History

History of the faculty

The University of Pannonia besides having its seat in Veszprém operates in the picturesque cities of Veszprém, Nagykanizsa, Multilingualism Doctoral School, and Kőszeg, all on the lands of the former Roman province, Pannonia. The faculties of the university offer high quality education supported by cutting edge research activity and a student friendly environment. In order to meet the needs of the professional job market, our activities are carried out in close cooperation with the regional industrial partners and local governments. Based on the professional achievements of our faculty staff and the internationally recognized R&D results, the University of Pannonia is ranked among the best Hungarian universities. The degree obtained at our University is an acknowledged, valuable certificate providing a solid basis for successful career perspectives. To improve cultural experiences, our campuses maintain decades and century long traditions of student life. I encourage every visitor to browse our website and collect information about the possibilities offered by the University of Pannonia.

The predecessor of the Faculty of Humanities (formerly Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences, peviously Faculty of Arts) was founded as the Faculty of Teacher Training in September 1990 as the second faculty of the University of Pannonia – then called the Veszprém University of Chemical Engineering. The faculty offered teacher training programmes and study programmes in the humanities. The faculty was renamed to its current name in 2007 and now offers study programmes in the humanities, pedagogy, and social sciences.

Since 2005, the Faculty received official accreditation for its new programmes in the Bologna-system of the European Higher Education Area. As a result of this, we now offer B.A. and M.A. programmes, a doctoral programme of its Multilingualism Doctoral School, as well as non-degree post-graduate trainings.

Deans of the Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences (and its predecessor)

1990–1998      Jenő Bárdos
1998–2002      Zsolt Lengyel
2002–2006      Csaba Földes
2006–2010      István Szilágyi
2011–2017      Géza Horváth
2017–2024      Judit Navracsics
2024–              Éva Bodnár