#1 PICTURESQUE TOWN
With its thousands of years of history, magnificent inner city, distinct monuments, wonderful natural environment, subalpine air, and vibrant cultural and festival life, Sopron is one of the most important tourist centres in Hungary and a vital cultural hub of the region.
#2 SAFE PLACE TO STAY
Sopron is one of the safest cities to spend your years of studies in Europe. Here you can easily enjoy the daily life of a student, go for traveling around, look for cultural programmes, sports, etc, without worry.
#3 TOP RATED EDUCATION
The academic and intellectual values the University of Sopron’s faculties espouse are intertwined with the city’s long history, its historical, landscape, and cultural values, and its wide range of offered programmes, which all come together to create a distinct and colourful university life. Our universty is the NR1 in FORESTRY and WOOD INDUSTRY in the country and nontheless provides world class education in ECONOMICS and PEDAGOGY.
#4 GREEN UNIVERSITY
Within the spirit of a “Green University”, the University of Sopron names and embraces a principle that not only makes sustainability and environmentally conscious education mandatory but also lays the foundation for strategic steps that transcend theory and put conscious, voluntary environmental protection and conservation into practice.
“The University of Sopron disseminates sustainability principles and develops sustainable solutions through its students and researchers, which is particularly important because successfully implementing this task benefits the University of Sopron, the city, the region, and the country.” Prof. Dr. Attila
Fábián PhD Rector
#5 UNIQUE LANDSCAPE
Sopron is surrounded by the foothills of the Alps, thus it is characterized by a beautiful hilly landscape, which is ideal for outdoor activities like jogging, mountain biking and hiking. The town’s preserved architectural treasures from past masters, melodies from the immortal geniuses Haydn and Liszt, traditional customs, and a historic wine culture all complement each other exquisitely; while the protected heritage values of the Sopron Mountains and the Lake Fertő (Central Europe’s largest endorheic lake) /Neusiedl Cultural Landscape come together to form a harmonious union.
#6 LEVEL OF LIFE
While the level of life meets the Western European expectations – our tuition fees and the living costs are affordable.
#7 DORMITORIES
Dormitory → is an available option for international students - in walking distance to the Campus.
#8 FESTIVAL'S TOWN
Sopron is well renowned in the fields of gastronomy and art, as numerous festivals are organized during the year, from smaller to the larger events, famous all over the region. These festivals are characterized by the diversity of cultural programmes, from gastronomy and wine to theatre or music. Gastro events and concerts are held in various venues, all around the year.
#+1 SEN - University Festival of Sopron
The University of Sopron organised the 1st University Festival of Sopron in 2022. The event provided the new and upper-year Hungarian and international students the opportunity to meet and get to know each other, as well as to start the semester with sparkling popular music concerts thus forming a transition between the vivid summer season and the more dutiful study period. Due to its great success among students, the festival will be held in the upcoming years as well.
For more information about sights, restaurants, programs, etc., please visit the official website of Sopron on the following link: https://www.visitsopron.com/ →.
Before to travel to Sopron: User's guide to Hungary →
