The Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, (ELTE),
Hungary’s oldest, largest and most prestigious university, started its 375th
academic year in 2010. It is a promising sign that this year it has received
the distinguished title of research university.
Tuition at the Faculty of Law of ELTE University began
in 1667. No other Hungarian Faculty of Law has longer uninterrupted record, and
it ranks well among the most venerable of Central Europe’s law schools in
distinction.
The Faculty of Law and Political Sciences maintains wide-ranging
international relations primarily with universities in Europe and is proud to
be involved in educational and research projects with similar institutions
abroad. In recent years we have placed special emphasis on consolidating ties
with universities in neighbouring countries to promote intensive regional
co-operation in legal education.
Integrating research and education at the Faculty into
the European Higher Education Area and fostering international educational and
scholarly ties are key components of our vision. Therefore, true to our
traditions, we will further expand international contacts in research,
education and student exchange. There will be an even greater number of courses
and educational programmes in foreign languages, some of them involving eminent
instructors from abroad, also to attract and serve students from abroad.
At a time when globalization and European integration
are on the agenda, an intercultural approach to law and its application, in
other words, comparative legal studies are indispensible for a sound analysis
of legal issues and the settlement of legal disputes.
It goes without saying that the Faculty does not
intend to train technocrats, whose sole interest is restricted to specific
domains of jurisprudence and legal occupations. Instead, we would like to see
intellectuals whose studies and research cover a measure of the humanities as
well. Ideally, they retain their affinity to the arts throughout their legal
careers.
We hope that this website will help you to come to
know our Faculty, which continues to welcome all interested instructors,
researchers and students.
Prof. Miklós Király
Dean
