Andrássy Gyula German Language University of Budapest

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name = Andrássy Gyula Deutschsprachige Universität Budapest
native_name = Andrássy Gyula Budapesti Német Nyelvű Egyetem
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established = 2002
type = University
endowment = Open Foundation for the German Language University of Budapest
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rector = András Masát
chancellor = Bálint Szekér
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city = Budapest
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country = Hungary
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website = [http://www.andrassyuni.hu/ www.andrassyuni.hu] The Andrássy Gyula German Language University of Budapest is a university in Budapest, Hungary teaching in German. The institution named after Count Gyula Andrássy has four faculties: Comparative State- and Law Studies, International Relations, Central European Studies, and Phd Studies [ [http://www.andrassyuni.hu/deutsch/list.php?konyvtar=admin/data/00000001/_fix/00000000/_fix/00000001&id=0 Information on the website of the University] in German] . The main building is the Festetics Palace in Budapest. The University opened in 2002 [cite web|title=In Budapest gibt es mehr als zehn Universitäten - Studieren im Paris des Ostens|language=German|publisher="Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung"|url=http://www.faz.net/s/Rub244D2E60F0294C4D8AAC6C0C7FC9677B/Doc~E5B663BDE4D7A49089CE4B5C2B7DA7AC2~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html|accessdate=2008-03-09] and is financed by the Hungarian government, the Austrian government and the German states Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria [ [http://www.okm.gov.hu/main.php?folderID=720&articleID=228821&ctag=articlelist&iid=1 Website of the Department of Education and Culture] in Hungarian] . First students completed their studies in 2005 [ [http://www.hirtv.hu/kultura/oktatas/?article_hid=41255 Hungarian conservative TV channel's website] in Hungarian] . László Sólyom, Hungary's current President teaches there since 2002 [ [http://index.hu/politika/belfold/solyom3443/ Bio of László Sólyom at the largest news portal in Hungary] in Hungarian] [ [http://nol.hu/cikk/365152/ Website of the newspaper with the largest circulation in Hungary] in Hungarian] .

About 130 students studied there in 2006 [cite web|title=Wo, bitte, geht's zur Andrássy-Uni?|language=German|publisher="Hamburger Abendblatt"|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2006/10/11/622969.html|accessdate=2008-03-09] , approx. 45% come from Germany and Austria, 45% Hungarians, 10% from other Central European countries. There are partner universities in Heidelberg, Passau, Bayreuth, St.Gallen, Osnabrück, Linz and Göttingen.

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External links

* [http://www.andrassyuni.hu/ Official website]