Dormitory info

This page is about the dormitory placement offered by BME (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) to scholarship-holders and fee-paying students. Please note that PhD students are not eligible to receive dormitory accommodation. You can also check out this page about private dormitories, where you can pay for a placement independent of your scholarship status.

 

 

Dormitory application

BME offers free dormitory placement to a limited number of students. At the beginning of each semester, you have the opportunity to apply for a place. Both senior (returning) and freshman (first-semester) students can submit their applications via the KEFIR system. For more information about the process, please check out our video guide.

The selection process for freshman (first-year) students depends on their admission points (shown on Dreamapply), while for senior students, it depends on their academic achievements (CCCI). If you are a fee-paying student, the selection process also depends on your faculty since each has different cutoff points.

Dormitories you can apply to are the following:

  • Óbudai Diák Hotel: for Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora scholarship holders
  • Martos Kollégium: for SCYP (Scholarship for Christian Young People) holders
  • BME dormitories: fee-paying students can apply for accommodation in 7 dormitories, each assigned to a different faculty. The applications are managed through KEFIR, where you log in using your Neptun code. For specific rules, check your Faculty Student Union’s website and refer to the EHK for further details. A more detailed Hungarian description of the process is available at http://ehk.bme.hu/kollegium/felveteli.

Room change

If you apply for dormitory placement in the first official application period, you have the opportunity to choose another applicant as your roommate. If you don’t wish to take this opportunity, your placement will be entirely random. However, students are allowed to swap rooms once during the semester, provided that a mutual agreement has been reached. In this case, we ask you to complete a form indicating your preferred room. Also, please reach out to us by email – imt.accommodation@bme.hu – if you have filled out this form; that way, the process can be even faster!

 

Application commitment

Please note that if you apply for a dormitory place, you agree to stay there for the academic semester! It is possible to change your mind about accepting the place. Still, the time limit for this act is very short (usually a few days after moving in; the dormitory management determines the exact date each semester). After this time limit, even if you move out, you won’t receive the accommodation allowance for the semester!

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at the following email address: imt.accommodation@bme.hu.

Dormitories

Óbudai Diák Hotel

Dormitory for Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) and Diaspora scholarship holders. 

Open hours: 0:00 – 24:00 Monday to Sunday

Check-in hours: 9:00-18:00 Monday to Sunday

Location: 

Óbudai Diák Hotel is located in Budapest, Kunigunda útja 25, 1037, about a 40 minutes commute from campus. This duration is more than normal in Budapest, and the route the tram takes can almost be called scenic! You can simply get to the dormitory by taking tram 19 or 41. When travelling to the dormitory, it is best to get on at the tram station at Szent Gellért tér – Műegyetem and get off at Bécsi út / Vörösvári út. Public transit in Budapest is very cheap for students; you can buy a county pass for only 945 HUF, which allows you to travel around Budapest for a month! You can find more information about public transit here. Near the tram stop and about 10-15 minutes from the dormitory, there is the GOBUDA mall, which contains many places to eat, get groceries, or just shop. There is also a fitness center for those of you who work out!

Rooms:

Students of BME are placed in two-bedded rooms.

Every room has its own refrigerator, and on every corridor there is a shared as well as a ladies’ bathroom. The dormitory also offers stable internet connection and a study room.

Important! Upon moving in, every student has to bring a deposit of 20.000 HUF in cash; this will be given back to you upon moving out as long as you do no damage to the room.

 

Penalty points:

We have a penalty point system in place in Óbudai, which every BME Student must adhere to. Tenants who have accumulated penalty points during their stay in the dormitory will have the following sanctions on their dormitory application:

 

  1.  In case a Tenant has 1 to 9 penalty points, 10% of the penalty points will be subtracted from the Tenant’s CCCI average in the following dormitory application                period. (e.g., if a Tenant has 3 penalty points and an average of 4.5, the modified average will be only 4.5-0.3= 4.2
  2. Between 10 to 14 penalty points, the Tenant cannot apply for the dormitory in the following application period.
  3. In case a Tenant collects 15 penalty points, the Tenant must leave the Hostel with immediate effect. Besides this, the Tenant must also pay one month of                        housing allowance fee (40.000 HUF).

The House Rules and penalty point system can be found as appendices of the dormitory tenancy agreement: Dormitory Tenancy agreement

Martos Flóra Kollégium

Dormitory for Scholarship For Christian Young People (SCYP) scholarship holders. 

Open hours: 0:00 – 24:00  Monday to Sunday

Location: 

Martos Flóra Kollégium is located in 1111 Budapest, Stoczek József u. 5,  right next to the BME campus.  It takes a maximum of 10 minutes to get to any building on campus. Near the dormitory, there are numerous places you can eat. There is also a big mall nearby, called Allee, where you can find almost anything you need, including a supermarket.

 

Rooms: 

There are rooms with a maximum of 4 beds. 

The rooms of the dormitory are modern and fully equipped. Everyone has a cupboard, a table, a lamp for reading, a box spring bed, and bedding. Some rooms have direct access to their respective bathrooms. Fully equipped kitchens are shared by residents of each room. Wi-fi connection is available throughout the dormitory.

House rules: defined by the dormitory, please ask at the reception.