Please check the academic calendar of BME: https://kth.bme.hu/en/academic-information/student-administration/academic-calendar/ (Updated 7/27/2023)

You should arrive by the registration day.

It is possible. You will need to fill out and submit a form in Neptun. For more details, please read the Central Academic Office’s website.

If your Neptun request for dorm placement got accepted and you also received an email stating that you have been granted a dormitory place, you can move in to BME Dorms.

If you would like a mentor to greet you at the airport and guide you on your first trip to the city, fill out the entry form that you got in your email, with details of your arrival.

The university will send detailed information about how to apply for the current term. (January for the spring term and June/July for the autumn term). Any SH, SCYP and Diaspora student at the pre-engineering, BSc and MSc levels can apply. PhD students are not eligible, however.

For first-semester students, your results will be based on your admission score on DreamApply.

For senior students, your results will be based on your CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average). The cutoff grades have a natural fluctuation each semester, so there is no way to predict them! The application will take place on the KEFIR system; you will receive an email with more information.

If you get accepted, you will receive an accommodation allowance of 40,000 HUF if you move out of the dorm 

You are randomly allocated to rooms, and you can request a roommate. Students have the opportunity to request a room change once per semester.

If you get accepted, you can move in and stay until the times specified in the application (beginning of February until 15 August for the spring semester and beginning of September until the end of January for the autumn semester).

Specific times of staying in the dorm for the autumn and spring semesters:

• Freshman: 
  • Autumn: from the end of August till the end of January
  • Spring: beginning of February till end of July 

• Senior: 
  • Autumn: beginning of August till end of January
  • Spring: beginning of February till end of July 

Be patient, the university will send detailed information about how to apply in the current term.

For first-semester students, your results will be based on your admission score on DreamApply.

For senior students, your results will be based on your CGPA. The application will take place on KEFIR.

Yes! And later on, there is also the possibility of a room change by handing in the room change form once per semester! 

You must send the accommodation team an email with the subject ” DORM CANCEL “ to the email address imt.accommodation@bme.hu. You must do this by the 15th of the month and move out by the last day of that same month if you wish to receive your accommodation allowance from the next month. 

Please be ready to pay 20,000 HUF in cash upon your arrival! This must be paid in Hungarian forints. There is an ATM at the reception of the dormitory where you can withdraw cash, and you can exchange money at the airport, or at many other locations in the city if you have cash in any other currency. 

The university cannot supply temporary accommodation in this case, but you can book a short-term rental or hostel for yourself. Have a look at our website here for some options: 

https://www.imt.bme.hu/accommodation/hostels/ 

Everyone gets the dorm place for one semester, after which they can apply to stay in the space again.

In Óbudai Diákhotel, all Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora scholarship holders at BSc and MSc level are eligible, and in Martos college all Scholarship for Christian Young People holders at BSc and MSc level. 

PhD students are not eligible. 

Both scholarship holders and fee-paying students are also eligible for placement in their respective faculty dormitories at BSc, MSc and PhD level. For this, please check out your faculty’s student union websites; they are in charge of faculty dormitory placement. Here you can find the dormitories available: ehk.bme.hu/kollegium/felveteli.  

Allocation of spaces is determined by students’ academic performance. The university sends information on how to apply each semester after you get your CGPA (cumulative grade point average) (the minimum score depends on the department), and you will get the result of your application before the next semester starts.

Unfortunately, these cutoff grades have a natural fluctuation semester by semester so there is no way of predicting them.

Senior students: end of January / middle of July – on Neptun, in KEFIR, and also by email 

First-year students: end of January / middle of August – on Neptun, in KEFIR, and also by email 

Please send an email to the University’s SH Coordinator, Szilvia Strack, strack.szilvia@bme.hu

Depending on the room, location and number of beds, it can cost around 80,000 – 300,000 HUF. 

The prices vary widely since there are a lot of factors, but rooms generally cost at least 100,000 to 200,000 HUF, including everything. 

It depends a lot on location, but apartments generally cost at least 250,000 – 350,000 HUF, including everything. 

Please include all of the following info when you email us. 

