Come and Study in Hungary!

Pursuing studies abroad is always a great challenge and adventure. In today’s knowledge-based society there is a strong trend of students spending one semester or even a full program at a foreign university or college.

Facts to consider

• Hungary offers high-standard programs in the fields of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Science and Physiotherapy. Besides medical subjects you can also study Psychology, Physical Education and Architecture and various disciplines of Health Care.
• In the past two decades more than 10.000 international students enrolled at Hungarian universities.
• Today, the top 3 countries of student enrollment are Germany, Israel and Norway.
  Hungarian university training in sciences dates back to the 13th century
• International programs in English and German started in 1983
• Medical degrees are recognized by the WHO and all degrees are automatically accepted in the EU
• Programs are run by highly qualified academic staff and seminars are offered in small groups
• All universities are located either at the capital or at traditional university cities with lively international student communities
• Competitive tuition fees combined with reasonable living costs in the heart of Europe

Below you’ll find some useful information and a list of Hungarian educational institutions offering English language programs for foreign students.

Links of interest:

Ministry of Education and Culture

http://www.okm.hu/education

College International:
http://www.studyhungary.hu/

Guide to Hungary

http://www.studyinhungary.hu/

Balassi Institute

www.bbi.hu/bbi_en/almenuk.php

Tempus Public Foundation

http://www.tpf.iif.hu/

Hungarian Scholarship Board

www.scholarship.hu/english/index.html

Hungarian Equivalence and Information Center

http://www.ekvivalencia.hu/

General information

http://www.hungary.hu/

Universities:

The Corvinus University of Budapest is today an internationally recognized institution in the areas of both education and research. Operating with seven faculties the University provides Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programs in the areas of economics, business, public administration, horticultural science, food science, landscape architecture and social sciences.

http://www.uni-corvinus.hu/index.php?id=7745

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics was founded in 1782, and it was the first institute in Europe to train engineers at university level. The University is committed to differentiated, multilevel, high-standard education, founded on intensive basic training, research, development and innovation, and scientific qualification in technical and natural sciences and in certain fields of economic and social sciences.

http://portal.bme.hu/langs/en/default.aspx

The University of Debrecen is the oldest institution of higher education in continuous operation in Hungary based in the same city. The University of Debrecen has a student body of 29,000, out of which 19,000 are full-time students. Its 11 university and 4 college faculties, and 21 doctoral schools undoubtedly offer the widest choice of majors and other forms of training.

http://www.unideb.hu/index.php?lC=en

The Eötvös Loránd University offers degree programmes at undergraduate (BA/BSc), graduate (MA/MSC) as well as post graduate (PhD) levels. Although the language of teaching is basically Hungarian, a wide range of programmes and courses are available in English and other foreign languages.

http://is.itk.hu/mbs/index.php

The University of Kaposvár was established in 2000 with four faculties - Animal and Economic Sciences, Pedagogy and Arts - offering study programmes supporting our students' career development ranging from vocational higher educational programmes through BSc (BA) and MSc (MA) to PhD programmes. The Health Sciences Center and the Feed Crops Research Institute in Iregszemcse belong to the university as well.

http://www.u-kaposvar.hu/index.php?lang=en

The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music is based upon the principles and traditions of its founders and of the masters of artist training who supervise the professional, aesthetic and emotional development of composers, performing artists and instructors. Each member of the Academy's faculty is highly qualified to fulfil his or her role, possessing: a deep understanding of both national and universal culture, especially with respect to the art of music; a broad-minded and relevant musical experience; a high level of professional knowledge; advanced professional skills in the fields of performing, composing, music history, and church music; and a comprehensive intelligence in related fields, including the ability to speak foreign languages.

http://www.lfze.hu/hp/english/index.html

The University of Miskolc with its Law and Economics Faculties and Institute of Arts has a broad scope of training and provides students with various new courses. The main goal of the University is to continue its research with international reputation and prepare students for the requirements and needs of a new era.

