The special Pécs Debate Academy 2017 uses a mixed methodology. Students learn about the hot topics of higher education in 21st century from international and local experts while they also gain an opportunity to develop their speaking skills and learn to argue along the techniques of the British Parliamentary Debate style from highly qualified international debate trainers. The Pecs Debate Academy is a debate training series that embeds a youth forum conference, which is supported by courses on introduction to debate systems, discussions, conference lectures, debate trainings, and a debate tournament.
University of Pécs will celebrate its 650-year jubilee in 2017. Due to the special occasion the University’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the Hungarian Scientific Society of Nursing organizes the International Conference on the History of Health Sciences. The conference is connected to the jubilee programs and will be held on 18-19 May 2017.
For the eleventh time, the University of Pécs invites researchers and entrepreneurs from all regions in Europe to find new research and innovation (R&I) partners.
During the year the University of Pécs offers many programs for the international community. The International Spring continues in May with the 18th Ibero-American week. Our May conferences offer insight to the scientific diversity of the university with themes such as the history of health sciences and innovation. Visitors also have the opportunity to experience the 650 years history of the higher education in Pécs by visiting the history exhibition of the university in the Klimo Library which opens at the end of the month!
Erasmus+ Staff Week was organized by the University of Pécs in the framework of the International Spring at the end of the April. The conference and workshop addressed topics of interest in the field of international relations, particularly the Erasmus+ mobility programme.
On the occasion of celebrating the 650th anniversary of the University of Pécs, the Central Sport Office is organizing the PTE 1367 Historical Memorial Run on 26 April 2016.