Based on several authoritative rankings, the University of Szeged is Hungary's most outstanding university, and its goal is to operate as an internationally competitive center of excellence. Doctoral training plays a key role in this. Katalin Karikó, Nobel Prize-winning researcher and professor at the University of Szeged, previously conducted research here and continues to support the university's biomedical activities. This standard obliges biomedical doctoral schools to maintain and develop excellence.
The Doctoral School of Experimental and Preventive Medicine formulates its mission and vision with the mission of the University of Szeged in mind, according to which it considers it its task to provide PhD students with knowledge and qualifications that are competitive in regional, national, and international terms in relation to labor market expectations. Within this framework, it supports talented young people in entering and remaining in doctoral programs, promotes international cooperation and mobility, thereby contributing to the development of science both domestically and internationally.