About Dunaújváros:

Dunaújváros, one of the youngest and the most dynamically developing towns in Hungary, is located on the right bank of the river Danube, in the heart of the country, just 70 kms south from the capital, Budapest. Dunaújváros is essentially an industrial town, which was founded in relation to the Danube Iron Works. 
The decision was made about the construction of the new  metallurgical complex primarily due to the favourable location of the town.

Dunaújváros is a town of county rank, which together with the surrounding settlements has a population of nearly 100 thousand people. The town has got a vivid cultural and sport life.  The work of the Bartók Chamber Theatre, the Frigyes Sándor Music School, the Dunaújváros Music Association, etc. is well-known and recognised all over the country. The sport life started at the same time when the foundation-stones of the town were laid. In 1951 the Dunapentele Vasas Sport Club was founded, which can be regarded as the legal predecessor of the Dunaferr Sport Club. The Dunaferr Sport Club is already one of the most successful clubs of the country from the beginning.
Dunaújváros is the sport town of the nation, several olimpic champions started their sport career here. The sportsmen of the town achieved outstanding results on the fields of athletics, handball, water polo, football, ice-hockey, martial arts, sports shooting.

The College of Dunaújváros

It is the one and only higher educational institution of the town, its predecessor was the Kerpely Antal Metallurgical Technical School, which was established on the basis of the increasing demand for technicians in the Danube Iron Works. The institution was qualified as a college in 1969. and it was linked to the Miskolc Heavy Industrial Technical University as its Metallurgical and Metal Processing College Faculty (NME KFFK). Since 1990 in accordance with the changes in Miskolc our institution was working under the name of the Dunaújváros College Faculty of the Miskolc University, then in the year 2000 it took up the name of the College of Dunaújváros, as an independent institution. Since 2006 the CoD offers its study programs both in Hungarian and English languages.

The College of Dunaújváros is located in the centre of Dunaújváros city. The European level Campus provides a friendly environment for the students. The infrastructural development of the college is very impressive. A regional library, several large lecture halls, professional laboratories, two large conference rooms and a new ballroom is located in a new, multifunctional 4000 sqm building in the area of the Campus. Due to the recent infrastructural development several newly renovated student hostels are awaiting our students and guests and the environment of the college went through an embellishment, too. The students and staff members of the college and the inhabitants of the town can enjoy the public park with a fountain and a bio-pond in front of the main building.


In order to support the study of our students we developed an up-to-date computer network and made it available to our students. makes it possible to use the computers free of charge and to have free Internet access, too. There is possibility for wireless connection to the network on the whole area  of the Campus.

In our international study programs we aspire to provide our students with the theoretical knowledge that is going to enable them to extend their knowledge to an up-to-date condition and to its adequate and practical use. In order to accomplish that goal we have got the qualified experts working in the industry on every professional area, that we teach, the laboratories and the industrial and economic relationship. It means that the students can acquire the knowledge required for the successful practice of their profession in a study environment equipped with the most modern tools. As a result of the complex educational approach and the intercultural study environment due to the international students of the campus, the graduated students are sought after both in the competitive sector and the public sector in Hungary and in foreign countries, as well.

In our student hostels of high standard today we can provide accommodation for all of the freshmen requiring accommodation. The places of accommodation are apartments with one or two rooms. Every apartment is equipped with an own bathroom, fridge and microwave oven, with access to internet and cable television.   On every floor there is an excellently equipped kitchen. Our student hostel is the member of the International Youth Hostel Association as well.