http://oldwww.uni-miskolc.hu/e_index.php

The University of Pécs was founded on January 1, 2000 through the merger of Janus Pannonius University, the Medical University of Pécs and the Illyés Gyula Teacher Training College of Szekszárd, is committed to endorsing and popularizing the idea of lifelong education. With its ten faculties - Faculty of Law, Medical School, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Health Sciences, Illyés Gyula Faculty of Education, Faculty of Business and Economics, Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Music and Visual Arts, Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resource Development - the university offers a broad range of training and degree programs that are aimed at training well-qualified experts with a wide intellectual horizon, ranging from higher educational professional training programs - with special regard to a high-level training of physicians - to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree programs.

http://english.pte.hu/htmls/index.php

The Semmelweis University, as a specialized university, plays a unique role within Hungarian higher education. In addition to its prominent role in Hungarian health care, it also enjoys a distinguished international reputation, being, in fact, the first institution to be mentioned by the European Union when discussing health-related education in Hungary. University instruction takes place in three languages, and 1,500 of its 11,000 students are foreign citizens. Degrees obtained at the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Dentistry and the Faculty of Pharmacy comply with all European requirements, and medical diplomas are accepted in two American states.

http://dataweb-systems.hu/usnen/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2202&Itemid=233

University of Szeged

http://www.u-szeged.hu/eindex.ivy?public.lang=en-US

The training in the six schools of Szent István University has exceeded the scope of traditional agriculture for long, since in addition to the conventional agricultural and environmental sciences it offers courses in veterinary medicine, mechanical engineering, economy and social sciences, architecture as well as applied arts.

http://www.sziu.hu/

University of Veszprém deals with a large spectra of natural sciences, art, sociology, technology, agriculture and economics.

http://www.vein.hu/other_lang/english/index.php

The Budapest Business School offers the widest selection of business studies, ranging from economics, through domestic and international commerce, tourism, hotel industry, international communication and marketing, European studies, finance, accountancy, business information systems, to human resource management. The school also offers teacher's training in some of the above areas. The School’s standard programs are undergraduate courses leading to a college degree equivalent to BBA, and they offer a wide range of post-graduate courses, and vocational training courses too.

http://www.bgf.hu/en/

International Business School is a private college, quickly adapting to the needs of a constantly changing international market and modifies its training programmes accordingly. International experts, guest professors from Oxford, and students from all over Europe, Asia and Africa make IBS an attractive venue for cultural interaction and networking. Through our exchange programmes, IBS students can study in more than 80 partner institutions of over 20 countries. In addition to accredited Hungarian degrees, our students have the opportunity to study for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees conferred by the prestigious Oxford Brookes University.

http://www.ibs-b.hu/portal/page/portal/IBSHome

The Kodolányi János University College degrees and diplomas based on ECTS grading are acknowledged all over in the European Union and all its courses are organised in line with regional and EU market needs.

http://www.kodolanyi.hu/iw/english/

Hungarian Dance Academy The state financed education of ballet students within an organized system began as early as 1937 at the Hungarian Royal Opera House which, in 1949, was complemented by the Dance Artist School. In 1950 the State Ballet Institute was founded by unifying these two institutions. It has had its present name – The Hungarian Dance Academy – since 1990.

http://www.mtf.hu/?lang=en

The Tomori Pál College started its operation in Kalocsa in September 2004. Our college is one of the youngest and most dynamically developing institutions of higher education in Hungary. Our goal is to establish competitiveness and foster development in the region by offering a large-scale basis of knowledge which meets the social-economic challenges of our modern age, primarily in the fields of economics and modern business administration.

http://www.tpfk.hu/n1/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=5

The Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest views itself as a place where thought, creation and action, artistic and scientific articulation, dialogue and critical expression are natural demands. It emphasizes the importance of preserving tradition, cultivating artistic areas developed in the past as well as developing design-based and visual artistic thinking.

http://w2.mome.hu/