Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary

Christian university in Budapest, Hungary

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem

Former names	Reformed Theological Academy of Budapest
Established	1855
Rector	Ágnes Czine^[1]
Location	Budapest , Hungary
Campus	9 Kálvin square, Budapest
Website	kre.hu/english/

University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia^[2]	351-400 (2022)

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary (Hungarian: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem) is a Christian university in Budapest, Hungary. The university has more than 8000 students. The university has five faculties and offer courses leading to degrees at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels. The university is named after Gáspár Károlyi.^[3]

Faculties

Károli Gáspár University comprises the following faculties:

• Faculty of Economics, Health Sciences and Social Studies • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences • Faculty of Law • Faculty of Pedagogy • Faculty of Theology

Education and research activities are carried out by 15 institutes and 52 departments belong to the five faculties altogether.

The university has three Doctoral Schools which offer Ph.D programmes in history, law and theology.^[4]

Notable students and alumni

Áron Szilágyi : three-time Olympic champion, World and European champion fencer, student of psychology
Gabriella Szabó: three-time Olympic champion, World and European champion sprint canoer, student of law
Csanád Szegedi: politician
Róbert Puzsér: publicist, social critic
Leila Gyenesei : World Champion modern pentathlete, student of law
Dóra Deáki : CWC-winner, Champions League silver medallist handball player, student of German

References

^ "Rektori hivatal" (in Hungarian). 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^ "Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary". Retrieved 30 April 2024.

Sources

Enikő Sepsi, Péter Balla, Márton Csanády (2014). Confessionality and University in the Modern World - 20th Anniversary of the "Károli" University. Studio Caroliensia

External links

Official website

Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Teacher Training

Universities in Hungary

Public universities

Budapest	Budapest Business School Budapest University of Technology and Economics Corvinus University of Budapest Eötvös Loránd University Hungarian University of Fine Arts Franz Liszt Academy of Music Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design National University of Public Service Óbuda University Semmelweis University University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest University of Physical Education University of Theatre and Film Arts
Counties	Szent István University Széchenyi István University University of Debrecen University of Dunaújváros University of Kaposvár University of Miskolc University of Nyíregyháza University of Pannonia University of Pécs University of Sopron University of Szeged

Budapest

Budapest Business School
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Corvinus University of Budapest
Eötvös Loránd University
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
National University of Public Service
Óbuda University
Semmelweis University
University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
University of Physical Education
University of Theatre and Film Arts

Counties

Private universities

Budapest	Andrássy University Budapest Aquincum Institute of Technology Budapest Metropolitan University Budapest University of Jewish Studies Central European University International Business School Károli Gáspár University of the Hungarian Reformed Church Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Counties	Debrecen Reformed Theological University Eszterházy Károly Catholic University Kodolányi János University