1 ERASMUS STUDENT GUIDE
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TOWELCOME THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN (UD)
We are pleased that you have chosen and among the top 500 universities our university for your studies and in the world. hope you will gain lifelong experiences The University of Debrecen welcomes in Debrecen. Our institution offers a around 300 exchange students each wide range of study options to suit year within programmes such as your academic interests, as well as Erasmus, ISEP, CEEPUS, Stipendium social and leisure activities that will Hungaricum or bilateral exchange contribute to your overall well-being, agreements. UD offers more than enjoyment, professional and personal 40 degree programmes in English: growth. International Foundation Year and Our institution is one of the largest Semester, various types of English
30000 1700 universities in Hungary with a Language Courses, undergraduate, students student population of around graduate and PhD programmes in 30 000 and a significant Medical and Health Sciences, IT, international community of Engineering, Science, Law, Arts, students (4000) drawn from Business, Music and Agriculture. top3 101 different countries. The aim of this guide is to provide
U of hungary faculties The University of Debrecen the incoming exchange students 14 instructors has a history of more than with all the necessary information international 470 years. Its predecessor, the related to their stay at the University 4200 students from Reformed College of Debrecen, of Debrecen. Should you have any countries was established in 1538. With this further questions about your studies 101 heritage, our university is the oldest in Debrecen, please do not hesitate institution of higher education still to contact our Office by email at based in the same city in continuous [email protected]. operation in Hungary. As one of the We wish you a pleasant stay at the universities of National Excellence, University of Debrecen. UD ranks among the top higher education institutions in the country UD Erasmus Office 4 5 MAIN FACTS ABOUT HUNGARY ACADEMIC YEAR
Official name: Hungary Time Zone: CET (GMT+1) Autumn semester: Orientation/ Spring semester: Orientation/ Official Language: Hungarian Climate: temperate continental, registration: second week of registration: first week of February (Magyar) 4 seasons September Study period: mid February – mid Capital and largest city: Budapest Major rivers: Danube (417 km), Study period: mid September -mid May (15 weeks) (population 2 500 000 including Tisza (597 km) December (15 weeks) Exam period: mid May –beginning suburbs) Largest Lakes: Lake Balaton, Lake Exam period: mid December – of July (6 weeks) Area: 93 030 km2 Velence, Lake Ferto´´ beginning of February (6 weeks) Population: 9 877 365 Highest point above sea level: (2014 estimates) Kékes (1014 m) in the Mátra Hills State form: Parliamentary republic Electricity: 230V 50Hz Accession to the European Union: Electric Plug Details: European May 1, 2004 plug with two circular metal pins Religion: Christian Drive on the right Largest cities outside Budapest: Internet TLD: .hu; .eu Debrecen, Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs, Date code: yyyy.mm.dd. Gyor´´ Telephone country code: +36 Currency: Forint (HUF) HISTORY OF DEBRECEN IN A NUTSHELL
History of Debrecen in a nutshell 1849 – Debrecen is the capital of 1235 – First reference to Debrecen Hungary in ancient charters 1912 – Establishment of the 1538 – Establishment of the State University of Debrecen with GRADING SYSTEM College of Reformed Church in Faculties of Arts, Law, Medicine and The Hungarian education system Debrecen Theology Mark Result uses five-scale evaluation, the 1567 – Higher education starts in 1914 – Some parts of the numbers correspond to ECTS in the (90% - 100%) 5 - Excellent the College university are functioning in the following way: (80% - 89%) 4 - Good 1693 – Debrecen is declared as a building of the College 5 (Excellent) - A; free royal town (70% - 79%) 3 - Satisfactory 4 (Good) - B; (60% - 69%) 2 - Pass 3 (Satisfactory) - C; 2 (Pass) - D, E; (0% - 59%) 1 - Fail 1 (Fail) - F. 6 7 NEPTUN REGISTRATION
