TheUniversity of Pannonia(HungarianPannon Egyetem,formerly known asVeszprémi Egyetem) is a university with its main campus inVeszprém,Hungary.It was founded in 1949 and is organized in four faculties: Humanities, Engineering, Economics, and Informatics. Before 2006, it was namedUniversity of Veszprém.
Pannon Egyetem | |
 University of Pannonia front view | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1949 |
| President | Dr. András Gelencsér |
| Students | 9632 |
| Location | ,, |
| Website | uni-pannon.hu |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| QSWorld[1] | 1200-1400 |
| THEWorld[2] | 1500 |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QSEmerging Europe and Central Asia[3] | 106 (2022) |
History
editThe university was founded in 1949. In the beginning it worked as a regionalHeavy Chemical Industry Facultyof theTechnical University of Budapestin Veszprém.[4]In 1951, it became independent under the name ofVeszprém University of Chemical Engineering.
The university first offered courses in four areas ofchemical technology:Oil and Coal Technology, Electrochemical Industry, Inorganic Chemical Technology, Silicate Chemistry. From the mid-1960s two courses — Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Process Control and System Engineering — became part of the Chemical Engineering education in Veszprém.
The changing and increasing requirements set for the graduates persuaded the university to continually reform and restructure its education activity. As a result, new courses were introduced:agrochemistryin 1970, Chemical Engineering Management in 1973, higher levelforeign languageteaching in 1983 and Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques in 1984.
The restructuring process accelerated in the past few years and this resulted in the renewal and expansion of the university's education profile. To respond to the society's growing demand for computer professionals, with the help of external financial support and the university's scientific expertise, the education infrastructure of the Information Technology and Automation courses has been created.
As a result of the increasing openness of Hungary, the need for teachers of foreign languages increased considerably. Having recognized this, the university introduced Teacher Training courses for teachers of English and then for teachers of German and French and the education of philologists in specialties: Hungarian language and literature, theatre sciences. etc. In the meantime, the education of Catholic theologists started in the form of a regional faculty of the Theologic College. Simultaneously, the Faculty of Teacher Training (now Faculty of Humanities) and the Faculty of Engineering were established. In 1991, the university was renamed asUniversity of Veszprém.[5]
The centre of scientific and cultural life, the University of Veszprém with the 200-year-old Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture[6]turned into a three-faculty university in 2000. In 2003, two new faculties were created: the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Informatics.
Organization
editThese are the four faculties:[7]
- Faculty of Economics (Gazdaságtudományi Kar, GTK), located in Veszprém, Zalaegerszeg, and Kőszeg
- Faculty of Engineering (Mérnöki Kar, MK), located in Veszprém, Zalaegerszeg, and Nagykanizsa
- Faculty of Informatics (Műszaki Informatikai Kar, MIK), located in Veszprém, Zalaegerszeg, and Nagykanizsa
- Faculty of Humanities (Humántudományi Kar, HTK), located in Veszprém and Kőszeg
Rectors
edit- Károly Polinszky
- Endre Bereczky
- Ernő Nemecz
- Károly Polinszky
- Antal László
- Pál Káldi
- Ernő Nemecz
- János Inczédy
- Bálint Heil
- János Liszi
- István Győri
- Zoltán Gaál
- Ákos Rédey
- Ferenc Friedler
- András Gelencsér (current)
See also
editBibliography
edit- Meskó Gábor – Mohai Béla (szerk.):A Veszprémi Vegyipari Egyetem évkönyve 1949-1959. Veszprém, 1959, a Veszprémi Vegyipari Egyetem tanácsa, 245 old.
- Schultheisz Zoltán (szerk.): A Veszprémi Vegyipari Egyetem jubileumi évkönyve 1949-1974. Veszprém, 1974, 218 old.
References
edit- ^"University of Pannonia".Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^"University of Pannonia".Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^"QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia".Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^"University of Pannonia | university, Veszprém, Hungary | Britannica".www.britannica.com.Retrieved2024-07-03.
- ^"Geschichte der Universität zu Veszprém (1949-2010) | Pannon Egyetemi Könyvtár és Levéltár".2016-04-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-03.Retrieved2024-07-03.
- ^"Georgikon Campus - Keszthely - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences - MATE".Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.Retrieved2024-07-03.
- ^Administrator (2022-06-03)."Kezdőlap".Pannon Egyetem(in Hungarian).Retrieved2024-07-03.
External links
edit- University of Pannonia Website(in Hungarian and English)