J. Selye University
Encyclopedia
The J. Selye University is the only Hungarian-language
university
in Slovakia
. It was established in 2004 in Komárno
(Hungarian: (Rév)Komárom) and it has three faculties. It is named after Selye János, a 20th century Hungarian endocrinologist (see: Education in Slovakia
).
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It was established in 2004 in Komárno
Komárno
Komárno is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Komárno was formed from part of a historical town in Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. Following World War I, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half,...
(Hungarian: (Rév)Komárom) and it has three faculties. It is named after Selye János, a 20th century Hungarian endocrinologist (see: Education in Slovakia
Education in Slovakia
Education in Slovakia consists of a free education system based on 10 years of compulsory school attendance.- General characteristics:Most schools, especially universities, are owned by the state, though since the 1990s there are also church-owned and private schools .Slovakia has 10 years of...
).