University of Szeged

The University of Szeged is proud to be listed as one of the Top Universities according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities in ten consecutive years (2003-2012).

http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2012.html

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012?page=21

http://www.webometrics.info/en/Europe/Hungary

The University was founded in 1581 in Kolozsvár and was the first institution for higher education at the time of the XVI. century’s Hungary. Empress Maria Theresia mandated the Piarists to reorganize the institution and so the Faculty of Medicine-Surgery was established in 1775. After the WWI, the institution moved to Szeged from Kolozsvár in 1921.

In 1987 the Medical University was renamed after Albert Szent-Györgyi, former Biochemistry Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Rector and Nobel Laureate. Albert Szent-Györgyi received the most prestigious award of sciences in 1937, the Nobel Prize for his research work conducted at the University. He was also the first to isolate vitamin C, extracted from paprika. 

In the year 2000 the former Medical University became an integrated part of the University of Szeged. The University of Szeged has 12 faculties, among them the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Dentistry and the Faculty of Pharmacy which form one of the largest health educational complexes in Hungary. Health science training is offered in three languages: Dental and Pharmaceutical training is performed in English and Hungarian, whereas Medical training in English, German and Hungarian.

As a major academic health science centre, the University of Szeged offers students a challenging environment in which they can prepare for a career in health sciences and health care. Furthermore, the friendly atmosphere in Szeged, where virtually everything is within walking distance, provides excellent living and learning circumstances.

In the academic year 2012/13 there are around 924 international students at the Faculty of Medicine (English and German program), 127 at the Faculty of Dentistry, 68 at the Faculty of Pharmacy and 109 in the Preparatory courses (English and German Program).

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty of Pharmacy

Preparatory course for Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy

 

Official 2013/2014 brochure of the University of Szeged

Application is only available online from the university's website!

Information regarding the application procedure:
http://www.szegedmed.hu/online_application

I. Applicants must fill in the Application Form online (handwritten and old forms will NOT be accepted).

II. Print, sign and submit the completed Application Form online (form available at the University’s official website: http://www.szegedmed.hu/print/161 )

III. Collect all of the required documents:

• Printed and signed Application Form
• Certified photocopy of School Leaving Certificate
• Curriculum vitae
• Three passport sized photos
• General Medical certificate Test results of Hepatitis C test, HIV test, and the copy of Hepatitis B vaccination card have to be attached to the general medical certificate.
• Dyslexia declaration form has to be attached to the general medical certificate.
• Photocopy of valid passport
• TOEFL test results (optional, can be used for exam exemption request)

Please note: In case of non-English documents certified English translations must be submitted

Application form (only available online):
http://www.szegedmed.hu/print/161

Website of the University:
www.szegedmed.hu

Entrance Examination Topics
 

Physics
– Describing motion (distance, speed and acceleration)
– Newton’s laws of motion
– Scalar and vector quantities
– Mechanical work, kinetic and potential energy
– Elastic and inelastic collisions, conservation of linear momentum
– Uniform circular motion, centripetal force
– Mechanical advantage, simple mechanical tools (the inclined plane, the screw, the pulley)
– Pressure in fluids (Pascal’s principle), Archimedes’ principle, The hydraulic press
– Harmonic motion, Hooke’s law
– Wave motion, longitudinal and transverse waves, resonance
– Kinetic theory of gases, the temperature
– The first and second laws of thermodynamics
– The electric field, Coulomb’s law
– The electric current, Ohm’s law
– Simple electric circuits. Kirchhoff’s laws
– Electromagnetic induction, the transformer
– Propagation of light, reflection and refraction, optical lenses mirrors
– The structure of atoms, the electron shell and the atomic nucleus
– X-rays
– Radioactivity
 

Textbook
Modern technical Physics by Arthur Beiser,
publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing
Company 4th edition, (January 1983), ISBN:
080530682X
 

