UNIVERSITY OF Erasmus Guide for International Students

Veszprém 2014

1 Edited by

Dr. Ildikó Hortobágyi

Editing Team

Beáta Bődör Kornél Gombás Judit Lukács Réka Vámosi

The publication of this guide was supported by the European Commission. The Commission does not take responsibility for the content.

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. of Pannonia General information Contacts Departmental coordinators Academic calendar 2014-2015 Short of the University management Mission and strategy Faculties Doctoral schools Research and development International affairs Student organisations University facilities Libraries Sporting facilities University map – Veszprém Campus, University map – Campus 2. Hungary Facts and figures and climate 3. Higher in Hungary at a glance The Hungarian System Admission requirements International recognition of degrees Credit system System of assessment 4. Essential information for exchange students How to apply? Language requirements Orientation week for exchange students Legal matters Visa Residence permit Health care services available during temporary stay in Hungary Arrival information sheet Accommodation 5. Everyday life Travelling, public transport Postal services Mobile phone 6. Entertainment Programmes for the weekends – Places to visit The city of Veszprém Entertainment in Keszthely and its surroundings

3 University Programmes VEN Balaton Regatta rowing competition University Sport Days Students’ Days on Keszthely campus Sárgulás/Graduation Festivity Experience of current incoming ERASMUS students 7. Appendix ERASMUS documents ECTS issues Practical information Useful links and addresses

4 DEAR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT!

Welcome to the University of Pannonia! You have made a really good decision by choosing us! The centre of our university is located in Veszprém, which is one of the oldest historic of Hungary. The city has deep rooted traditions of higher education, so we hope you will truly enjoy your stay. Furthermore, we believe that Veszprém will not only be intellectually fulfilling but also a cheerful experience.

The university is considered the heart of the Central-Transdanubian region due to its commitment to broaden and promote high quality education. For the students, this provides an opportunity to choose from among several majors, including numerous master’s programmes and higher vocational training at five faculties. We put an emphasis on life skills, such as problem-solving and communication, which enables our students to meet the societal and economic requirements at national and international levels. Besides programmes offered by the university, the city provides numerous cultural, social and tourist activities. So, you are in the right place!

We know that finding your way in a foreign country is not easy, but we will do our best to help you. That is why several organisations help you and make it easier for you to adapt to the new circumstances!

The Office of External Affairs is responsible for the administrative tasks of the exchange programmes, while the PEHÖK (Students’ Union of the University of Pannonia) - International Relations Students Office caters for the general welfare of international students. The International Relations Students Office is a member of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and the Central European Student Network. The ESN-team will try their outmost to make you feel welcome. Within the ESN, there is a mentor-system, which means a one-to-one patronage. Thus each exchange student is assisted by a mentor-student from the university who facilitates their integration and socialisation.

This guide introduces you to the academic structure of the university and also to its current life. Moreover, it helps to organize your stay in Veszprém by providing some practical information concerning everyday life.

We wish you a very pleasant and exciting stay in Hungary!

The International Team

5 1. UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA

GENERAL INFORMATION

Legal name in English University of Pannonia Legal name in Hungarian Pannon Egyetem Erasmus ID Code HU VESZPRE01 Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Website http://www.uni-pannon.hu Head of Prof. Dr. Ferenc Friedler Official Title Rector Rector’s Secretariat 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Building “B” Great Assembly Hall, first floor Phone +36/88/624-559 Fax +36/88/624-529 E-mail [email protected]

6 CONTACTS

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Head of Office Dr. Ildikó Hortobágyi Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Website http://web.uni-pannon.hu /tni Phone +36/88/623-835 Fax +36/88/624-008 E-mail [email protected]

International Team

Institutional Erasmus and CEEPUS Coordinator Judit Lukács Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Phone +36/88/624-753 Fax +36/88/624-008 E-mail [email protected]

Erasmus Coordinator, International Affairs Officer Beáta Bődör Address 8360 Keszthely Deák Ferenc u. 16. Hungary Phone +36/83/545-148

Fax +36/83/510-167 E-mail [email protected]

7 DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATORS

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Faculty ERASMUS Coordinator: Katalin Szeili Szalai, head of marketing Centre of Marketing and International Relations [email protected]

Faculty contact: Janka Huják, coordinator for international relations Centre of Marketing and International Relations [email protected] +36/88/6243916

Institute of Business Department of Accountancy and Controlling Réka Polák-Weldon [email protected] +36 88/624-898

Department of Business Economics Dr. Attila Bátor [email protected] +36 88/624-345

Department of Finance Krisztina Bertalan [email protected] +36 88/624-901

Department of Tourism Dr. Ágnes Raffay [email protected] +36 88/624-810

Institute of Economics Department of Economics Dr. Szabolcs Szikszai [email protected] +36 88/624-894

Department of International Economics Ildikó Virág-Neumann [email protected] +36 88/624-894

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Institute of Management Department of Supply Chain Management Edit Komlósi [email protected] +36 88/624-263

Department of Management Edit Komlósi [email protected] +36 88/624-263

Department of Quantitative Methods Katalin Molnárné Barna [email protected] +36 88/624-901

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering Dr. László Szokonya [email protected] +36/88/624-270

Institute of Chemistry Prof. Dr. Ottó Horváth [email protected] +36/88/624-159

Institute of Environmental Engineering János Lakó [email protected] +36/88/624-296

Institute of Environmental Sciences Prof. Dr. Rita Szakács-Földényi [email protected] +36/88/624-370

Institute of Materials Engineering Dr. Kristóf Kovács [email protected] +36/88/624-507

Institute of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Sándor Verdes [email protected] +36/88/624-247

9 Institute of Physics and Mechatronics Dr. Csaba Németh [email protected] +36/88/624-460

Institute of Radiochemistry and Radioecology Dr. Tibor Kovács [email protected] +36/88/624-789 Research Institute of Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics Prof. Dr. Katalin Bélafi-Bakó [email protected] +36/88/624-726

FACULTY OF MODERN PHILOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Centre for Dr. Orsolya Bagladi [email protected] +36/88/624-662

Institute of Literature and Cultural Studies Department of Dr. Gábor Kovács [email protected] +36/88/622-739

Department of Theatre Studies Dr. Zsuzsa Ordasi [email protected] +36/88/622-734

Institute of Hungarian and Applied Linguistics Department of Dr. Orsolya Bagladi [email protected] +36/88/624-662

Department of Applied Linguistics Dr. Szilvia Bátyi [email protected] +36/88/622-719

Institute of Social Sciences and International Studies Dr. Mónika Szente-Varga [email protected] +36/88/624-274

10 Institute of Education, Pápa Judit Langerné Dr. Buchwald [email protected] +36/89/510-290

Institute of English and American Studies Dr. Márta Pintér [email protected] +36/88/624-976

Institute of German and Translation Studies Department of German Studies Dr. László V. Szabó [email protected] +36/88/624-964

Department of Translation and Interpretation Dr. habil. Katalin Ortutay [email protected] +36/88/624-968

FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Department of Computer Science and Systems Technology Dr. Tünde Tarczali [email protected] +36/88/624-710

Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems Anna Medve [email protected] +36/88/624-814

Department of Mathematics Prof. Dr. Ferenc Hartung [email protected] +36/88/624-021

Research Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering Orsolya Ujvári [email protected] +36/88/624-023

GEORGIKON FACULTY

Department of Animal Nutrition and Animal Husbandry Dr. Szabolcs Bene [email protected] +36/83/545-398

11 Department of Crop Production and Soil Science Prof. Dr. Katalin Sárdi [email protected] +36/83/545-295

Dr. Zoltán Tóth [email protected] +36/83/545-068

Department of Economic and Social Sciences Dr. Zsuzsanna Bacsi [email protected] +36/83/545-366

Dr. Ernő Kovács [email protected] +36/83/545-120

Department of Foreign Languages Judit Lukács-Pető [email protected] +36/83/545-286

Department of Horticulture Prof. Dr. László Kocsis [email protected] +36/83/545-058

Department of Meteorology and Water Management Prof. Dr. Angéla Anda [email protected] +36/83/545-149

Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology Dr. Zoltán Alföldi [email protected] +36/83/545-007

Dr. Borbála Hoffmann [email protected] +36/83/545-041

Dr. Balázs Kolics [email protected] +36/83/545-007

Institute of Plant Protection Dr. Zsolt Marczali [email protected] +36/83/545-282

12 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014/2015

ACADEMIC YEAR

Each academic year consists of two 14-week long semesters followed by a 6-week examination period each.

Autumn Semester Registration: 1 September (Monday) – 5 September 2014 (Friday) Classes begin: 8 September, 2014 (Monday) Classes end: 12 December, 2014 (Friday) Examination session: 13 December 2014 (Saturday) – 23 January, 2015 (Friday) Autumn holiday: 20 – 24 October, 2014 Institutional Students’ Research Conference (ITDK): 19 November, 2014 (Wednesday) Winter holiday: 26 – 30 January, 2015

Spring Semester Registration: 2 February (Monday) – 6 February 2015 (Friday) Classes begin: 9 February 2015 (Monday) Classes end: 15 May, 2015 (Friday) Spring holiday: 7 April (Thursday) -10 April 2015 (Friday) Balaton Regatta rowing competition (Veszprém): 15 May, 2015 (Friday) Examination session: 18 May (Monday) – 22 June, 2015 (Monday)

NATIONAL AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

2014 Thursday 23 October National holiday Saturday 1 November All Saints’ Day Wednesday 24 December Christmas Eve Thursday 25 December Christmas Friday 26 December Christmas 2015 Thursday 1 January New Year’s Day Sunday 15 March National holiday Sunday 5 April Easter Sunday Monday 6 April Easter Monday Friday 1 May Labour Day Sunday 24 May Whit Sunday Monday 25 May Whit Monday Thursday 20 August St. Stephen’s Day

13 SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA

The history of the University of Pannonia can be best illustrated through the development of its respective faculties. During its colorful history, the university has always responded flexibly to the manifold challenges and needs of society, offering internationally competitive quality education and research opportunities besides functioning as an active contributor to the economic, scientific, and cultural development of the region. The Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in the of Keszthely was founded in 1797 by Count György Festetics, who was simultaneously the initiator, supporter and manager of the project. As an enduring legacy, the Georgikon Faculty – which was transformed several times during its history and joined the University of Pannonia in 2000 – is considered to be the oldest agricultural institution in continental . In 1949, the Faculty of Engineering was launched in Veszprém with the main mission of providing elite education for chemical engineers. However, as the number of students increased and the societal needs diversified in the forthcoming decades, so did the range of courses and programs offered by the faculty. The Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences was founded as a separate faculty in Veszprém in 1990 to host undergraduate and graduate programs in humanities, social sciences and teacher training. The year 2003 witnessed the addition of two new faculties to the university. The Faculty of Information Technology was founded to provide state-of-the-art education, research and development in IT and IT-related engineering fields. The Faculty of Economics has functioned ever since as a center for training future experts and leaders in economics, management and engineering. The university acquired its present name (“University of Pannonia”) in 2006, a choice which encapsulates the multifaceted scientific character, regional engagement, and strategic mission of the institution. Several prestigious awards attest the continuous and dynamic development of the University of Pannonia and prove its commitment to quality education, research, exemplary student services and societal engagement. In 2008 the Faculty of Economics received the Quality Award of Higher Education, an honour also bestowed on the Faculty of Engineering in 2011. In recognition of its incessant pursuit of quality and its continued commitment to a leading role in regional development, the University of Pannonia was conferred the Royal Region Award (“Királyi Régióért Díj”) in 2009, followed by the Outstanding University (“Kiváló Egyetem”) ministerial-level recognition in 2010. The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Pannonia was awarded the “Research Faculty” recognition by the government in 2013. Therefore, one can proudly and rightfully claim that the University of Pannonia produces, promotes and cultivates scientific knowledge, functions as the guardian and mediator of cultural values, creates quality and builds the spirit of universitas, and also opens new horizons for the educational, research and student community not only in the region, but also at national and international level.

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UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

Rector

Prof. Dr. Ferenc Friedler [email protected]

General Director of Secretary General Economic Affairs Mária Zsiborács-Petró Dr. András Katona [email protected] [email protected] pannon.hu

15 FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Dean’s Office Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Phone +36/88/624-847 Fax +36/88/624-859 E-mail [email protected]

GEORGIKON FACULTY Dean’s Office Address 8360 Keszthely Deák Ferenc u. 16. Hungary Phone +36/83/545-102 Fax +36/83/510-167 E-mail [email protected]

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Dean’s Office Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Phone +36/88/624-746 Fax +36/88/624-631 E-mail [email protected]

FACULTY OF MODERN PHILOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Dean’s Office Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Phone +36/88/624-876 Fax +36/88/624-876 E-mail [email protected]

FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dean’s Office Address 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 2. Hungary Phone +36/88/624-023 Fax +36/88/624-025 E-mail [email protected]

16 MISSION AND STRATEGY

The University of Pannonia performs research and R&D activities and offers programmes in the main areas of engineering, economics, information technology, social and agricultural sciences.

Prestigious international projects provide researchers’ and students’ mobility, and also contribute to the quality of the programmes in these areas. In all activities, including international projects, the university seriously takes sustainability into account.

The university’s duty in general, is to provide professional service for all three types of partners, i.e. students, institutes for research, and companies for innovations. Therefore, the “building” of the university can be imagined as having three entrances, one for each type of partners. Any of them entering the building must receive professional service, according to their requirements. This is the key point in the organizational structure of the university, which provides quality, efficiency, and sustainability simultaneously.

