University of Pécs, Hungary
Janos Kovacs is a Full Professor and researcher at the University of Pécs, Hungary, where experience spans from September 2012 to the present, including roles as Associate Professor and assistant professor. Prior to this, Janos worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna from October 2011 to June 2012. Academic qualifications include a post-doc in Quaternary Geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2008, a postgrad degree in Geology from Eötvös Loránd University from 2002 to 2004, and a PhD in Earth Sciences (geology) from the University of Pécs, completed between 1999 and 2004. PhD studies in Geology were also undertaken at Universidade do Algarve and the University of Wolverhampton, with a Master of Science in Physical Geography obtained from Janus Pannonius University from 1993 to 1998.
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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.