• Your full name 
• Neptun code 
• Type of scholarship (SH, SCY, fee-paying, etc.) 
• your level of studies (BSc, MSc, or PhD) 
• Accommodation type and room number (apartment, private dorm, University dorm), if applicable 

It depends on your agreement. The most common case is that the owner signs one contract with all of the tenants, in which you agree that the tenants will pay the whole rental fee together. In this case, yes, the whole rental fee of the flat must be paid every month in any case.  However, if the Lessor has individual rental agreements with all of the Lessees, everyone has to pay according to his/her own contract regardless of any action. 

If you have a fixed-term agreement, but you would like to quit earlier, you can do so by mutual consent or by extraordinary notice. 

1. In mutual consent, the Lessor and Lessee can agree anyhow, but Lessors are usually not so motivated in it. 
2. In case of an extraordinary notice, the Lessee must give a signed copy of his/her notice to the Lessor. After the Lessor got it, there is a period of notice, which is usually 30 days but it can be different according to the agreement. During this period, the Lessee must pay the rental fee. In addition, the Lessor gets the security deposit as well. To show signs of proactivity, you may try to arrange for someone to move in your place instead. 

Make sure that when you sign the agreement, there is a written record of the exact deposit paid, and this should be signed by the Lessor and the Lessee.  Then please send a detailed explanation to our accommodation  team at imt.accommodation@bme.hu. We’ll try to help as much as we can. 

Yes, we listed some useful information here: https://www.imt.bme.hu/accommodation/rentals/ 

Before signing a contract, we strongly suggest reading it carefully with an open eye for potential scams. You can request help from the mentor team with this to read, translate, and understand the agreement, making sure there are no scams in it. 

Keep an inventory of all the items belonging to the flat, including their current condition (i.e. missing shelf from the fridge, scratch on a plate, etc.).  This can be done easily by taking photos of everything when you move in,  especially the numbers displayed on the power meter and water meter, so the Lessor cannot charge you for water and electricity you didn’t use. 

Have your name (and personal info) included in the contract! Otherwise, you cannot report this accommodation to the Immigration Office; you must do this within 3 days after you sign the agreement. 

Take several photos or videos of the flat before moving in. This will serve as proof of the initial condition of the flat and will deter the landlord from making unfair deposit claims in the future. 

Yes, you can, but only for limited hours.

During semester: maximum of 30 hours a week.

Outside the semester: full-time (40 hours a week) for a maximum period of 90 days or 66 working days in a year.

At least 2 months before your residence permit would expire, please submit your renewal application online: https://enterhungary.gov.hu/eh/?en

The procedure lasts around 2-4 weeks. Please follow our guide at imt.bme.hu/renewal 

We recommend that you have a proven address (valid rental agreement) for at least 1 month when renewing the residence permit.

There is no longer an accommodation reporting form, please follow our guide to get an address card here: https://www.imt.bme.hu/accommodation/address/

The Central Academic Office will send a Neptun message and an email telling you that your card is ready and you can pick it up.

You can pick up your TAJ cards in the Central Academic Office, currently located in the ground floor hall of building R, during their office hours.

CAO office hours

You have to go to the NEAK office in person with an ID of your correct name and they will fix it for you. The address is 1139. Budapest, Teve utca 1/A-C.

http://www.neak.gov.hu/oldalak/nyelvi-oldalak/english

This does not mean that you have a TAJ card, only that a number was generated for you and entered into Neptun. This number is still inactive; first, the Educational Authority registers it in their system then the NEAK office is able to issue the card and send it to the university. You will receive a Neptun message to pick up your TAJ card about 1-2 months after your number has been registered in Neptun.

You can send us an email to imt.documents@bme.hu and we will look into your case.

Your TAJ number will remain in the system, so the next time you apply for it, you must do so via your employer (if you stay in Hungary). Without being employed, you will not be covered by the TAJ insurance, unless you pay fees for it (around 69,900 HUF/month). If you are a fee paying student and you apply for the TAJ card, it will cost the full monthly fee.

You either get a full-time job and a work permit, or get another type of residence permit and pay TAJ’s costs (around 69,600 HUF/month).

If you have a TAJ card, the process depends on what kind of doctor you wish to see. Check out our guide on how to get treatment here.

If you have private insurance, try calling them first. They should be your primary contact in these cases. Check this page for more information.

If you have neither private insurance, nor a valid TAJ card, you can visit any hospital, but you will have to bear the costs!

If you have a TAJ card, please refer to this page. Please note that the TAJ card only covers basic dental treatment, such as examination, filling, treatment of palate problems, removal of tartar, root canal treatment, etc. It doesn’t cover more expensive and complex treatments (orthodontics, false teeth, etc.).

