Hungary is a member of the European Union and a Schengen state. Higher education is conducted according to the Bologna System enabling students to transfer from one EU University to the other. Diplomas are consequently accepted everywhere in the European Union.
Higher education has strong traditions with institutions operating for hundreds of years in some cases. The oldest Hungarian university is the University of Pecs operating since 1367 but the City of Debrecen has the longest continuous history of higher education operating continuously since 1538.
Hungary is a relatively safe country with a low rate of violent crime.
Fees and living costs are relatively low compared to the rest of Europe.
One of the most beautiful countries of the world, Hungary is located in the central Europe, northwest of Romania. The country is the home of world heritage sites, second largest lake of the world and Europe’s largest natural grassland. The country is under the regime of parliamentary democracy political framework.
Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of EU, NATO, OECD, and V4 is a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian.
Hungary is ranked 20th globally (out of 195 countries) on International Living's Quality of Life index (2010) and 6th in an environmental protection index by GW/CAN.
Hungary is a world famous wine growing country, most well known wines come from the Tokay region.
Only seven countries (USA, USSR, UK, France, Italy, China and Germany) have won more Summer Olympic gold medals than Hungary.
Hungarians are known for their prowess at water sports, mainly swimming and water polo.
Weather
Hungary has a continental climate, with cold winters and warm to hot summers. The average annual temperature is about 10 °C (50 °F), in summer 27 to 35 °C (81 to 95 °F), and in winter 0 to -15 °C (32 to 5 °F), with extremes ranging from about 42 °C (108 °F) in summer to -29 °C (-20 °F) in winter. Average yearly rainfall is about 600 mm (23.6 in).
Transport
Hungary has 31 058 km of roads and motorways of 1118 km.
Budapest is directly connected to the Austrian, Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian borders via motorways.
There are five international, four domestic, four military and several non-public airports in Hungary.
Some Facts
CAPITAL : Budapest
CURRENCY: Hungarian Forint ($) HUF.
LANGUAGE: Hungarian, German, Russian, French, Romanian, Slovak
TIME DIFFERENCE: 3 hours 45 minutes behind IST
INTAKE: January & September
Foundation program: - February
CALLING CODE: +36
The economy of Hungary is a medium-sized, structurally, politically and institutionally open economy in Central Europe and is part of the European Union's (EU) single market.
Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, with a per capita income one-half that of the Big Four European nations.
Hungary continues to demonstrate strong economic growth and acceded to the European Union in May 2004.
The private sector accounts for over 80% of GDP.
Main Industries:
Mining, Metallurgy & Agriculture, Construction Materials, Processed Foods, Textiles, Chemicals (Especially Pharmaceuticals), Motor Vehicles, Automobile production, Services, Tourism
Hungary major trading partners are Germany, Austria, Italy, and Russia. -
The main sectors of Hungarian industry are heavy industry (mining, metallurgy, machine and steel production), energy production, mechanical engineering, chemicals, food industry and automobile production.
Education in Hungary for Hungarian nationals is compulsory between the ages of 6-16 and is free until the first diploma of higher education.
Students usually finish their secondary education at the age of 18.
Higher education is divided into Bachelor (3 years) and Master (2 years) level according to the Bologna system.
Grades are given according to ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) enabling students to transfer from one university to another within the European Union.
Some programs like General Medicine (5 years + 1 year internship), Pharmacy and Dentistry (5 years) are not broken up into two parts; students receive their diplomas (Medical Doctor, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Dental Medicine) at the end of their final year.
The school year consists of two semesters (September-January; February-June) and students are given oral and written exams at the end of each semester.
Most of the student work possibilities in Hungary require proficiency in the Hungarian language. English and German are widely spoken in Hungary, particularly among the younger population. For many employment sectors, learning to converse in the local language is a definite advantage.
Finance to support educationGenuine Intentions to Study in Hungary
Indian students can apply for visa entitling them for residence permit from India. It cannot be arranged in Hungary. The following documents are sent to the student by the University for visa application with express mail:
Original copy of the Admission Letter
Visa supporting letter written in Hungarian, addressed to the Hungarian Embassy, certifying that the student had paid his/her fees and will have access to accommodation upon arrival. It also states the number of his/her insurance contract.
A copy of the insurance contract. A valid health insurance is a precondition for registration for courses.
The visa application is recommended to be submitted as soon as the students have received their letter because of the length of the visa procedure. For details contact the Espire office.
4,000US$ - 20,000 US$ per year depending upon course and university.
Academic Requirement
Most of the programs require good percentage in class XII or undergraduate degree.
Medical schools have their own exams for admission which you can appear in India or in Hungary. For details contact the Espire office.
International students can apply for a place in the Erasmus mobility program the same way as Hungarian students to spend one or two semesters abroad at one of partner universities.
From the 2nd year of their full degree studies onwards, registered full time students who achieve a 4,50 grade average or higher in each of the previous consecutive 2 semesters may submit an application for tuition fee reduction. Tuition may be reduced by up to 20% for a maximum of 20% of eligible students in each year. Those excelling in sports are entitled to sports scholarship.
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