Application and Admission Bulletin 2012/2013 - University of Szeged

4Accreditation and InternationalRecognition of the DegreesThe Medical and Pharmacy Programs were accreditedby the Hungarian Accreditation Committee(HAC) in 1998 and 2005. The Dental Medicine Programwas accredited in the year 2006. The accreditationof all three programs was renewed in 2011.The Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacyhave been awarded the title Center of Excellence(for the period between the years 2006–2011)by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee.The medical school is listed in the directory ofthe World Health Organization.In 2011 the National Committee on ForeignMedical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)reaffirmed its prior determination that the standardsand the processes used by the HungarianAccreditation Council to accredit medical schoolsin Hungary are comparable to those used to accreditmedical schools in the United States.The Medical Program fulfilled all the criteria of avisiting committee of the New York State EducationalDepartment in April 2002. The Faculty of Medicineis proud that its academic achievements havealso been recognized by the State of California. Dueto the accreditation, which was granted in September2003, English Program students can participatein clinical clerkships in approved California trainingsites. Graduates of the English Program can alsotake part in postgraduate training programs in Californiaand become licensed in California, provided alllicensing requirements are satisfied.In 2005 it was certified by SGS (Société Généralede Surveillance – the world’s leading inspection,verification and certification company) thatthe healthcare system of the Albert Szent-GyörgyiClinical Center meets the requirements of the ISO9001:2000 and KES 2.0 standards.According to the 2011 web ranking of World Universities(based on web presence of the institutions)the University of Szeged was ranked as 461 st out of12,006 institutions. The survey was conducted byCybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to theConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas(CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.More information about the ranking can be found onthe following site: http://www.webometrics.info.According to a survey conducted by ShanghaiJiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education(in nine consecutive years: 2003–2011) the Universityof Szeged is listed among the Top Europeanand Top World Universities. If you would like tofind out more about the survey go to: http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm.International ProgramsThe English language Program offered for foreignstudents at the Faculty of Medicine and the Facultyof Pharmacy started in the academic year1985/86 and 1986/87 respectively. In 1999 a German-languagemedical program was also introducedfor the first two years. In the academicyear 2004/05 the English language dental medicineprogram was launched. Except for the languageof instruction, the curricula for medical,pharmacy and dental medicine students correspondin subjects and duration with those for theHungarian students.Medical programThe Medical Program covers six years, that is, 12semesters. The first two years serve as the foundationof basic medical knowledge. From thethird year theoretical training is extended withclinical practice, where students also take part inthe work of the clinical departments and theteaching hospitals. The Faculty’s excellent scientificlaboratories offer the students a wide rangeof opportunities to join high standard scientificresearch activities. In the last two semesters –the clerkship year – students perform clinical rotationsof 37 weeks. For proper accomplishmentof clinical practice certain proficiency in Hungarianlanguage is necessary. At the conclusion of