• Course and exam registration Requesting network ID and setting Login to Neptun to choose the current semester and • You will have to sign up for your password 1. The Neptun system can be click on ‘Show list’. You are able to exams at the end of the course Similarly to numerous electronic reached in this web page: http:// register for the subject if you go to • Check your grades after the exams services of the University of neptun.unideb.hu the ‘Option’ and click on ‘Register’. Debrecen, you will need a network 2. Here click on the „For students” For educational administration, ID to use Neptun. menu item, then on the „Hallgatói Registering for exams the NEPTUN Education System is 1. In case you already have a - Student” link Under the ‘Exam’ menu if you press applied at all faculties of the University network ID and a password then 3. Write your network ID to the ‘Exam registration’ you will be able of Debrecen. This electronic system you can login to Neptun with „Azonosító” field and the relevant to register for your final exams. You is used to manage all administrative them. password to the „Jelszó” field have to choose the current semester matters related to registration, 2. In case you do not have a network 4. To set the language to English and press on the ‘List exams’ to see courses, exams, tuition fees and ID then go to https://directory. select „English” in the „Nyelv” the exam list. At the end of the line stipends. The system is used by all unideb.hu, click on the link drop-down menu if you press ‘Option’ you can register students as well as administrators “hálózati azonosító létrehozása” 5. Login to the system by clicking on for the exam. and lecturers throughout the in the middle of the page. „Bejelentkezés” If you want to deregister from your University. For the students of the 3. You can switch the website’s You have to make sure your registered exam date, you have to University of Debrecen the system language to English by clicking status is active. For that follow the choose ‘Exam’ menu, then ‘Selected offers the following possibilities: on the “In English” link. Then instructions: exams’ menu. You will see those you can request your network ID 1. On the top, click on the exams you are registered for. At the • modify their personal data; on the screen that appears after “Administration” menu and collect end of the line if you press ‘Option’ you • access information about courses, clicking on “registration page”. the “Enrollment/registration” field can deregister from the exam. You are study requirements, exam dates 2. Choose the current term and able to deregister from the exam until and locations; Neptun identifier: you should have click on the “Register” field 12.00am the day before the exam. • sign up for their courses; received it on the registration form. 3. After these steps your status have • sign up for their exams; Your password is your date of birth to be “accepted-active” Further information • check their grades; in the following form: yymmdd. For Regarding the use of Neptun, further • accept the grade offered by the example: if your date of birth is: Subject and course registration help is available by using the context- teacher; December 14, 1989, your password In Neptun you can register for sensitive help in the information box • send and receive messages to and will be: 891214. subjects and courses. With the next on the left side of the screen; or by from lecturers and administrators; If you have any problem with steps you can do it successfully: clicking the question mark icon in the • pay their tuition and other fees; creating your network ID contact You are able to register for your top right corner you can download the • send feedback about lecture(r)s. the system administrator via e-mail subjects at the ‘Subjects’ menu then complete user’s manual of Neptun at [email protected]. ‘Subjects registration’. You will have Student Web in pdf format. 8 9 HOW TO PAY THE ACCOMMODATION FEE SMART MAP
IN THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOSTELS? You can find useful maps of the city and the university at the Student accommodation fees are University of Debrecen Student following link: https://geosmart.unideb.hu/english.html due at the beginning of the semester. Deposit Subsidiary Account Please make the payment in a timely IBAN electronic format HU32 MEDICAL HELP way. If you have any problems or 1003 4002 0028 2871 0112 In case you need medical Also, the Traumatology of the questions concerning the settling of 0008 SWIFT CODE: HUSTHUHB examination please contact: Kenézy Gyula Hospital (Bartók Béla the invoice, seek assistance at the Please note that processing money Dr. Emőke Lengyel Street 2-26. Debrecen, 4043) offers student hostel office. deposits or money transfers may Tel: +36 52 512900 / 23009 treatments in case of an emergency Paying the accommodation fee take 2-3 working days. Consider this Kossuth Dormitory III. Room 02 24 hours a day. consists of two steps: first you need before financial transactions so as Dr. Judit Szidor to pay the amount to the students’ not to miss any deadlines. email: [email protected] Pharmacies collective account, and then you Tel: +36 52 5121900 / 23001 There is at least one pharmacy open need to settle the invoice in the 2. Making payment through the Kossuth Dormitory, III. Room 03 24-hours in town. The address of the Neptun system. Neptun system one that is open is always posted on Log in to your Neptun account. Emergency care the door of all the other pharmacies. 