Public access to buildings (11.2.1)
Public access to libraries (11.2.2)
Public access to museums (11.2.3)
Public access to green spaces (11.2.4)
Arts and heritage contribution (11.2.5)
Record and preserve cultural heritage (11.2.6)
Sustainable practices targets (11.4.1)
Promote sustainable commuting (11.4.2)
Affordable housing for employees (11.4.4)
Affordable housing for students (11.4.5)
Pedestrian priority on campus (11.4.6)
Local authority collaboration regarding planning and development (11.4.7)
Óvári Vár (Óvári Castle), home to the Albert Kázmér Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, is a historic cultural heritage building that is accessible to the public. The castle serves both educational and cultural functions, providing visitors with access to a monument of local and regional significance. Public access to the castle courtyard, the park surrounding the building, the lake, the castle gate, and the bridge are open to public and can be visited free of charge.
The University’s Concert Hall is one of the city’s most significant cultural heritage buildings and an important public cultural venue. Built in 1868–1870, the octagonal, domed synagogue is an outstanding example of Central European Neolog religious architecture. Since its renovation in 2003, Széchenyi István University has used the building as the home of its Faculty of Arts and as a public concert hall. The concert hall is regularly opened to the public free of charge. The university’s Faculty of Arts organises concerts, recitals and cultural events in the synagogue throughout the year, most of them with free admission. Examples include the “Classical Music Evenings in the Győr Synagogue” series, supported by the National Cultural Fund, the “Guitar and Friends” concert series, or book presentations. The hall also hosts free concerts by local community ensembles, such as the Győr Symphonic Band and the Győr Teachers’ Choir, some of them supported by the City of Győr. The university ensures free entry to the concert hall.
Széchenyi István University provides public access to its University Library and Archives (ULA), which operates a public library service for both university citizens and the wider community. According to the Library Rules and Regulations, the University Library and Archives is a network of higher education and public special libraries, and its services may be used by anyone who complies with the library regulations and requires access to information resources and specialised literature. The University Library and Archives is publicly accessible through its website: https://lib.sze.hu/. The Central Library and the Apáczai Faculty Library function as public libraries and offer free basic services, including library visits, access to the online catalogue (OPAC), information services, guided library visits, and on-site reading of library collections. Visitors can access library materials and use the catalogue both on-site and remotely through the library website.
The library also provides public access to electronic resources through its institutional repository (SZERep), including open-access publications, doctoral theses and e-learning materials. Through these services, Széchenyi István University supports lifelong learning, access to knowledge, and the dissemination of educational and research resources to the wider public. The library website is available at https://lib.sze.hu/.
Széchenyi István University provides public access to multiple exhibition spaces and heritage collections across its campuses. The University Library and Archives hosts several permanent exhibitions, including the István Széchenyi Memorial Exhibition, the Owl Exhibition, the University History Exhibition, and the Dr. Ernő Barsi Memorial Exhibition. The Cziráki Lajos Exhibition Space, part of Széchenyi István University’s Apáczai Csere János Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences regularly presents exhibitions featuring contemporary artists and talented students. On 3 October 2025, the Győr County Autumn Exhibition opened at the Apáczai Csere János Faculty. The annual exhibition showcases the latest works of visual and applied artists who live and work in the Győr district or have their roots there. These exhibitions are free of charge.
The event “The Celebration of Letters” was held at Széchenyi István University’s Design Campus and was presented as Hungary’s first typography festival. It provided public and free access to a cultural and educational programme focused on typography, design, and visual communication. By opening the Design Campus to visitors and offering opportunities to engage with exhibitions, presentations, and creative works, the event supported community participation in cultural life.
Óvári Vár, home of the Albert Kázmér Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, maintains a dedicated exhibition space within the historic castle building, contributing to public engagement with cultural heritage and exhibitions. The exhibition space is publicly presented on the castle website through its dedicated exhibition page.
Széchenyi István University provides permanent free public access to the green spaces and open areas located on its campuses. According to the University’s Sustainability Strategy 2022-2030 (Urban Green Spaces, page 9), the open green spaces across the campus are accessible to the public. The University maintains extensive landscaped areas and continuously develops its green infrastructure to support biodiversity, recreation, and environmental sustainability. Publicly available campus information and maps further support access to these open spaces for both the university community and external visitors.
In addition to green spaces, the University provides outdoor recreational and sport facilities that are freely available for public use. The outdoor basketball court, running track, and teqball table can be used by anyone free of charge. Further information on these facilities is available on the Széchenyi István University’s sport facilities website.
In 2025 the University’s orchestras, music departments, student theatre groups and art students held more than 30 public arts events: concerts, theatre performances and public exhibitions. All were free of charge and open to the public. They are listed below.