17 FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

The University of Pannonia founded the Institute of Economics in 2000, which became the Independent Institute of Economics on 1st of January 2001. This Institute was responsible for the economic programmes within the Faculty of Engineering until September 2003, when the Faculty of Economics came into being. In 2012 in accordance with the double profile the name has been officially altered to Faculty of Business and Economics. The primary objective of the Faculty of Business and Economics is the education of economists, engineering managers and the further education and retraining of executives. The aim is to train future professionals who are capable of creating, managing and leading systems of enterprises, as well as non-profit organisations. The Faculty of Business and Economics is composed of three institutes, educating and carrying out research in ten different fields:  Institute of Business o Department of Accountancy and Controlling o Department of Business Economics o Department of Finance o Department of Management o Department of Tourism  Institute of Economics o Department of Economics o Department of International Economics  Institute of Management o Department of Management o Department of Quantitative Methods o Department of Supply Chain Management Within its multilevel and linear education system, the Faculty offers nearly 20 bachelor’s and master’s programmes in three fields: business economics, economics and technical management. The Faculty offers the following programmes fully in English: BA in Business Administration and Management, BA in Business Administration and Management, MA in Economic Analysis and MA in Tourism Management. At the Faculty of Business and Economics ERASMUS students attend lessons in English together with Hungarian students, which provides them an enriching multicultural team experience. In order to be able to keep up with the study requirements, all students must have a good command of English for academic purposes. The required minimum level of English language knowledge is B1. Research activity and Doctoral School The Faculty’s research groups are engaged in various research activities for the benefit of the national and international science. The Faculty also hosts the Networked Research Group on Regional Innovation and Development Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In cooperation with the companies of the Central and Western Transdanubian regions, the Faculty promotes the realisation of regional and cross-border education, research and development programmes. The Faculty of Business and Economics has a recognised and powerful doctoral school in which excellent professors lead research groups in the field of economics, business and

18 management. Research fields of the Doctoral School in Management Sciences and Business Administration: Agricultural Economics, Economics, Management Sciences. Newsletter magazine Since 2009 the magazine of the Faculty of Business and Economics informs students, partners and staff on the current events at the Faculty. For an electronic version please visit: http://en.gtk.uni-pannon.hu/newsletter Pannon Management Review In 2012 the first issue of the Pannon Management Review was published, managed by the Faculty, which is today the only management journal in Hungary written in English. The Faculty aims this journal to become worldwide acknowledged and recognised within some years. Read the on-line version for free: http://pmr.uni-pannon.hu/ International programmes  International Week During the days of the International Week well-known guest lectures come from various countries to share their knowledge and to offer exciting presentations. This week spices up the semester and fosters new international contacts and professional cooperation.  International Afternoon The International Afternoon is organised every March. This professional and cultural event provides students with information on international opportunities, scholarships, internships and work. This is also a time when international students can share their culture through presentations, performances, talks and in any form they prefer.  For further programmes please see the Faculty’s Blog and Facebook page: http://blog.gtk.uni-pannon.hu/wordpress_en/ https://www.facebook.com/pegtkEN Higher Education Quality Award 2008 The Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pannonia had been the first faculty in the country to receive the Higher Education Quality Award in the category of Organisation Unit in 2008. The award was established by the government with the aim of recognising the achievements of Higher Education and their organisation units which have attained outstanding results in the application of quality improving methods, besides reflecting continuous improvement. The awarding committee made its decision by assessing the quality of education, the stage of development of the infrastructure, students’ satisfaction, intensity of corporate relations and the quality of talent management. The award provides an opportunity for national and international comparison, ranking and also for adapting to the economy’s needs, besides strengthening the competition. AACSB accreditation The Faculty of Business and Economics considers one of its most important goals to become international and for this essential purpose earning the international accreditation is vital. In January 2014 the Faculty came to a milestone during the accreditation procedure: it became a member of the AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree in business and accounting. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in . Membership is a valuable resource of the development of the Faculty, making international contacts and world-wide reputation. The accreditation means competitive advantage that influences our Faculty’s market position, members, staff and students as well.

19 GEORGIKON FACULTY

The legal predecessor of the Georgikon Faculty was founded in Keszthely by Count György Festetics in 1797. The Georgikon was the first institution of agricultural higher education in Europe. In 1989 this institution became the Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture of the Pannon University of Agricultural Sciences. It was on the 1st of January 2000 when the Pannon University of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Veszprém were united, since 1 March 2006, the institution is called the University of Pannonia. The educational profile of the Georgikon is remarkably colourful. Besides the traditional agricultural sciences, a great emphasis is laid on modern ecological considerations with a view to provide high quality education. The Faculty offers a wide range of choices to the prospective students: the applicants can choose from nine BSc and ten MSc programmes. Two MSc programmes are available for foreign students in English language, too. The main scene of practical training at the Faculty is the Experimental and Demonstration Farm established in 2005, whose institutional predecessor was awarded several titles of acknowledgement. Its crop production, animal breeding, horticultural training and research facilities are located in the immediate vicinity of the Halls of Residence. The Georgikon Faculty has ongoing research programmes in every field of its educational profile. The professors, lecturers and researchers have achieved prominent results in improving and breeding arable, fodder and horticultural crops and developing agricultural technologies. In addition to these, the noteworthy long-term experiments and research projects of the Faculty in the field agrochemistry and erosion research have been conducted for several decades. To comply with the requirements of modern times, the institution is also engaged in the development of integrated plant protection procedures, application of technological quality control of plant protection machinery and environmental protection diagnostics. In the field of animal husbandry, the Faculty has very advanced research projects concerned with pig and beef cattle breeding, population genetics and toxicology. Apart from the traditional research topics more and more stress is laid on interdisciplinary studies. The Faculty is proud of the Potato Research Centre, as well. On the one hand, it is engaged in the breeding of profitable potato varieties suitable for Central European agro-ecological conditions, resistant against major potato pests, pathogens and extreme weather conditions. On the other hand, the centre is concerned with seed propagation and marketing of the varieties. The vineyard and the Georgikon Winery in are also worth mentioning. A historic wine cellar belongs to it, which has earned the title of the most beautiful wine cellar of the Balaton Highlands in 1999. One outstanding result of the work conducted there, with the application of modern methods and equipment, is the Cserszegi fűszeres grape variety and the world famous white wine produced from it.

20 Bachelor’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Agribusiness and Rural Development Dr. Gabriella Bánhegyi  Agriculture Prof. Dr. József Kocsondi  Agricultural Environmental Management Dr. Zoltán Burucs  Animal Husbandry Dr. Péter Polgár  Crop Production Prof. Dr. Sándor Hoffmann  Horticulture Dr. Gitta Kocsis-Molnár  Nature Conservation Dr. Előd Kondorosy  Tourism and Catering Dr. Ágnes Raffay  Oenology and Viticulture Prof. Dr. László Kocsis

Master’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Agricultural Biotechnology Prof. Dr. Richard Gáborjányi  Agricultural Environmental Management Prof. Dr. Angéla Anda  Agriculture Prof. Dr. Katalin Sárdi  Agriculture (in English) Prof. Dr. Katalin Sárdi  Animal Husbandry Dr. Péter Polgár  Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety Prof. Dr. Károly Dublecz  Horticulture Prof. Dr. László Kocsis  Nature Conservation Dr. Előd Kondorosy  Plant Protection Dr. András Péter Takács  Plant Protection (in English) Dr. András Péter Takács  Rural Development Prof. Dr. Tibor Pupos  Agribusiness Dr. Péter Urfi

21 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Pannonia, with its dynamic, innovative teaching and progressive approach, is competing to be one of the best engineering faculties in Hungary. It has been known over decades for its strength in offering a wide variety of graduate and research programs in the fields of engineering and science. Our aim is to explore new areas of science by conserving the traditional values of engineering training and to preserve the finest national and international standards of academic excellence. The Faculty has highly valued reputation in the industry for the quality of our graduates, research and the use of up-to-date knowledge. Our commitment is to equip students with a deep understanding of their subjects and provide key transferable skills and attributes to be successful in employment. They are encouraged to engage creatively with new and existing ideas and to explore the applied side of engineering. Our aim is to deliver courses which meet the needs of industry and to play an important role in creating a generation of engineers that will take a lead in the development of innovative and sustainable technologies. We are constantly seeking opportunities to work closely with our existing and new strategic partners. The Faculty of Engineering delivers a wide range of degree programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral level. The undergraduate programmes of the Faculty provide excellent professional education in the following areas: materials engineering, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, mechatronics engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry and . Postgraduate courses are taught in six major subject areas: materials engineering, environmental engineering, mechatronics engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry and environmental engineering. The Faculty welcomes applicants for PhD in a range of disciplines in the Doctoral School of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences and in the Doctoral School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science. Our postgraduate courses are designed for engineering graduates who intend to enter or enhance their career prospects. The Faculty of Engineering hosts a wide variety of research programmes. Research activities are arranged into 21 thematic Research Groups, which are in receipt of significant long-term funding from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, industrial partners, from regional and national sources and from grants provided by the European Union. The Faculty is dedicated to produce research results of the highest quality across a broad range of disciplines, and to promote continuous innovation and improvement in the fields of science and engineering. Our expertise is extensive - nine academic departments cover different engineering disciplines ensuring that our research responds to new and emerging challenges. Our academic staff deliver their subjects through high quality research and use up- to-date knowledge to enrich their students’ learning experience.

22 Bachelor’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Bioengineering Prof. Dr. Katalin Bélafi-Bakó  Chemical Engineering Dr. Sándor Németh  Chemistry Prof. Dr. Rita Skoda-Földes  Environmental Engineering Dr. Endre Domokos  Environmental Studies Prof. Dr. Judit Padisák  Materials Engineering Dr. Éva Kristof-Mako  Mechanical Engineering Prof. Dr. Imre Timár  Mechatronics Engineering Dr. Zoltán Gugolya

Master’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Chemical Engineering Dr. Sándor Németh  Chemistry Prof. Dr. Rita Skoda-Földes  Environmental Engineering Dr. Endre Domokos  Environmental Engineering (in English) Dr. Endre Domokos  Environmental Sciences Prof. Dr. Judit Padisák  Environmental Sciences (in English) Prof. Dr. Judit Padisák  Materials Engineering Dr. Eva Kristof-Mako  Mechatronics Engineering Prof. Dr. Imre Timár

23 FACULTY OF MODERN PHILOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

The former Faculty of Teacher Training was founded in 1990 and was transformed into the Faculty of Arts in 2006. Since November 1st 2008 it has been called the Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences. The main mission and fields of pursuit of the Faculty are research and education in literature, linguistics, and social sciences. The Pedagogical Research Institute was founded in 1999 in Pápa, but since 2007 it has been known as the Pedagogical Research and Training Centre of the Institute of Educational Sciences. It facilitates the educational, research and scientific activities of the Faculty. Our bachelor’s and master’s programmes cover the fields of education, social sciences and languages studies. Students interested in the humanities can start their philological studies in various foreign languages (English, German, French and Hungarian), Pedagogy, Liberal Arts, International Studies, Political and Social Sciences bachelor’s programmes. They can widen their knowledge in Theatre Studies, English, Applied Linguistics, or Translation and Interpretation master’s courses. They can gain a teacher’s qualification in English, German and Hungarian languages, Pedagogy, Information Science and Environmental Studies master’s programmes. Because of the diverse character of the Faculty, research is carried out at departmental and institutional levels. In today’s global and intensifying competition, our Faculty has created an international partnership network to inspire joint research, through the mobility of tutors and students to acquire experience and to build professional relations.

24 Bachelor’s programmes and heads of schools:

 English and American Studies (in English) Dr. Szilárd Szentgyörgyi  French Studies (in French) Dr. Katalin Ortutay  German Studies (in German) Prof. Dr. Csaba Földes  Hungarian Studies Dr. Tibor Hajagos-Tóth  International Relations Dr. Éva Nagy  Liberal Arts Dr. János Géczi  Pedagogy Dr. Mária Zsolnai-Mátyási  Political Science Dr. Zoltán Kalmár  Social Sciences Dr. Magdolna Kaszás-Leveleki

Master’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Applied Linguistics Dr. Judit Navracsics  Educational Science Dr. Mária Zsolnai-Mátyási  English and American Studies (in English) Dr. Ildikó Hortobágyi  , Literature and Culture (in German) Dr. Csaba Földes  Hungarian Language and Literature Dr. Katalin Szitár  International Relations Dr. János Géczi  Teaching Education: o Educational Science Dr. Mária Zsolnai-Mátyási o English Language and Culture Dr. Ildikó Hortobágyi o Environmental Science Dr. András Liker o German Language and Culture Dr. Gabriella Rácz o Hungarian Language and Culture Dr. Katalin Szitár o Informatics Prof. Dr. Ferenc Hartung o Specialisation of People and Society Dr. János Géczi o Creative Drama Dr. Júlia Eck o Language and Speech Dr. Judit Navracsics  Theatre Studies Dr. Katalin Szitár  Translation and Interpretation (in Hungarian + in English, French, Italian, German) Dr. Anikó Szilágyi-Kósa  Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies Dr. Dorottya Szávai

4/5 Year Teacher Training Programme in  Hungarian Language Dr. István Ladányi  English Language and Culture Dr. Ildikó Hortobágyi  German Language and Culture Dr. Gabriella Rácz  Creative Drama and Theatre Dr. Júlia Eck  Environmental Science Dr. András Liker  Informatics Prof. Dr. Ferenc Hartung

25 FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Faculty of Information Technology offers study programs in IT and advanced technologies: business information technology, engineering information technology, software information technology, electric engineering, logistics engineering. Furthermore, it also offers a program in supply-chain optimization in petroleum industry in English in cooperation with MOL Ltd., the Hungarian Oil & Gas Company Plc. It also hosts Hungary’s top Cisco Networking Academy and the only VMware IT Higher Education Academy of the country. The research activity of the Faculty of Information Technology is built on the experience of professors who have spent considerable time in some of the most respected in Europe and overseas, and who cherish international relations with the eminent institutions of higher education in the European Union, the USA, Japan, India, Australia and the Republic of South Africa mainly for common research work and professional cooperation. The basic research units of the faculty are the research laboratories run by the professors, where research work is done in the interdisciplinary research fields of informatics and engineering. The activities of the research laboratories define those strategic fields which are the solid grounds of the basic research on which short and medium range innovation can be built. At the moment the faculty has fourteen research laboratories in the fields of medical informatics, energetic systems, lighting technologies, image processing, infocommunication technologies, sensor networks, controlling and optimizing systems, nanotechnology, chemical and process engineering, discrete and continuous mathematics. The most significant research, development and innovation activities of the Faculty of Information Technology are hosted in research units called R&D centers, which are financed by external projects mainly. The function of R&D centers is to create tools and systems in the strategic fields (information security, IT security, infocommunication, logistics information systems, medical informatics, info-bio-nano systems) using the cutting edge research results of the faculty in cooperation with industrial partners. Research, development and innovation activities of the faculty do not only meet the technological and development demands of regional companies, but also go beyond the borders of Hungary and Europe. The faculty is a contributor in several international projects working with partner universities, research centers and multinational companies (e.g. Cisco, General Electric, IBM, Kürt, MOL Group, Siemens and Telenor). The latest results are: real-time IT systems management and risk-analyzing service; logistic optimization, simulation, tracking and decision support systems; and telemedicine solutions.