If your private insurance doesn’t cover this and you don’t have a TAJ card either, you can visit any private dental clinic, but you will need to bear the costs!

Please read this page for all info we have, and contact imt.medhelp@bme.hu

BME’s network is part of Eduroam. The university’s official guide can be found here: https://net.bme.hu/wlan/index.php?lang=en

With this, you can log into Moodle systems, eduroam, the Kefir system, and BME computers.

You can get your eduID at this website: https://login.bme.hu/admin/

We have a guide to help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olnFCoVmi2o

We have a guide to help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIHPMyHaWvw

Please read this webpage to know more about this topic: https://www.omikk.bme.hu/en/library-use/registration/place-of-registration

There are several thematic clubs at BME, some specifically aimed at international students like GDSC BME (https://gdsc.community.dev/budapest-university-of-technology-and-economics/)

If you would like to start your own, send an email to info@bmeehk.hu. The Student Union should be able to help you. If you encounter any difficulties, you can always ask us at imt@bme.hu.

Each year, the payment schedule is uploaded to the website of Student Services: https://hszi.bme.hu/en/sh/allowances/

If there are any issues, send an email to the responsible people found at their contact page: https://hszi.bme.hu/en/staff/ 

It is possible to postpone exclusively because of health issues or unexpected reasons through not own fault. If there is such a major case, some kind of proof (i.e. a medical certificate) must be submitted to the Study in Hungary Unit of Tempus Public Foundation, together with a written request. The host higher education institution and the Sending Partner must also approve of the postponement. Those students who have already arrived in Hungary and enrolled in a higher education institution are not entitled to request any postponement.

Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship students staying outside Hungary or on a passive semester are not allowed to receive any financial aid from the university. Both the scholarship and the housing allowance exist to help you with your costs of living in Hungary.

At their website.

Contact the Student Union (Hallgatói Képviselet). They are in close contact with the professors and the Deans. Always mention the course in question. (email: international@bmeehk.hu)

You go to Neptun and under the Administration tab, click the Enrollment/Registration option. Select the current term and select ‘Active’.

If you are only a part-time student at BME and you are getting a degree from elsewhere, select ‘Active (International program)’.

Your primary contact should always be your supervisor. They should be able to direct you to the right people afterwards. If they cannot suggest anything, each faculty has an international coordinator and a PhD coordinator working in the Dean’s Office. They will be happy to help with your needs.

You can have a maximum of 2 consecutive passive semesters, and another maximum number of passive semesters overall, specified for your degree programme.

During a passive semester, your residence permit and TAJ card are automatically invalidated! It means that if you want to stay in Hungary, you must apply for a residence permit (either an “employment” type or an “other” type).

You are not eligible for any financial benefits from the university either (no scholarship or accommodation allowance). This applies to retrospective passive semesters. If you decide to passivate your studies during a semester, you must pay back any amount you have already received that semester, if you are a scholarship holding student.

First, check the available guides on Neptun and the Central Academic Office’s website. If you cannot find the answer, send them an email or visit them in building R.

Resources to check: https://kth.bme.hu/en/academic-information-20232024/student-administration/about-neptun/

Email address: kth-info@bme.hu

As a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holder you are eligible to recieve additional scholarship if you participate in community activities (for example: activities in student clubs) and submit the community scholarship form at the end of the given semester. For further information – in Hungarian – visit http://ehk.bme.hu/palyazat/Kozeleti-osztondij.

Please visit our relevant webpage in this regard: https://www.imt.bme.hu/info/jobs/ 

As citizens of non-EU countries, you must naturalize your driver’s license to be used in Hungary. For that, you must get a medical certificate that you are fit to drive.

There is a fee to be paid, and also if your country is not a member of the Vienna convention, you must provide an official translation (only accepted if done through OFFI) of your driver’s licence.

The procedure should otherwise be fairly simple, you must visit the Government office located in 1133 Budapest, Visegrádi utca 110.

We have prepared a guide about it, you can find it here.

There are several Expat clubs and other thematic organisations operating in Budapest.

Check out the Meetup app, you can find groups on Facebook. The Kaver app, Miutcánk app and mitcsinalszma initiative are also useful if you don’t know what to do in your free time. Hiking in the Buda hills, going for a walk in parks, or simply running, working out can do wonders, too.