The main goal of the Péter Pázmány Programme is to establish Regional Knowledge Centers (RKC) to exploit research and development results in close cooperation with the industrial sector.

The aim of the programme is to establish professional and regional centers of excellence in cooperation with companies and other research organizations to manage innovative projects, focused on research and development at an international level. These research centers effectively cooperate with the industrial sector, stimulate the technological and economical development of the regions.

The task of the supported Knowledge Centers is to transfer R&D results to marketable new products and technologies.

National Office for Research and Technology announced a call for proposals in October 2004 for the first time to establish and support the operation of Regional University Knowledge Centers .

Supported Regional Knowledge Centers 2006

University	Region	Title of the project
University of Pannonia	Central - Transdanubia	Information Security Research and Development Centre (ISR&DC)
Corvinus University of Budapest	Central - Hungary	Research and Development in the Foodchain Regional Science Center
College of Nyíregyháza	Northern - Great Plain	FOOD-ENERG Regional Knowledge Center
Eötvös Lóránd Science University	Central - Hungary	Cellcommunication Knowledge Centre
College of Dunaújváros	Central - Hungary, Central - Transdanubia	Dunaújváros Regional Material Science and Logistics Knowledge Centre
Budapest Tech Politechnical Institution	Central - Hungary	Transportation Informatics and Telematics Knowledge Center

Supported Regional Knowledge Centers 2005

University	Region	Title of the project
Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Central - Hungary	IT Innovation and Knowledge Center
University of Szeged	Southern - Great Plain	Environmental- and Nanotechnology RSC: development of integrated systems for the improvement of the quality of human life
University of Pécs	Southern - Transdanubia	MEDIPOLIS South-Transdanubian University Innovation Knowledge Center for Developing Life Quality Improving Medicines and Methods of Treatment
Széchenyi István Egyetem	Western - Transdanubia	University-based Regional University Knowledge Center for Vehicle Industry
Eötvös Lóránd Science University	Central - Hungary	E-Science Regional University Knowledge Center
Szenti István University	Central - Hungary	Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry Based on Natural Resources
Eszterházy Károly College	Northern - Hungary	EGERFOOD - Consumer focusing complex traceability systems, new food safety parameters and devices with new info-communication system

Supported Regional Knowledge Centers 2004

University	Region	Title of the project
University of Debrecen	Northern - Great Plain	High-technologies around the University of Debrecen
University of Szeged	Southern - Great Plain	Szeged Neurobiological Knowledge Center (DNT)
Semmelweis University	Central - Hungary	Szentágothai János Regional University Knowledge Center
Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Central - Hungary	Advanced Vehicles and Vehicle Control Knowledge Center
University of Miskolc	Northern - Hungary	Knowledge Intensive Mechatronical and Logistical Systems Regional University Knowledge Center
University of Western-Hungary	Western - Transdanubia	Regional Knowledge Center of Forest and Wood Utilization