1. Transferring money to the Imposed items can be found in If the Doctor’s office hours are over Pharmacies on campus: At the collective account the “Payments” menu under the or it is a weekend, the students get main entrance of the Clinical Center. We ask students to go to a bank “Finances” menu item (see picture). health care at the 1st Department of (Address: Nagyerdei krt 98.) and pay the amount of the To settle any unpaid (i.e. active) Internal Medicine. accommodation fee in cash, or log items mark the check box next to in to their online bank account and the item(s) due, then click the “Pay MEDICAL PRECONDITIONS transfer the amount to the students’ in” button. Neptun will provide a Requested medical examination history, The date and result of collective account. last reminder about the possibility Students coming to the Faculty of HBsAT antibody measurement When transferring money to the of assigning a payer, as this setting Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, (Hepatitis-B, HCV, HIV, TBC, collective account, the six-number cannot be modified once the item(s) medical laboratory analitics, Tetanus, Mumps, Rubella, NEPTUN code in “NK-Neptun- have been paid. If all data is correctly physiotherapist and public health Pertussis, Polio ) code” format must be entered into set, click “OK”. Then click the “Pay should bring medical certificates in For practices at the Pediatrics and the information space along with in” button again. The system will English language such as follows: Obstetrics Department additional the name of the student (e.g.: NK- confirm the payment in another pop- • Chest X-ray examinations or items besides the ones mentioned AB1234 Lastname Firstname). up window. pulmonary report (max. one above: Account information for the collective year old) • Stool culture (max. one-month account is as follows: • Immunisation, vaccination old) 10 11
• Lues serology (max. one-year old) on his/her fitness to work/practice in Cintia GUNDA Office hours: The certificate issued in English hospital. e-mail:[email protected], 9.00 a.m. – 11.30 p.m. on should contain the following data: • Signature of doctor Tel: +36 52512900 / 22844 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays • Surname • practice stamp (Cintia is responsible for overseas 1.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. on • First name • place and date students) Tuesdays,Thursdays • Date of birth If you cannot bring these certificates I certify that the information included in English language, they can be STUDENT SERVICE CENTER about the above student is correct. prepared also after arrival, however, Location: Main Canpus, Kossuth In my opinion, this individual has no please be aware that you will have to Lajos II Dormitory - Basement health problems that have impact pay for it. Opening hours: Monday-Friday: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tel.: +36 52 518 600 / 73970, 73976 In case you need any help, please Location: Egyetem tér 1. 4032 Debrecen (I. Villa) Fax: +36 52 518 677 come to the office during office hours Email: [email protected] or send an e-mail to our colleagues: Web: http://hszk.unideb.hu
Katalin DANYI e-mail: [email protected] CONTACTS OF THE FACULTY AND Tel.: +36 52 512 900 / 23257 DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATORS (You should contact Katalin if you study at one of the following faculties: Faculty of Law Dr. Csaba Juhász Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Dr. Márton Leó Zaccaria [email protected] [email protected] Papp Mariett Health, Public Health) Kassai Campus, Inkubátorház 214 [email protected] „iroda” Böszörményi Campus, Building „A” Ágnes PIROSKA Katalin GARGYA (Dean’s Office) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Faculty of Economics and Business Tel.: +36 52512900 / 62412 Administration Faculty of Engineering Tel.: +36 52 512 900 / 62777 Tünde Majorik Dr. Zsolt Tiba (You should contact Ágnes if (You should contact Katalin if [email protected] [email protected] you study at one of the following you study at one of the following Dr. László Erdey Ótemeto Street Campus, Room 303 faculties: Arts and Humanities, faculties: Economics and Business, [email protected] Agricultural and Food Sciences and Böszörményi Campus, Building „Q” Faculty of Informatics Engineering, Informatics, Science Dr. Marianna Zichar and Technology, Law, Music,) Environmental Management, Adult Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sci- [email protected]´´ and Special Education) ences and Environmental Management Kassai Campus, Room 126 12 13
