Dear Prospective Student!

We are excited to announce that applications for the Bachelor, Master, and PhD programmes at the University of Sopron for the September 2025 intake are now open!

Apply now and begin your journey in Economics, Pedagogy, Forestry, or Wood Engineering at a Green University in the heart of Europe.

Two researchers from the University of Sopron and their scientific partners have made a internationally significant discovery regarding the development of carbonate structures (stromatolites) formed by microbes. Their finding were published in the renowned scientific journal, the Scientific Reports. The new research could contribute to a better understanding of carbonate structures formed in Earth’s geological past and help uncover modern correlations of similar processes. Experts from the University of Sopron collaborated on this project with researchers from the HUN-REN Research Centre For Astronomy and Earth Sciences and the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE).

Figure 1: As the 79.2°C thermal water reaches the surface, white calcium carbonate precipitates, forming a substrate on which lush, layered red and green biofilms—woven bacterial mats—develop (Illustration by Judit Makk).

5 international universities are collaborating on the research into the utilization of logging residues generated during timber harvesting. At the Krakow meeting, the University of Sopron was represented by Dr. Katalin Szakálosné Mátyás, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Forestry.

We are proud to announce that Máté Horváth, a former student of the Faculty of Wood Engineering and Creative Industries, has been honored with the prestigious Red Dot Award at Stockholm Design Week!