The opening ceremony of the academic year 2020/2021 took place on 7 September 2020 in the Reformed Church „Hálaadás” in Budapest, amidst safety regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The official inauguration of the brand new building of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences took place on 1 September 2020.

From September 1, 2020, international students will be able to enter Hungary only if they immediately go to their previously arranged accommodation address and stay in quarantine for the mandatory 2-week period.

As a result of the restructuring of the Hungarian higher education system, the Teacher Training Faculty as well as the Petőfi Sándor Practice School and Kindergarten of John von Neumann University (Kecskemét, Hungary) will be incorporated into Károli Gáspár University as of 31 July 2020.

The Senate of the University at its extraordinary session on 4 June 2020 appointed Vice-Rector Dr Ágnes Czine as the acting rector of the university from 5 June.