Established as the Jesuit Academy of Kolozsvár in present-day Cluj-Napoca in 1581, the institution was re-established as a university in 1872 by Emperor Franz Joseph I.

The current University of Szeged was formed in 2000 and is made up of twelve constituent faculties and nineteen doctoral schools, which consist of a range of departments and research groups.

[5] The University of Szeged has educated a large number of notable alumni, including Nobel laureates Albert Szent-Györgyi and Katalin Karikó, political scientist István Bibó, and poets Attila József and Gyula Juhász.

The earliest predecessor of today's university was established by Stephen Báthory in the city of Kolozsvár in 1581[6] as a Catholic academy, with a profile in humanities and theology.

[7] Before the establishment of a full university system, the academy stopped functioning in 1605 due to the reformation and the Long Turkish War.

[7] It was eventually re-opened with Habsburg support in 1698 as the Jesuit Academy of Cluj, and was granted the title Universitas by Maria Theresa in 1753.

King Joseph II downgraded the university to a Royal College of the Academy in 1784, which hindered its further progress.

[7] Following this, the number of students grew sharply and the university had become an important centre of education at a national level.

[7] After the Reunification of Transylvania with Romania in December 1918, the University was evacuated and in 1921, after the Trianon Treaty, it started to activate in Szeged[7].

[7] Among its teachers were Albert Szent-Györgyi, one of the founders of the Faculty of Science, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 for his discoveries in connection with Vitamin C.[7] In 1940, the university was divided into two legally separate entities: a smaller part moved back to Cluj, while the larger part remained in Szeged, and was established as a new institution under the name Miklós Horthy University.

Functioning as a public university, the institution comprised ten faculties, the number of which ultimately reached 12.

The building contains the Klebelsberg Library, the Career Centre, the Students' Service Office, and several study spaces.

[9][10] The decision resulted in a nationwide controversy surrounding the model change of numerous universities in Hungary.

The building houses the Klebelsberg Library, the Career Centre, the Students' Service Office, and many study spaces.

[19] His responsibilities include maintaining in- and out-of-building relationships and making strategic decisions concerning education.

[24] The dean is appointed for five years and is responsible for overseeing education, research and human resources within the faculty, as well as maintaining a relationship with each department and the rector.

14 research groups are supported by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, among others in areas like pharmaceutical chemistry, biotechnology and environmental technology.

[25] Hungarian universities adopted the Bologna objectives in 2004, and as a result, most fields of study have been divided into a Bachelor's and a Master's programme.

[29] The application process varies by faculty, and would-be students may also need to produce motivational letters or pass an online examination interview.

[34] Would-be teachers need to pass one short-term and one long-term teaching practice in each of their two majors to receive a master's degree.

Students of these schools are taught by trained teachers and student-teachers as well, and classroom observations also take place.

Notable alumni include Nobel laureate scientist Katalin Karikó, opera singer Krisztián Cser,[41] physicists Peter Heszler[42] and László Bela Kish,[43] poets Attila József,[44] Gyula Juhász[45] and Miklós Radnóti,[46] author Mario Szenessy,[47] and Olympic athletes Natasa Janics, Márton Joób and Anita Márton.

[48] Notable professors include Nobel prize-winner Albert Szent-Györgyi, as well as Dezső Csejtei,[49] Sándor Imre,[50] Károly Marót,[51] Ágoston Pável,[52] Antal Szerb,[53] Hildebrand Dezső Várkonyi,[54] István Bibó,[55] Ferenc Finkey,[56] János Martonyi,[57] Gábor Fodor,[58] István Rusznyák,[59] István Apáthy,[60] Zoltán Bay,[61] Lipót Fejér,[62] Alfréd Haar,[62] László Kalmár,[63] Béla Kerékjártó,[64] László Lovász,[65] Tibor Radó,[66] László Rédei,[64] Frigyes Riesz,[62] Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy[67] and Afwa Thameur.