Pázmány Péter Catholic University

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Pázmány Péter Catholic University, founded in 1635, is one of Hungary's oldest and most prestigious institutions, offering a unique academic experience rooted in its rich history. It is particularly renowned for its Faculties of Law, Humanities, and Theology, alongside strong programs in Information Technology, including AI and data science. For international students, PPCU provides a welcoming environment with a growing number of English-taught programs, especially in Law, International Relations, and Computer Science, supported by a dedicated International Office. The university actively participates in exchange programs like Erasmus+ and offers a distinctive blend of traditional Catholic values with modern, high-quality education, fostering a close-knit academic community.

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Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE) (Hungarian: Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem (PPKE)) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church and recognized by the state. While PPKE takes its name after an institution founded in 1635, it forms a modern, split-off limb from one of Hungary's oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education, that has expanded further in the second half of the 20th century. The Faculty of Theology was established by archbishop Péter Pázmány, as part of a new university, in Nagyszombat, the Kingdom of Hungary (today Trnava, Slovakia) in 1635 (the original university church is now the Cathedral of Trnava). This university was transferred to the present-day Budapest in 1777 and named after Pázmány in 1921. In 1950, the university was renamed to Eötvös Loránd University, but in the same year, the government split the Faculty of Theology off the university to form the independent Theological Academy as an anti-Church measure. After the fall of Communism, the Theological Academy was expanded with a faculty of humanities to form the...

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