On 1 August 2020, the controlling rights of Széchenyi István University will be transferred from the state to the Széchenyi István University Foundation. The Board of Trustees held the inaugural meeting at the University on Wednesday, 22 July. At the event, Dr Erzsébet Knáb, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, emphasized that the foundation's task and responsibility, in conjunction with the members of the board of trustees and the university community, is the creation of a more flexible and predictable operating environment, ensuring the university's visibility in the global higher education space and the further reinforcement of its international competitiveness. Following the change of model, the institution will contribute as an entrepreneurial university to the development of the national economy.

Széchenyi István University, in an alliance with seven partner universities, has made a successful application for funding in the European Commission's European Universities Initiative. The five million euro grant will cover the costs of joint academic programmes, joint research and projects as well as exchange programmes for students and staff.

Thirty-five English-taught programmes are on offer at Széchenyi István University from September, including the new fully online Master of Business Administration (MBA), which awards graduates with a certificate not only from the University of Győr, but also from the University of Rhode Island, USA.