The Crossroads of Europe
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European Social The crossroads of Europe Fund INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION The history of Hungarian higher education goes back more than 650 years and builds on its unique academic heritage by integrating innovation, creativity and cooperation. EUROPEAN DEGREE WHY HUNGARY? HUNGARY? WHY Studying in Hungary means studying in Europe. Degrees earned in Hungary are recognised internationally and help you to get ahead in the global job market. AFFORDABILITY The extremely favourable cost-to-value ratio of Hungarian higher education and the affordable living costs make studying in Hungary a great investment. Scholarship opportunities are also available. CENTRAL LOCATION IN EUROPE Hungary is conveniently located in the heart of Europe. Discover unspoilt nature and numerous World Heritage sites of the country as well as other European cities within easy reach. UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE The country has a 2000-year-old history and offers a thrilling cultural life. With its vibrant student communities and its enriching cultural scene you will never be bored. Hungary in brief & Hungarian Higher Education size: 93,000 square kilometres dimensions: 250 km (North-South) and 65 higher education institutions in Hungary 524 km (East-West) population: 9.7 million 35,000 international students from capital: Budapest (1.7 million) 164 countries (10% of the student population) currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF) time zone: CET (GMT +1) 1,300 academic programmes in foreign climate: dry continental with four seasons languages in 44 higher education institutions language: Hungarian HUNGARIAN HIGHER EDUCATION ACCORDING BASIC STRUCTURE OF STUDY PROGRAMMES TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BA / BSc MA / MSc Doctoral (PhD, DLA) (6-8 semester) (2-4 semester) (8 semester) THE TOP 3 REASONS FOR STUDYING IN HUNGARY: HIGH QUALITY OF (10-12 semester) EDUCATION, GETTING TO KNOW ANOTHER CULTURE AND AFFORDABLE PRICES. Undivided Programmes / One-tier master’s (OTM) (example: Law or Medicine) 70% 26% OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WOULD OF INTERNATIONAL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO STUDY IN HUNGARY. STUDENTS WOULD ”I like the high quality of lectures offered by PROBABLY COME BACK my university and the professionalism of our TO STUDY IN HUNGARY. professors. I love that my programme provides international experience, since I can get to know people from all around the world.” SPORT, ENTERTAINMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMMODATION WERE RATED 4 OUT OF 5 BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. NORMA from Mexico FIND YOUR PERFECT STUDY PROGRAMME SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Browse the Study Finder database available on the Study in Hungary There are various scholarship opportunities available to help website to find the programme and higher education institution that fund your studies in Hungary including Stipendium Hungaricum, suits you best. Erasmus+, CEEPUS and Bilateral state scholarships. start here: www.studyinhungary.hu » Study Finder find out if you are eligible here: www.studyinhungary.hu » Find a Scholarship 3 Pay a visit to some of our hungarian higher education institutions Take a virtual tour to visit some of our higher education institutions on the following pages. Budapest Business School Corvinus University of Budapest Budapest University of Technology and Economics Eötvös Loránd University Óbuda University Semmelweis University Tomori Pál College University of Physical Education Ukraine University of Veterinary University of Miskolc Medicine Budapest Slovakia MISKOLC Eszterházy Károly Szent István University University EGER University of Széchenyi István GÖDÖLLŐ Sopron University University of SOPRON GYŐR BUDAPEST Austria Debrecen DEBRECEN University of Dunaújváros Romania University DUNAÚJVÁROS of Pannonia VESZPRÉM Slovenia Kaposvár University University of KAPOSVÁR Szeged SZEGED University of Pécs Croatia PÉCS Serbia 4 Budapest Business School � University of Applied Sciences Budapest Business School (BBS) is one of Hungary’s market leading of Entrepreneurship and Business. Some of them are also in and largest universities, educating more than 16,000 students. German or French. BBS was established as a result of the Hungarian higher education Year by year, more and more new students study at BBS from integration and on 1st January 2000 its three legal predecessors different countries of the world were merged: the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism; the College of International Management and Business; the College of One of the reasons behind this large increase is the wide range Finance and Accountancy. of opportunities they can choose from: some choose to study as a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holder