Date of Event | Event | Venue | Note |
23.01.2025 | Conducting an examination for students in the orchestral conducting program | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
11.03.2025 | Trumpet Department Concert – Classical Music Evenings at the Synagogue | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
17.03.2025 | “Days of Contemporary Hungarian Music” – Past and Present – Concert by the Győr Symphonic Band | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
19.03.2025 | “Days of Contemporary Hungarian Music” – Past and Present – Concert by the Győr Symphonic Band | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
22.03.2025 | Trumpet Concertos by Hungarian Composers from 1950 to the Present Day – Lecture and Concert | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
29.03.2025 | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public | |
31.03.2025 | Classical Music Evenings at the Synagogue – László Borbély’s Piano Recital | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
06.04.2025 | Classical Music Evenings at the Synagogue – Concert by the Dohnányi String Quartet | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
07.04.2025 | Classical Music Evenings at the Synagogue – Concert by the Győr University Orchestra | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
07.05.2025 | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public | |
08.05.2025 | Georges Bizet: LE DOCTEUR MIRACLE (The Miracle Doctor) – One-Act Opera | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
23.09.2025 | XXXII. Akadémiai Nap – Tanári hangverseny
| University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
01.12.2025 | Győr Symphonic Band & Széchenyi University Wind Symphony koncert a zsinagógában
| University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
22.11.2025 | Dvořák-est – a SZE Művészeti Kar zenekari karmester tanszakának hangversenye
| University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
18.06.2025 – 23.06.2025 | Design Campus | Free event, open to the public | |
19.01.2025 – 10.02.2025 | Design Campus | Free event, open to the public | |
12.12.2025. | Apáczai Campus, Barsi Ernő hall | Free event, open to the public | |
13.12.2025. | Apáczai Campus, Barsi Ernő hall
| Free event, open to the public
| |
17.12.2025. | Apáczai Campus, Barsi Ernő hall
| Free event, open to the public
| |
25.11.2025. | Apáczai Campus, C1 hall | Free event, open to the public | |
11.11.2025. | Apáczai Campus | Free event, open to the public | |
31.10.2025. | Apáczai Campus | Free event, open to the public | |
30.10.2025. | Rómer | Free event, open to the public | |
26.09.2025. | Management Campus | Free event, open to the public | |
20.06.2025. 16:00 | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
20.06.2025. 19:00 |
| Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public |
25.05.2025. | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
05.05.2025. | Kisfaludy Könyvtár | Free event, open to the public | |
26.04.2025. | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
16.04.2025. | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
07.04.2025. | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
05.04.2025. | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
29.03.2025. | Rómer Ház | Free event, open to the public | |
23.01.2025. | Kisfaludy Könyvtár | Free event, open to the public | |
09.01.2025. | Apáczai Campus | Free event, open to the public | |
30.10.2025 | Klasszikus zenei estek a Zsinagógában – A Győri Egyetemi Zenekar hangversenye | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
21.11.2025 | University Concert Hall | free event, open to the public |
Széchenyi István University contributes to the recording, preservation, and transmission of local, regional, and national cultural heritage through ethnographic collections, permanent exhibitions, educational activities, and cultural programmes.
The recording of intangible heritage continues as a student activity. The University’s Barsi Ernő Szakkollégium (college for advanced studies), based at the Apáczai Csere János Faculty and open to students of every faculty, has a dedicated local-history section and organises ethnographic research field practices, courses and lecture series in which students study and document the folk traditions of the region, continuing the collecting work of Dr. Ernő Barsi, the ethnographer of the Rábaköz and Bükkalja regions.
Széchenyi István University preserves and promotes regional folklore and ethnographic heritage through the work and legacy of Dr Ernő Barsi, ethnographer, folk music researcher, and educator. The permanent exhibition dedicated to his life and work, which opened on 5 December 2022, preserves and presents objects and materials associated with his ethnographic and educational legacy. Dr Ernő Barsi played an important role in popularising ethnography, and his work contributed to ethnographic education in more than 50 institutions in Győr-Sopron County. The exhibition is publicly accessible free of charge during the building’s opening hours.
The University also preserves and showcases Jewish cultural heritage through the Jewish Excellence Exhibition, located in the former Synagogue of Győr. The permanent exhibition, opened on 6 July 2024, records and presents the life stories and achievements of more than 400 Jewish scientists, artists, and athletes, including prominent individuals connected to Győr and the surrounding region. It is complemented by a mini-exhibition documenting the architectural history of the synagogue and photographs of Győr and the University, thereby preserving and communicating Jewish contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Győr, Hungary, and beyond.
