EsztergomEsztergom2008.2008.

The Andragogy BA course at The Andragogy BA course at Pázmány Péter Catholic Pázmány Péter Catholic

University,Vitéz János FacultyUniversity,Vitéz János Faculty

Historical background of the Historical background of the institutioninstitution

The predecessor of the The predecessor of the faculty opened in 1842faculty opened in 1842

The religios institution The religios institution was nationalised during was nationalised during the post-war period in the post-war period in 1948 and was 1948 and was eventually given back to eventually given back to the church in 1993the church in 1993

The Catholic teacher The Catholic teacher training college has training college has been one of the been one of the faculties of the Pázmány faculties of the Pázmány Péter Catholic Péter Catholic University since 2008University since 2008

An item from the universityAn item from the university’’s s mission statementmission statement

The faculty was named The faculty was named after Vitéz János (1408-after Vitéz János (1408-1472)1472)

He was a humanist thinker, He was a humanist thinker, was named the Archbishop was named the Archbishop of Esztergom in 1465of Esztergom in 1465

The University intends to live up The University intends to live up to the following principles: to the following principles:

a universal and a universal and comprehensive scientific view comprehensive scientific view that is capable of immersion that is capable of immersion and synthesis, and synthesis,

respect for human personality, respect for human personality, Christian and European Christian and European education ideal, and family, education ideal, and family,

ability of coability of co--operation and operation and recognition of other people's recognition of other people's values, values,

openness, internationality, openness, internationality, and autonomy of science, and autonomy of science, guarantee of freedom at guarantee of freedom at universityuniversity

Department of Department of Education and Education and Social sciences of Social sciences of Vitéz János FacultyVitéz János Faculty

This faculty homes This faculty homes Andragogy, as well as Andragogy, as well as Communication-Media, Communication-Media, Socialpedagogy and Socialpedagogy and teacher training BA teacher training BA coursescourses

The three-year long BA The three-year long BA Andragogy course was Andragogy course was developed and accredited developed and accredited in co-operation with 16 in co-operation with 16 Hungarian higher Hungarian higher education institutions education institutions within the Bologna processwithin the Bologna process

Requirements of the Requirements of the degree: 180 credits giving degree: 180 credits giving qualification and the qualification and the student can proceed to do student can proceed to do an MA degreean MA degree

The aim of BA AndragogyThe aim of BA Andragogy The bachelor course’s The bachelor course’s

aim is to educate aim is to educate community and adult community and adult education professionals education professionals who can, in line with who can, in line with their specialisations fill their specialisations fill organiser, evaluator, organiser, evaluator, counsellor, manager, counsellor, manager, teacher as well as HR and teacher as well as HR and developer positions in the developer positions in the different arenas and different arenas and levels of adult education, levels of adult education, learning and community learning and community education in towns, education in towns, institutions, organisations institutions, organisations and communitiesand communities

We have approx. 200 We have approx. 200 registered full-time and registered full-time and part-time students on our part-time students on our courses in the academic courses in the academic year of 2008-09year of 2008-09

CooperationsCooperations The department is in close connection The department is in close connection

with the other eighteen institutions with the other eighteen institutions running andragogy courses running andragogy courses

OOrganises the national meeting of rganises the national meeting of lecturers on a regular basis in lecturers on a regular basis in EsztergomEsztergom

Our department strongly encourages Our department strongly encourages extensive relations in order to promote extensive relations in order to promote practical skills development with every practical skills development with every sector of adult education and cultural sector of adult education and cultural institutionsinstitutions

These co-operations mean the exchange These co-operations mean the exchange of experience and connection to various of experience and connection to various international development programmesinternational development programmes (European Master is Adult Education (European Master is Adult Education (EMEA), A Good Adult Educator in (EMEA), A Good Adult Educator in Europe, AGADE 2006)Europe, AGADE 2006)

Future plansFuture plans

MA coursesMA courses Co-operation with doctoral Co-operation with doctoral

institutionsinstitutions To dTo develop distance evelop distance

learning and international learning and international student exchange student exchange programmprogrammes aes ass well as to well as to develop a national and develop a national and European research and European research and development co-operation development co-operation programmesprogrammes

ContactContact Head of Department: Head of Department: Sz. Tóth János PhD associate professor Sz. Tóth János PhD associate professor President of the European Association for the Education of Adults (2002-President of the European Association for the Education of Adults (2002-

2008)2008) Vice-president of the International Council of Adult Education (1994-Vice-president of the International Council of Adult Education (1994-

2007)2007)

Departmental supervisor:Departmental supervisor: Deme Tamás PhD associate professor Deme Tamás PhD associate professor

Department of Education and Social sciencesDepartment of Education and Social sciences Pázmány Péter Catholic University Pázmány Péter Catholic University Vitéz János Faculty Vitéz János Faculty 2500 Esztergom, Majer István u. 1-3. 2500 Esztergom, Majer István u. 1-3. Tel.: +36 33 413-699 (154-es mellék)Tel.: +36 33 413-699 (154-es mellék) Fax: +36 33 413-494Fax: +36 33 413-494 E-mail: E-mail: sztoth.janossztoth.janos@@vjk.ppke.huvjk.ppke.hu és és tothtoth@@nepfoiskola.hunepfoiskola.hu Secretary: Szalai Andrea Secretary: Szalai Andrea szalai.andreaszalai.andrea@@vjk.ppke.huvjk.ppke.hu Website: Website: http://http://www.nepfoiskola.huwww.nepfoiskola.hu//ppkevjppkevj//