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Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary is a youthful institution with a long tradition. The university was established in its present form in 1993, although its legal predecessors date back to 1839 and 1855.
The university combines the traditions of Reformed education and an openness to professional innovation. Our students enjoy a friendly environment in which they acquire up-to-date knowledge that is based on a solid, value-driven Christian ethos. Furthermore, we place considerable emphasis on community-oriented education, the personal relationship between professors and students as well as on the support of student initiatives.
Our more than 7000 students can conduct their studies at the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Teacher Training. The central location of most of the university buildings in Budapest provides students with an exciting cultural environment that enjoys an international reputation.
Facts and figures – Why Károli?
Károli Gáspár University is a church university, founded by the Reformed Church in Hungary. This fact is reflected in the official name of the institution: Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary.
Our faculties
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Teacher Training
Degree programmes offered in foreign languages
BA in Psychology
BA in English and American Studies
MA in English Studies
Master in Deutscher Sprache, Literatur und Kultur
MA in Theology
PhD in Theology
Doktoratsstudium in Theologie
LL.M. in European and International Business Law
Student life and services
Student life at our university is extremely active and colorful Students find the locations of our campuses very attractive; they offer the short of cultural environment that the faculties are able to benefit from in diverse ways. Our students pursue an active social and academic life.
Typipcal activities include but not limited to:
Student Sport Circle
In 2014, as a result of long and close cooperation between the Hungarian University Sports Federation and Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, the university sports office and the Károli Student Sports Circle were established, which serve to coordinate sports events and sport life at our university. The sport office is available for students every day of the week in person, by telephone or via e-mail. It offers several different sports activities both at competitive and at hobby level. Students are always welcome to join the excellent KRE Főnixek football, handball, volleyball, basketball or water polo teams during study term. They may take part in inter-university competitions and even put together their own team for tounaments and championships.
Housing and accommodation
International students are offered a place in one of our dormitories located in Budapest:
Buddy programme
We also maintain a so called buddy programme that is basically a mentor system, where we aim to pair international students with one of the Hungarian students studying at the same faculty so all of our international students can have a fellow Hungarian student during their studies to help them.