The First Steps Towards Hungary

Attraction to Hungarian culture or an advantageous study trip to Hungary, a higher education offer are just the first step at the beginning of a long process. English language help can be important not only for those who visit the country but also for those who have lived here for a long time, possibly without speaking the language or with no connections. The following article compiles information on homepages that they can rely on for help.

Head for Hungary

The difficulty of the Hungarian language is a well known fact, and it is no secret that there are not so many people who speak English in Hungary, which is why it is not always easy for a non-Hungarian speaker living here to find help in different situations. Meanwhile, whether in the phase of planning or during their studies in Hungary, students have several opportunities to orient themselves, find help, on the Internet among other places. Several English language pages are available today, covering travel through accommodation solutions to grant opportunities. Our site also includes a collection of links about Hungarian language learning, cultural programs and opportunities, and the search function of felvi.hu is a tool for orientation designed especially for foreign students, providing information on the kinds of foreign language programs offered by higher education institutions.

First steps

Here we call your attention to a few homepages providing general information. A useful page offering a wide range of orientation opportunities is www.studytransfer.eu, which is worth browsing before you start your studies in Hungary, or even before you ever came to the country. Here you find a number of useful facts about application, visa, travel, and, naturally, about higher education institutions. The Study Transfer Program was launched upon the initiative of the Ministry of Education especially with the aim of providing the widest possible range of information for the orientation of students studying in Hungary. The page can not only be a good starting point for acquiring information: you can also select specific programs according to your interests, or by the amount of time you would like to spend in the country. Do not be alarmed if you get lost in the abundance of information: if you register on the site, the crew of the program can contact you personally, and can even help solve administrative problems.

Orientation among universities

The www.studyhungary.hu site helps orientation among English language pages, enabling you to choose from among higher education institutions by fields of study. You will also find a short description of colleges and universities, together with useful information like tuition costs and downloadable documents. If you are looking for accommodation in Budapest or one of the major towns in the countryside, you can request help from the College International crew through the website, and they will help you find the most suitable student hostel, apartment or room for rent within a few days!
On this site, you will not only find information related to the higher education institutions, as the editors have also provided some more general useful facts. Among these, you can find information on public transport in Hungary, on how you can make phone calls to foreign countries, on the train service and on shopping, or the bank cards that are accepted.

Scholarship opportunities

If you are interested in scholarship programs in Hungary, just visit the www.study-in-europe.org website. All you need to do is click on Hungary on the map you find on the page, and you can orient yourself among the opportunities. You will only find informative short descriptions on this page, but if you follow the link to the given homepage, more detailed information will be available. You find a similar collection of links at www.studyabroadlinks.hu, where you will also have to pick the country. Here you can read about the institutions that offer English language courses, about where you can learn Hungarian, how much the courses cost, and where summer university programs are launched. Another site that can be used for searching scholarships is the homepage of the Hungarian Scholarship Board, which offers funding opportunities for foreign researchers and students.