University of Miskolc

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University of Miskolc
Miskolci Egyetem
	Public University
Established	1735 (1949)
Rector	Prof. Dr. Zita Horváth
Students	15 000
Location	Miskolc, Hungary
Affiliations	EUA
Website	www.uni-miskolc.hu

The University of Miskolc (before 1990: Technical University of Heavy Industry) is the largest university of Northern Hungary.

Location

Most of the buildings can be found in Egyetemváros ("

Béla Bartók Music Institute, which became a faculty of the university in 1997, can be found in the downtown, in the so-called Palace of Music. The Comenius Teacher's Faculty, previously Comenius Teacher's College, which became a faculty of the university in 2000, can be found in Sárospatak

.

History

The university was established by act of parliament in 1949. The university is the successor of the University of Mining and Metallurgy of Selmecbánya (established in 1735)—thus adopting its

Ausgleich

the name of the Selmecbánya university was changed to Royal Hungarian Academy of Mining and Forestry.

When Hungary lost its northern territories to

Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia) to Sopron

.

During the

University of West Hungary

.

From 1969 to 2000 the Metallurgy College of Dunaújváros belonged to the university.

During the 1980s the university, where formerly only subjects concerning heavy industry were taught, began to change its profile. A faculty of law was formed in 1981, followed by a faculty of economy in 1987. Accordingly, the name of the university was changed from Technical University of Heavy Industry to University of Miskolc. The arts faculty was formed in 1992, and the Music Institute (founded in 1904) joined the university in 1997.

The Comenius Teacher's College, which joined the university in 2000, has a rich history too: it was founded in 1531 as one of the first

Comenius

taught here in the 17th century.

Currently the University of Miskolc has more than 100 faculties, about 850 teachers and more than 15.000 students.