student, others In 2016 BBS earned the title ’University of Applied Sciences’. as a Christian Youth scholarship holder student, or they can take Graduates of predecessor institutions and those who obtained their part in the Erasmus+ programme, but it is also popular to study degrees from BBS during recent years have become recognized as a self-financing student at Budapest Business School. experts and professionals in their field, and are in great demand in both the domestic and the international labour markets. academic field and level: BA/BSc MA/MSc OTM PhD As a foreign student wishing to study in one of the faculties of BBS, Economics • • • there are several programmes to choose from, both on a Bachelor’s Social Sciences • or a Master’s programme in English, as well as the Doctoral School en.uni-bge.hu contact details: István KŐVÁRI + 36 1 469 6600/6758 H-1055 Budapest, Head of Academic Mobility Division [email protected] Markó utca 29-31. [email protected] 5 Budapest University of Technology and Economics As a BME diploma is accepted all over the world, the mission of Here, students learn about sustainable energy, clean water, safe our university is to issue prestigious diplomas which are amongst transport on roads and bridges producing less pollution, buildings the most highly regarded in the labour markets of Hungary as well for comfortable living and working, machines and robots for work as Central and Eastern Europe, and to train graduates who would and for amusement, fast and reliable communications, medical be the most sought after by the best companies and institutions. equipment that assures a good quality of life for the individual and can be financed by society, and healthy food for us all. We provide The predecessor of Budapest University of Technology and you with this vital knowledge and these skills to help you make Economics, the Institutum Geometricum, was established in your own contribution and to be able to do your best for your 1782. During the past 236 years the professors of the university colleagues, company and society. have strived to provide an outstanding quality of education. This has earned the university an international reputation, attracting academic field and level: BA/BSc MA/MSc OTM PhD students as well as professors from all over the world. Computer Science and IT • • • Our university has eight faculties: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Economics • • Engineering, Architecture, Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Engineering • • • • Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Transportation Engineering Natural Sciences • • • and Vehicle Engineering, Natural Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences. Leader in Technical Higher Education www.bme.hu/en contact details: Department for International Relations H-1111 Budapest, +36 1 463 3981 Műegyetem rakpart 3. [email protected] 6 Corvinus University of Budapest The Corvinus University of Budapest is an internationally recognised, prestigious, state-accredited Hungarian university with over 300 partner universities on 5 continents and memberships in some of the most elite international networks academic field and level: BA/BSc MA/MSc OTM PhD (e.g. CEMS, PIM, EMPA). The number of study programmes Computer Science and IT fully conducted in English is increasing continuously. Corvinus • • Economics University, with approx. 11,000 students, offers educational • • • programmes in business administration, economics and social Social Sciences • • • sciences at the bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels. The University consisting of three schools – the Corvinus Business School, the Corvinus School of Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations – is located in Buda- pest, the capital of Hungary, which serves as the main centre of the Hungarian scientific and cultural life. Come to Corvinus to earn your BA/BSc, MA/MSc, MBA, Executive MBA or PhD degree here! Scientia Mea – Adiutor Meus / My Knowledge is My Helper www.uni-corvinus.hu/eng contact details: Directorate of International Relations and Innovation H-1093, Budapest, Fővám tér 8. [email protected] 7 Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)—in terms of student and staff Wide-ranging services, an excellent mentor system, Orientation numbers, quality of education and research, and its international Week, and cultural programs all ensure that you find your friends relations—is a prestigious institution of public higher education and place on campus and in the vibrant city of Budapest. in Hungary, operating continuously since 1635. academic field and level: BA/BSc MA/MSc OTM PhD As a top-ranked research university in Hungary, it is the most Arts popular higher education institution among applicants as well • Arts and Humanities as alma mater of five Nobel laureates and leading figures in • • • Computer Science and IT technology, public policy, and culture in Hungary.