University of Istenhátamögött
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| Motto: Fejlődés és Újítás |
| Type | Public Research University |
| Established: | 2004 |
| Chancellor: | Helyfogaló János |
| Rector: | Őz Janina |
| Academic Staff: | 150 people |
| Students: | cca. 2000 |
| Undergraduates: | 1500 |
| Postgraduates: | 500 |
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The University of Istenhátamögött was founded in 2004 in the town of Istenhátamögött, Pest county, Hungary. Many early critics pointed to the small population of the town as a reason to move the university elsewhere. Today, it is best known for its contributions to the field of Biotechnology, specifically bio-artificial intelligence and genetic engineering. The large amount of recieved government founding has been discussed as a point of criticism by several news outlets in Hungarian media.
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- 1. Notable researchers
- 2. Controversy
- 2.1 Student dissapearances
- 2.2 Freshman camp incident of 2024
Despite the recency of it's founding, it employs many of the greatest minds of Hungary, even attracting professionals from beyond the country. It is this expertise that is believed to have lead to the University's notable contribuions to science.
Notable Researchers
List of people
•Gárdonyi Jónás
•Dr. Babits Szófia
•Szatmári Reményke
•Jenna Soulight†
•Dr. Lengyel Olga†
Library
The University library and archive were founded in 2004 and feature mostly material about medicine and natural sciences. The library is located on the 3rd floor of the main building and is open 24/7 on weekdays.Sport
The on-campus sports centre houses the Istenhátamögötti football leauge. Despite their poor perfomance, the country's government has provided notable monetary support for them since the leauge was founded in 2013. The sports centre was closed between may of 2015 and march of 2020 due to water damage to the roof structure.Controversies
Student Dissapearances
In the two years after operations began, three female students were reported missing. According to police reports, none of the girls knew each other. Their names have not been relased to the public. All three of them were students of the Department of Natural Sciences. One of the girls reportedly suffered from learning difficulties and autism spectrum disorder. Only one of them was ever found by authorities, in 2006. These incidents are a subject of much speculations by the hungarian public.
Freshman camp incident of 2024
The student council of The University of Istenhátamögött recieved much media backlash after it was reported that the freshman attending their annual late summer event were subjected to humiliating games, such as being forced to consume a banana in a suggestive manner, sleep deprivation, and confescation of personal items such as medicine, and personal electronics. The University has since issued an apology. In response, other universities around Hungary began to ban questionable camp practices, such as vulgar songs, like the one featuring coitus preformed in a forest that was previously customary at the University of Debrecen.