (only for students with Hungarian citizenship)
The HMAA (Hungarian Medical Association of America) offers 6th year medical students from Hungary the opportunity to spend a 3-month internship at the Dent Neurological Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in the United States of America. For further information please visit this website: https://hmaa.org/programs/
HMAA Houston Exchange Programme: (only for students with Hungarian citizenship)
The exchange program allows medical students from Szeged to spend their final year internships in the field of Anesthesiology, Vascular Surgery/Surgery and Neurology at the facilities of The Methodist Hospital - Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. For further information please visit this website: https://hmaa.org/programs/
Students who are interested in finding individual clinical traineeship places in the USA can join the AAMC VSLO platform: https://students-residents.aamc.org/visiting-student-learning-opportunities/visiting-student-learning-opportunities-vslo
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.
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