Want your research to be accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world, without paying hefty publication fees? We have great news for the international community at the University of Sopron: the Elsevier-EISZ agreement is active for 2026, allowing our researchers to publish Open Access at no cost.

In today’s academic world, Open Access (OA) is the gold standard. It ensures your work gets more downloads, higher visibility, and more citations. Usually, this comes with an "Article Processing Charge" (APC), but thanks to our institutional agreement, you can skip the bill.

On February 5, 2026, the senior leadership and academic delegation of the University of Sopron visited Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU). The meeting aimed to strengthen ties between the two institutions and define key areas for joint development, with a particular focus on forestry cooperation, digital education, and internationalization. 

This visit to Brno marks a significant milestone in an ongoing successful collaboration: representatives from MENDELU previously visited Sopron in 2025 as part of the "Czech Autumn" program series. This partnership is a result of conscious, long-term planning, regarded by both parties as a relationship of strategic importance. 

The English-language programmes at the University of Sopron are seeing more interest than ever before. For the upcoming 2026/27 academic year, the number of students applying through the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme has nearly doubled compared to last year. If we look back over the past five years, the number of applicants has actually grown to more than four times its original size - a fantastic confirmation that our international strategy is truly working.