Our history from the beginning…

Starting healthcare training in Miskolc was necessary due to the shortage of professionals in the region.   

• 1987-1995: health visitors and physiotherapists were trained in Miskolc at an institute affiliated to Haynal Imre University of Healthcare.

• 1 September 1998–31 August 2001: the training of health visitors was relaunched as the Miskolc branch of the College of Healthcare Studies at the University of Debrecen,

• From September 2001, based on Decree OM8.019/1/2001, students training to become health visitors at the Miskolc branch of the College of at the University of Debrecen became students of the University of Miskolc.

• From 2001 training started at the Healthcare Institute of the University of Miskolc.

• On 1 September 2002 the Hungarian Minister of Education granted Decree 19721/2002.–1 to start a bachelor-level programme in Health Visiting at the University of Miskolc.

• On 1 January 2003 the Hungarian Minister of Education granted Decree 18416-6/2003 to start a bachelor-level programme in Physico-therapy at the University of Miskolc.

• On 1 January 2004 the Hungarian Minister of Education granted Decree 1644-5/2003 to start a bachelor-level programme in Medical Diagnostic Analysis at the University of Miskolc.

• Based on Government Order 251/2005 (XI.23) the Faculty of Healthcare at the University of Miskolc came into existence.

• In the academic year of 2006/2007 a bachelor-level programme began in Nursing and Patient Care with a specialisation in Physico-therapy.

Programme coordinator: Dr. Peja Márta, College Professor

Hungarian Accreditation Committee decision number: 2005/7/IX/2/54.

Permission from the Minister of Education: 3692-9/2005

• In the 2006-07 academic year a bachelor-level programme began in Healthcare and Disease Prevention with a specialisation in Health Visiting.

Programme coordinator: Dr. Kiss-Tóth Emőke, College Professor

Hungarian Accreditation Committee decision number: 2005/7/IX/2/46.

Permission from the Minister of Education: 3692-11/2005

• In the 2006-07 academic year a bachelor-level programme began in Medical Laboratorial Diagnostic Imaging Analysis with a specialisation in Medical Diagnostic Analysis.

Programme coordinator: Prof. Dr. Lombay Béla, College Professor

Hungarian Accreditation Committee decision number: 2005/7/IX/2/47.

Permission from the Minister of Education: 3692-10/2005

• In 2008 the County and Teaching Hospital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén became the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Healthcare.

• In 2008 the Physical Education and Sports Centre of Miskolc University was integrated into the Faculty of Healthcare as the Department of Physical Education and the Department of Sports.

Senate decision number: 192/2008.

• In the 2008-09 academic year a bachelor-level programme began in Healthcare Management with a specialisation in Health Tourism Management

Programme coordinator: Prof. Dr. Barkai László, College Professor

Hungarian Accreditation Committee decision number: 2007/8/XII/4/6.

• From 1 January 2009 the Faculty’s name became the Faculty of Healthcare, University of Miskolc.

Senate decision number 361/2008.

• In the 2009-10 academic year a post-graduate specialist training programme was established in Professional Physico-therapy for Paediatric Rehabilitation.

Programme coordinator: Dr. Peja Márta, College Professor

Registration number: OH-FHF/223-4/2009

• In the 2009-10 academic year a specialist training programme was established in Health Visitor for Youth Health Protection.

Programme coordinator: Dr. Kiss-Tóth Emőke, College Professor

Registration number: OH-FHF/224-4/2009

• In the 2009-10 academic year a specialist training programme was established in Clinical Research Assistance (CRA).

Programme coordinator: Dr. Fodor Bertalan, College Professor

Registration number: OH-FHF/2220-2/2008

• In 2009 the university’s Employee Health Service was integrated into the Faculty of Healthcare under the name of the Healthcare Professional Methodology Centre.

Senate decision number: 395/2009

• In 2010 the Nanotoxicology Research Laboratory was opened at the Faculty of Healthcare in cooperation with the Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research.

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