Eötvös József Főiskola is the town’s Higher Education establishment and it plays a crucial role in the cultural, educational, and scientific life of Baja. The institution was founded by Baron József Eötvös in 1870. Over the decades it has trained many hundreds of teachers to a very high standard, to work in Hungarian and National Minority Language schools. It is one of Baja’s oldest and most accomplished educational institutions with a history going back over 140 years.
