Admission

Guide
for International
Applicants

2023
PREPARING TO APPLY

Official website: www.felvi.hu

The following content is available in Hungarian only.

IMPORTANT CONTENT YOU WILL NEED

If you would like to know what programme is about  Szakleírások
felvi.hu/felveteli/szakok_kepzesek/szakleirasok

If you already know which programme you are interested in  Szakkereső: with filters
felvi.hu/felveteli/szakok_kepzesek

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“REQUIRED READING”

Felsőoktatási felvételi tájékoztató (Admission Guide): all you need to know about the admission
procedure – essential for the application
felvi.hu/felveteli/jelentkezes/felveteli_tajekoztato

List of the universities and colleges: criteria, conditions, required documents

– check this page before you start the application procedure
felvi.hu/felveteli/egyetemek_foiskolak/

To receive the latest news, sign up for our newsletter (available in Hungarian only) – Felvi Hírlevél.
You can subscribe after registration, at the menu “Adataim”, or directly from Felvi’s main page.

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LOOK AT THE ADMISSION TIMELINE AND NOTE THE DEADLINES

2 3 4
APPLICATION
1 PUBLICATION VERIFICATION
DEADLINE
ADMISSION
OF ADDENDUM Applications for the Only until the application
STARTS courses starting in deadline (15 February
An official addendum to
The admission is open the Felvételi tájékoztató September are open until 2023) is it possible to
until 15 February 2023. (Admission Guide) is 15 February, 2023. The validate your application,
The list of courses starting expected to be published deadline for applications which can only be done
in September 2023 and on felvi.hu at the end of is also the deadline for through the Client Gate.
the application’ rules are January 2023, including payment of the procedural Attention! New data
available on felvi.hu. The new courses, corrections fee (if there is an additional can NOT be entered or
e-felvételi site is opening. and clarifications. fee to be paid). modified after the deadline.

2022 2023
December January February

What to do What to do What to do What to do

↗ Check the rules of ↗ Check the official ↗ Check the data and the chosen ↗ Verify the application
application and scoring. addendum on felvi.hu. courses once again. via the Client Gate. Without
successful verification, the
↗ Collect information about ↗ Modify the data and ↗ Pay the additional fee by bank
application will not appear
courses and higher education the chosen courses if it transfer or credit card before the
in the central admission
institutions, select the necessary. deadline for application.
course(s) you would like to register, i.e. it is NOT valid.
↗ Select all the applications, ↗ Apply for the higher education
apply for.
review them, check that entrance examination if
↗ Register to e-felvételi, all the courses you have necessary.
record your data, select the chosen are on the list, and
↗ Apply for the hungarian
course(s) you would like to that everything is in the
school-leaving examination
apply for. right format (desired work
(érettségi) if necessary.
schedule, funding, etc.).
↗ Collect the required
↗ Initiate an expert evaluation
and obtained documents, ↗ Upload the required
if you want to have your foreign
and upload them for the documents.
school-leaving examination
application.
results acknowledged as an
↗ If you do not have one yet, advanced level certificate
you can register to the Client
Gate . You can read more
about it here: magyarorszag.hu

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 ADMISSION TIMELINE

6 DEADLINE FOR
DATA CHANGES,
2023
ONE-OFF ORDER
CHANGES AND
SUBMISSION OF
DOCUMENTS WHICH
ARE NOT AVAILABLE
5 CONTINUOUS
AT THE TIME OF
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APPLICATION FEEDBACK ON
MONITORING
Deadline for data changes, ADMISSIONS
Starting from the middle one-off order changes and
of April it will be necessary submission of documents, which DECISIONS
to check your data, the are not available at the time of
application: 12 July, 2023. The results will be announced
processing status of your
documents and data, then the The deadline for uploading (expected on 26 July, 2023)
given scores on the basis of documents for foreigner and published on Felvi.hu.
your documents and received applicants graduating in the year This will reveal who has been
data. of the admission is 18 July, 2023. admitted to which course.

