For the testimonials of our exchange students click here.
N.B.: Some faculties, including the Faculty of Humanities of the current University of Debrecen were called Kossuth University, in short, Kossuth, or, with an acronym, KLTE before 2000.
Tamás Bányai, head of consumer segments marketing - Vodafone Magyarország |
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Viktória Barna-Nagy, shoe designes - Civila-Hungary Ltd. László Barna, international trade manager - Civila-Hungary Ltd. |
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Viki When I was a child my father always told me that I should think twice when deciding which university I wanted to go to because in one’s life the university years can be the happiest. Even twenty years after my graduation do I find this sentence true as my “Kossuth-existence” was the freest, the most carefree, and the intellectually most inspiring period in my life, in which being an English major, and within that doing the British Studies track, played a crucial role. Laci Even as a secondary-school student I knew that I wanted to do business in foreign trade, and it was mostly under my parents’ pressure that I applied to be an English major at KLTE instead of going to a specialised college. A couple of years had to pass after my graduation for me to realise that whatever practical knowedge is needed for my work is easy to acquire on the way. What is a lot more difficult to gain after university is the wide-ranging erudition, and the openness and tolerance to ideas different from our own, to people thinking differently, the ability to recognise our own creativity, to acquire the culture of debate, to accept constructive criticism – i.e. the knowledge and experience that seeped into me in a way that I was not even aware of at KLTE in the classes, in the breaks, in the English majors’ special events or at Kossuth Club around midnight. Let alone my knowledge of English, firm as a rock, which not even twenty years of ‘pidgin English’ could erase in me, a crucial factor in never having to start a business meeting saying “Sorry for my English…”. This is why I recommend to all applicants – from a distance of a great many years – to make the best of each and every moment of their time while doing their English Studies, because no matter what kind of job they will have after graduation, they will most probably not enjoy the luxury of reading the best poems and novels of world literature as their main daily actvity, under the guidance of the best instructors, at the – perhaps – most beautiful university of the country. |
Tibor Barna, teacher mentor - The British Council, Malaysian Borneo |
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Csatári Annamária, secondary school teacher - Grammar School of the Reformed Church, Debrecen |
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Emri Dávid, team leader - IT Services Hungary |
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Fekete Gyöngyi, translator - European Parliament |
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Monika Hartill, offshore corporate administrator - Isle of Man |
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The intellectual ‘refuge’ provided by the Institute for the then Transylvanian student was plentiful: I met encouragement and a friendly environment. I had a well-equipped library to use. I acquired knowledge from world class tutors, and a second language which I now use at home and at work daily. I received insight into the language, literature and culture of English speaking countries brought along by the visiting lecturers. I studied in Brisbane and in Norwich, I trained as a young teacher in Eger, and I shared thoughts at conferences. |
Zsuzsa Hoffmann, teacher of English and German - ASC International House, Genf |
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Enikő Jakab, translator - European Commission, Directorate-General for Translation, Luxemburg |
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Julianna Katona, key worker - Kids Company, London, UK |
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Kálmán Matolcsy, teacher of English, translator - Irinyi János Grammar School |
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Csaba Molnár, teacher of English - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Studying at IEAS was fun and an exciting experience and it proved to be a lasting influence on my life in too many ways to recount here. I'm currently employed by one of the most prestigious language centres in a beautiful tropical country. I also work part-time as a lecturer at a private university here. How did my studies at IEAS help me embark on this adventure? |
Kriszta Nagy, projekt manager - University of Chicago |
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Zsófia Puszta(-McIntyre), knowledge management project manager - Oracle EMEA Ltd, Dublin, Ireland |
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I received my degree in English and German Studies from Debrecen University in 2000. Currently I work for the sofware-giant Oracle as a Knowledge Management project manager within the EMEA (Europe, Middle-East and Africa) Business Operations. |
Angelika Reichmann, senior lecturer - Eszterházy Károly College, Eger |
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Viktória Rózsa, interpreter and translator - freelancer |
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Ágnes Schottner, contract support manager - British Telecom |
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Fruzsina Szabó, teacher of English - University of Debrecen, Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
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Judit Szabó, head of communications - KREA School of Arts and Arts Institute |
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Actually, it is to IEAS that I owe my unforgettable years as a university student. It provided me with a home for 5 + 3 years, even if in the last years I didn't really live in Debrecen. On the one hand, I received an education of high standard here, on the other, I came to know lecturers extraordinary both in human and professional terms who have been playing a crucial part in my life ever since, and who now I can call my friends. |
Katalin Szabó, storytelling coach, brand specialist - Storymetria, Career Design |
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Tamás Tukacs, junior lecturer - College of Nyíregyháza |
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Tünde Varga-Atkins, learning technologist (e-learning) - University of Liverpool |
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András Voith, graphics designer - Promotica Grafikai Stúdió |
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Eszter Zimányi, MA student - MA student |
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Péter Zsembery, copywriter - DDB Budapest (www.ddb.hu) |
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