Colleges for Advanced Studies - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Colleges for Advanced Studies
Agricultural Water Management College for Advanced Studies (Szarvas)
The Agricultural Water Management College for Advanced Studies, based in Szarvas, was established in 2016 by the Faculty of Agricultural and Economic Sciences of Szent István University, a predecessor institution of MATE. Today, it operates within the Institute of Environmental Sciences as a centrally supported talent development program, providing students with opportunities to acquire additional knowledge in their fields of study and areas of interest, as well as to conduct research with support from the University's student support system.
Animal Husbandry College for Advanced Studies
The Animal Husbandry College for Advanced Studies is one of the oldest student organizations of its kind in Gödöllő. Our main goal is to provide students with practical knowledge and hands-on experience that go well beyond the standard classroom curriculum. To achieve this, we organize a wide variety of activities, including team-building events, professional lectures, and study trips. For example, our recent programs have included a four-day study trip to Romania, a visit to a large-scale dairy farm with 7,500 cattle, and special lectures, including a presentation by the chief veterinarian of the Budapest Zoo. We warmly welcome anyone interested in animal sciences to join us, regardless of their major or year of study.
Béla Rerrich College for Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture
The purpose of the Béla Rerrich College for Advanced Studies is for it’s members to collaborate on landscape architecture-related creative and research projects within a community, thereby expanding their professional knowledge and experience. Its activities complement higher education studies and aim to help members successfully enter and establish themselves in professional field. The organization also strives to increase the visibility and recognition of the landscape architecture profession.
Entz Ferenc College for Advanced Studies
The Entz Ferenc College for Advanced Studies was established in 2025 by students enrolled in the BSc in Viticulture and Oenology and BSc in Horticultural Engineering programmes. During its first year, the College brought together around 30 members, eight of whom were selected to take on different responsibilities in its operation, including event planning, member integration, and communication.
Festetics Imre Agricultural Biotechnology College for Advanced Studies
The Festetics Imre Agricultural Biotechnology College for Advanced Studies is primarily focused on the fields of genetics, gene preservation, and biotechnology. We organize numerous professional lectures reflecting the latest research trends in collaboration with our host institute and other departments of the university. Our aim is to familiarize students with these often less explored topics and provide answers to their questions.
Fishing and Angling College for Advanced Studies
The primary goal of the Fishing and Angling College for Advanced Studies is to provide students with practice-oriented knowledge related to fisheries and angling, as well as the broader fields of aquaculture, fish breeding, and fish processing, that cannot be fully acquired through classroom instruction. The College also aims to enable exceptionally talented students to acquire the specialized knowledge essential for practical or scientific work in their chosen fields of interest.
Guba Sándor College for Advanced Studies in Agricultural Sciences and Nature Conservation
The primary objective of the Guba Sándor College for Advanced Studies in Agricultural Sciences and Nature Conservation is to foster talent, support the next generation of researchers, and educate professionally committed graduates. The College was established in 2012 for students of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of Kaposvár University and has since continuously carried out activities related to talent development, scientific work, and community building. Student self-organization is a fundamental element of the College’s operation, ensuring that its programmes are tailored to the professional interests and development needs of its students.
Imre Dimény College for Advanced Studies in Crop Production
The Imre Dimény College for Advanced Studies in Crop Production (Dimény Imre Növénytermesztési Szakkollégium) aims to serve as a professional talent development center for full-time bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the fields of crop sciences and closely related discipline areas (horticulture, agriculture, regenerative farming, plant protection, precision agriculture, and digitalization).
Zoology College for Advanced Studies
The Zoology College for Advanced Studies was re-established in the summer of 2023 from the former Nematology College for Advanced Studies with the aim of covering a broader spectrum of the animal world.
Baka József College for Advanced Studies
The Baka József College for Advanced Studies is a talent development community at the Kaposvár Campus of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE). Its mission is to complement university studies by providing students with advanced professional knowledge, practical experience, and personalised development opportunities. Through courses, training programmes, lectures, professional consultations, and community activities, the College supports its members in conducting independent academic work, advancing scientifically, and actively participating in university and public life.
Szentandrássy István Roma College for Advanced Studies
The predecessor of the Szentandrássy István Roma College for Advanced Studies at the Kaposvár Campus of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), the Roma College for Advanced Studies of the University of Kaposvár, was established in 2012.
From its foundation, the College has pursued two primary objectives: fostering the academic and professional development of Roma students and strengthening their Roma identity. Talent development activities include individual research projects, the presentation of research results, participation in conferences, preparation of papers for the institutional Student Research Conference (TDK), and the National Student Research Conference (OTDK), involvement in research and other grant applications, and participation in college conferences.
Environmental (Green) College
The Environmental (Green) College of MATE has been operating as a scientific workshop since 1997, offering its members the opportunity to explore specific topics in environmental protection and nature conservation, while deepening and expanding the knowledge acquired during their university studies.
Furthermore, we aim to foster professional connections and build a vibrant community of enthusiastic students committed to their field of study and to the University.
Nagyváthy János College for Advanced Studies
The Nagyváthy János College for Advanced Studies was established in 2015 as the first college for advanced studies at the Georgikon Campus of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) in Keszthely. Its members are students enrolled in degree programmes offered at the Georgikon Campus who actively participate in lectures, professional programmes and other events organised by the Campus, as well as in study trips arranged by the College.
Deák Tibor College for Advanced Studies
The Deák Tibor College for Advanced Studies was founded in 2013 by a group of motivated students who sought to create new opportunities for professional development, scientific engagement, and community life for students of food science. Their initiative evolved into the first student organisation at the Institute of Food Science and Technology dedicated specifically to extracurricular professional activities and the cultivation of an active academic community.