April July

What to do What to do What to do

↗ Check your emails and your ↗ Record any data that have ↗ Check the e-felvételi where
e-felvételi site. changed in the meantime. have you been admitted.
↗ Record any data that has ↗ Once you can ↗ In early August, download the
changed in the meantime: change the order of the chosen decisions from e-felvételi.
personal data, phone number, etc. courses, or withdraw your
application – if necessary.
↗ Upload any documents
obtained after the closing date ↗ Upload any documents obtained
for application e.g. transcript, after the closing date for application
documents proving bonus points, e.g. transcript, documents proving

+1
etc. bonus points etc.
↗ Keep track of the proceeding ↗ Check the received data from
SUPPLEMENTARY
of documents in e-felvételi and Hungarian certified public records
information coming from certified (school-leaving certificate, diploma ADMISSION
public records. etc.)
Based on the Minister’s
↗ Additionally apply for the decision, a supplementary
Higher Education Entrance
admission period may start
Examination if necessary via
from the end of July.
e-mail, no later than
30 April, 2023. Follow the felvi.hu site and
keep up to date!

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HOW TO APPLY
E-FELVÉTELI (E-ADMISSION)
Application in 5 steps 2 SECURITY
CODE
To use the e-felvételi, at the
1 REGISTRATION first login, after accepting the
terms of use, a security code
To use e-felvételi, you automatically will be sent to
have to register on felvi.hu the email address you pro-
by entering a username, a vided when you regis-
password and an email address. tered.
Once logged in, e-felvételi is
available from the “Szolgál-
tatások” menu.
3 APPLICATION
DATA
The data required for the
application can be easily
­entered in an IT controlled
interface and can be modi-
UPLOADING fied until the application
4 DOCUMENTS deadline.
Scanned and/or electronic
documents proving the quali-
fication or giving entitlement
to extra credit required for the
­application and, if necessary, a
5 VERIFICATION

certified translation of these When the application is

documents may be completed, but no later than
­attached. 15 February, 2023, it must be verified
using the Client Gate, which requires
registration at a Government Window,
tax authority’s priority customer ser-
vice or a foreign repre-sentation.
You can read more about it here:
magyarorszag.hu

APPLICATION FEE
Applying for up to three higher education courses is free of charge which includes both: places
with Hungarian State Grant and self-financed places, so in this way a total of 6 lines can be filled
out in the application free of charge. An additional fee of HUF 2,000 per courses (by bank transfer
or credit card) is payable for each additional training place up to a maximum of three courses.

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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
YOU MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
When applying for a Bachelor’s degree:
≥ all pages of the secondary school-leaving certificate;
≥ the annex with the original school-leaving certificate subjects and results (secondary school);
≥ for the calculation of study points, the pages of the original annual results containing all the
end-of-year results, which provide credible evidence of the duration of study and successful
completion of the study requirements for the baccalaureate;
≥ for foreign documents issued in an other language than English, German or French, a copy of
the certified translation into Hungarian must be submitted;
≥ any document proving the bonus points;
≥ higher education qualification – you can check whether and under what conditions it is possible
to score points for a degree in the “List of universities and colleges”;
≥ any other documents necessary for a proper assessment of the application (e.g. a document
proving a change of name, proof of payment of the admission fee);
≥ any specific document required by the higher education institution for the selected course(s)–
can be checked in the institution’s call (e.g. occupational health certificate’).
When applying for a Master’s programme:
≥ a copy of the original diploma;
≥ the original official certificate of higher education attesting the applicant’s higher education
qualification if the applicants graduate in the year of the procedure (headed, signed, stamped
and dated), if it is the same as the diploma;
≥ a copy of the original document issued by the foreign higher education institution (e.g.
transcript of records, diploma supplement) certifying the duration of studies and successful
completion of the requirements for the degree;
≥ for higher education documents issued in a foreign language other than English, German or
French, a copy of the certified translation into Hungarian must be submitted;
≥ additional documents required by the institution for scoring or admission - can be checked
in the institution’s call.
It is considered to be an authentic translation:
≥ a certified translation by the National Translation and Translation Certification Bureau (OFFI)
or a translation with a certification stamp;
≥ a translation certified by a Hungarian diplomatic mission or a Hungarian notary;
≥ a translation certified as authentic under the internal law of a Member State of the European
Union;
≥ for documents in Ukrainian, a translation certified by a Ukrainian notary;
≥ for documents in Serbian, a translation certified by a Serbian notary or court translator.
The following results obtained in Hungary do not need to be documented as they are obtained
electronically:
≥ Hungarian school-leaving certificates (érettségi) issued after 1 January, 2006.
≥ Language exam certificates recognized by the Hungarian state, issued after 1 January, 2003.
≥ Hungarian diploma of higher education, diploma of tertiary vocational education awarded after
1 February, 2006.

