The early years
As a result of a long preparatory work, the specialization of the teacher of environment protection was established in 1992. In the academic year 1992/93, the first full-time students specialized in environmental protection were able to begin their studies at Bessenyei György Teacher Training College.

The first logo of the department
From the academic year 1993/94 for those who graduated from biology, it has been possible to obtain a second teacher degree within the framework of postgraduate training.
The researchers and teachers of the Department of Biology and Geography, and the Kossuth Lajos University, the Eötvös Lóránd University, the Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Upper-Tisza Regional Environmental Inspectorate have taken part jointly in the training. Our goal was to train teachers endowing them with accurate and systematic knowledge on environmental science, who are capable of forming a modern approach to environment and nature protection.
In 1992, the gradual development of environmental teacher training started with a small number of 10 people, and gradually increased up to the the current training capacity reaching about 50-60 people per year in the
area of the education of environment sciences. Along with the institutional integration, which began at the end of the 90s, an important aim was to increase the capacity for training specialists in the environment sciences.

The old hallway