The Doctoral School of Information Science and Technology and the Doctoral School of Molecular- and Nanotechnologies have important roles, they ensure the continued research of high standard, the project activities, and furthermore, the next generation for the departments.

26 Bachelor’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Business Information Technology Dr. Zoltán Süle  Electrical Engineering Dr. Attila Magyar  Engineering Information Technology Dr. Gyula Simon  Software Information Technology Prof. Dr. Ferenc Hartung

Master’s programmes and heads of schools:

 Engineering Information Technology Prof. Dr. Ferenc Friedler  Logistics Engineering Dr. Botond Bertók

Postgraduate programme and head of school:

 Supply Chain Optimization In Petroleum Industry Dr. Botond Bertók

27 DOCTORAL SCHOOLS

In Hungary the history of PhD programmes began in 1993. Our university started its doctoral education with programmes in Chemical Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Chemical Engineering. Over the years the range of our accredited programmes was expanded first with Technical IT and then with Educational Sciences. After the integration with the Georgikon Faculty of Agriculture, the number of doctoral programmes increased as the university had gained the right to establish a doctoral school in Agricultural and Economic Sciences in Keszthely. Our institution can offer PhD programmes in the following science fields: natural sciences, technical sciences, agricultural sciences and social sciences. Doctoral Schools are essential to a university and support our Faculties and their research. Students can attain the PhD degree by studying full time, supported with scholarships or by directly paying the tuition fee but it is also possible to fulfil the requirements through independent work in the Doctoral Schools. The university offers PhD programmes in the following Doctoral Schools:

Doctoral School of Animal- and Agricultural Environmental Sciences Contact: Prof. Dr. Angéla Anda, head of the school Tel: +36/83/545-149, E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Péter Budai, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/83/545-226, E-mail: [email protected] Short introduction to the field of research: Animal Production Based on Grazing, Dairy and Beef Cattle Breeding, Pig Breeding, Poultry Sciences, Aquaculture, Game Farming, Nutrition of Monogastric Farm Animals, Production Physiology of Ruminants, Applied Molecular Genetics in Animal Production, Problems Related to Environmental System, The Animal Life and Its Environmental Determination, Environmentally Sound Plant Protection Methods

Doctoral School of Crop Production and Horticultural Sciences Contact: Prof. Dr. László Kocsis, head of the school Tel: +36/83/545-058, E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Anita Lepossa, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/83/545-133, E-mail: [email protected] Short introduction to the field of research: Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility, Long-term Experiments of Soil Fertility, Soil Physics and Water Balance, Experimental Trials for Nutrient Dynamics and Nutrient Stresses, Soil Loading and the Pollution of Natural Waters, Biology, Ecology of Plant Pathogens and the Resistance, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Agro-biotechnology

28 Doctoral School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences Contact: Prof. Dr. János Kristóf, head of the school Tel: +36/88/624-194, E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Tamas Pap, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/88/624-643, E-mail: [email protected] Short introduction to the field of research: Process Engineering, Environmental Chemical Engineering, Organic Chemical Technology, Process and Products of the Hydrocarbon Processing Industries, Advanced Chemical Unit Operations, Surface Chemistry

Doctoral School of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences Contact: Prof. Dr. Otto Horvath, head of the school Tel: +36/88/624-159, E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Rita Szakacs-Foldenyi, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/88/624-370, E-mail: [email protected] Short introduction to the field of research: Photochemical Reactions, Photo-catalysis, Environmental Chemistry, Statistical Thermodynamics of Molecular Fluids, Liquid Crystals, Thermo-chemistry, Radiochemical Methods, Catalytic Reactions of Biologically Important Compounds, Organometallic Chemistry, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry of Water in the Environment, Limnology, Geochemistry, Radioecology, Toxicology, Biophysics, Biogeochemistry

Doctoral School of Information Science and Technology Contact: Prof. Dr. Ferenc Friedler, head of the school Tel: +36/88/624-455, E-mail: [email protected] Zita Vereskuti, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/88/624-022, E-mail: [email protected] Short introduction to the field of research: Educational and research program of the Doctoral School of Information Science and Technology reflects a broad and diverse spectrum in the field of IT and its technical applications, which flexibly adjust to the current educational and research demands. In its scientific workshops, research of international quality is carried out with the leading of

29 internationally recognised and influential professors. Main research areas of the doctoral school are as follows: image perception, visualisation and image processing; medical informatics systems; system and control theory; optimisation of integrated systems and processes; deterministic and stochastic dynamical system models; applications of combinatorics.

Doctoral School of Molecular- and Nanotechnologies Contact: Prof. Dr. Ferenc Vonderviszt, head of the school Tel: +36/88/624-974, E-mail: [email protected] Zita Vereskuti, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/88/624-022, E-mail: [email protected] Short introduction to the field of research: Materials engineering, MEMS and NEMS technology, Functional micro- and nanoparticles, Nanocomposites and nanostructured coatings, Development of new sensing principles, Nanocatalysts, Bionanotechnology, Directed evolution and protein design

Doctoral School of Management Sciences and Business Administration Contact: Prof. Dr. Ádám Török, head of the school Tel: +36/88/624-808, E-mail: [email protected] Zsuzsanna Vida, secretary of doctoral school Tel: +36/88/624-808, E-mail: [email protected] The Faculty of Business and Economics has a recognised and powerful Doctoral School, in which excellent professors lead research groups in the field of economics, business and management. Research fields of the doctoral school: Agricultural Economics, Economics, Management Sciences.

30 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

As one of the leading Hungarian higher education institutions, the University of Pannonia, in the spirit of European traditions, contributes to the development of science, society, quality of life and its surroundings in the Central Transdanubian Region with outstanding research, development and innovation. Our institution undertakes national and international projects across a wide range of fields including the natural, technological, social and economic, agricultural sciences and the humanities. This breadth is a consequence of the restructuring process started at the beginning of the 1990s and the institutional integration executed in 2000. The University of Pannonia regards itself as a research university committed to education of the highest standard, where tutors’ and researchers’ innovative work is recognised at an international level. This also serves to underpin the high quality of the teaching provided to our students. The economic and social transformation in the Central Transdanubian Region and the need to improve the quality of life makes it urgent that we develop more local research and innovation and help to provide the infrastructure and personal conditions to put these into practice. In order to achieve this, the University of Pannonia has created non-profit research structures, where educational and research work is undertaken and which ensure the relevance of our applied scientific work and technological development with a business approach.

31 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The University of Pannonia regards building relationships with international partners as an especially important task. We maintain numerous relationships from international mobility programmes to the highest level research partnerships with foreign institutions. Most of our partners are in European countries (Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, , Spain), but we also have important partners further afield (Australia, Egypt, Japan, USA). We are considering starting Joint Master’s Programmes in co-operation with international universities as an outstandingly important area, which will promote the mobility of the students between the institutions of the European Higher Education area. The dynamism of the University of Pannonia is well demonstrated by the significant growth in the number of partners. Besides the existing, firmly rooted and well-established relationships with European, American and African partners, we are looking towards Eastern countries, primarily towards China, Vietnam, Russia and the CIS countries. Part of the process of building our relations is receiving foreign delegations, organising study trips abroad, searching for new scholarships and taking an active part in the twin town relations of Veszprém. The University of Pannonia is also proud of its Erasmus mobility programme and we have vibrant, well working bilateral agreements with more and more institutions. A growing number of students study abroad as part of their education and they can also spend work placements with foreign companies. Year after year we receive more students from partner countries, primarily from Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Furthermore, we have partner institutions in , Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, The Netherlands, Romania, Poland, , Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and The United Kingdom. Not only our students, but also our tutors and administrative staff, who are working with the Erasmus mobility programme, have the possibility to take a glance into the life of foreign universities and to learn how they work.

32 Number of Erasmus partner institutions:

Austria 6 Lithuania 1 Belgium 2 Poland 11 Bulgaria 3 Portugal 5 Croatia 1 Romania 10 The Czech Republic 4 Slovakia 4 Estonia 1 Slovenia 3 Finland 6 Spain 6 France 8 Sweden 1 Germany 14 The Netherlands 1 Greece 3 The United Kingdom 1 Italy 12 Turkey 14 Latvia 2

Our university also participates in the Central European Exchange Programme for University Students (CEEPUS), which provides a co-operation opportunity for the higher educational institutions of the Central European region through supporting students and tutor/faculty mobility. The aim of this exchange programme is to enable the universities and of the participating countries to receive visiting lecturers, undertake student exchanges, and enjoy joint participation on language and professional development courses or summer universities. All these can facilitate the extension and strengthening of the relationships between the intellectual communities in .

In addition to these mobility programmes, the University of Pannonia participates in other programmes as the scholarships of the International Visegrad Fund, Fulbright Commission, Tempus, Hungarian Scholarship Board, Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation or the Hans Pape Scholarship.

In the academic year of 2013/2014, in the frame of the scholarship programme financed by the Hungarian Government and coordinated by the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization), 6 international students and with Stipendium Hungaricum 1 international student started his master’s programme - MSc in Agricultural Sciences - at the Georgikon Faculty of the University of Pannonia.

33 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

The Students’ Union of the University of Pannonia (PEHÖK) is a democratically elected body representing students’ interests. The most important function and main objective is to represent the students at all levels of decision-making within the university. In accordance with the rights granted in the Hungarian Higher Education Act, it participates in the Senate and Faculty Councils, with one third of the votes, and with at least one person in every permanent or ad hoc committee of the university. Besides this work, the Students’ Union undertakes the organisation of particular events and offers services to students. It has an outstanding role in the management of the students’ financial affairs and it takes part in the operational work of the Halls of Residence. The Students’ Union was the first in the region to run its own self-developed rented accommodation database. This is for those students who do not get a place in the University’s Halls. It also organises and supervises the leisure programmes for students and other members of the university: the University Days of Veszprém (VEN) is a tradition dating back more than 50 years; the AKÓ, another similar event in autumn; the Freshers’ Camp of the Veszprém Campus and the Keszthely Campus called Bulektábor, the Freshers’ Balls in Veszprém and in Keszthely, Student Days and Sárgulás, a traditional ceremony for graduating students, are organised annually. The PEHÖK supports these events and helps to maintain their sense of tradition.

The Students’ Union runs the Committee of International Affairs, the so-called PEHÖK - International Relations Student Office since 1997. Now they work in the following groups: Tender, PR- and programme organiser, CsF team and the ERASMUS team. One of the main programmes organised by them is the Foreign Affairs’ Day (Külügyi Börze) which gives an opportunity for the various international organisations to introduce themselves to the students of the University of Pannonia. On the one hand, the ERASMUS team, which is a part of the International Relations Student Office, informs the outgoing students, and on the other, they represent the interests of the university’s foreign students. They welcome, accommodate, help to fit in and prompt the official representation of the international students coming here. One of the Office’s most important tasks is introducing incoming students to the Hungarian language and culture, including the opportunity to study the Hungarian language. Beside these, with the

34 support of the Office of External Affairs, they organise trips for the ERASMUS students to make their time here more enjoyable. The Office uses a so-called mentor- system. This means that every international student gets a mentor, a Hungarian university student who helps both socially and with official dealings. With their programmes, they give a broader view about the university and Hungary to carry our good reputation worldwide. This formal relationship usually turns into a friendship.

There are a lot of programmes organized by the office. At the beginning of the semester, there is an Orientation Week, which provides a great opportunity for the foreign students to get to know each other, the mentors, the city and the university. The programme includes funny competitions, official meetings with the representatives of the university departments, city-rally and welcome-party. During the semester, there are a lot of trips organized around Hungary like visiting , wellness centres, and beautiful Hungarian cities like Győr or Eger. EuroDinner is one of the most popular events among the Erasmus students. Every week a nation is chosen, and students of this nation have to cook for the others to strengthen the multiculturalism in the group.

There are also other student organisations which have an important role in organizing other programmes for student such as conferences, summer schools, job fairs, cultural and exchange programmes.

35 UNIVERSITY FACILITIES

LIBRARIES

The University Library and Archives being a public specialist library with regional and national significance was founded in 1949, at the same time as the establishment of the university. The University Publishing House and Bookshop is on the ground floor and the University Archives are on the first floor. The spacious reading rooms on the second and third floors provide a calm atmosphere and support the work of tutors and students with University Library and Archives a stock of 70,000 titles and 142 networked computers. These computers Location: Wartha Vince u. 1. Building “M” provide on-line access to the full-text articles Tel: +36/88/624-218; +36/88/624-095 of a wide range of Hungarian and international Opening hours: scientific periodicals. In the building of the Monday-Thursday: 8 am – 6 pm library is free WIFI service available. Friday: 8 am – 3 pm The information network service of the During the academic year: University Library operates with the newest version of the ALEPH (Automated Library Saturday: 8 am – 1 pm Expandable Program) integrated library system, which ensures the quick and safe access to our stocks and the national and international library and professional databases. The students use the ALEPH system to reach the bulletins and notes of the Digital Press which also belongs to the University Library. These digital notes and bulletins are also available in the University Bookshop in printed form as well as a range of other materials and publications. Another important function of the Library is the collection and preservation of the dissertations, PhD theses and the university’s Eötvös Károly County Library own publications. Location: Veszprém, Komakút tér 3. The Eötvös Károly County Library is one Tel: +36/88/424-011, +36/88/442-440 of the cultural centres of the county. About 370,000 books and documents and several Opening hours: databases are at your disposal. Here you will Monday: closed find international press which you can read on the premises. As a student card holder, you Tuesday-Friday: 9 am – 6 pm can purchase a reader’s card at a reduced Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm price (600 HUF/semester). Books can be borrowed with this card free of charge.

36 SPORTING FACILITIES

For the university student’s free-time sport, competitive sport and its constant development are top priorities. Unique among Hungarian colleges, the institution offers nearly 60 sport types to students. Most of them are free of charge or available at a reasonable price. They can use gyms, pools, tennis courts, athletic field, training, gymnastics and fencing rooms. They can even choose aikido, taek-won-do, floor ball, cycling or wall climbing. Beyond individual and team institutional competitions, the students take part in national and international contests. Several teams have reached excellent results in the Premier League and also at Olympic Games. The handball team of Veszprém, the MKB-MVM KC is world famous and sport has got huge traditions at the University of Pannonia as well. The university students are very successful in athletic sports, basketball, football, swimming and volleyball.

