The Andrássy University Budapest (AUB); full name: Andrássy Gyula German Speaking University Budapest - is a private university in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. The university is working since the 2nd September 2002 and is the first German-speaking university in non-German-speaking Central Europe. The Andrássy University Budapest was founded in 2001 by Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg. The AUB is the only fully German speaking University outside the German-speaking countries. Its degree programmes are accredited in Germany (ACQUIN) as well as in Hungary (MAB). The excellent 1:7 relation of professors to students allows targeted and efficient studies in small groups. Students from more than 20 nations provide for an intercultural exchange. The students have the possibility to cover the tuition fees trough different official scholarships. In addition to encouraging the use of German as an academic language, the AUB aims to support and consolidate the cooperation of the states around the Danube, the education of European experts as well as multidisciplinary and multicultural teaching and research.