Outdoors
Szeged Zoo
Szeged Zoo was opened as part of the amusement park in 1985. In those years there it had very few animals: 3 monkeys, 1 python, some deer and boars. The expansion started with the establishment of the South America section and continued with more new developments, such as the monkeys' house, the parrots' house, Asia-house and a typical Hungarian farm. The newest part is the penguins' home and the management is planning to build a pets’ corner where children can play with the animals. Over the last 10 years great improvements have been made: all the animals were moved from the narrow cages into large spaces which look exactly like their natural habitats. Wide-life fans can follow their favourites' every-day life via webcam. Szeged Zoo cares much more about nature conservation and education: there is a Rescue Centre and a Zoo School. On International Earth, Water and Animal Day, the staff at the Zoo organise special events for kids, where they can learn a lot about the animals and Nature and have fun at the same time.
Address: 6725 Szeged, Cserepes sor 47. (entrance from Kálvária avenue).
Website: http://www.zooszeged.hu
Botanical Garden of the University of Szeged
It is worth visiting the Botanical Garden of SZTE. Their two specialities are the Metasequoia, a pine species from South China, and the Indian lotus. The blooming of the lotus in July is a very busy period of the garden, even the local people are interested in it. The staff of the university botanical garden welcome families and children with programmes all year round. The garden is perfect even for a romantic picnic.
Address: 6726 Szeged, Lövölde utca 42.
Website: http://www.fuveszkert.u-szeged.hu/index.php?lang=en
SZTE Experience
Olney Rodrigues - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
My name is Olney Rodrigues de Oliveira and I am from Brazil. I am currently pursuing my PhD studies in the Doctoral School of Education at SZTE. I chose the University of Szeged because it’s one of the best universities in Europe, especially in the field of education. I personally love Szeged because it is safe and I love the architecture, the cultural events, the local Market Mars Tér and so many other beautiful destinations. For my studies I wanted to have an excellent university in a good quality life city and Szeged offers me that. It’s neither too big nor too small, I can ride my bike to go to my classes and practically everything is within a walking distance. I would advise the prospective students to enjoy the city during their stay, the cultural and historical events, know other international students and make a lot of friends, visit other cities in Hungary and make good memories. I am pretty sure that you will be proud of this priceless experience. Before coming to Hungary I worked several years as a teacher. I love the academic environment, the libraries, relationship with students and the feeling to be involved in the acquisition of new knowledge. That is why I plan to be part of a University as a professor as well as to keep researching in different aspects of the process of education. I am so thankful to be here and I believe that the Universe brought me to Szeged because the city and the University are the experience that I need in my life now.
Ferdous Rahman – Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
My name is Ferdous Rahman and I am from Bangladesh. I am pursuing doctoral studies at the Department of Private International Law at the Faculty of Law and Political Science under the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme. Currently I am in the first year of my four-year PhD programme. I came to know about SZTE while exploring for the Stipendium Hungaricum programme. Among the other available options, this was my first choice. Apart from its excellent ranking, I got my supervisor with similar research interest. The increasing number of international students gave me a comfort of having a cosmopolitan environment. After starting my studies here in September 2019, I am convinced that I could not expect more. For prospective students, I would advise that SZTE can be their next home as I got mine. Everyone here including the professors, the administrators, and the students are very friendly and helpful. They make studies a joyous journey instead of pile of classes and books. After my graduation, I will return to my home country. The knowledge and the experience that I have been receiving here will be a great resource for my academic career. I intend to continue my research further and expect to contribute to policy formulation at national and international level."