Some other opportunities include:

aerobic, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, body-building, classical dance, chi kung, fencing, folk dance, football, gymnastics, handball, jogging, judo, karate, kayak-canoe, rowing, kendo, kick box, kyoaerobic, kyokushin karate, modern dance, musical gymnastics, orienteering, party-dance, potholing, shotokan karate, small-bore rifle shooting, swimming, table-tennis, taek-won-do, tennis, therapeutic exercises, triathlon, volleyball, squash, yoga.

Lake Balaton is a perfect solution for water sports like swimming, water skiing etc. It is a seasonal opportunity but there are swimming pools in Veszprém and in Balatonfűzfő for those who would like to swim in winter. At winter time, one of the most popular programmes is ice-skating on the frozen Balaton.

37 Sporting facilities at the Keszthely campus

Lectures, studying and preparing for the lessons require mental and physical endurance and fitness. That’s why it is really important for us to ensure the possibilities of leisure activities, fun and different sports. The Department of Sport and Recreation at Georgikon Faculty is providing such possibilities for the students and also try to introduce them to the way of a full and healthy life. Students can do a lot of sports at our campus. Some of them are free of charge and some of them are available at reasonable fee. The following sports and activities are provided at Keszthely Campus: basketball, handball, soccer, volleyball, aerobic, table tennis, fencing, archery, horse sports, water sports (rowing, sailing, wind-surf), ballroom dancing, fighting sports (aikido, karate, kick- box), conditioning (cardio training, body building) In addition to the following facilities are available: conditional and cardio room, tennis court, running track, soccer field, basketball court, gym, archer’s court, horse riding centre, water sport centre at .

38 UNIVERSITY MAP – VESZPRÉM CAMPUS

39 LOCATION OF UNITS - VESZPRÉM CAMPUS

Building “A” Egyetem u. 10. Basement University Centre Ltd. /Egyetemi Centrum KFT. Classrooms Ground floor Directorate of Education Classrooms 1st floor - 2nd floor Faculty of Business and Economics offices, Dean’s Office Classrooms

Building “B” Assembly Hall Egyetem u. 10. Cellar Sauna, Fitness room Basement Postal Services Ground floor Conference room Office of External Affairs Directorate of Human Resources 1st floor Rector's Office Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences – Dean’s Office Faculty of Engineering – Dean’s Office General Directorate of Economic and Technical Matters Trade Union’s Office Legal Counselling Office Rector’s Meeting Rooms Directorate of Strategic Affairs 2nd floor Directorate of Finances (Controlling Office, Office of Finances) VENET Network Group

Building “B” Egyetem u. 10. Basement Students’ Union (HÖK) International Relations Student Office of the Students’ Union Ground floor KA-IRO Office (Career Counselling Office) 1st floor Institute of Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering Institute of Mechanics Classrooms 2nd floor Classrooms

Building “C” Egyetem u. 10. Ground floor Central Storehouse Biological Laboratory Institute of Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering 1st floor Institute of Chemistry 3rd floor Institute of Material Engineering 4th floor Institute of Environmental Engineering 5th floor Institute of Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering

Building “D” Egyetem u. 10. Gym

Building “J” Egyetem u. 10. Ground floor Workshops

40 1st floor Central Machine Workshop Directorate of Purchasing Directorate of Operation and Safety Management

Canteen Hóvirág u. 6.

Building “I” Egyetem u. 2. 1st floor - 2nd Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems 4th floor Department of Mathematics 7th floor Faculty of Information Technology – Dean’s Office 7th floor - 8th Research Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering 9th floor Department of Computer Science and Systems Technology

Building “E” Egyetem u. 1. Basement Language Laboratory Classrooms 1st floor Department of Foreign Languages Office of Cultural Activities Lecture Room Centre for Foreign University Language School

Building “K” Egyetem u. 3. Basement University Bookshop Publishing House Ground floor, Institute of English and American Studies 1st floor

Building “L” Füredi u. 2. Institute of German and Translation Studies

Auditorium Maximum Wartha V. u. 1.

Building “M” Wartha V. u. 1. „A” wing Central Library Print Centre Periodical Archive Photo Laboratory “B” wing Classrooms Ground floor 1st floor Institute for 3rd floor Computer Labour

Building “N” Wartha V. u. 1. Ground floor Department of Limnology Institute of Radiochemistry and Radioecology 1st floor Classrooms 2nd floor Institute of Physics 3rd floor - 4th Institute of Chemistry floor

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Building “O” Wartha V. u. 1. Ground floor Classrooms 1st floor Department of Pedagogy and Psychology Department of Social Sciences and International Studies Classrooms

Student Centre Wartha V. u. 1.

Staff hostel Nárcisz u. 12.

Jedlik Ányos Hall of Residence Móricz Zs. u. 6.

“Hotel Magister” – Hall of Residence József Attila u. 34/2.

Health centre Egyetem u. 5.

Building “V” Vár u. 20 Ground floor Classrooms 1st floor Classrooms

Building “W” Vár u. 39. Basement Classrooms Department of Hungarian Language Department of Hungarian Literature 1st floor - Attic Department of Applied Linguistics Department of Theatre Studies Department of Anthropology and Ethics

42 UNIVERSITY MAP – KESZTHELY CAMPUS

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LOCATION OF UNITS - KESZTHELY CAMPUS

Building “A” - Main Building Deák F. u. 16. Basement Xiros Students’ Club Ground floor Georgikon Faculty Library and Archives Dining Hall Book shop Chemistry, Agro-chemistry, Aquaculture, Soil Science and Microbiology Laboratories and Groups Lecture Hall Classrooms

44 1st floor Dean’s Office Department of Animal Sciences and Animal Husbandry Department of Economic Methodology Department of Corporate Economics and Rural Development Group of Animal Breeding ,Group of Animal Physiology and Nutrition Statistics Dean’s Council Room Lecture Halls Classrooms Buffet 2nd floor Department of Economic and Social Sciences PhD Office Office of External Affairs Carrier Office Project Office Regional Centre for Agricultural Extension Group of Zoology, Group of Mathematics Institute of Plant Protection Office of Education Lecture Halls Classrooms

Pethe Ferenc Hall of Residence Festetics Gy. u. 5. Basement Dining Halls Gym Sports Hall, Sports Fields Department of Sports and Recreation Ground floor Buffet Bexi Students’ Club and Pub Offices Rooms 1st – 7th floor Rooms

Building “D” Festetics Gy. u. 7. Ground floor Assembly Hall 1st floor Conference Hall and Council Room Lecture Halls 2nd-4th floor Classrooms Offices Laboratories

45 5th floor Department of Crop Production and Soil Science Group of Crop Production Library of Crop Production 6th floor Department of Agricultural Technology 7th floor Department of Meteorology and Water Management 8th floor Department of Foreign Languages 9th floor Foreign Language Labs Classrooms

Building ‘E/1” Újmajori út Ground floor Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology 1st – 2nd floor Group of Biotechnology, Group of Genetics and Plant Improvement

Building “E/2” Újmajori út Ground floor Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology Group of Botany and Plant Physiology 1st – 2nd floor Centre for Agricultural Sciences, Potato Research Centre Classrooms

Building “E/3” Újmajori út Classrooms for Agricultural Technology

Building “E/4” Újmajori út Classrooms for Animal Physiology and Animal Husbandry

Building “E/5” Újmajori út Ground floor Department of Horticulture Classrooms Offices of Georgikon Demonstration Form Greenhouses

Building “E/6”or Szendrey telep Újmajori út Georgikon House Riding School

Bázis Students’ Centre Pethe F. u. 7. Group of Information Technology Sciences PC labs open for students

46 Georgikon Hall of Residence

Georgikon u. 20.

Pethe Ferenc Hall of Residence

Capacity: 428 people Location: 8360 Keszthely Festetics Gy. u. 5. Tel.: +36/83/545-048 Homepage: http://www.georgikon.hu/hallgatok.aspx Price: 35,000 HUF (in a 3 bed room)

Georgikon Hall of Residence

Capacity: 42 people Location: 8360 Keszthely Georgikon u. 20. Tel.: +36/83/545-388 Homepage: http://www.georgikon.hu/hallgatok.aspx Price: 35,000 HUF (in a 2 or 3 bed room)

The Library of the Georgikon Faculty is a technical library with a scientific certificate and is a sub-centre of the network of Hungarian university libraries. With nearly 130,000 books, CD database and internet service as well as traditional library services, it provides a high standard library service for students, tutors and researchers.

Library of the Georgikon Faculty Location: 8360 Keszthely Deák Ferenc u. 16. Building “A” Tel: +36/83/545-210 Opening hours: Monday: 9 am – 6 pm Tuesday-Thursday: 8 am – 6 pm Friday: 8 am – 1 pm

47 2. HUNGARY

FACTS AND FIGURES

Republic of Hungary

Area: 93,030 km2 Population: 9,935,000 inhabitants Official language: Hungarian Capital city: Budapest Currency: (HUF) Time zone: (GMT+1) EU accession: 1 May, 2004

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GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Hungary lies in the central Danube Basin, covering an area of 93,000 square kilometres. It extends over 250 kilometres from north to south and over 500 kilometres from east to west. Its main territory has an elevation of fewer than 200 metres. The highest mountain in the country is the Kékes with an altitude of 1,014 metres. The water network of Hungary is extensive. The smaller and bigger rivers build up a network of quiet brooks, middle size rivers, wild-waters and big rivers. The most important rivers are the Danube and the Tisza. Hungary is also rich in lakes. The Lake Balaton, which is in the central part of Hungary, is the largest freshwater lake of Central Europe and an important recreation area. The 598 km2 surface lake is 77 km long and 14 km wide. The average depth of the Balaton is 3 metres. It offers good summer swimming, and in winter its frozen surface provides excellent opportunities for winter sports.

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The country is divided into three bigger units: the Great Plain, covering the central part of the country, the in the west, and the Northern Hills along the northern border. The Hungarian Great Plain is a tourist attraction, where visitors can become familiar with some characteristic animals and ethnographical traditions of Hungary. The country is full of natural treasures and there are eight national parks established to protect these areas. Hungary has got a temperate climate with four seasons. Summer is usually warm and dry. It is not unusual for the temperature to reach 35-38 degrees Celsius. Spring and autumn are mild, whilst winters are very cold. It often rains or snows and sometimes the temperature is no higher than -10 degrees Celsius.

49 3. HIGHER AT A GLANCE

THE HUNGARIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

In the Hungarian Higher Education System there are two types of institutions - universities and colleges. Before joining the , colleges offered courses at college level, which corresponds to bachelor’s level (BA and BSc) now, and universities offered majors at a higher level, now equivalent with master’s level (MA and MSc). In 2006, the changeover began from the former, dual system to the new higher education system which consists of three cycles based on progression. The three cycles of higher education are: the bachelor’s level, the master’s level and finally the PhD level. Students complete their studies with a final examination on every level. Universities may offer also higher-vocational training in the framework of lifelong learning.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

According to the Higher Education Act, the basic condition of entry to higher education institutions is the Hungarian Leaving Certificate or its foreign equivalent. In the admission procedure students are ranked according to the following results:  Achievements in certain subjects in secondary school  Results of School Leaving Exams  Extra points (e.g. for language exams accredited by state, National Competitions of Secondary School Students, social background etc.) Obtaining a Hungarian university degree or its foreign equivalent is a requirement for admission to a PhD programme.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF DEGREES

With regard to professions where the Hungarian requirements were identical with ones of the European Union, and which have already been recognised, all the member states of the EU are obliged to accept degrees issued in Hungary. This provides the opportunity for graduates to continue their studies at PhD level as well as to apply for jobs with national and international companies, governmental institutions and research centres. In addition to full degree courses, higher education institutions also offer shorter programmes, e.g. summer universities and post-graduate courses.

CREDIT SYSTEM

Hungarian universities are obliged to use the credit system based on ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). According to the governmental decree, one credit corresponds to 30 hours of study.

In the framework of Erasmus mobility, the University of Pannonia evaluates and recognizes studies at all levels of education by following the ECTS principles, consequently students participating in these programs when returning to their sending institutions, can validate their studies easily. Each course/subject a student is attending and accomplishing is evaluated and graded individually. In order to provide transparency and full permeability between the

50 sending and the host institution, prior to the signature of the bilateral agreement, the Erasmus coordinators of the departments or institutes signing the agreement and the leaders of the respective program check the curriculum content, which has to be 75% congruent. The students participating in the mobility familiarize with the ECTS system from the Erasmus webpage. Negotiations are underway to create Erasmus block modules that can be fully validated on the students’ return to the home institutions. Internship is similarly validated, for one semester mobility the student earns 30 ECTS credits, while shorter summer practice placements, following the consent of the program leader, become integral part of the students’ internship overall requirements.

SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENT

The Hungarian system of assessment consists of five grade points. These are: excellent (5), good (4), satisfactory (3), pass (2) and fail (1). At PhD-level, this is shortened to the three grades classification of excellent (5), satisfactory (3), fail (1).

51 4. ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

HOW TO APPLY?

The application form can be downloaded from our website: http://erasmus.vein.hu/projekt_csoport/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&I temid=116 All the required documents – Application form, Learning agreement and Arrival information sheet - must be completed and sent to the Office of External Affairs before the deadline.

Our address:

Office of External Affairs

University of Pannonia 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Tel: +36/88/624-753 Fax: +36/88/624-008 e-mail: [email protected]

Opening hours: 9 am – 11am Tuesday 1 pm – 3 pm Thursday

52 LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Before applying, please, contact the relevant department to ensure that the courses are available in English. Some of the bachelor’s and master’s programmes are offered in English, a small proportion of them are taught in German and rarely in French. Most visitors regard the Hungarian language as one of the most difficult languages to learn. If you would like to have a taste of the Hungarian language, here are some links to help you become acquainted with our language:

Basic grammar rules and words http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/basic-english-grammar-rules.html

ORIENTATION WEEK FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

In the beginning of each semester, the Office of External Affairs and the PEHÖK - International Relations Student Office organize a welcome party for our international students. During this week the new arrivals are given all the essential information about the university, courses and Hungarian lifestyle. Among the organizers there are a lot of enthusiastic students who are willing to help our visitors and make their first days in Hungary easier and more comfortable.