Chemistry
 

General Chemistry
– Atomic theory. Classification of matter. Elements and compounds
– Basic terms: atomic and mass numbers, isotopes, the mole concept, atomic and molar masses
– Basic structure of atoms. Electronic structure of atoms: quantum numbers and atomic orbitals
– The periodic table. Periodic properties
– Chemical bonding: ionic, covalent and metallic bonding
– Intermolecular forces
– Naming of molecular and ionic substances
– States of matter; changes of state. Properties of gases and liquids
– Properties of solids. Types of crystal lattice
– Lewis structures. Geometry of molecules
– Solutions, solubility. Ways of expressing concentration
– Chemical reactions: types of inorganic chemical reactions. Stoichiometry
– Chemical reactions: rate of chemical reactions. Catalysts
– Thermochemistry. Heat of chemical reactions. Hess’s law
– Chemical equilibrium. Law of mass action
– Acids and bases. The pH
– Electrochemistry: electrode potential, electrochemical cells
– Electrolysis
 

Inorganic Chemistry
– Non-metals
– Metals
- d-Block elements
 

Organic Chemistry
– Properties of carbon. Functional groups. Types of organic chemical reactions
– Alkanes. Alkyl groups
– Alkenes and alkynes
– Aromatic hydrocarbons
– Alkyl halides
– Alcohols
– Ethers and phenols
– Aldehydes and ketones
– Carboxylic acids. Substituted carboxylic acids
– Amines
– Heterocyclic compounds
– Stereochemistry. Isomerism. Optical activity
– Carbohydrates. Conformation of monosaccharides
– Monosaccharides, disaccharides and oligosaccharides
– Amino acids, peptides and proteins
– Carboxylic acid derivatives. Lipids
– Nucleic acids
 

Textbook
McMurry, J., Fay, R.C.: Chemistry, 4th edition,
Ed.: Prentice-Hall International, Inc., Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey, 07458, 2001
 

Biology
 

1. The Living World
– Classification
– Levels of organization
 

2. Cell Biology
– Chemical Components of a Cell
– Elements and inorganic compounds
– Lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids colloidal systems
– Cellular Metabolism
– Enzymes
– Energy production in glycolysis, Krebs cycle and terminal oxidation Photosynthesizes
– The biosynthesis of lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids
– Cellular Ultrastructure (Organelles), Cellular physiology, Membrane transport
– Endocytosis and exostosis
– The action potential cellular movements
 

3. Organic Biology
– Nutrition
– Respiration
– Excretion
– Circulation Locomotion
– Reproduction
– Sexual an asexual reproduction growth and development
– Regulation
– Homeostasis and regulation by hormones
– Nervous regulation
– The nervous system
– The synapse and neurotransmitters
– Autonomic nervous system
– The spinal cord
– The brain
– Memory and sleep
– Perception
– Receptors and perceptive organs
– The evolution of the systems listed above
– Structure and function of the corresponding human-organs
– Animal behavior
– Innate and learned behavior
 
4. The Environment
– Ecology, ecosystems
– Food chains, limiting factors, cycles in nature
– Populations and communities
 

5. Genetics
– Molecular genetics
– Properties of the genetic material
– Mutation, recombination
– The genetic code
– The operon
– Classical genetics
– Modes of inheritance (discontinuous traits)
– Linkage
– Sex chromosomes
– Continuous traits genetic counselling
 

6. Evolution
– Population genetics
– Chemical and biological evolution
– Human evolution
 

Textbook
John H. Postlethwait and Janet L. Hopson: The
Nature of Life 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc.
1995. ISBN 0-07-113600-2
 

Useful websites for students studying
 

Molecular and cell biology
– http://www.cellbio.com
– http://www.cellbioed.org
– http://www.cellsalive.com
– http://www.bioanim.com
– http://www.steve.gb.com/science/cell_biology.html
 

Useful websites for students studying
 

Genetics
– http://www.doegenomes.org
– http://www.KoshlandScienceMuseum.org
– http://www.synapses.co.uk/genetics
– http://www.clcbio.com

 

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Payments should be made to the following bank account:

Account name: IS International Studies
Account (IBAN) Number: HU43 1030 0002 1047 6764 4012 0044
MKB Bank
H-1056, Váci u. 38. Budapest, Hungary
Swift code: MKKBHUHB

Note: The transfer sheet should include the name of the student as it is written in the passport and remark „Szeged Uni”.