Faculty of Science and Technology Faculty of Arts [email protected] Faculty of Dentistry Dr. Bérczes Attila Dr. Réka Bozzay Main Campus, Egyetem tér 1., Main Dr. István Lampé [email protected] [email protected] Building, Room 347/b [email protected] Main Campus, Mathematics Building, Main Campus, Egyetem tér 1., Clinical Center, Dentistry Building Department of Psychology room M415 Main Building, Room 408 Dr. István Hidegkuti Faculty of Pharmacy Insitute of Biology and Ecology English-American Institute [email protected] Dr. Ildikó Bácskay Kovácsné Dr. Viktor Oláh Dr. György Borus Main Campus, Komlóssy Street [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] 45-47, Room 118 Clinical Center, Theoretical Builing, 4th Main Campus, Life Science Building, Main Building, room 104 floor Department of Media and Room 1022 Italian Department Communication Studies Faculty of Public Health Institute of Chemistry Zsigmond Lakó Dr. Sándor Kálai Balázs Lukács Dr .Kállay Csilla [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Main Building, Room 422/7 Main Campus, Egyetem tér 1., Main Kassai Campus, Kassai út 26. I.em Main Campus, Chemistry Building, Building, Room 17/1 1-311 French Department 4.floor, room D-428 Dr. Skutta Franciska Faculty of Music Faculty of Health Institute of Geography and Geology [email protected] Péter Bognár Katalin Máthé Dr. János Pénzes Main Campus, Egyetem tér 1., [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Main Building, Room 427/a Main Campus, Egyetem tér 2. Nyíregyháza, Sóstói st. 2-4, Bldg. D Main Campus, Mathematics Building, Department of Sociology Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Child and Adult Education Room 118 Flórián Sipos Dr. György Vereb Dr. Magdolna Nemes Institute of Physics [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Judit Darai Main Campus, Egyetem tér 1., Main Campus, Life Science Building 4220 Hajdúböszörmény, Désány István [email protected] Main Building, Room 38 Street 1-9. MTA Atommagkutató Intézet, Department of Etnography Bem tér 18/A STUDENT CARD Erik László Kovács Registered students can apply for a student card, which entitles them to a discount price at public transport, some restaurants, stores and cinemas. Erasmus students can apply only for a temporary student card at the Student Service Center. The temporary card is valid only for 2 months, when it expires you have to renew it at the Student Service Center. 14 15 NATIONAL DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CHECKLIST FOR ALIENS POLICING The following checklist includes all Documentation of your residential the necessary documents that you background: All international students have to PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU must obtain before you go to the • Certificate of accommodation in register at the National Directorate- HAVE TO BOOK AN Office of Immigration and Nationality the student hostel General for Aliens Policing. APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE! in Debrecen. • Lease contract or any other In case you need a visa to come Please make sure that you have all agreement about your to Hungary, you will need to apply (www.bmbah.hu » of them: accommodation (containing the for the residence permit within 30 administration menu » expiration date and the amount days. It will replace your visa. You appointment booking) 1. Students who cannot enter of rental fee) will be able to travel back to your Hungary without a visa • Contract or statement providing home country and travel within the Opening hours: • Passport accommodation by courtesy Schengen area with a valid residence Monday: 8.30-12.30 • Passport size photo (stamped on Documentation of your financial permit. Tuesday: 13.00-16.00 the backside by the Hungarian background: Wednesday: 8.30-12.30 Consulate) • A written declaration explaining Address: 4033 Debrecen, Sámsoni Thursday: 13.00-17.00 Documentation of your residential your financial circumstances: the út 149. Friday: 8.30-12.30 background: source, amount, currency and Phone number: +36 52 503 840 • Address registration form signed regularity of your income by owner • If you have a Hungarian bank • “Adatlap a tartózkodási engedély account: history of debits and kiadásához” (please do not stick credits on this account at least your photo on) for the previous 6 months • If you have access to a foreign 2. Non-EEA citizen students who bank account: history of debits can enter Hungary without a visa and credits on this account at • Passport least for the previous 6 months • Passport size photo • If you receive cash via money • Certificate of your student status transfer: all currency exchange • Valid student ID card statements and spot cash • Health insurance for the whole statements within a 6 month stay in Hungary time period • It is worth collecting all money- related documents to avoid 16 17