53 LEGAL MATTERS

VISA

Citizens of the countries listed on the website may enter Hungary without a visa: http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/en If your country does not belong to the EU or the European Economic Area, you must apply for a residence permit within 30 days after your arrival. Take notice that in these cases visa-free travel refers to a stay of 90 days. Citizens of other countries must submit an application for a resident visa for study purposes at the Hungarian Embassy or Consulate in their own country. The list of diplomatic missions of Hungary can be downloaded from the web-site: http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/en / Consulates accept visa applications no later than your journey begins, because obtaining a visa may even take several weeks.

RESIDENCE PERMIT

Staying in Hungary for longer than 90 days requires a residence permit. On the homepage of the Office of Immigration and Nationality of the Hungarian Ministry of Justice you will find further information. http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/visa-application-forms Here are some basic guidelines and general information to give you an idea about the procedure.

Office of Immigration and Nationality Regional Directorate of Central Transdanubia

Location: 8200 Veszprém, Megyeház tér 2. Tel: +36/88/580-756

Opening hours: Citizens of EEA and Switzerland Non-EEA citizens Monday 8.30 am – 12 am and 1 - 4 pm 8.30 am -12 am and 1 - 4 pm Tuesday 8.30 -12 am and 1 - 5.30 pm 8.30 -12 am and 1 - 5.30 pm Wednesday 8.30 – 12 am and 1- 4 pm 8.30 - 12.00 am and 1- 4 pm Thursday - - Friday 8.30 am- 12 am 8.30 am - 12 am

54 What you have to take with you

Application for a residence permit must be submitted to the regional foreigners policing authority unit within 30 days after your arrival. To apply for a residence permit or to extend an existing one these documents are required:  a visa (in case of non visa-free entry),  a completed application form,  valid passport or personal identity card,  2 passport photos,  a copy of your learning agreement,  a copy of your accommodation contract,  a certificate from your university about your scholarship (with exact amount of support),  a certificate of health insurance.

The fee is 1,500 HUF for EU-students and 10,000 HUF for non EU-students.

For any further information please visit http://www.bmbah.hu/jomla/index.php?lang=en.

55 HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE DURING TEMPORARY STAY IN HUNGARY

If it is deemed necessary on medical grounds, residents of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland can be provided with health care in Hungary. The nature of benefits required and the expected length of stay being taken into account. For obtaining treatment under the same conditions as insured , a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC) must be submitted to the health-care provider. You need both a European Health Insurance Card and your passport or ID card. The European Health Insurance Card is required for each period of treatment.

People insured in Croatia are entitled to urgent health-care services free of charge during a temporary stay in Hungary. Citizens of the following states can receive health care free of charge in emergency cases. The only document needed to certify entitlement is a PASSPORT:

 Angola, Cuba, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, , and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States with the exception of Uzbekistan.

Citizens and/or residents of countries which are not part of the European Economic Area and which do not have bilateral agreements with Hungary on the provision of health care must pay full price for health-care services rendered in Hungary. Medical services are offered to all international students in the Health Centre (Veszprém Egyetem u. 5. - opposite building “B”).

In emergency cases you should go to the accident and emergency unit of the hospital:

Veszprém Megyei Csolnoky Ferenc Kórház (kórház = hospital) Veszprém Kórház u. 1. Tel: +36/88/556-000, +36/88/556-100

Medicines may be purchased from pharmacies. To buy common medicines like painkillers, you do not need a prescription. For prescription drugs, you must first see the university doctor. Most pharmacies are open until 6 p.m., but there is always a pharmacy on night duty where you must go to a special window and pay extra money for the service.

56 ARRIVAL INFORMATION SHEET

If you fill in the arrival information sheet, and send it back to the Office of Scientific and International Affairs not later than 2 weeks before your arrival, one of the mentors from the ESN-team (Erasmus Student Network) will be pleased to meet you and take you to your accommodation. If you fail to send us the exact arrival date, please try to adjust your arrival to the working hours that is from Monday to Thursday 7.30 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on Friday 7.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.

ACCOMMODATION

There are many choices for accommodation, so you will certainly find one which meets your requirements. First, you can rent a private flat with other foreign students. Usual rents for a flat range from 25,000 HUF plus overheads per month. This sum depends on many factors such as location, quality, number of rooms etc. The other option is to move into a hall of residence. Staying in a hall of residence has numerous advantages. You can always meet with other students. You get all the information about the university faster this way. You can take advantage of programmes organised in the halls such as clubs, cultural and other opportunities. They are regarded as the most important areas of the community life of students.

57 The International Relations Student Office of the Students’ Union is responsible for helping exchange students regarding accommodation. If you prefer to stay in a hall of residence, we can offer you a double room in a brand new building.

PEHÖK - International Relations Student Office University of Pannonia

Location: 8200 Veszprém Egyetem u. 10. Tel: +36/88/624-771 e-mail: [email protected]

Hotel Magister

Capacity: 800 people Location: 8200 Veszprém József A. u. 34/2. Tel.: +36/88/623-000 Homepage: www.hotelmagister.hu Price: 40.500 HUF (in a 2 bed room) For this price you will have a shared room with a bathroom.

Pethe Ferenc Hall of Residence

Capacity: 428 people Location: 8360 Keszthely Festetics Gy. u. 5. Tel.: +36/83/545-048 Homepage: http://www.georgikon.hu/hallgatok.aspx Price: 35,000 HUF (in a 3 bed room)

Georgikon Hall of Residence

Capacity: 42 people Location: 8360 Keszthely Georgikon u. 20. Tel.: +36/83/545-388 Homepage: http://www.georgikon.hu/hallgatok. Price: 35,000 HUF (in a 2 or 3 bed room)

58 5. EVERYDAY LIFE

TRAVELLING, PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Public Transport in Veszprém

The company responsible for public transport in Veszprém is called Balaton Volán Zrt. If you want to use public transport, you have to buy a ticket or a pass. A monthly pass costs 2.350 HUF, a ticket is 250 HUF. You receive this pass at a reduced price after showing your student card. For further information on how to receive a student card turn to the Students’ Union. Passes can be purchased at the City Transport Office of the central bus station (Veszprém, Jutasi u. 4.). Tickets are available at newsagents too or you can buy them from the bus driver, but then they cost a little bit more (330 HUF). Tickets are valid for one journey and there is no discount for students. If you want to take a bus, you have to get on at the first door showing your pass or putting your ticket in the punch machine. Bus schedules are available on the following web-site: http://www.balatonvolan.hu/bv3.htm busz, autóbusz = bus helyijárati közlekedés = local transportation menetrend = schedule jegy = ticket buszbérlet, havi bérlet = monthly pass

Travelling in Budapest

Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat Zrt (BKV) is the unified public transport company of the city of Budapest. It operates 3 metro lines, several bus lines, trams, trolley buses and the suburban railway. You can use these services by purchasing different kinds of tickets or passes. They are available in every metro station and many newsagents. Tickets are also sold from ticket machines, but these can be unreliable, so it is better to buy them from ticket offices or newsagents. Be aware because ticket inspectors are common on forms of public transport, especially at metro stations. According to the Terms and Conditions of Travel, you will pay a fine if you travel without a valid ticket or pass.

59 Finding your own way in the capital city may seem to be a bit difficult, but you will find free city maps in every tourist information office and at every stop, so you can find out easily how to get to one point of the city to another. Here are some ticket types and their price:

Single ticket 350 HUF Valid for one uninterrupted trip without changing vehicle Single ticket bought on the spot 450 HUF Transfer ticket 530 HUF It is valid for one trip with one change on 10 pieces discount coupon book 3.000HUF One-day travel card 1.650HUF valid for 24 hours Three-day travel card valid for 72 hours 4.150HUF

7-day travel card 4.950 HUF

Budapest monthly pass for students 3.450HUF http://www.bkk.hu/en/

Travelling in the country

By bus With a student card you receive a discount of 50 per cent when purchasing a ticket. International services are offered as well but mostly from Budapest. You can find schedules and prices on the following pages: http://www.menetrendek.hu/cgi-bin/menetrend/html.cgi autóbusz állomás = bus station honnan = from hova = to keresztül/érintve = through keresés = search naponta = every day munkanapokon = on weekdays munkaszüneti napokon = at weekends kedvezmény = discount http://www.eurolines.com

60 By train The railway company of Hungary is called Magyar Államvasutak or MÁV ( Railways). If you prefer taking the train you are entitled to the same discounts as on buses. The student card qualifies you for the discount of 50 per cent. The capital city can be easily reached by train from every point of the country and Europe. Budapest has 3 main railway stations. These are Nyugati (Western), Keleti (Eastern) and Déli (Southern). Almost all of international trains use the Keleti railway station. If you would like to take a journey, it is worth arriving at the station in good time because often you have to queue and English is rarely spoken in the station, so be prepared to experience communication problems.

You will find schedules and ticket prices here: http://elvira.mav-start.hu/ vasútállomás/pályaudvar (pu.) = railway station indulás = departure érkezés = arrival időtartam = duration osztály = class

By car If you travel by car, remember that it is compulsory to have car registration, insurance papers and a valid driving license with you. Note that in Hungary we drive on the right and overtake on the left. You are obliged to fasten the seatbelt. Also you should note that you must use some kind of hands free solution with your mobile phone while driving. Finally, you have to observe the rule that exceeding the speed limits and driving under the influence of alcohol is strictly forbidden. The legitimate blood alcohol level is 0.0 percent. Speed limits in Hungary: In residential areas 50 km/h In secondary and tertiary roads 90 km/h Highway 110 km/h Motorway 130 km/h

If you do not observe the rules of speed limits, you have to pay a fine or even your driving licence might be taken away. Please take note that you are allowed to use motorway only if you purchase a motorway pass in advance for about 1,650-4,500 HUF. Further information is available on the following page: http://www.autopalyamatrica.hu

61 POSTAL SERVICES

Central Post Office in Veszprém

Location: 8200 Veszprém Kossuth u. 19. Tel: +36/88/426-871 Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 8 am – 7 pm Saturday: 8 am – 12 am

Main Post Office in Keszthely Location: 8361 Keszthely Kossuth u. 48. Tel: +36/83/515-961 Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 8 am – 6 pm Saturday: 8 am - 12 am

Smaller post offices are open only until 3 pm and they are closed on Saturdays. Stamps and post cards can be purchased not only in post offices but also at newsagents. If you receive a package, it is delivered to your address. In case the postman cannot find you at home, you will be given a receipt. With this document you will be able to reclaim your postal packet at the post office.

MOBILE PHONE

For a longer stay in Hungary, it is the best to buy a mobile phone even a used one at reasonable price or only a SIM- card in order to keep in touch with your mentor. In Hungary there are three mobile phone service providers, and they always have offer, so you will certainly find a solution which suits you the best. As an exchange student it is worth opting for a service with a prepaid card.

To make a phone call within Hungary you should dial:

Country code Area code Land-line +36 88 for xxx-xxx Veszprém 1 for Budapest Mobile +36 20 or 30 xxx-xxxx or 70

62 6. ENTERTAINMENT

PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEKEND - SOME PLACES TO VISIT

Useful information and news of what is happening can be obtained from Tourinform in the city or from their website www.veszpreminfo.hu.

Veszprém County

Veszprém County is one of the most beautiful parts of Hungary. It is very rich in natural resources. In the middle of the county, there are the Bakony Hills and in the southern part the lake Balaton and the Balaton uplands with the Tihany Peninsula, the Keszthely Mountain, the Tapolca Basin and the Káli Basin.

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Tihany Peninsula

The Tihany Peninsula is a highly protected beautiful place. The geological scenery and the varied landscape of the peninsula is an attraction to visitors throughout the year. Two lakes increase the beauty of the hillsides and mountains covered with vineyards and forests. The open surface of the Inner Lake is 25 m above the level of the Balaton and is surrounded by geyser cones from the south. Historic relics of the peninsula are also outstanding. Tihany is one of the sacred places of Hungary. The Baroque complex of buildings of the Monastery of

63 the Benedictine Order, established by King Andrew I in 1055, crown the picturesque . Some old houses of the ancient fishing village serve as a village museum, preserving the relics of the popular 19th century architecture of the Balaton Uplands. The medieval homes of the monks can still be found on the steep slope of Óvár Hill facing Lake Balaton.

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Káli Basin

The most characteristic part of the Balaton Uplands is the Káli Basin. We can find red sandstone mountains in the south, huge basalt mountains in the north, and sandstone conglomerates in the west, limestone and dolomite in the east and in the middle of the basin. Several basalt cones emerge from the level of the basin (Hegyestű, Kis-Hegyestű, Lapos- Hegyestű, Kereki Hill etc.). The block fields near Salföld, Kővágóörs and Szentbékkálla, where millstones were cut and carved for hundreds of years, are geological values famous throughout Europe. The most beautiful is the rocky ridge of Szentbékkálla. The many church towers of the seven , the wine cellars and the signs of a variety of agricultural work, vineyards, meadows and plough lands constitute a special landscape in the Káli Basin. The interpretation and show centre of the Balaton Uplands is being built at Salföld, where it is surrounded with the relics of popular village architecture, vineyards, medieval buildings, churches, ruins of long deserted villages, bog meadows and lakes. There is a show-farm built for breeding the ancient domesticated animals: Hungarian gray cattle, water buffalo, "racka" (twisted horned) sheep, and "mangalica" (curly bristle) pig.

Tapolca Basin

For hundreds of year poets, novelists and painters have been calling the Badacsony and its vicinity the most beautiful landscape in Hungary. The basalt mountains of the area are not only unique and picturesque geological relics; they are also the habitat of many rare plants and animals.

64 Other landmarks also worth mentioning are the vineyards dating back to the Roman times, the architectural relics of the hills and villages: the ruins of castles, churches, palaces, as well as the relics of popular architecture. The monadnocks are peculiarly shaped results of the volcanic activity towards the end of the Pannonian Age. At the edges of the Csobánc, Szentgyörgy and Badacsony Hills, good examples of typical basalt columns, formations of solidifying basalt can be seen. The most beautiful examples are the Stone Gate of Badacsony and the basalt organs of the Szentgyörgy Hill. At the slopes of Badacsony, huge rock-glaciers and block fields can be found. The picturesque cones of the Gulács, Tóti and Vár Hills resemble sugar loafs. The ruins of the forts of Csobánc and , the Szigliget Castle and manor, the chapels on the vineyard hills (Csobánc, Kisapáti, Badacsonylábdi), the dignified manor of Róza Szegedy on the Badacsony, are all precious relics of Hungarian architecture and history.

