Andrássy Universität Budapest

Andrássy University Budapest (AUB) was founded in 2001 and is the only completely German-language university outside the German-speaking countries. As a European university in Hungary, it is supported by five partner states (Austria, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Germany, Hungary) and also by Switzerland and the autonomous region of Trentino-South Tirol. Currently about 250 students and numerous scholars from more than twenty countries study, teach and research at AUB.

AUB puts the focus on European integration with a main topic of Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Danube region. Goals of the university are the development and advancement of experts on Europe as well as interdisciplinarity in instruction and research. In addition to the advancement of German as the language of science, the university relies especially on the strengthening of cooperation among the countries along the Danube. Scholars there research projects in the field of European integration processes, transformation processes, the quality of democracies and economic systems as well as the identity formation of nationalities, cultures and minorities.

AUB was the first university outside of Germany to be accredited according to German rules and criteria. With its quality assurance system certified by the evalag evaluation agency from Baden-Württemberg, the university guarantees the best study and teaching conditions. It was the fifth in Hungary to be accepted into the excellence program of Hungarian colleges, thus earning the title “University of National Excellence”.

Numerous scholarship opportunities and the excellent staff-student ratio (1:7) allow for a goal-oriented and efficient programme in small learning groups. In addition to interactive lectures and seminars, simulations, excursions, case studies and experiments create the essential connection between scientific theory and professionally related practice.

A well equipped library offers comprehensive literature for study and research in the German language. This asset is supplemented by the Austrian György Sebestyén library, located at AUB.