In 2025, Széchenyi István University further supported the transmission of national and regional cultural heritage through the Csontváry Cultural Credit (KULTKredit) Programme. The cooperation agreement was signed on 27 January 2025, and the University reported on the programme on 29 January 2025. From February 2025, students could gain academic credit by participating in cultural events. In partnership with the Győr National Theatre, Győr Ballet, Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, and Rómer Flóris Art and History Museum, the programme enables students to engage directly with Hungarian cultural heritage and national cultural identity. The museum component includes guided activities through which students learn about the history of the region and its artistic collections.
Széchenyi István University has set a target for sustainable commuting in its institutional Sustainability Strategy 2022–2030. Among the key sub-goals of the Strategy’s “Partnership” objective, the University commits to increasing the share of sustainable and green transport among students and employees, with its commitments assigned to two milestones, 2035 and 2050 (p. 11). The action plan for this target (p. 13) consists of promoting a carpooling programme, adopting a sustainable business travel policy, creating a new sustainable transport hub on campus with additional bicycle storage, showers and solar-powered ports by 2050, and expanding the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, scooters and bicycles. Progress is measured through the monitoring system required by the Strategy (p. 15): the key indicators of the Strategy’s objectives are collected and analysed, reported to the University’s senior management at least once a year, and the Strategy itself is assessed every two years.
The 2025 thesis by Katalin Magyar and her supervisor (Edit Süle) provides an assessment of the commuting habits of students at Széchenyi István University. The study was based on a questionnaire survey conducted in 2025, involving 153 students. The primary objective was to analyse the travel patterns of students and to identify opportunities to support more sustainable mobility. The survey examined modes of transport used to travel to University, private car usage, local and regional public transportation, cycling habits, the use of bicycle- and scooter-sharing services, as well as demand for mobility-related improvements. The results highlighted several opportunities to enhance sustainable commuting and proposed several measurements, such as installation of additional bicycle parking facilities or expansion of bicycle-sharing infrastructure.
Széchenyi István University provides students with access to bicycle parking facilities through its university Student Card Registration system. After registering their student card, university citizens can use the designated bicycle parking services in an organized and controlled manner. By providing accessible and dedicated facilities for bicycle storage, the university supports cycling as a practical, convenient, and sustainable way for students to commute to and from campus.
The Sustainability Strategy 2022–2030 defines further actions: promoting carpooling, a sustainable mobility hub with bicycle facilities and showers, and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, scooters and bicycles.
Széchenyi István University actively organizes and hosts conferences on special topics related to sustainability. In 2025, the university in collaboration with the Transport Science Association organised the XV. International Transport Science Conference. The topics were related, among other areas, to traffic safety, sustainable transport, transport infrastructure development, and public transport planning management.
In 2025, Széchenyi István University organized a traffic-safety conference that brought together experts to discuss current transport-safety challenges, including the increasing use of e-scooters, related accidents, infrastructure, and the need for appropriate regulation. By addressing the safety and regulatory conditions affecting e-scooters and other forms of micro-mobility, the university contributed to creating a safer environment for sustainable commuting options.
Széchenyi István University promotes flexible working arrangements through its Collective Agreement. The policy explicitly states that, for non-academic staff, alternative forms of work organisation may be applied, including flexible working hours, split working arrangements and home office work. The collective agreement contains a dedicated section titled “Home office work rules”, which regulates remote working within the University. The agreement allows both regular and occasional home office arrangements where compatible with job responsibilities. For partial home office arrangements, the employment conditions must specify the days on which employees are required to be present at the workplace, while occasional home office work may be approved by the direct supervisor on an individual basis. In addition, the University operates a flexible working time system for eligible employees, enabling flexibility in daily start and finish times through a defined flexible working hours framework.
Széchenyi István University provides accommodation opportunities for employees through university-managed dormitory facilities. Employees may apply for permanent dormitory accommodation and can also access guest-room accommodation at preferential rates. The accommodation is explicitly described as discounted accommodation for university employees.
In 2025 the University began converting a property adjacent to its own Hotel Famulus in Győr into staff accommodation. The resulting Famulus Apartment House provides 27 fully furnished units, each with its own bathroom and kitchen — studio apartments for up to two people, one-bedroom units, and two-bedroom units suitable for couples or families. The accommodation is available to University staff, guest professors, and athletes from the University’s partner sports clubs, at rates more favourable than market rental prices. According to the University’s Service and Brand Director, the aim is to attract and retain high-quality staff and support the institution’s domestic and international competitiveness.
The Collective Agreement of the Széchenyi István University recognizes housing support as a potential employee benefit (Section VIII, p. 9). In connection, the trade union’s role is to represent employee’s interest in consultations with the employer and to participate in establishing and enforcing rules concerning employee benefits, particularly housing support. It can help ensure that eligibility conditions, application procedures, and the amount of support are transparent and accessible to employees. Upon request, the Trade Union can help in providing financial support and assistance covering housing needs of employees.
