The main costs of going to university are tuition fees, application fees, registrations fees, and living costs.
- Tuition fees are the fees that are paid to the University by the self-financed admitted student. Tuition fee covers teaching and assessment.
- Application fees must be paid to apply for a degree program at the UP. It is non-refundable and necessary to start processing your application.
- Registration fees – some programs require a registration fee as well, which should be paid once in the first semester of the studies. This is also a non-refundable payment.
Please find the tuition fees, application fees and registration fees of the different study programs please visit the individual program pages.
- Living costs – these are your monthly outgoings such as rent, travel, food, social life, phone bills, books for your courses.
For more information on the costs of a stay in Hungary, please visit this website: Living costs.
- Tuition fees are the fees that are paid to the University by the self-financed admitted student. Tuition fee covers teaching and assessment.
- Application fees must be paid to apply for a degree program at the UP. It is non-refundable and necessary to start processing your application.
- Registration fees – some programs require a registration fee as well, which should be paid once in the first semester of the studies. This is also a non-refundable payment.
Please find the tuition fees, application fees and registration fees of the different programs on the individual program pages.
Yes, the University of Pécs is part of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program which is the most prestigious higher education scholarship program of the Hungarian Government, offering a wide range of courses for international students of excellent academic track record.
Here you can find all the information regarding the program.
Regarding the payment of the Application fee / Tuition fee, we are flexible with the deadlines, taking into consideration the lockdown in any country which might limit access to banks.
We can extend the payment deadline if you request it via email at international@pte.hu.
Please note that we accept both bank transfer and online payment via TransferWise.
However, we suggest to pay your fees in time, considering the application deadlines and the length of the visa application procedure.
In case you are applying as a Hungarian citizen, you can use the platform dedicated for Hungarian nationals to apply for higher education studies: https://www.felvi.hu/
Please note that if you apply through our online application system designed for international applicants, then you will be considered as a foreign applicant and it could causes further difficulties to get a reduced tuition fee as a Hungarian citizen.
Applicants shall pay the first year or the first semester tuition fee (depends on the study program) during the application procedure after they accept the offer. The university issues the Letter of Acceptance that is necessary for visa application after receiving the tuition fee.
In the following years, students could pay one semester tuition fee in three installments.
As for accommodation in Pécs, incoming students have two basic options. They may stay in a dormitory or seek for alternative accommodation (for example renting a flat). Please review the options here.
The UP provides a dormitory placement for every first year students, you will receive the registration form after you paid the first instalment of the tuition fee. Dormitory allocations are non-negotiable.
After the first year: In order to receive dormitory placement all students must fill out the online application form of the Student Union.
When you prepare your application, there are certain tasks that need to be performed before the application can be submitted. For this, the system provides a checklist of these tasks. Once you resolve a task, make sure to update their status from the Tasks menu.
This way, you can make sure that you have uploaded all the necessary documents.
Besides, without resolving all the tasks (uploading all the required documents) you will not be able to submit your application.
For more information please watch the step-by-step video guide for the application.
It is essential that your English/German language skills are good enough for you to undertake an intensive and challenging academic course that is taught and examined in English/German. As a result, if your first language is not English/German you will also be asked to meet a specific English/German language requirement.
More information about acceptable English/German language qualifications can be found in the Entry requirements section.
Because of the Hungarian regulations, for most programs students must be at least 18 years old at the time they start the program. Eighteen is the legal age in Hungary, under that age the applicant should have a guardian to be able to handle the official and governmental issues.
Pécs has temperate climate with snowy, cold winters and sunny, hot summers, ranging from average -5°C in winters to 30°C in summers. You can enjoy the beautiful winter with sledging and ice-skating and can enjoy the sun at the terraces of many bars and cafés in the summer.
You can also have fun by the many lakes, thermal baths and swimming pools around the city. We also have beautiful autumn and spring seasons. In South Transdanubia, spring arrives early. The Indian summer here can last till November, therefore autumn starts later than usual.
If you feel depressed and you feel you are unable to tackle the obstacles ahead of you, get in touch with our Student Counselling, UP’s professional, discreet and responsive psychological support for everyday life!
