Facilities at the university

RESEARCH FACILITIES (IT & LABORATORIES)

The University operates more than 30 engineering laboratories, many of which have been modernized through EU-funded projects. These facilities serve not only educational purposes but also foster scientific collaboration with regional companies.

All University students enjoy free internet access, and numerous computer-equipped rooms are available for both academic instruction and individual use.

LIBRARY

As a central support institution for education and research, the University Library fully meets its mission through state-of-the-art facilities and technology. It collects, catalogues, and provides access to a wide range of resources while ensuring the necessary technical and IT infrastructure.

Occupying 4,500 m², the library offers:

  • Around 750 study seats and 250 computers with Wi-Fi access
  • A collection of 300,000 documents (books, theses, PhDs, standards, CDs, and DVDs)
  • 500 journals
  • Both quiet and collaborative study areas
  • Six media boxes and 15 research rooms

In addition to printed materials, the library provides access to more than 30 online databases, most of which offer full-text resources covering all fields of study at the University. While most databases are accessible campus-wide, a few are available exclusively within the library.

More information: http://lib.sze.hu/

SPORT

The University offers an extensive network of sports facilities to support students’ physical education and recreation:

  • Training Hall with a gym open to all students
  • Kayaks and canoes available for rent
  • Aerobics, callanetics, and pilates facilities in the University Sports Hall
  • Sports Hall for physical education sessions and student leisure/sport activities
  • Power and cardio room on the second floor of the Sports Hall
  • Off-campus sports centre with athletics, football, handball, and basketball courts, gym, and martial arts room
  • Mirrored gym and gym hall in the Faculty of Humanities building
  • Seasonal gym facilities in the Halls of Residence
  • New swimming hall
HALLS OF RESIDENCE

The University’s seven residence buildings—five on campus and two off campus—provide accommodation for 3,000 students in double rooms. The facilities can also host paying guests, especially during the summer months.

The two newest buildings (K0 and K1) comprise 560 rooms organized into two-room apartments. Each apartment includes a bathroom, with separate entrances leading from the hall to the bathroom, toilet, and rooms. Spacious, well-equipped communal kitchens are available on each floor, and laundry rooms with washing machines and dryers ensure students’ convenience.

The modern on-campus Hall of Residence offers high-quality accommodation for all international students who request it. Designed as more than just a dormitory, it provides a welcoming environment where students can live, learn, and engage in cultural and recreational activities—a true “home away from home.”

More information: https://kollegium.sze.hu/en_GB/home-1

STUDENT UNIONS

The Student Unions represent the interests of students at all levels and within all governing bodies of the University. The Student Council safeguards students’ rights, allocates state support, and assists in addressing educational and social matters affecting the student community.

More information: http://ehok.sze.hu/

 

COMPETENCE CENTRES

A Competence Centre represents one of our University’s key strengths, functioning as a cross-disciplinary innovation and research hub established under the joint leadership of the Rector and the President. Its mission is to coordinate innovation and R&D resources within the University’s core areas of expertise, while providing corporate partners with cutting-edge research and development support. In addition to defining the University’s scientific directions, Competence Centres play a vital role in operating a sustainable entrepreneurial business model in close collaboration with the University’s spin-off enterprises.

Competence Centres at SZE:

  • Agricultural and Food Industry Research Centre
  • Automotive Industry Research Centre
  • MedTech and Sport Competence Centre
  • Art and Design Campus Competence Centre
  • Digital Development Centre
  • Sustainability Competence Centre
  • Waberer’s Transport and Logistics Competence Centre
  • Research Centre for Space Technology and Space Law

Future Management Zone

CATERING

The University is very much focused on making the lives of its staff and students as comfortable as possible: 14 restaurants and cafés are present on and around the premises of the Campus and the City of Győr, for example, the Bridge Students’ Club and our very own authentic Indian restaurant in the ETO Park Shopping Centre, the Paneer Sport Pub. We also have a close partnership with the Father Abbot’s Beer House located right on the central square of Győr, Széchenyi Square, and which is a joint venture with the Benedictine order. There is also a training facility at the restaurant, at which the students can learn to brew beer.

MOBILIS

Mobilis is an interactive experience centre located next to the Széchenyi István University in Győr, where science becomes a hands-on adventure. Whether you are a young pupil, a university student, a teacher, parent or simply curious, Mobilis offers something to captivate, educate and entertain all at once. Visitors can explore dozens of interactive exhibits, attend dramatic science shows, or take part in thematic workshops, family events and summer camps. Cutting-edge technology is well represented too – think virtual reality, robotics and 3D printing. Mobilis isn’t a museum; it is a space for discovery, where asking “why?” isn’t just encouraged, it sparks more questions. Every visitor is shown that science isn’t distant or complicated, but playful, interesting and close to all of us.

SCIENCE PARKS

Széchenyi István University has two Science Parks, one is near our Main Campus, the other is at Zalaegerszeg, roughly 140 kilometres South-West of our University.

The Győr Science & Innovation Park opened in 2023 in the place of the former, renowned biscuit factory, focusing on multiple areas, such as the automotive industry, information and communications technology, sustainability and energy management, health technology and agricultural technology. The building houses multiple offices, start-up and spinoff initiatives, the Design Campus, the Centre of Excellence for Industry 4.0 Research and Innovation and the Digital Development Centre among others.

For more information: https://sciencepark.sze.hu/en_GB/about-the-project

ZalaZONE in the town of Zalaegerszeg has a complex and integrated Research & Development facility, which supports customers and experimental developments. The hub of innovation activities related to ZalaZONE is its Research and Technology Centre where joint research projects with partners from higher education, including Széchenyi István University, take place.

For more information: https://zalazone.hu/en/

H-9026 Győr, Egyetem tér 1. 

Hungary

Building: New Knowledge Centre (ÚT)
  Room: ÚT/107.

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