Sailing on Lake Balaton

In springtime, one of the most popular programmes is in springtime the sailing on the Balaton. It is a great opportunity to get to know the Lake and this region. There are ports and marinas near Veszprém like Balatonalmádi, Alsóörs, Csopak, Balatonkenese, Tihany or Balatonfüred from where there are a lot of ships and ferries travelling to other ports on the north and the south side of Balaton. There are special offers like Tihany or Badacsony Tour with wine–tasting, grill–party on the board, sunset tours and even disco ferries in the summer. Balaton provides a lot of opportunities for free time activities during the whole year like swimming, water ski or skiing, ice-skating in the winter, cultural events, wine-festivals, or concerts. Veszprém County is full of natural treasures, lovely small towns and villages like Tapolca, Herend, Nagyvázsony, Badacsony, etc., which are popular destinations for weekend trips. You can also find a lot of wellness centres and even an aqua park in Balatonfüred, Pápa, or in neighbour counties like Sárvár, Hévíz, etc. where you can get a massage, whirlpools, swimming pools and sauna.

65 THE CITY OF VESZPRÉM

Historic heritage

There are a lot of historic memories in Veszprém County which offer insight into the culture of past ages and lifestyle. Our county can be proud of its many castles and churches. Besides the historical heritage there are many traditional and open-air museums, exhibitions for visitors to see.

Archbishop’s Palace

The Archbishop’s Palace can be found on the Szentháromság (Holy Trinity) square. The Baroque palace was completed in 1776 but at the end of the 19th century the building as well as the frescoes had to be restored. With its inner terrace and garden the building offers an imposing view to the valley. Several paintings and works of art can be found in the palace. The episcopal and prebendal archives and library also reside in this building.

St. Michael’s Cathedral

The St. Michael’s Cathedral dates back to the time of Prince Géza. It was already mentioned in the Pannonhalma Charter (1001). The cathedral was destroyed by fire several times and the early 18th century saw the restoration of the original Romanesque red-white stone church in Gothic style. During a later rebuilding, the basilica lost its Baroque features: its towers were raised by several metres and reshaped in Romanesque style.

66 Gizella Chapel

The Gizella Chapel next to the Archbishop’s Palace is said to have been founded by Blessed Gizella, the wife of St. István. The Gothic building dates back to the 18th century and it was almost completely destroyed in the Turkish period. The interior is one of the oldest in Hungary, making the chapel one of the most important sights of Veszprém. Not only are the keystones of the vaults exceptionally rare and old but also the frescoes of the apostles decorating the walls date back to the 13th century.

Piarist Church

The neo-classical building erected between 1828 and 1836 has a two-storey tower but it is still the shortest church of the Castle. We can read the inscription MMT on the wall; the abbreviation of the following Greek text: Mary, Jesus’ mother. The painting on the high altar was painted in honour of St. Emeric, the side-altars depict Piarist saints.

Franciscan Church

Next to this house, you can see the single-naved Rococo Franciscan Church built in 1730. The church and the monastery were built in 1730. The Italian paintings above the carved panelling of the dining room decorate the walls for more than 200 years. The gilded statues of St. Emeric and St. Ladislas can be seen by the high altar. There are several religious paintings on the vault.

Margaret Ruins

Looking down from Benedek Hill, you can catch sight of the Margaret ruins. The former church and monastery was built by Bishop Bertalan for Dominican nuns around 1240. St Margaret, King Béla IV’s daughter was educated here for six years. The church and the monastery were destroyed at the time of the Turkish Conquest. The ruins were excavated in 1938 but today only the foundation walls and part of the church wall are visible.

Ruins of the Greek orthodox nunnery

It is worth visiting the ruins of the nunnery of Veszprém Valley Nuns in Séd Valley near the zoo. They were excavated in 1936. Legend has it that the gorgeous coronation robe of Queen Gizella and maybe that of her husband were prepared here.

67 Castle Gate

The Castle Gate commemorates the Hungarian victims of the First World War. The historic right- hand tower is a museum displaying stones and minerals. Three niches were created above the arch of the wide gate: on the right and left there are cherubim while the sword with intertwining leaves in the middle reminds us of the victims of the war. Here you can also see the starting and closing date of the first big war.

Fire Lookout Tower

The Fire Tower is one of the symbols of the town. Its foundation dates back to the period of King Béla IV when it functioned as a watchtower and had defensive purposes until the end of the Turkish period. Its height is 48 metres so it was perfect for observing the town for signs of fire. The clock of the Rococo copper tower plays the recruiting composed by Antal Csermák every hour.

Statues of King St. István I and Queen Gizella

At the end of the street at the castle we can find the statues of King St. István I and Queen Gizella. The statues created by József Ispánky in 1938 for the 900th anniversary of the king’s death have become symbolic of Veszprém. It is worth stopping at the north-eastern end of Castle Hill to admire the wonderful view of several sights of Veszprém.

Benedek Hill

A narrow flight of stairs leads down to Benedek Hill. The hills served as a burial place for the Hungarian conquerors. On the white rock, we can see the cross erected in 1904. Below you can see the Séd Brook surrounded by lanes generating a medieval atmosphere.

68 Viaduct

Looking to the left from the statues of the royal couple or from Benedek Hill you can see one of the famous symbols of Veszprém, the Viaduct spanning across Fejes Valley. The St. István’s Valley Bridge – 50 metres above the winding Séd Brook – leads to St. Ladislas’ Church. From the bridge there is a wonderful view of both the town and the area: we can see the Castle, the Betekints Valley and the Bakony Hills.

Kittenberger Kálmán Zoo

The Plant and Wildlife Park named after the reputed Africa explorer was established in the Fejes Valley. Approximately 600 animals of 125 animal species live in the area exceeding 13 hectares. Apart from the species found in nearly every zoo, there are also zoological rarities in the Veszprém Wildlife Park such as the Sumatran tiger, the karaka or the Pere David’s deer. Much to the enjoyment of locals as well as tourists, significant improvements have taken place in the past few years: the Kamchatka brown bear received a new pen, a beautiful bird conservatory, a Nature Conservation Rescue Centre and exhibition hall was built and a house for chimpanzees was established. Guests can also go horse riding in the Riding School of the Zoo. The permanent sights are complemented with interesting and useful cultural programmes.

Eötvös Károly County Library

The Theatre Garden is an example for the horticulture flourishing in Hungary in the 18th century. The building of Eötvös Károly County Library can be found here. With its eclectic towers this attractive building is an indispensable part of the university town. In the library there is a rich collection of journals, technical books, literature and children’s books as well as a collection of music, Information Office for Enterprises, European Information Point, American Corner and English Language Resource Centre.

Theatre

The Petőfi Theatre can be found in the heart of the city. It was established in 1962, and offers modern and classical dramas, musicals, operettas, dance pieces for the audience. There is a puppet theatre named “Kabóca Puppet Theatre” working in the city and we should mention the Pannon Castle Theatre and Latinovits Zoltán Chamber Theatre which are quite popular among people who are interested in theatre performances. Beside the professional associations, there are amateur productions performed by the University Stage led by keen and talented young adults.

69 MUSEUMS

Queen Gizella Museum

The Tejfalussy House, the home to the collection of the Queen Gizella Museum, was built in the early 1770s. The museum displays church relics from different churches: the legacy of bishops and prelates and the donations of queens. In the basement there is an impressive stone store giving a sample not only of the relics of the town but also those of other regions.

Modern Art Gallery – Vass László Collection

The museum can be found in the castle right after entering the gate. In the past few years the works of Hungarian artists have been enriched with the statues, pictures and graphics of the greatest masters of European abstraction. The desire of the collector was that in time some of the works would be placed into this gallery. László Vass aspired to represent several periods of the same artist and to present significant watercolours, chalk-drawings and sketches related to the paintings and statues as well.

Csikász Gallery

If you go through the arched gate at the beginning of Castle Street, you can find Csikász Gallery named after the artist Imre Csikász from Veszprém to the left. This Gallery presents visitors with a variety of contemporary fine arts exhibitions all over the year.

Hungarian Construction Museum

The Hungarian Construction Museum has been collecting the relics of the construction and construction material industry from the whole territory of Hungary for nearly two decades. As well as the tools and products of craftsmen working in the building industry, written documents of the crafts also constitute part of the collection. The main building can be found in the former stove-maker house below the Castle. It provides the home to the reference library of the museum. The brick collection of the museum can be viewed in the Castle. The Open-air Collection of the Construction Museum displays construction machines.

Mestermű Gallery

Walking around in the centre, it is worth visiting the exhibition of Mestermű Galéria (“Masterpiece” Gallery). You can not only see an exhibition of paintings, graphic arts and statues, but the exhibited works can also be purchased.

70 Laczkó Dezső Museum

The two-storey Laczkó Dezső Museum is in the Erzsébet Park. The former Bakonyi Museum awaits its visitors with permanent and temporary exhibitions all year round. The exhibitions are based on more than 100 years of collection. The Veszprém County Museum and Library, the first public library of the country as well as the databank and photo collection operated here.

Cultural life

The University of Pannonia has always emphasised the importance of cultural events. As a programme organiser, the university actively contributes to the enrichment of the cultural life of Veszprém. The buildings of the university provide a venue for cultural programmes like guitar evenings, movie nights, classical and pop concerts or even exhibitions. There are around 50 volunteer, self–motivated teams at the university in all kinds of activities like dancing, singing, making trips around Hungary or tasting and learning more about Hungarian wines, so everybody can find something that fits with their interests.

ENTERTAINMENT IN KESZTHELY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Museums

Several museums are open for interested visitors in Keszthely, offering permanent and temporary exhibitions about the history, arts and agriculture of Keszthely and the surrounding places. The Lake Balaton, which is playing a highly significant role in the life of the region, and the everyday life of the inhabitants are brought into the focus of attention. Most important museums are: Balaton Museum, Georgikon Museum and Agricultural Park, Marzipan Museum, Hunting and Game Museum and the Festetics Castle.

Georgikon Museum of Agriculture and Old Farm

In 1797 Count György Festetics established the first college in the field of agriculture in Europe. It had been developing for more than 200 years and served always as an institute for educating agronomists; today is called the Georgikon Faculty. Its old buildings are operating now as a museum, with an interesting and valuable collection of the Hungarian agriculture and folk life.

71 Festetics Castle

The most well-known and spectacular sight in Keszthely is the baroque castle built by the Festetics family during the 19th century. The castle is in very good condition and operates as a cultural centre of the region. There is a permanent exhibition presenting the everyday life of the Hungarian noble families in the 19th century. Additionally, temporary exhibitions and several events are organized, for example the open-air theatre in the summer. The castle has a beautiful garden and also a coach museum with an impressive collection.

Church and cloister on the Main Square

One of the most beautiful points in Keszthely is the Main Square within easy reach from the market and the pedestrian street of the town. Here stands the gothic church with its high tower and the former Franciscan cloister. The tower was built in the 19th century and it is surrounded by ruins and relics of the medieval times and the era of the Turkish occupation in Hungary.

Lake Balaton

Keszthely, said to be the capital of the Lake Balaton, has always been a popular summer resort not only for Hungarians but also for other nations. The most beautiful lido, the Island –bath, is the largest one, which was restored few years ago and it has managed to retain its classic atmosphere. The lido is connected to the Old Port with a lovely promenade on the lakeshore. This harbour was built in 1846 and had the first steam boat of the lake. Besides this, the town also has a modern and new Yacht Port and it is still possible to make trips in the Balaton and visit fabulous villages like Szigliget or Balatongyörök.

Kis-Balaton

The strictly protected water world of Kis-Balaton belongs to a unique National Park. Rare bird species and other animals can be observed here. Pathways and an educational centre were constructed in order to display the history and wildlife of this area.

72 Hévíz

One of the most famous little towns of Hungary, Hévíz is located 6 km far from Keszthely, where the largest medicinal lake of Europe is found. The temperature of the water is always between 23°C and 35°C, even in the frosty winter. Count György Festetics established here the first spa in 1795 as the water is especially suitable for the treatments of several diseases like rheumatic problems. The place still gives excellent wellness opportunities to relax and cure ourselves and really popular for tourists from all over Europe.

73 UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES

VEN

1969 witnessed in Veszprém the birth of the University Days, organised by students and supported by professors. The University Days of Veszprém (VEN) became a model for the other universities in Hungary. The 25th VEN was organized in 2013, which shows it is now an organic part of the university life. At the beginning, there were only a few hundreds of people visiting VEN but currently there are about 20,000 visitors at the programmes. They are usually not just students of the University of Pannonia. There are even locals from Veszprém and a lot of students from other universities. In the last 40 years, there have been a lot of changes in the structure and the traditions of VEN. VEN was organized in every other year, but from 2009 every year is going to be VEN–year.

It takes place at the upper campus of t he university. The students are divided into 5 groups based on their faculties. Every team has got a candidate for the title of student president. They need to find out a theme for the group, get a team- pub designed, make a video, a song and try to make the visitors vote for them. During the week there are movie nights, inverse university classes, concerts and parties. At the end of the week the student president is elected for the next year.

Balaton Regatta rowing competition

The rowing competition, the Balaton Regatta was first organised in Balatonalmádi on the 15th of October, 1999. The Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Keszthely has been integrated into the former University of Veszprém, and the management of the two campuses has decided to organize an event which strengthens the cooperation between the professors and students of Veszprém and Keszthely.

The main point of the successful event is when male and female, junior and senior crews are fighting on the waves of Lake Balaton in a 10 oared rowing boat (10+1 person) over a 2,000 meters course. Several hundred fans cheer for the teams from the shores, where colourful cultural and musical programmes ensure a fine atmosphere. The

74 Regatta is organised in turns at the water sport facilities of the Keszthely and the Veszprém campuses. The Balaton Regatta has developed into a nationally famous event in Hungary. It attracts the citizens of the university, leaders of public life, outstanding sportsmen and Olympic competitors to take part.

