Location
About Debrecen
Debrecen is Hungary's second largest city after Budapest.
It is the regional center of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.
It is home of the University of Debrecen and the Hungarian Institute for Nuclear Research. And one of the most beautiful city in Hungary.
The development of Debrecen is mainly financed by agricultural, health care and educational business. The city is the main center of shopping in the east of Hungary. Debrecen is one of the most developed cities in Hungary, regional center of international companies, like National Instruments, IT Services Hungary, BT and health product manufactures.
Local transport in the city consists of buses, trolleybuses, and trams. It is provided by the Transport Company of Debrecen.
Debrecen has been the intellectual and cultural center of the surrounding area since the 16th century.
The prestigious Calvinist Collage founded in 1538, over the centuries the College was transformed into a University. The University of Debrecen, as it is now called is still widely recognized work of architecture.
The University is the largest University in Hungary has more than 100 departments and is a major research facility in Europe.
During the exchange program, we will present the city's sights.
You can find more information about the city and the sigths: in this Wikipedia page
About the accomodation
During the visit, we will be staying one of the dormitories of University of Debrecen, wich is not far from the city centre and its easy to get there with public transport.