complications (bank account agreement about your acco- certificate, transfer history, money mmodation (containing the exchange receipts, payout/ATM expiration date and the amount receipts) of rental fee) Proof of ability to leave Hungary: • Contract or statement providing • Valid ticket or reservation accommodation by courtesy • Amount of money to buy a ticket Documentation of your financial put in deposit in your bank account background: Forms to be filled in: • scholarship/student loan • “Accommodation reporting form certificate for third country nationals” (with • your own bank account certificate the signature of the person or / transfer history the dormitory providing your • money exchange receipts / accommodation) payout (ATM) receipts • “Application for residence permit • cash via money transfer (e.g.: for the purpose of studies”, do Western Uninon) certificates not stick on your photo Form to be filled in: • “Form for issuing registration 3. Students from EEA countries certificate and reporting (members of the EU and Lichten- accommodation” stein, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland) Please provide a copy of your • Passport or ID card residence permit to the International • Health insurance card Office. • Certificate of your student status If your residence permit is about (you get this after registration at to expire you have to apply for a the University) renewal at the Office of Immigration. These are the basic documents process, please fill it in before Documentation of your residential Please keep in mind that your to bring to extend your residence you go there. background: current residence permit can be permit: 2. 1 ID Photo (the size as in • Certificate of accommodation in a extended by 6 months before its 1. the Application Form – printable passports) student hostel expiry date but you are required from the website (www.bmbah. 3. Current Residence Permit and • The ownership certificate to come for an extension at least 30 hu) or available at the Office 4. Passport valid for the requested • Lease contract or any other days before the expiry date. of Immigration. For a quicker period 18 19 DEBRECEN SUMMER SCHOOL ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK DEBRECEN
Erasmus Student Network Debrecen ESN Debrecen coordinates the (ESN Debrecen) is a voluntary Erasmus Buddy Programme which student organization working for helps incoming students in their international and exchange students integration to university life by coming to study at the University pairing them with local students. The of Debrecen. ESN Debrecen is a Erasmus Buddy Programme helps member of the Student Union of incoming students to accommodate the UD, therefore it is an official themselves with the help of their student body representing incoming Buddies, get to know local life at exchange students’ rights while also Debrecen – where to do shopping, aiming to promote mobility among all where to arrange official university university students. ESN Debrecen and/or city bureaucratic matters, works closely with the International introducing international students to Office of the University of Debrecen student friendly restaurants and bars to make the incoming students life and many other aspects of student easier. life. It is especially useful in the first Members of ESN Debrecen are few weeks, however, ESN Debrecen students themselves, organizing hopes that the programme helps social, cultural or sport events and building friendships lasting longer trips to students in their free time. than a semester. Debrecen Summer School is an our semester courses are the internationally recognised language best opportunities to learn basic school specializing in teaching communication in Hungarian such as Hungarian as a foreign language how to say “hello”, how to buy a train and introducing Hungarian culture ticket at the railway station or how to to foreigners. Since its foundation order a cup of coffee in a restaurant. in 1927, Debrecen Summer School So do not hesitate to join our groups has become the largest institution and pick up some Hungarian which of its kind providing firm knowledge may come very handy at some later and great experience in a genuinely stage. international milieu. For students who arrive in Hungary For further information please visit: to study for any length of time, www.nyariegyetem.hu 20 21 UNIPASS CARD
