The first University in pécs appeared in 1367, one of the oldest in Central Europe, king Louis the Great, she went under during the Turkish occupation. In 1921, former Hungarian University in Bratislava. Bratislava, Hungarian : Pozhon ) moved to pécs, it rezultata the Janus Pannonius University ( Janus Pannonius Tudományegyetem, JPTE ).

The first University in pécs was founded by Louis I of Hungary in 1367. Having existed as a unified educational center for several decades, in the mid-15th century it was divided into two schools of jurisprudence and theology. During the Turkish occupation, the University was closed, and opened its doors only in 1785, when Joseph II moved the Royal Academy of győr in pécs. In 1802 the Royal Academy back in győr by order of Francis I, and institutions of higher education in pécs was not until 1833, when the Bishop of pécs under the auspices of Senate founded in pécs Academy with the faculties of law and philosophy.

The modern University of pécs was founded in 1912 and was originally located in Pozhon (today's Bratislava). After the First world war Pozhon was aneksiroval from Hungary, and in 1921, the University moved to pécs, where he remains to this day. In 1951 the faculty of medicine was separated, and until 2000 was a separate institution. In 1982, the University received the name of Janus Pannonius. The present University of pécs was founded on 1 January 2000 through the merger of Janus University of Pannonia, Medical University and teachers College.