Széchenyi István University supports affordable student housing through a combination of direct accommodation provision, housing-related financial support and needs-based assessment mechanisms. The University operates multiple halls of residence and provides dormitory accommodation for students on its campuses, making university-managed housing available as an affordable accommodation option.
In addition to providing accommodation directly, the University offers a dedicated Housing Support (Lakhatási támogatás) scheme as part of its student financial aid system. Housing support is available alongside other social support measures, including regular and extraordinary social scholarships.
The allocation of housing-related support is based on an assessment of students’ social and financial circumstances. The University’s social support framework considers factors such as place of residence, travel distance, household circumstances and social need when determining eligibility for housing assistance and related benefits. The Social Support Guide contains all necessary information regarding the process of application for housing assistance.
Széchenyi István University promotes a pedestrian-friendly campus environment through its compact campus design and sustainability commitments. Student residences, teaching facilities and essential services are located within short walking distances, enabling students and staff to access academic buildings, accommodation and everyday services on foot. The University considers the creation of safer and greener campus environments a key element of its sustainability strategy and aims to increase the share of sustainable and green transport among students and employees.
The Sustainability Strategy 2022-2030 further includes measures to strengthen green transport, expand bicycle infrastructure and develop a sustainable transport hub on campus, supporting reduced dependence on motorised transport and encouraging active mobility.
In 2025, Széchenyi István University demonstrated its ongoing collaboration with the local authority of Mosonmagyaróvár in relation to urban development. The University reported that its leadership and the city leadership regularly consult and cooperate closely to support the joint development of the city and the University. A concrete example is the planned acquisition and redevelopment of the historic Post Palace in Mosonmagyaróvár, announced on 23 July 2025. The University seeks to preserve the more than 100-year-old building while giving it new community, scientific and potentially municipal functions. As part of the proposal, the University stated that it would be willing to make the building’s ground floor available to the municipality. The city could use this space to reopen the post office that closed in 2022 or provide another service considered important for local residents. The upper floors could potentially accommodate apartments for professors. The initiative therefore provides a documented example of University-local authority cooperation concerning the future development and reuse of an important urban property for both institutional and community purposes.
In 2025, Széchenyi István University contributed directly to the City of Győr’s development through cooperation with the municipal government on the creation of a new city identity and branding strategy. Experts from the University’s Design Campus participated in preparing the public competition launched by the Municipality of Győr and joined the professional evaluation process for submitted proposals. The project was developed in cooperation with the city leadership and aimed to support Győr’s long-term development, visibility and strategic positioning.
This collaboration is further strengthened by the University’s academic expertise in urban planning, architecture and territorial development. Several members of the Architectural History and Urban Planning Department also hold positions in public administration and planning bodies, through which they contribute to the development of the city. Dr. Veöreös András, Associate Professor at Széchenyi István University, serves as deputy head of the Cultural Heritage Protection Office of the Győr-Moson-Sopron County Government Office. Szalánczi Gábor, lecturer at the University, has served as Chief Architect of the Győrújbarát Mayor’s Office since 2008. Kuslits Tibor, Assistant Professor at the University, served as Chief Architect of the City of Sopron and later as State Chief Architect within the Győr-Moson-Sopron County Government Office.
Széchenyi István University applies green building principles to its construction and renovation and has set formal building-standard targets. Its Sustainability Strategy 2022–2030 (page 13) commits the University to apply green and sustainable construction principles in building and renovation and to raise the share of energy-efficient building materials. It also sets the targets of achieving BREEAM Excellent or LEED Gold certification for at least one University building by 2035 and a positive energy balance in at least one building by 2050. The Strategy (page 7) states that green spaces have been prioritised in all major investments and construction projects, and that the direct objectives of the University’s building programme are to reduce heat loss, insulate building structures, increase their lifespan and promote renewable energy use. This is reflected in the buildings: green roofs totalling 4,137 m² have been built on new University buildings (page 9), including the Új Tudástér and Inno-Share buildings, and about 1,000 kW of solar panels are installed across more than ten University buildings, alongside solar collectors and a heat pump at the Bridge building.
Széchenyi István University builds on brownfield sites. Its Science and Innovation Park in Győr is being developed on the former site of the Győr Biscuit and Waffle Factory in the Sziget district. The factory was a key player in the city for over a century, and its site had been unused for more than a decade. The site lies 500 metres from the central campus, on the opposite bank of the Danube, and covers 3.6 hectares. The first phase converted the factory’s landmark “cube building”, a landmark of Győr’s industrial history, into a space for laboratories, offices, and seminar and event use, and was inaugurated on 7 November 2023. The second phase was set to start in 2025, with completion estimated for 2028. The Park’s focus areas are the automotive industry, digital technologies, the creative industry, the food industry and health technologies. The project reuses previously developed land that had fallen out of use, in line with the definition of a brownfield site.
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