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CHANGES TO THE SCORING RULES FOR COURSES
STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2023
For courses starting in September 2023, there are changes in the scoring rules that will
benefit applicants.
≥ Applicants for bachelor and undivided long programmes will no longer be required to pass at least
one higher level exam as a general admission requirement.
≥ For the baccalaureate requirements, institutions may accept intermediate level examinations in-
stead of advanced levels for specific courses, as already published (Table 1 of the Admission
Guide) – a list of which is given in Table 1/A. (available in Hungarian only)
≥ The minimum point requirement of 280 points for undergraduate and undivided long programmes,
240 points for tertiary educational vocational training, and 50 points for graduate programmes will
be abolished, but higher education institutions may set a minimum point requirement per course.

When will you need to take advanced levels in 2023?

As a general requirement, the higher-level examination results will no longer be compulsory for
admission to courses starting in September 2023, but applicants for certain courses will still have
to take the exam.

Advanced level as an admission requirement

Previously, applicants for undergraduate and undivided long programmes had to have passed at
least one school leaving examination on advanced level – it was a general admission requirement,
without it, no one could enter higher education. (This could be achieved by passing any subject on
advanced in some courses, but only in specific subjects in others.)
This requirement has already been abolished, which means - very simply - that in those subjects
where it was possible to pass the advanced level in “any subject”, there is no general obligation to
pass the advanced level in the 2023 general admission procedure. However, the abolition of the
general admission requirement does not mean that “you don’t need to take advanced level from
now on”: it may still be necessary to calculate the baccalaureate point or to achieve a higher score
(due to the extra point).

Advanced level for the calculation of the final examination points

For the calculation of the final examination points, it is still the case, that in certain fields of study
or specialisations, you must have obtained an advanced level in a specific subject or subjects. This
is set out in Table 1 of the current Guide (available in Hungarian only). These requirements (subject
and level) for the calculation of the final examination points have already been published.
However, higher education institutions may deviate from the higher-level requirement in the gen-
eral procedure 2023. In other words, they may decide to waive this requirement and accept the
intermediate baccalaureate only in this procedure, despite the fact that the subject is listed in Table
1 as an advanced level requirement (for one or other or both subjects).
Table 1/A of the Guide contains the list of institutions and courses that may be advertised that
deviate from the previously specified advanced level condition - i.e. where there is (would be) an
advanced level requirement in Table 1, but the institution will accept the intermediate school-leaving
examination results in the 2023 general admission procedure.

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It is important to note, that each institution has decided on this difference individually, i.e. in some
courses it may be the case that in one institution the intermediate level exam result is sufficient,
while in others the advanced level exam result is still required to the scoring.
It is therefore worthwhile to check and use the mentioned tables (Table 1 and Table 1/A) together
when planning your application for admission: look at the chosen degree course in Table 1, and if
there is an advanced level requirement, look in Table 1/A to see whether the higher educational
institution(s) accepts the intermediate level of the school-leaving examination.
At the same time, it should be remembered that an advanced level examination result gives you
extra points (in case of good results), which can significantly increase your overall admission score
and thus your chances of getting in - and it also provides a knowledge base for your future studies
in higher education.

According to Table 1, do you need

NO
AN ADVANCED LEVEL IN ANY
SUBJECT TO SCORE YOUR POINTS?

YES
No advanced level result is
required for scoring

YOU CAN FIND THE PROGRAMME

AND THE UNIVERSITY IN TABLE 1/A?

YES NO

The university accepts the You need to have at least on

intermediate examination results school-leaving examination on
on the chosen programme advanced level

Possibilities of obtaining the required advanced level examination:

≥ Higher Education Entrance Examination (felsőoktatási felvételi szakmai vizsga) – for applicants
without advanced level upper secondary school leaving certificate
≥ Hungarian school-leaving examination (érettségi)
≥ expert evaluation (bevizsgálási eljárás)
≥ foreign school-leaving exam results already examined or legally equivalent to Hungarian advanced
level exam results

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CALCULATION OF SCORES

WHO CAN BE ADMITTED?

Only those can be admitted, who reaches the minimum point requirement/limit of points, depend-
ing on the number of applicants and the number of places (i.e. the capacity) of the institutions.

Undergraduate and undivided long programmes

Maximum score: 500 points
Points are calculated according to the following two (A and B) methods

A
ACADEMIC POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) + FINAL EXAMINATION POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) + BONUS POINTS
(MAX. 100 POINTS)

B
FINAL EXAMINATION POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) ×2 + BONUS POINTS
(MAX. 100 POINTS)

It is to be noted that the more favourable calculation method for the applicant is taken into account
automatically (if the applicants has duly attested all the results required for the calculation of the scores).

