Come and Study in Hungary higher education programmes for foreign students in hungary academic Year 2005/2006

Corvinus University of Budapest

 

Name of Institution: Corvinus University of Budapest

Year of foundation: 1948

Address: Fővám tér 8, H-1093 Budapest, Hungary

Phone: +(36-1) 482 5000

Internet: http://www.uni-corvinus.hu

Rector: Prof. Dr. Tamás Mészáros

Number of faculties: 7

Academic staff: 623 full-time and 186 part-time

Academic staff with scientific degree: 542

Contact person: Ms Erzsébet Veres

Availability: phone: [phone], fax: [phone],

e-mail: [e-mail]

Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 8

Number of full-time students in the academic year 2004/2005 (Hungarian education): 17342

Number of Ph.D. students: 307

Number of students studying in foreign languages in 2004/05: 1293

Library: The Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration has a Central Library that is open to all students. The library offers diversified facilities for academic learning and research activities. It provides 2500 m² of reading and research space and can accommodate 500 readers at a time. The present collection contains nearly half a million volumes (books, manuscripts, lecture notes, etc.), and approximately 1000 different kinds of periodicals (two-thirds of which are in foreign language). The Business Periodicals On-disc database contains the full text of a further 500 English-language journals. The library also stocks microfilms, video materials, CD-ROM databases and an electronic collection.

Computer facilities: The University has computer labs that are available to the students for study purposes. E-mail and web access are also available.

Sports activities: The University has several gyms. The possible sports activities available free of charge to all university students include: volleyball, basketball, body-building, table-tennis, swimming, athletics, etc.

Accommodation: Dormitories are (within limits) available for Hungarian students.

 

International Study Programmes

International Studies Center (ISC)

Internet: http://isc.uni-corvinus.hu

Undergraduate programmes

Name of the diploma Bachelor of Arts degree

Majors: - Business Administration

- International Economics

Length of the study programme: 8 semesters

Admission criteria: - secondary school certificate,

-English language entrance exam (or TOEFL score 173 (computer based) or 500 (paper-based), IELTS overall band: minimum 5.5 –any exam must have been taken within two years before application), other similar language proficiency test results may be considered,

- Mathematics entrance exam,

- payment of application and tuition fees.

Contact person: Doris Keszthelyi, e-mail: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone], fax: [phone]

 

Graduate programmes

Name of the diploma Master of Sciences degree

Majors: Business Administration

- International Business and Economics

- International Economics and European Studies

- Political Science

- Social Economics

Length of the study programme: 4 semesters

Admission criteria: - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field,

- detailed academic record and list of positions held so far (if any),

- a TOEFL score not less than 213 (computer-based) or
550 (paper- based). The certificate cannot be older than 2 years,

- 2 letters of recommendation,

- payment of application and tuition fees.
Contact person: Hanna Varjas, e-mail: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone], fax: [phone]

Tuition fees:

Preparatory course	600 EURO /course
Undergraduate programme:	2.700 EURO /semester + book costs (approx. 200 EURO/semester)
Graduate programme:	3.300 EURO/ semester + book costs (approx. 200 EURO/semester)

 Application procedure, deadlines:

For application for the fall semester, the deadline for application is May 31^st of each year, for application to start in the spring semester, the deadline for applications is November 30. The entrance examinations are held once a year in the first or second week of July. For the precise dates please check the ISC website or contact the relevant contact person.

Preparatory courses:

A 2-week preparatory programme is organised in Mathematics prior to the entrance exams.

Credit system:

An internationally accepted credit system is used at the ISC. Students must accumulate a total of at least 240 ECTS credits within the 8 semester period of their studies (with the breakdown between core and elective courses being determined by the ISC). Most courses are worth 6 ECTS credits (two 75 minute classes per week), while some courses are worth only 3 ECTS credits (usually these are just one 75 minute class per week).

Partial training and credit transfer possibilities:

Erasmus programme, CEEPUS-programme, CEMS, bilateral and multilateral agreements, free movers for one or two semesters.

Accommodation:

Through its contacts with individual owners and real-estate agencies, the ISC assists students to the best of its ability in finding a flat to rent for the duration of their stay, by providing the information at its disposal on flats offered for rent and on real estate agencies. The monthly rents range from about 300 EURO to 350 EURO/person depending on the size and location of the flat, as well as on the number of students sharing it..

 

Ph.D Programmes

Faculty of Business Administration

Ph.D Programme in Management and Business Administration

Programme Director: Professor Károly Balaton, Department of Management and Organization. Phone/fax: +(36-1) 482 5104, e-mail: [e-mail].

Associate Programme Director: Ms. Zsuzsa Krista, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business Administration, H-1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8. Phone/fax: +(36-1) 482 5225, e-mail: [e-mail].

Specialization areas:

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  Business Economics,
  
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  Organization and Management Theory,
  
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  Behavioural and Decision Sciences,
  
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  Corporate Finance,
  
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  Accounting,
  
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  Marketing,
  
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  Production/Operations Management,
  
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  Environmental Economics and Management,
  
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  Corporate Planning and Information Systems.
  

Tuition Fees:

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  Admission fee: € 400
  
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  Tuition fee per semester: €3200 (to be paid in the first three years)
  
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  Rigorosum fee: € 400
  
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  Thesis-proposal defendence fee: € 800
  
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  Final thesis defence fee: €1200
  

Admission criteria:

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  A Master level university degree with grade “B” (good) is a minimum requirement,
  
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  Good working knowledge of English has to be supported by TOEFL exam certificate or other recognized language exam.
  

The application must include the following documents:

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  Application form,
  
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  Detailed CV,
  
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  Transcript of the Master Degree,
  
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  Document of language exam (TOEFL),
  
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  Two letters of recommendation,
  
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  A preliminary research plan of two pages,
  
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  A list of publications,
  
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  A copy of any publication relevant to evaluate the candidate,
  
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  Any other document relevant to evaluate the application.
  

All documents originally written in languages other than English or Hungarian must be accompanied by an official translation in English.

Applicants are invited for an entrance oral examination.

For more detailed information please visit the website www.uni-corvinus.hu
Ph.D. School for Interdisciplinary (Agricultural, Horticultural and Biological) Sciences

Length of study programme: 6 semesters

Admission criteria:

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  MSc degree, Dipl. Ing. or its equivalent in the field of agronomical, biological or horticultural area,
  
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  Good knowledge of English,
  
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  Previous participation in scientific activities (publications).
  

Tuition fee: 4000 Euro/Semester

Application deadline: 31^st of May (in exceptional cases 31^st of December)

Study subjects and research topics are found on the homepage www.kee.hu.

Contact person: Ms Valéria Telerovszky, E-mail: [e-mail]
PhD School of Food Science

The objective of the PhD School of Food Science is to ensure obtaining PhD for appropriate applicants in the fields as follows:

Food chemistry and food biochemistry for nutrition

Quality assessment and quality control of foods

Food biotechnology

Process engineering, measurement and control systems for food technology.

Research in the field of food science and food engineering is of special interest because of the increasing importance of food safety and food quality and up-to-date procedures used in processing. Therefore the different fields of the programme have high priority for the competitiveness.

Length of study: 6 semesters

Admission criteria:

- MSc degree in food science or food engineering or in fields connected to the mentioned ones

- Knowledge of English,

- Previous participation in scientific activities (publications).

Tuition fee: 4000 Euro/semester

Application deadline: 31^st May (in exceptional cases 31^st December)

Research fields: can be found on the homepage http://www.edi.kee.hu

Contact person: Ms Valéria Telerovszky, E-mail: [e-mail]
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