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Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is a public university in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1635.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Founded
- 1635
- Teaching language
- Hungarian, English
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Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is a public research university in Budapest, Hungary. It traces its origins to the university founded in Nagyszombat (now Trnava, Slovakia) in 1635 by Cardinal Péter Pázmány, and moved to Buda in 1777 and to Pest in 1784. It is named after physicist Loránd Eötvös.
ELTE has faculties of humanities, law, science, informatics, social sciences, education and psychology, primary and pre-school education, and special needs education, along with a faculty of economics. Its Lágymányos campus on the Danube hosts science and informatics. Notable alumni include several Nobel laureates and mathematicians.
Many programmes are taught in English for international students, including through the Stipendium Hungaricum government scholarship. Programmes in Hungarian are state-funded for eligible students.
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What language are courses taught in at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)?
Courses at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) are taught in Hungarian, English.
Does Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) offer scholarships?
Stipendium Hungaricum government scholarships for international students.
When was Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) founded?
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) was founded in 1635.
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