University Sport Days (Ötkarikás játékok)

The University Sport Days have been organized in every autumn since 2004. Last time there were more than 700 participants at the competitions where the organizers were searching for the sportiest student and the most active department and faculty.

The students play lots of types of sport like football, basketball, volleyball, wall-climbing, floor ball, table tennis, athletics, badminton, swimming, power lifting, fencing, tennis, darts, billiard, poker, chess, etc. A lot of students attend these events and cheer for their favourite team/person and in the evenings they can celebrate together in the parties or events organised in the city.

75 Student’s Days at the Keszthely campus

The „Student’s Days” in Keszthely are organized and held every spring at the Georgikon Faculty. During these days student teams are contesting with each other in intellectual-, sport- and other funny competitions, they make comic films, plays and a parade through the streets of the town. Professors are also involved to these programs. In the nights there are different concerts and parties. The stake is serious: who gain the honouring title of „Primus Magister” and „Főpraxi”, who will play an important role in the next academic year on the events, celebrations and in the everyday life of the Keszthely campus.

Sárgulás/Graduation Festivity

The word “Sárgulás” means “Ripening or Growing ripe” and this is the greatest and most spectacular event in the life of the Keszthely Campus. According to the meaning of this word it is the traditional farewell ceremony of the seniors, the graduating students. After the rowing competition between the two campuses they say goodbye not only for the university but also for the town. They say goodbye in the last evening of the semester with a long walk through the streets in old Hungarian costumes, carrying torches in their hands and the next day they dance the wonderful “Palotás”, a splendid in the courtyard of the Festetics castle in the presence of many visitors.

76 EXPERIENCE OF SOME CURRENT ERASMUS-STUDENTS ABOUT VESZPRÉM

„Sziasztok! (So much for my poor Hungarian). I'm Misa from the Czech Republic, currently CEEPUS, but also former Erasmus and Freemover. I’m majoring in Business and Tourism and I found that the university has a really good programme for international students in this field. I really appreciated the helpful university staff and the wide range of courses offered. The department is quite flexible at this, leaving some space for negotiation. When it comes to Erasmus life...you will find many opportunities to try things, to travel...simply get to know Hungary a bit better, or other countries come to that. You will have mentors around to help you out with anything, also creating programmes for you to show you ways of spending time around here. I have already spent more than a year here in Veszprém. It might seem incredible and to many people it is, because Veszprém is not exactly the biggest city in the world...but I have found that with the right people around you, there will always be great things to look back at, friends for life to remember and, of course, lot of party pictures that constantly remind you of the good old Erasmus times. Enjoy!” Michaela Chovitkova, Czech Republic

“Hi, I am Ági form Germany. For my Erasmus year I chose to come to Hungary, because I wanted to learn more Hungarian. Since my early childhood I spoke Hungarian, because my mom is Hungarian, but she never taught me to read or write in Hungarian. I wanted to learn how to read and to write in Hungarian and to gain a bigger vocabulary. After the more than 6 months that I have now been in Hungary I have managed all these things. I also met a lot of really nice people, with whom I have a lot of fun! We went ice skating in the winter and cooked hot chocolate together in our communal kitchen. In the summer we went to the Balaton lake for swimming, water skiing and sunbathing and of course we had ice cream too. Here in Hungary I also became a big fan of “turorudi”. This is some kind of a special Hungarian sweet, which I never saw in any other country. With all my experiences in Hungary I can just say that I will never forget the Erasmus time here and I will come back for sure!”

Ágnes Wedekind, Germany

„My name is Laura Inglese, I'm 22 years old and I come from Pozzuolo Martesana, a little village 15 km far away from Milan, Italy. I study at the university of Milano-Bicocca, in particular I'm studying economics: Marketing, corporate communication and international markets and in Veszprém I was under the Tourism department. There are many reasons I choose Hungary as my Erasmus destination. First of all I wanted to see a country that I had never visited before, going far from the western countries that I had mostly visited. So I decided to exclude that part of Europe, and I started to focus on the central one. The second reason I know is not so nice to talk about, but the economic aspect for me was very relevant. I wanted a country that would allow me to live on the scholarship well enough not to have to ask my parents for too much money. And third, I have a friend that was in Veszprém for the Erasmus too and he talked to me so positively about the country and his experience that I thought: Hungary, why not?!?!

77 I think I was very lucky to be accepted for this destination. The accommodation was great, the people I knew also and my exams went all very good. I appreciate especially the organisation for the beaurocracy (student card, id, rent.) and the mentor system that helped us very much. I think that what I liked more of this experience was a lot of friends I made here and the parties and trips that we made all together. It was the best experience of my life, and this is the reason why I talked very good about this destination to the Erasmus people, coming next year from my university." Laura Inglese, Italy

Heyy I’m Yasemin from Ankara University, Turkey. I’m 21 and I study the last year of my bachelor’s degree. I have been here for four months and I really like very much that’s why I am staying here one more semester. The first time when I decided to come here, none of my friends wanted this because it’s small country it wasn’t worth to come here but I’m glad that I didn’t listen them. Also it is not about country it’s about people. From the beginning everybody is so kind, helpful to us. Now we have lots of friends from here and all around the world so we have a chance to see the other cultures. We have great time together, we go parties, and sightseeing around the country, we’ve already been in Szeged, Balatonfüred, Tihany, Györ and of course Budapest, and also we’re able to go another countries, it is not expensive because Hungary is in the middle and about the university… we’ve tourism courses here and luckily they’re not too hard  so we’ve lots of time to learn Hungarian and we’ll practise it by meeting new people…I really like Erasmus life  And finally the only problem that i can have here is the weather because in my hometown i haven’t seen minus degree and this winter’s going to be really hard for me…I have to get use to this!! Yasemin Sezen, Turkey

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ERASMUS+ Photograph Mobility Program 2014/2015

STUDENT APPLICATION FORM Host institution: University of Pannonia (HU VESZPRE01) Institutional Erasmus Coordinator: Mrs. Judit Lukács Address: Office of External Affairs H-8200 Veszprém, Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Tel.: +36/88/624 753 Fax: +36/88/624 008 E-mail: [email protected] Responsible department: Departmental co-ordinator:

Sending institution: Name of institution: Erasmus ID code: Institutional co-ordinator: Address:

Tel.: Fax: E-mail: Responsible department: Departmental co-ordinator: Tel.: E-mail: @

Student’s personal data: Family name: First name(s): School: Nationality: Number of higher education study years prior to departure abroad: Field of study at sending institution: Level of study at sending institution: Place of birth: Male Sex: Age: Date of birth: / /19 Female E-mail: @ Address: Tel.:

79 Period of Study (from to): Duration of stay (months): Field of Study and code:

Student’s language competence: I would have sufficient I have sufficient I am currently knowledge to follow knowledge to follow Language studying this language lectures if I had some lectures extra preparation English German French Italian Other

State language examination:

1. language, -- level, type --1 2. language, -- level, type -- other: 3. language, -- level, type --

Motivation letter:

Attachments:

1. CV 2. Transcript of Records 3. Acknowledgement of Receipt 4. Application for Accommodation

Date: / /20 Student’s signature:…………………………………

Date: / /20 Institutional co-ordinator’s signature:…………………….

University of Pannonia’s acknowledgement of receipt

1 A = oral B = written C = oral + written

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Receiving Institution (to be filled in by the sending institution) Family name: First name(s): Name of Institution: University of Pannonia Erasmus Code: HU VESZPRE 01 Country: Hungary Area (field of study): Area Code: . Number of months at the receiving institution: Number of months spent with practice: semester:

spring autumn full

To be filled in by the receiving institution We hereby acknowledge the receipt of the application and the proposed, provisional learning agreement.

The above-mentioned student is provisionally accepted at our institution not accepted at our institution

Departmental co-ordinator’s signature Institutional co-ordinator’s signature

......

Stamp: Stamp:

Date: Date :

Institutional co-ordinator’s signature of the Sending Institution ...... ……………

Date:

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LEARNING AGREEMENT FOR STUDIES

The Student Last name (s) First name (s)

Date of birth Nationality

Sex [M/F] Academic year 20../20.. Study cycle Subject area, Code Phone E-mail

The Sending Institution Name Faculty Erasmus code Department (if applicable) Address Country, Country code Contact person Contact person name e-mail / phone

The Receiving Institution Name Faculty Erasmus code Department (if applicable)

Address Country, Country code Contact person Contact person name e-mail / phone

For guidelines, please look at Annex 1, for end notes please look at Annex 2.

82 Section to be completed BEFORE THE MOBILITY

I. PROPOSED MOBILITY PROGRAMME Planned period of the mobility: from [month/year] ……………. till [month/year] ……………

Table A: Study programme abroad

Component code Component title (as indicated in Semester Number of ECTS credits (if any) the course catalogue) at the [autumn / to be awarded by the receiving institution spring] receiving institution [or term] upon successful

completion

Total: …………

Web link to the course catalogue at the receiving institution describing the learning outcomes:

[Web link(s) to be provided.]

Table B: Group of educational components in the student's degree that would normally be completed at the sending institution and which will be replaced by the study abroad NB no one to one match with Table A is required. Where all credits in Table A are recognised as forming part of the programme at the sending institution without any further conditions being applied, Table B may be completed with a reference to the mobility window (see guidelines).

Component code Component title (as indicated in Semester Number of ECTS credits (if any) the course catalogue) at the [autumn / sending institution spring] [or term]

Total: …………

If the student does not complete successfully some educational components, the following provisions will apply:

[Please, specify or provide a web link to the relevant information.]

Language competence of the student The level of language competence in [the main language of instruction] that the student already has or agrees to acquire by the start of the study period is: A1  A2  B1  B2  C1  C2 

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II. RESPONSIBLE PERSONS

Responsible person in the sending institution: Name: Function: Phone number: E-mail:

Responsible person in the receiving institution: Name: Function: Phone number: E-mail:

III. COMMITMENT OF THE THREE PARTIES

By signing this document, the student, the sending institution and the receiving institution confirm that they approve the proposed Learning Agreement and that they will comply with all the arrangements agreed by all parties. Sending and receiving institutions undertake to apply all the principles of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education relating to mobility for studies (or the principles agreed in the inter- institutional agreement for institutions located in partner countries). The receiving institution confirms that the educational components listed in Table A are in line with its course catalogue. The sending institution commits to recognise all the credits gained at the receiving institution for the successfully completed educational components and to count them towards the student's degree as described in Table B. Any exceptions to this rule are documented in an annex of this Learning Agreement and agreed by all parties. The student and receiving institution will communicate to the sending institution any problems or changes regarding the proposed mobility programme, responsible persons and/or study period. The student Student’s signature Date:

The sending institution Responsible person’s signature Date:

The receiving institution Responsible person’s signature Date:

84 Section to be completed DURING THE MOBILITY

CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL LEARNING AGREEMENT

I. EXCEPTIONAL CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED MOBILITY PROGRAMME

Table C: Exceptional changes to study programme abroad or additional components in case of extension of stay abroad

Component Component Deleted Added Reason Number of ECTS code (if any) title (as component component for credits to be at the indicated in change awarded by the receiving the course [tick if [tick if receiving institution catalogue) at applicable] applicable] institution upon the receiving successful institution completion of the component

□ □ □ □

Total: …………

The student, the sending and the receiving institutions confirm that they approve the proposed amendments to the mobility programme. Approval by e-mail or signature of the student and of the sending and receiving institution responsible persons.

II. CHANGES IN THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S), if any:

New responsible person in the sending institution: Name: Function: Phone number: E-mail:

New responsible person in the receiving institution: Name: Function: Phone number: E-mail:

85 Section to be completed AFTER THE MOBILITY

RECOGNITION OUTCOMES

I. MINIMUM INFORMATION TO INCLUDE IN THE RECEIVING INSTITUTION'S TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS

Start and end dates of the study period: from [day/month/year] till [day/month/year].

Table E: academic outcomes at receiving institution

Component Component title (as Was the component Number of Receiving code indicated in the course successfully ECTS credits institution (if any) catalogue) at the completed by the grade receiving institution student? [Yes/No]

Total:

[Signature of responsible person in receiving institution and date]

II. MINIMUM INFORMATION TO INCLUDE IN THE SENDING INSTITUTION'S TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS

Start and end dates of the study period: from [day/month/year] till [day/month/year].

Table F: recognition outcomes at the sending institution

Component Title of recognised component (as Number of Sending institution code indicated in the course catalogue) at ECTS credits grade, if applicable (if any) the sending institution

Total:

[Signature of responsible person in sending institution and date]

86 Annex 1: Guidelines The purpose of the Learning Agreement is to provide a transparent and efficient preparation of the study period abroad and to ensure that the student will receive recognition in his/her degree for the educational components successfully completed abroad. It is recommended to use this template. However, if higher education institutions already have an IT system in place to produce the Learning Agreement or the Transcript of Records, they can continue using it. What is important is that all the information requested in this template is provided, no matter in which format, provided that it respects certain requirements outlined in the sections below. How to use the Learning Agreement: Before the mobility, it is necessary to fill in page 1 with information on the student, the sending and the receiving institutions and the three parties have to agree on the section to be completed before the mobility (pages 2 and 3). On page 1, all the information mentioned will have to be encoded in the Mobility Tool. Institutions can decide to add more information (e.g. additional contact person in the coordinating institution of a consortium) or to request less in case some of the information is already provided in other documents internal to the institution. However, it should at least include the names of the two institutions, and names and contact details of the student and persons of contact in both the sending and receiving institutions.

The section to be completed during the mobility (page 4) should only be used if there are changes in the responsible persons or in case it is necessary to introduce changes to the original mobility programme. This section and the section before mobility (pages 1 to 4) should always be kept together in all communications. After the mobility, the receiving institution should send a Transcript of Records to the student and the sending institution (page 5). Finally the sending institution should issue a Transcript of Records (page 5) to the student or record the results in a database accessible to the student.

