Study in Hungary
Affordable medical and engineering degrees with a long tradition of teaching international students.
What makes Hungary worth considering
Hungary has taught international medical students in English since the 1980s, and its medical, dental and veterinary programmes are recognised across the EU. Tuition and living costs are considerably lower than in Western Europe.
Established medical programmes
Decades of English-taught medicine, dentistry and veterinary science with EU-recognised degrees.
Affordable study
Tuition and living costs sit well below Western European equivalents.
Stipendium Hungaricum
A large government scholarship scheme covering tuition, accommodation and a monthly stipend.
Central location
Budapest is well connected by rail and air across central and Western Europe.
Strong engineering schools
Budapest University of Technology and Economics has a long engineering tradition.
Rich student life
Budapest is one of Europe's most affordable and lively student cities.
Key facts
Popular courses
- Semmelweis University
- University of Debrecen
- University of Szeged
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- University of Pécs
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Corvinus University of Budapest
- Óbuda University
About Hungary
Country facts
Hungary is a landlocked central European country of about 9.6 million people, bordered by seven countries including Austria, Slovakia and Romania. Hungarian is the official language and Budapest, on the Danube, is the capital and largest university city.
Higher education system
Hungarian higher education includes universities and universities of applied sciences, both state and private. Degrees follow the Bologna framework, though medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, pharmacy and law remain long single-cycle programmes of five to six years.
Admission requirements
- Secondary school certificate with strong science results for medical programmes
- Entrance examination and interview for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science
- IELTS 6.0 or medium-of-instruction letter
- Apostilled and translated academic documents
- Medical certificate of fitness
- Proof of funds and accommodation
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