of the most popular ESN event – Students and employees of the with your EduID and password (the is a night when all students have University of Debrecen may request same ID and password you use for a chance to show how tasty their a UniPass card, which is used the Neptun system), fill in the order national cuisine is, bringing home- for identification on the university form and upload your photo. cooked typical national dishes for campuses and provides access other students to taste them. to certain services. Outside of the A highlight of the semester is university campus the card entitles when ESN organizes charity events the cardholder to discounts at during the International Social selected service providers. You can Erasmus Week, a project of ESN order your card anytime during the International. Giving back to the local academic year. In order to request a community, doing charity, promoting card, visit https://unipass.hu/, log in volunteering, creating something that has an impact on the local life, LIBRARY ESN Debrecen offers a wide like painting the paediatric hospital, Location: other library units of the university variety of programmes available planting trees, making food for H-4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1. (Agricultural Science Library, Kenézy for all students. Orientation days, homeless people, donating blood. (Main Building, 1st floor) Life Sciences Library, Library of The welcome and farewell dinners, sight- ESN organizes these and many Contact: [email protected] Conservatory, Engineering Library, seeing, visiting the local spa, trips other weekly events for students to www.lib.unideb.hu Arts and Sciences Library, Library and excursions to Budapest and keep them entertained, to provide a of the Faculty of Education, Social Hungarian wine regions. The goal platform for students to meet local All university students can register Sciences Library). is to bring the Hungarian culture and international students, to bring FREE to the University and National close to the international students, them together, to make them a Library, University of Debrecen (in therefore ESN organizes many community. Hungarian DEENK). Services of events to show how diverse our DEENK libraries are available only culture is – nights when students Contact: with UniPass Card. Only UniPass have a chance to learn Hungarian Web: www.debrecen.esn.hu Card can be used as a reading card. folk dance, Hungarian cooking class More information are on the Library Email: [email protected] during which we make a Hungarian website: http://www.lib.unideb.hu/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ dish together step by step or en/registration Hungarian Movie Club to watch ESNDebrecen Students may register in any one of Hungarian movies with English Instagram: esn_debrecen the library units: the card given to subtitles. International Dinner – one you upon registration is valid in all the 22 23 EVERYDAY LIFE - ARRIVAL IN HUNGARY EVERYDAY LIFE - COMMUNICATION Telephone and dialing info, • Directory Assistance: 198 change. For an IC train you need to important numbers, internet & wi-fi • International Directory: 199 buy a ticket and a seat-reservation Telephone, Fax • International Emergency Call: to Debrecen. The distance between • Hungary country code: +36 112 Kobánya-Kispest and Debrecen is • Debrecen area code: 52 (+7-digit 210 km and it takes 2 hours and 35 number) Internet minutes to reach Debrecen by an IC • International pre-dial: 00 + • At the area of University and in train. country code + local number the Library free wifi is available. You can check train schedules here: • Domestic long-distance pre-dial: https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en 06 + area code + local number Post Office Services Trains from Kobánya-Kispest • Cell-phone numbers are 9-digit, Post offices are usually open from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Railway Station to Debrecen depart after dialing 06, the first two Monday to Friday, from 8-16h. On Airport (BUD) is located on the edge every hour. numbers depend on the telephone campus: of the capital, with two terminals for It is also possible to take an airport company: 20, 30 or 70. In the Main building of the University passenger traffic: 2A and 2B. shuttle from the airport