The Kecskemét college is a multi-faculty institution of European standard, accredited to award higher educational and college degrees. The aim of its establishment is to make it the scientific, cultural and educational centre of the town Kecskemét, the county Bács-Kiskun, and the region of southeast Hungary.

Mission Statement

The Kecskemét College incorporates several faculties and teaching units and provides higher vocational and college training, varied research and development.

To meet the challenges of European integration and the expectations of the national and regional labour market, which are primarily technical, horticultural, pedagogical and social training, they must be carried out together with economic and information technology practices orientated towards professional training. It offers degrees convertible in Europe for the students of different faculties and branches with the help of the ECTS.

Faculties

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation

Horticultural Faculty

Teacher Training Faculty

FMEA

TTF

HF

The number of the students and teachers (20The number of the students and teachers (200606))

FMEA

TTF HF

HF FMEA TTF Total Full time students: 395 1834 872 3101Correspondence students 504 896 681 2081 Distance learning students 278 - - 278 Total 1177 2730 1553 5460

Full time academic staff 37 108 53 198

Fields of ResearchFields of Research

The environmental problems of industrial technologies, eco-audited industrial production Computer aided design and technology Methodology questions of training technical teachers Training of teachers of technical and natural science subjects Market research, public opinion poll Research into social sciences (citizens' attitudes, public activity, multicultural knowledge, EU studies) Ecology and aesthetic education Educational ecology The automation of horticultural production Packaging technologies

Regional and international relations

• Professional contacts and special co-operation with regional companies, enterprises, organisations and institutions

• PHARE, TEMPUS and World Bank projects in the ´90-s at the predecessor colleges

• COMEINIUS programs• SOCRATES-ERASMUS Program

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Horticultural Faculty Horticultural Faculty (HF)(HF)

• FH Weihenstephan (D) → bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility

• FH Neubrandenburg (D) → bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility

Foreign affairs of the FacultiesForeign affairs of the Faculties

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (FMEA)(FMEA)

FH Aargau (CH)bilateral connection → student and teacher mobility + technological transfer

FH Albstadt-Sigmaringen (D) bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility + technological transfer

FH Trier (D) bilateral connection, SOCRATES/ERASMUS support → student and teacher mobility

TU Cracow (PL) bilateral connection → student and teacher mobility + technological transfer

TU Cluj-Napoca (RO)

bilateral connection, CEEPUS support → student and teacher mobility

Foreign affairs of the FacultiesForeign affairs of the Faculties

Foreign affairs of the FacultiesForeign affairs of the Faculties Teacher Training Faculty Teacher Training Faculty (TTF)(TTF) SOCRATES/ERASMUS support student and teacher mobility

•Austria Pädagogische Akademie der Diözese Sankt Pölten, Krems(A)

•Germany Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (D)Technische Universität Braunschweig (D)Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg im Breisgau (D)

•Portuguese Instituo Politécnico de Braganca (P)

•France I.U.F.M. de Bretagne(F)I.U.F.M. de Versailles(F)

•Greek Aristotle University of Thessaloniki(GR)

Foreign affairs of the FacultiesForeign affairs of the Faculties Teacher Training FacultyTeacher Training Faculty

• Spain Universidad de Barcelona (E)Universidad Complutense de Mardid (E)Universidad de Granada (E)

• Italy Universita' per Stranieri di Perugia (I)

• SwedenUniversity of Gävle (S)

• Norway• University of Oslo (N)• Finland

University of Turku Faculty of Education(FIN)University of Joensuu Faculty of Education(FIN)

• Ireland St. Patric's College, Dublin (IR)

Foreign Affairs in Europe

TTFFMEAFMEA + TTFHF+FMEA+TTF

International PartnersInternational Partners

Teacher Training FacultyTeacher Training Faculty

The present aim is to educate kindergarten and lowerprimary school teachers.

The College has own

Practise Kindergarten and

Practise Primary School.

Teacher Training FacultyTeacher Training Faculty

Our students can gain knowledge and practice in a credit-based training.

The faculty - beyond the educational tasks - provides a wide range of cultural and self-training opportunities for the students. Choir, Sport, Drama, Pottery, Enamel.

Hungarian Education

System

Kecskemét the town110.000 people

Vivid cultural life

ConnectionCollege Rector

Dr. SZTACHÓ PEKÁRY István

International Deputy Rector

Dr. Vajnai Tibor

International Officer Gyulai Csaba

H-6000 Kecskemét, Ceglédi u. 2. Internet: www.kefo.hu Tel.: +36-76-501-992 E-mail:Fax: +36-76-501-979 international.office@rh.kefo.hu

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