Snapshot of Etvs Lornd University ELTE 2 nd

Snapshot of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) 2 nd UNICA Edu. Lab Budapest, 3 -4 December 2015 Prof. Dr. Éva Orosz Vice-Rector for Education Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Budapest, Hungary E: oktrh@elte. hu

Hungary’s leading research university… … of excellence • Ranked as Nr 1 research university in Hungary • The highest ranked higher education institution in Hungary in the ARWU global university ranking since 2012 • Most popular higher education institution among applicants each year • Alma mater of leading figures in technology, business, politics and public policy, and culture in Hungary … with cutting-edge research • Five Nobel laureates among former students and faculty • Top researchers with international projects • Strategic partnerships and joint research with industry 2

Hungary’s leading research university… … with widespread international relations • Bilateral agreements for cooperation and exchange with 450 universities worldwide • Active member of prestigious international university networks • International joint degree programs • Extensive student and staff mobility … with 380 -year-old tradition • With right to award degrees and titles since its inception in 1635 • Gradually expanded and today consisting of eight faculties with 28, 000 students and nearly 1, 800 professors 3

ELTE alumni and professors John von Neumann (1903 -1957) Ph. D at ELTE László Lovász (1948 -) Wolf Prize, Kyoto Prize Current President of Hungarian Academy of Sciences Pál Erdős (1913 -1996)

Facts and figures 2014/15 8 faculties, 1800 academic staff 28, 000 students, 2, 000 international students 38 bachelor programs, 98 combined undergraduate-graduate teaching programs 96 master programs 25 degree programs in foreign languages* (mainly in English) 118 doctoral programs in 17 doctoral schools */operating in 2014/15; more programs are accredited 6

Eight faculties Humanities Informatics / Science / Social Sciences Education and Psychology Faculty of Law Primary and Pre-School Education 7 Special Education

International partner institutions • Extensive relationships with universities all over the world • Member of 8 university networks • Formal agreements with 200 universities in the world at an institutional or a faculty level, and 355 Erasmus partner universities. 665 Erasmus agreements with 355 universities 55 18 4 7 • Main areas of cooperation: – Joint training and research projects – Joint participation in international conferences and workshops – Accreditation of courses – Exchange of students and guest lecturers 8

International Cooperation University Networks

ELTE from the perspective of “Yerevan” (1) Developmental works already in progress concerning: • a revised Quality Development Programme and ELTE Quality Assurance Manual based on the revised ESG • guidelines on how to use student’ surveys on classes & teachers as a feedback to enhance quality • ELTE digital strategy • a detailed analysis of dropout rates by educational programmes • a complex programme (using an online platform) for secondary school students (to enhance equal opportunity in admission to ELTE)

ELTE from the perspective of “Yerevan” (2) ELTE Strategic Plan (2016 -2020) under preparation is to include: • Tools to enhance quality and student-centred teaching and learning (e. g. internal education of our staff on innovative teaching methods and application of digital technologies) • New excellence programmes (for highly capable students) • Programmes to decrease dropout • Better-focused internationalisation (e. g. encouragement and financial support for student mobility etc. ) 11

Further information available from: International Office Rector’s Cabinet, ELTE E-mail: iro@elte. hu Department of Educational Decvelopment and Talent Management E-mail: xxx Web Facebook www. elte. hu/en www. facebook. com/elteinternational