Andrássy University Budapest
| Andrássy Gyula Budapesti Német Nyelvű Egyetem Andrássy Gyula Deutschsprachige Universität Budapest |
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| Motto | We make you fit for Europe! |
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| Type | University |
| Established | 2 September 2002 |
| Endowment | Open Foundation for the German Speaking University of Budapest |
| Chancellor | Domahidi Ákos, LL.M. |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. András Masát |
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Academic staff
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| Students | 200 |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Campus | 1088 Budapest, Pollack Mihály tér 3. |
| Nickname | AUB |
| Website | www.andrassyuni.eu |
Andrássy University Budapest (AUB) (full name: Andrássy Gyula German Speaking University Budapest/Andrássy Gyula Deutschsprachige Universität Budapest) is a private university in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. The university started on 2 September 2002 and is the first German-speaking university in non German-speaking Central Europe.
The Andrássy University Budapest was founded in 2001 by Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg. The partner countries are Hungary, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Italian autonomous region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
The AUB is the only fully German-speaking university outside the German-speaking countries and a private and non-profit university. The 1:7 relation of professors to students allows studies in small groups. Students from more than 25 nations provide intercultural exchange. The students have the possibility to cover the tuition fees through official scholarships.
Eponym of the university is the Hungarian statesman Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka who as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1867 to 1871 and as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary from 1871 to 1879 was committed to peaceful and stable relations in Central Europe.
The AUB is “University of National Excellence” in Hungary and is the only university abroad, which is system-accredited in Germany by evalag (Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg).
The following elements are the cornerstones of the AUB srategy:
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