The University of Szeged (Hungarian: Szegedi Tudományegyetem, listen) is one of Hungary's most distinguished universities, and is among the most prominent higher education institutions in Central Europe. It is located in Hungary's third-largest city, Szeged, in Csongrád County in the Southern Great Plain.
According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2003, 2004, 2005), the University of Szeged was ranked 203rd-300th in the complete list (in a tie), 80th-123rd in the scientific ranking of European universities, and first in the Hungarian national ranking. In 2009-2010 it was ranked 303-401 in the complete list, 124th-168th in the scientific ranking of European universities, and first to second in the national ranking. In 2010, the QS World University Rankings put the University of Szeged as 451st-500th among universities globally.
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