ACADEMIC POINTS
The sum of the end-of-year grades of the last two years of the required five subjects mul-
tiplied by two = max. 100 points + the average of the percentage of four compulsory and
one optional subject on the school-leaving certificate = max. 100 points.
FINAL EXAMINATION POINTS
As a general rule, the sum of the percentages of the results of the two school-leaving ex-
aminations set as admission requirements. Check whether your chosen course requires an
intermediate or advanced level of school-leaving examinations.
From 2022, it is also possible to take into account the results of vocational examinations for
specific qualifications (OKJ) when calculating points if you are studying in a specialised field.
For more details, see the section of the Guide “Calculating the qualification point based on
a specific qualification”.

BONUS POINTS
A maximum of 100 points can be obtained as described in chapter 2.4.

PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
Practical examinations can be organised in the programmes of physical education, art education, and
art mediation. A total of 200 points can be obtained at the practical examination. In this case, the total
admission score is calculated by doubling the number of points achieved at the practical examination,
without adding bonus points.

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 TIP: You should always check the detailed information on practical exams for each institution
in the “Egyetemek, főiskolák” section of Felvi.hu.

APTITUDE TEST
Courses, higher education institutions organise aptitude test. The result of this examination can
be “passed” or “failed”.

TERTIARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

Maximum 500 points
Points are calculated according the following three (A, B and C) methods:

A
ACADEMIC POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) + FINAL EXAMINATION POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) + BONUS POINTS
(MAX. 100 POINTS)

B
FINAL EXAMINATION POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) ×2 + BONUS POINTS
(MAX. 100 POINTS)

C
ACADEMIC POINTS
(MAX. 200 POINTS) ×2 + BONUS POINTS
(MAX. 100 POINTS)

It is to be noted that the most favourable calculation method for the applicant is taken into account
automatically. In tertiary vocational education, the final examination points are calculated based on the
two best exam results of the school-leaving certificate examination results certified by the applicant.

In tertiary vocational education, bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes, the overall admission
score can also be calculated on the basis of the qualification of the degree in the case of applicants
with a diploma or higher education degree, the possibility and details of this must be checked at
the announcements of the higher education institution’s decisions and rules (Felvi.hu, “Egyetemek,
főiskolák” menu).

GRADUATE STUDY
Maximum 100 points
The details of the calculation of scores are determined by the discretionary powers of the higher
education institutions. Details: “Egyetemek, főiskolák” menu on felvi.hu, and in the chapter about
graduate study of the “Tájékoztató”.

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BONUS POINTS
GRADUATE STUDY
As with the rules for the calculation of scores, the Higher education institution determines
the entitlement of bonus points for each degree programmes (e.g. for second language exam,
professional activity, publications, sport achievements). For equal opportunities only, a mini-
mum of 1 and a maximum of 10 bonus points can be awarded.

HUNGARIAN STATE GRANT

BRIEFLY ABOUT THE HUNGARIAN STATE GRANT
≥ 12 semester long funding period (for the duration of the programme + 2 semesters on the
same programme)
≥ it does not exclude the use of the funding period if you already have a higher education quali-
fication/degree (you can continue studying at any level of HE for the remaining semesters on
the Hungarian State Grant)
≥ it does not have age limit, can be used any time
≥ in order to be awarded the Hungarian State Grant, applicants must be admitted to a course on
the basis of the Hungarian State Grant
CONDITIONS (which you accept by the enrolment): obligation to obtain a degree (within one and a
half times the predicted duration of the programme), obligation to work in Hungary (within 10 years
after graduation, according to the number of the semesters completed with Hungarian State Grant).

In the Felsőoktatási felvételi tájékoztató (Admission Guide)

“Az állami ösztöndíjas és önköltséges képzés”
and on the following website:
oktatas.hu/magyar-allami-osztondij.

FURTHER INFORMATION
At any stage of the admission process, the customer service provides assistance for applicants
and for prospective applicants on technical aspects of the application and the rules of the admis-
sion procedure.
Phone: (+36 1) 477 31 31
E-mail: [email protected]
Customer service (in person): XII. Budapest, Maros str. 19–21. (Entrance from the street)
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 8:00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00, Fri: 8:00-13.30
Information about general issues concerning the admission procedure can also be obtained by
calling the Government Hotline: 1818 (Menu: 1 for language, then 7 for information on admission
to higher education)

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