University of Pécs, Hungary
Judit Pongracz is a distinguished academic and researcher with extensive experience in the field of pharmaceutical biotechnology. Since January 2008, Judit has been a full professor and the Head of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the University of Pécs, where Judit also serves as the Director of the Biotechnology MSc Programme. Prior to this role, Judit held the position of Chief Scientific Officer at Humeltis Ltd. from April 2014 to May 2019, and worked as a Senior Research Fellow and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Birmingham from February 1992 to October 2005. Judit's academic career began at the University of Debrecen, where Judit was a scientific research assistant from 1985 to 1989. Judit Pongracz holds a PhD in Immunology and a BSc in Biochemistry, both from Debreceni Egyetem.
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University of Pécs, Hungary
1367. The Hundred Years' War is already in its 30th year, Boccaccio put the final full stop to the end of the Decameron 14 years ago, just in three years the Aztecs are going to create a state in America, and on the 1st of September Louis the Great - the King of Hungary - establishes a university at Pécs with the approval of Pope Urban V. It is one of the largest higher education institutions in Hungary with its 26.000 students and its nine faculties. The University of Pécs offers a broad range of international training and degree programmes, ensuring high-level knowledge-transfer and research. The university has almost 2000 international students coming from 61 countries of the world. The University of Pécs has been offering full degree programmes taught in English for 30 years and in German for 10 years therefore it has an exceptionally wide experience and tradition in international higher education. Pécs is a pleasant, modern town, rich in historical monuments, an administrative, cultural and educational centre offering a lot to those who wish to live or study here. The town is famous for its museums, galleries, the festivals and cultural events it hosts. The downtown of Pécs is a unique mixture of the relics of Early Christianity, the arrival of the Hungarians, the Turkish reign and the achievements of modern architecture and arts.