PROPOSED MOBILITY PROGRAMME The proposed mobility programme includes the indicative start and end months of the agreed study programme that the student will carry out abroad. The Learning Agreement must include all the educational components to be carried out by the student at the receiving institution (in table A) and it must contain as well the group of educational components that will be replaced in his/her degree by the sending institution (in table B) upon successful completion of the study programme abroad. Additional rows can be added as needed to tables A and B. Additional columns can also be added, for example, to specify the study cycle-level of the educational component. The presentation of this document may also be adapted by the institutions according to their specific needs. However, in every case, the two tables A and B must be kept separated, i.e. they cannot be merged. The objective is to make clear that there needs to be no one to one correspondence between the courses followed abroad and the ones replaced at the sending institutions. The aim is rather that a group of learning outcomes achieved abroad replaces a group of learning outcomes at the sending institution, without having a one to one correspondence between particular modules or courses. A normal academic year of full-time study is normally made up of educational components totalling 60 ECTS* credits. It is recommended that for mobility periods shorter than a full academic year, the educational components selected should equate to a roughly proportionate number of credits. In case the student follows additional

87 educational components beyond those required for his/her degree programme, these additional credits must also be listed in the study programme outlined in table A. When mobility windows are embedded in the curriculum, it will be enough to fill in table B with a single line as described below:

Component code Component title (as indicated in Semester Number of ECTS* (if any) the course catalogue) at the [autumn / credits sending institution spring] [or term]

Mobility window … Total: 30

Otherwise, the group of components will be included in Table B as follows:

Component code Component title (as indicated in Semester Number of ECTS* (if any) the course catalogue) at the [autumn / credits sending institution spring] [or term]

Course x … 10

Module y … 10

Laboratory work … 10

Total: 30

The sending institution must fully recognise the number of ECTS* credits contained in table A if there are no changes to the study programme abroad and the student successfully completes it. Any exception to this rule should be clearly stated in an annex of the Learning Agreement and agreed by all parties. Example of justification for non- recognition: the student has already accumulated the number of credits required for his/her degree and does not need some of the credits gained abroad. Since the recognition will be granted to a group of components and it does not need to be based on a one to one correspondence between single educational components, the sending institution must foresee which provisions will apply if the student does not successfully complete some of the educational components from his study programme abroad. A web link towards these provisions should be provided in the Learning Agreement. The student will commit to reach a certain level of language competence in the main language of instruction by the start of the study period. The level of the student will be assessed after his/her selection with the Erasmus+ online assessment tool when available (the results will be sent to the sending institution) or else by any other mean to be decided by the sending institution. A recommended level has been agreed between the sending and receiving institutions in the inter-institutional agreement. In case the student would not already have this level when he/she signs the Learning Agreement, he/she commits to reach it with the support to be provided by the sending or receiving institution (either with courses that can be funded by the organisational support grant or with the Erasmus+ online tutored courses). All parties must sign the document; however, it is not compulsory to circulate papers with original signatures, scanned copies of signatures or digital signatures may be accepted, depending on the national legislation. * In countries where the "ECTS" system it is not in place, in particular for institutions located in partner countries not participating in the Bologna process, "ECTS" needs to be replaced in all tables by the name of the equivalent system that is used and a weblink to an explanation to the system should be added.

88 CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL LEARNING AGREEMENT

The section to be completed during the mobility is needed only if changes have to be introduced into the original Learning Agreement. In that case, the section to be completed before the mobility should be kept unchanged and changes should be described in this section.

Changes to the mobility study programme should be exceptional, as the three parties have already agreed on a group of educational components that will be taken abroad, in the light of the course catalogue that the receiving institution has committed to publish well in advance of the mobility periods and to update regularly as ECHE holder. However, introducing changes might be unavoidable due to, for example, timetable conflicts.

Other reasons for a change can be the request for an extension of the duration of the mobility programme abroad. Such a request can be made by the student at the latest one month before the foreseen end date.

These changes to the mobility study programme should be agreed by all parties within four to seven weeks (after the start of each semester). Any party can request changes within the first two to five-week period after regular classes/educational components have started for a given semester. The exact deadline has to be decided by the institutions. The shorter the planned mobility period, the shorter should be the window for changes. All these changes have to be agreed by the three parties within a two-week period following the request. In case of changes due to an extension of the duration of the mobility period, changes should be made as timely as possible as well.

Changes to the study programme abroad should be listed in table C and, once they are agreed by all parties, the sending institution commits to fully recognise the number of ECTS credits as presented in table C. Any exception to this rule should be documented in an annex of the Learning Agreement and agreed by all parties. Only if the changes described in table C affect the group of educational components in the student's degree (table B) that will be replaced at the sending institution upon successful completion of the study programme abroad, a revised version should be inserted and labelled as "Table D: Revised group of educational components in the student's degree that will be replaced at sending institution". Additional rows and columns can be added as needed to tables C and D.

All parties must confirm that the proposed amendments to the Learning Agreement are approved. For this specific section, original or scanned signatures are not mandatory and an approval by email may be enough. The procedure has to be decided by the sending institution, depending on the national legislation.

RECOGNITION OUTCOMES

The receiving institution commits to provide the sending institution and the student with a Transcript of Records within a period stipulated in the inter-institutional agreement

89 and normally not longer than five weeks after publication/proclamation of the student’s results at the receiving institution.

The Transcript of Records from the receiving institution will contain at least the minimum information requested in this Learning Agreement template. Table E (or the representation that the institution makes of it) will include all the educational components agreed in table A and, if there were changes to the study programme abroad, in table C. In addition, grade distribution information should be included in the Transcript of Records or attached to it (a web link where this information can be found is enough). The actual start and end dates of the study period will be included according to the following definitions: - The start date of the study period is the first day the student has been present at the receiving institution, for example, for the first course, for a welcoming event organised by the host institution or for language and intercultural courses. - The end date of the study period is the last day the student has been present at the receiving institution and not his actual date of departure. This is, for example, the end of exams period, courses or mandatory sitting period. Following the receipt of the Transcript of Records from the receiving institution, the sending institution commits to provide to the student a Transcript of Records, without further requirements from the student, and normally within five weeks. The sending institution's Transcript of Records must include at least the information listed in table F (the recognition outcomes) and attach the receiving institution's Transcript of Record. In case of mobility windows, table F may be completed as follows:

Component Title of recognised component (as Number of Sending institution code indicated in the course catalogue) at ECTS credits grade, if applicable (if any) the sending institution

Mobility window Total: 30 …..

Where applicable, the sending institution will translate the grades received by the student abroad, taking into account the grade distribution information from the receiving institution (see the methodology described in the ECTS Users' Guide). In addition, all the educational components will appear as well in the student's Diploma Supplement. The exact titles from the receiving institution will also be included in the Transcript of Records that is attached to the Diploma Supplement.

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Steps to fill in the Learning Agreement for Studies

Page 1 – Information on the student and the sending and receiving institution Additional educational components above the number of ECTS credits required in his/her curriculum are listed in the LA and if Provide mobility programme the sending institution will not recognise Identify responsible persons them as counting towards their degree, this Commitment of the three parties with has to be agreed by all parties concerned and annexed to the LA original / scanned/ digital signatures. Before mobility Provisions for recognition in case some Pages 1-3 educational components are not successfully completed are included

Exceptional changes to mobility programme should be agreed within 4 to 7 weeks after the start date of the studies (request for extension of the duration to be made up to one month before the foreseen end date)

Modifications Modifications During mobility are NOT needed ARE needed A party requests changes in the first 2 to 5- Page 4 week period after the start of regular classes/educational components (after the start of each semester)

Agreement by email by the three parties within a two-week period after the request

Receiving institution provides Transcript of

Records to student and sending institution After mobility in period stipulated in IIA (normally max. 5 weeks after results). Page 5

Sending institution provides the Recognition It includes not only ECTS but Document to the student within 5 weeks. also the grades provided by the sending HEI.

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University of Pannonia Office of External Affairs 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem u. 10. Hungary Tel: +36 88/624 753, Fax: +36 88/624 008 E-mail: [email protected]

ERASMUS+ Mobility Program 2014/2015 ARRIVAL INFORMATION SHEET

This form should be completed in BLACK and CAPITAL or possibly on computer in order to be easily copied and/or faxed.

Student’s personal data: Family name: First name(s):

Mother’s name: Sex: Male Female Passport number: Validity of passport: Nationality: Place of birth:

Age: Date of birth:

Permanent Address: Temporary Address: Tel.: E-mail: @ Type of Health Insurance: Number of Health Insurance:

Sending institution Name of institution: Erasmus code: Country: Level of study: Field of study: Area code: ,

Number of months at the receiving institution: Language of instruction: Number of months spent with practice:

Semester: Number of higher education study spring years prior to departure abroad: autumn Exact date of arrival:

Date: / / Student’s signature: …………………………..

92 ECTS ISSUES

FIRST THING TO DO

After your arrival, you will be registered as a student of the University of Pannonia. That’s why the first thing you should do is to confirm your registration at the Office of External Affairs. Registration makes it possible for you to access all facilities at the university except the so- called Neptun Unified Education System, but you will not need to use it. For exchange students, registration for exams and taking up courses are done personally by lecturers. The Directorate of Academic Affairs of the University of Pannonia is the organisation which gives you a hand to obtain the temporary student card. It is indispensable for you because it entitles you to a great number of discounts.

TYPES OF LESSONS

 Seminars: This way of teaching is generally compulsory for every student; students who attend a seminar are registered in a list. On every seminar, the participants have to confirm their attendance by signing this list. They are held with active participation of students who are encouraged to ask and share their ideas with the others. Knowledge acquired is generally measured by a written test at the end of the semester.  Lecture courses: They are held for a larger or rarely small audience. In this case attendance isn’t compulsory but makes exams easier. It’s up to you to decide whether to attend or not. Grades are based mainly on exams, rarely written test.  Laboratory practice, field work: It is typical in . Labs provide ample opportunity for students to experience the practical side of the material and get to know the technologies and methods used by the industry. For example, for the Georgikon, the Educational and Experimental Farm provides the background for fieldwork and for carrying out research.  Work placement experience is done in the final period of studies. In its framework, you can exert theoretical knowledge acquired at the university in practice. For many students it is a great opportunity to have a permanent or part- time job, or a full-time job in future. It may provide a basis to the thesis, too. Libraries, laboratories and study facilities also contribute to the successful acquisition of knowledge and gaining experience.

93 TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

 Continuous assessment: Tests, essays or project works have to be done regularly during the semester, at the end of it you have the opportunity to take an improve exam.  Examination: written and/or oral form  Combination of continuous assessment and exam

ECTS SYSTEM AT A GLANCE

Mutual recognition of degrees and certificates is a prerequisite for establishing an open European educational area. In this area, both students and teachers have the opportunity to move freely without any restrictions. Since many different grading systems co-exist in Europe, the ECTS grading scale has been developed in order to provide a key factor which facilitates the transfer of students and their grades between European higher education institutions. The ECTS system enables transparency, bridges between higher education institutes and widens opportunities at students’ disposal. The ECTS grade is not meant to replace the national grades, but to be used optionally and additionally in order to "translate" a grade from one institution to another in an effective way and compare their achievements. Transcript of Records is used to document the performance of a student over a certain period of time by listing the courses taken, the credits gained, and the grades awarded. The Transcript of Records provides a standard format which is comprehensive in the whole EU. The learning agreement contains the programme of study and credits to be awarded. One credit corresponds to 30 hours of work and 60 credits represent the workload of an academic year of study.

GRADING SCALE BASED ON ECTS SYSTEM

ECTS In Hungary A particularly excellent achievement, above A 5 Excellent (kiváló) the average standard An achievement that surpasses the average B 5 Very good (jeles) standard Generally sound work with some notable C 4 Good (jó) errors D Fair despite significant shortcomings 3 Average (közepes) E At a minimum level 2 Satisfactory (elégséges) Some more work required before the credit FX 1 Fail (elégtelen) can be awarded F Considerable further work is required 1 Fail (elégtelen)

94 CERTIFICATE

Every grade and record must be listed in the Neptun Unified Education System. Based on this Transcript of Records, the Directorate of Academic Affairs will issue this certificate as a proof of your studies.

LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

In the framework of the university, there are facilities to study foreign languages (general and LSP language training at all levels), which are free of charge for all students and lecturers as well. According to this, you can begin to learn a new language like Hungarian as a foreign language or improve your knowledge in a language already studied.

DICTIONARIES

 English - Hungarian: http://dict.sztaki.hu/angol-magyar http://startlap.dicfor.com/szotar/hun/eng-hun  German - Hungarian: http://dict.sztaki.hu/nemet-magyar http://startlap.dicfor.com/szotar/hun/deu-hun  Italian - Hungarian: http://dict.sztaki.hu/olasz-magyar http://startlap.dicfor.com/szotar/hun/ita-hun  French - Hungarian: http://dict.sztaki.hu/francia-magyar http://startlap.dicfor.com/szotar/hun/fra-hun  Spanish - Hungarian: http://startlap.dicfor.com/szotar/hun/spa-hun

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:

Ambulance = Mentők 104 Police = Rendőrség 107 Fire department = Tűzoltóság 105 General emergency number 112 Emergency roadside help 188

HOSPITAL

Veszprém Megyei Csolnoky Ferenc Kórház (Veszprém County Hospital) 8200 Veszprém Kórház u. 1. Tel: +36/88/556-000, +36/88/556-100 www.wmkorhaz.hu

Városi Kórház Keszthely (Keszthely Hospital) 8360 Keszthely Ady Endre u. 2 Tel: +36/83/311-060, +36/83/311-788 www.vk.keszthely.hu

95 SOME PHARMACIES NEARBY (GYÓGYSZERTÁR = PHARMACY):

Arany Oroszlán Gyógyszertár Veszprém Kossuth u. 9. Tel.: +36/88/321-828

Nova Bástya Gyógyszertár Veszprém Kossuth u. 8. Tel.: +36/88/583-053

Egyetem Gyógyszertár Veszprém Egyetem u. 7. Tel.: +36/88/783-504

Fehér Üröm Gyógyszertár Veszprém Iskola u. 3. Tel.: +36/88/567-420

Fekete Sas Gyógyszertár Veszprém Rákóczi u. 8. Tel.: +36/88/329-239

Kamilla Gyógyszertár Veszprém Egyetem u. 1. Tel.: +36/88/566-510

Pelikán Gyógyszertár Keszthely Rákóczi tér12/A. Tel.: +36/83/312-239

Két Oroszlán Gyógyszertár Keszthely Kastély u. 18. Tel.: +36/83/312-381

Helikon Gyógyszertár Keszthely Kossuth u. 37. Tel.: +36/83/312-340

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