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In addition to full-time courses, students have had the opportunity to participate in distance learning since
1995, and in e-learning since 2005. The faculty had autumn 2008 1,370 full-time students, 1,202
correspondence students and 322 e-learning students – total 2,894 students - except the Doctoral School.
Presently (2008), the following courses are available:
BSc level
Business and Management,
Trade and Marketing,
Public Administration Management,
International Studies.
MSc level
Regional and Environmental Economic Studies,
Marketing – also in English,
International Economy and Business Studies.
Each course has several subjects taught in English. The ECTS guide contains the details about the
courses – the refreshed version will be available at the website http://ipc.sze.hu in January.
The year 2004 was the start of the Multidisciplinary Doctoral School for Social Sciences with the
scope “Economy, Law, Regionalism and Society in the Integrating Europe”. The Doctoral School was
transformed on 1 September 2008 and has been working, with the name Doctoral School of Regional and
Economic Sciences so far 106 students attend the PhD programme with their own special research topics and
25 students had already finished their studies. Seven students acquired the PhD degree in the academic year
2007/08. The School has 18 full-time and 73 part-time students.
Great attention is paid to acquiring practical skills and supporting talented students’ development.
Since 1997 the most important institution for the students’ self-education has been Kautz Gyula College of
Economics. Its members organise various special courses, competitions and conferences. They also write
scientific papers and get involved in scientific research. All these activities greatly contribute to the students’
further special training. (Further information www.kautz.hu.)
The faculty has six departments, the structure is the following:
Department of Economics,
Department of International Communication,
Department of International Studies,
Department of Regional Studies and Public Policy,
Department of Marketing and Management,
Centre for Foreign Languages.
The academic staff (69 lecturers) is high-qualified, 52% of the lecturers have scientific degree, and
37% of the staff is professor or associate professor.
Education is based on scientific background with international recognition. In addition to the
lecturers of the faculty, work is supported by reputed experts of business life. The title “Visiting professor”
offers a series of lectures held by foreign lecturers for credit points. Due to active international relations, the
faculty is involved in several long-term research projects, moreover, it has a general cooperation agreements
and exchange programmes with numerous countries within and outside Europe.
The training profile is continuously shaped according to the expectations of the labour market.
Finding a job for students in the dynamically developing West–Transdanubian region seems to be solved on
the long-run. Being one of the centres of nationwide modernisation, Győr provides a favourable and
innovative atmosphere for modernising training and satisfying practical needs.
Scientific research at Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics serves the quality and efficiency of the
faculty’s education, as well as, improves its reputation and competitiveness. The faculty is predominantly
engaged in research in applied economics. It is involved in intensive cooperation between the multinational
companies in Győr and its area and also the national small and medium-sized enterprises. The research
findings are made public by the faculty members at scientific conferences, professional meetings, and are
published in professional journals and university publications. The faculty also organises the so-called
“Business Meeting” programme for its present and potential business partners in order to further the
organisation of field placements, common research projects and other contacts.
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