Higher education programs in foreign languages

Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration

 

Name of Institution: Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration

Year of foundation: 1948

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

Phone: [phone]

Internet: http://www.bkae.hu

Rector: Prof. Dr. Attila Chikán

Number of faculties: 4

Academic staff: 438 full-time and 171 part-time

Academic staff with scientific degree: 281

Contact person: 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 2002/2003 (Hungarian education): 7045

Number of Ph.D. students: 196

Number of students studying in foreign languages in 2002/03: 570

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 Programs

Availability: International Studies Center (ISC)

Internet: http://isc.bke.hu

 

Undergraduate program

Name of the diploma Bachelor of Arts degree

Majors: - Business Administration

- International Economics

Length of the study program: 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)

- Mathematics entrance exam,

- payment of application and tuition fees.

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

Phone: [phone], fax: [phone]

 

Graduate program

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 program: 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 program:	2.700 EURO /semester + book costs (approx. 200 EURO/semester)
Graduate program:	3.300 EURO/ semester + book costs (approx. 200 EURO/semester)

 

Application procedure, deadlines: The deadline for application is May 31^st of each year. 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 3-week preparatory program is organised in both Mathematics and English 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 program, CEEPUS program, 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..

 

Deutschsprachiger Studiengang in Betriebswirtschaftslehre (DSG)

Verantwortliche: Dr. Judit Simon Direktorin

Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Web-Seite: www.dsg-budapest.de

Der DSG ist Ergebnis der langjährigen Kooperation zwischen der Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsuniversität Budapest und der Universität Passau. Seit 1993 wird er maßgeblich vom Auswärtigen Amt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über den Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst (DAAD) gefördert. Das Programm ein fester Bestandteil des Lehrangebots an der Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsuniversität Budapest.

Der DSG richtete sich vorwiegend an Studierende der WVU Budapest. Ab 2001/2002 besteht die Möglichkeit auch für Austauschstudenten Fächer zu wählen und an den Lehrveranstaltungen teilzunehmen.

Ab 2003 wird den Studenten der beiden Universitäten die Möglichkeit des Erwerbs der Diplome der beiden Universitäten angeboten. Studierende der WVU Budapest können im Programm teilnehmen, wenn sie im Hauptstudium sind und das DSG-Zeugnis absolviert haben.

Die Studenten verbringen die Hälfte (2 Semester) des Hauptstudiums an der Heimatuniversität und die andere Hälfte (2 Semester) an der Partneruniversität. Die Verleihung des Diploms der passiert auf gegenseitigen Anerkennung der Leistungen an der Heimat- und Partneruniversitäten mit der Anwendung der ECTS-Credits.

Courses offered in German:
The German Program in Business Administration has been developed at the BUESPA in cooperation with the University Passau.

The program provides the students of BUESPA an additional certificate of this program beside their diploma of BUESPA. The certificate is highly appreciated by the business community in Hungary operating on the European markets.

From 2003 a double degree program will be provided both the graduates of the German program of BUESPA and the students of the University Passau.

The double degree will be given based on the common recognition of studies on the partner universities using ECTS credits.

 

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