On behalf of the community of the Doctoral School of Experimental and Preventive Medicine, I warmly welcome you to our website.
It is my great pleasure to introduce our Doctoral School, which was established in 2025 through the merger of the Doctoral School of Theoretical Medicine and the Doctoral School of Interdisciplinary Medicine. The establishment of this new Doctoral School has brought together a vibrant academic community that combines the decades of experience of its predecessor institutions with the innovative approach of modern interdisciplinary research.
Our doctoral programme covers a broad spectrum of experimental and preventive medicine while also providing an excellent scientific environment for research in several clinical disciplines. Our goal is to equip our doctoral students with up-to-date knowledge and extensive research experience that will lay the foundation for successful independent scientific careers and enable them to contribute to the advancement of medical and health sciences.
The supervisors of our Doctoral School are distinguished researchers and faculty members primarily from the University of Szeged, as well as from our strategic partner, the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged. Our doctoral students have the opportunity to join internationally competitive research groups, where they work in an inspiring scientific environment using state-of-the-art methodologies and generate the results necessary for the successful completion of their doctoral dissertations.
Our curriculum has been developed by experienced academics and researchers to provide students with a solid theoretical foundation while enabling them to acquire the key methodologies and scientific perspectives of their chosen fields. We also place great emphasis on fostering scientific thinking, collaboration, and a strong sense of research integrity, as these values are essential for long-term scientific excellence.
We are proud that our activities build upon more than a century of biomedical research excellence at the University of Szeged. Our institution's scientific heritage is represented by outstanding scholars such as Nobel Laureates Albert Szent-Györgyi and Katalin Karikó, as well as internationally renowned scientists including Ilona Banga and Miklós Jancsó, whose achievements continue to inspire our work. Carrying forward this legacy is both a privilege and a responsibility. We strive to provide an academic environment where curiosity, scientific rigor, and a commitment to excellence are fundamental values of everyday research.
I hope that our website will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the educational programmes, research opportunities, and academic community of our Doctoral School. I also hope that many talented young researchers will choose our Doctoral School for their doctoral studies, and that together we can contribute to shaping the future of medicine and health sciences.
We warmly welcome all those who are passionate about scientific research and wish to become part of our academic community.
Prof. Zoltán Rakonczay, MD, PhD, DSc
Head of the Doctoral School of Experimental and Preventive Medicine