of Budapest (Address: Egyetem tér 1.) At You can get to Debrecen by train, to Debrecen, but it requires your Important telephone numbers the entrance of Clinical Center which departs from the nearby advance booking with a transfer • Ambulance: 104 (Address: Nagyerdei körút 98.) More Kobánya-Kispest railway station. company. • Police: 107 information on post office services: From the airport, take bus no. 200E • Fire department: 105 http://www.posta.hu to get to the railway station (which is the last stop of the bus). You can buy the bus ticket at the bus stop from the ticket machine if you have a debit card or Hungarian Forints. The bus will take you to Kobánya- Kispest Railway Station in about 20-25 minutes, where you can buy a train ticket and board a train to Debrecen (or board the subway to Debrecen also has an international get to Budapest centre). airport, you can check the It is recommended that you take destinations from where there are an Intercity (IC) train, which is direct flights to Debrecen at the faster than regular trains and as it website below: is a direct train, you do not have to http://www.debrecenairport.com 24 25 EVERYDAY LIFE - PUBLIC TRANSPORT SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
You can travel to the university The University of Debrecen attaches in 1919 with the aim of providing campuses by means of public great importance to students’ well- an opportunity for all students to transport. One way tickets are being and provides on-campus participate in the sport life of the available at news’ stands, grocery sporting opportunities. The university. stores and can also be purchased university’s fitness center, tennis For more information visit from the drivers (in the latter case courts, race tracks, football fields and www.sport.unideb.hu it is a bit more expensive). The best gyms are open to all students and and most comfortable way to use staff members who wish to spend Fitness and Gym: public transportation is to buy a their free time actively. Students Unifit Fitness and Gym Center monthly pass, available at a discount are also welcome to compete in the https://www.stadionunifit.hu/ price with your student card, at post university’s Athletic Club (DEAC). offices and at the University Main DEAC includes 22 departments Swimming: Building in the beginning of the from tennis to fencing to sailing to Debreceni Sportuszoda month. The monthly pass is only futsal. Students may also join day- http://www.sportuszoda.hu/uk/ valid together with your student card trips to various parts of the country, index.html and with the student card number skiing holidays in winter and rowing written on it. If you wish to travel out of the city, tours in the summer. Aquaticum You may find details about the bus/ you may use a train, please check The Athletic Club of the University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei park 1. tram/trolley-bus routes at http:// the routes/schedule at http://elvira. Debrecen (DEAC) was established www.aquaticum.hu www.dkv.hu/en mav-start.hu EVERYDAY LIFE - PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 January - New Year’s Day 15 March - National Holiday in April - Easter Sunday & Monday 1 May - Workers’ Day / Day of Labour in May - Pentecost (Whitsun) 20 August - St. Stephen’s Day 23 October - Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution 1 November - All Saint’s Day 25-26 December - Christmas 26 27
Classical Music • Medgyessy Ferenc Emlékmúzeum, Classical music is usually performed Péterfia u. 28. in one of the following three halls: • Holló László Emlékház, Holló • 2nd floor, Main building, University László sétány of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1. • Kölcsey Központ, Debrecen, For more leisure and cultural facilities Hunyadi u. 1-3. please visit: www.iranydebrecen.hu • Concert hall of the Conservatory of the University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 2.
Cinemas • Apolló (3 theatres), Miklós u. 1. Tel: (52) 417-847 • Cinema City (9 theatres), Debrecen Plaza, Péterfia u. 18. Tel: (52) 456-111 • Klinika Mozi, Arteasy Filmklub, University of Debrecen, Móricz Zsigmond krt. 1. Tel: (52) 411-600 / 4465
Theatres • Csokonai Színház, Kossuth u. 10. Tel: (52) 417-811 • Horváth Árpád Stúdiószínház, Kossuth u. 10. Tel: (52) 417-811
Museums Museums are usually closed on Mondays. • Déri Múzeum, Déri tér 1. • Református Kollégium Múzeuma, Kálvin tér 16. 28
University of Debrecen International Relations Office 4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1. (I. Villa) Tel.: +36 52 512-900 / 62777, 23257
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