ELTE Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities is the oldest faculty of Eötvös Loránd University and is located on the institution's Trefort Garden campus in Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary. It was founded by the Cardinal Archbishop of Esztergom Prince Primate of Hungary, Péter Pázmány, in 1635. History The Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University was founded by Péter Pázmány, Archbishop of Esztergom, on May 12, 1635. The university was operated by the Society of Jesus and it consisted of two faculties: The Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Theology. Initially, there was only a three-year teaching program and students could obtain three academic titles: Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, and Doctor of Philosophy. In 1770, the Faculty of Humanities adopted the reforms introduced at the University of Vienna. The university then became state-owned and a dean and a director of the Faculty were appointed to monitor its functioning. In 1777, the Faculty of Humanities was moved to Buda, the western part of today's Budapest, along with the faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Law. However, the faculties were moved back seven years later. The late 18th century also saw changes in the university. The changes closely followed the pattern employed at the University of Vienna. However, the language of teaching remained Latin until 1844. The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 also affected the university, since a university reform program, designed by József Eötvös in 1850, restructured the educational system. Included in those changes: the two-year introductory course was abandoned and was replaced with a four-year program. In addition, the Faculty of Humanities became equal to other faculties of the university. Not many students attended in the 1850s. However, an increase of students could be seen in the late 18th century. In 1983, the Faculty of Teacher Training was established which meant the faculty of Humanities did not train primary and secondary school teachers. However, in 2003 the Faculty of Teacher Training was terminated and the Faculty of Humanities started training teachers again along with the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The early 2000s saw major changes in the system of the Faculty of Humanities after new faculties were created. First, the Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education was established in 2000.