Website: http://counselling.pte.hu/contact/
In case you are unable to settle a dispute with your landlord, get in touch with the university’s Legal Aid Clinic program, a free service which offers help to know your way around in the labyrinth of legal issues. Contact them whenever you have housing, residence, consumer or civil law related problems.
Contact:
Website: http://legalclinic.hu/index.php/en/legal-aid
Facebook: Campus Legal Aid Clinic
Address: 7622 Pécs, Dohány utca 1-3., floor 2.
E-mail: jogklinika@ajk.pte.hu
In Pécs, there are some student work services where our Hungarian and international students can apply for work besides their studies. Currently, depending on your citizenship, there are different rights and obligations.
- If you are a student coming from an EEA state (member states of the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Lichtenstein), there is no limitation regarding the working hours, and you need to hold a registration card.
- If you are a citizen of a country not part of the European Economic Area (non-EEA state), you can be employed during your studies with a residence permit for study purposes and work 30 hours a week during your study period with a maximum of 66 days. On average, it is possible to make between 200-300 EUR per month during the study period.
- You can work up to 90 days per year outside your study period. You can find detailed information here.
Pécs has a quite vibrant student life. The city and the university offers a lot of activities.
For more information, please take a look at our blog site, where you can find a lot of articles from our current international students about their experiences.
If you have specific questions, feel free to contact one of our International Student Ambassadors.
The mentor program at the University of Pécs called ‘Buddy program’ or ‘ESN buddy’ is a project within Erasmus Student Network which is supported by the Centre for Internationalization and Connections of the University.
The “buddies” give newcomer international students assistance in their integration into the university environment and help with practical matters such as applying for the residence permit and finding accommodation.
For more information see the Buddy program section.
Incoming Stipendium Hungaricum freshmen have the opportunity to choose a student mentor by registering on the SH Mentor Network's website: http://shmentor.hu
Should you have any problems, please find the contact details of the Stipendium Hungaricum Mentor Network’s team below:
National Union of Students
https://www.facebook.com/HOOK.SHMH
Email: shmh@hook.hu
Adress: 1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 7-8.
Of course you can, if you find a job or start a business on your own. Every foreign student receiving a degree from a Hungarian university or college (or any other higher education institute) is eligible for the study-to-work visa. For more information, please click here.
Students of the University of Pécs shall arrange their health insurance individually. However, we provide all the necessary information regarding the available Health Insurance types on our website.
1. Residence Permit
After you arrive in Pécs, you can arrange your registration card (EEA) or residence permit (non-EEA) at the regional directorate of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (in Hungarian: Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság, abbreviated as NDGAP).
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2. Student card
Exchange and International students are provided with a student ID card with which they can have the same advantages as Hungarian students; e.g. reduced fares for all public transport, reduced-price entrance tickets for museums, Youth Hostel accommodation and library membership, sport facilities for free of charge.
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3. Health insurance
First aid and emergency medical care are free for foreigners, in other cases you have to pay for the treatment. A full coverage general health insurance for Hungary is a prerequisite for registration at any Faculty of the University of Pécs.
EEA, Swiss, and UK citizens are insured on the basis of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) when they are in another member state and are, from the point of view of social security, entitled to the same rights and have the same obligations as citizens of that given member state. The EHIC only covers the 'medically necessary' services (e.g.: dialysis treatment, oxygen therapy), but does not authorize the use of deferred care.
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- Check in to your designated dormitory (or your rented flat) and sign your contract/lease agreement.
- Register in our electronic study system (Neptun) personally at your Faculty’s registrar’s office. Please, remember to bring the original copy of your high school diploma/BA degree/MA degree as you will have to show these at the time of enrolment!
- Visit the immigrations office (regional directorate of NDGAP) to apply for your residence permit.
Address:
7623 Pécs, Csend utca 3.
Please book an appointment and ask your ‘Buddy’ to take you to the regional directorate of NDGAP (Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for better visualization!). You can find more information here.
First aid and emergency medical care are free for foreigners, in other cases you have to pay for the treatment. A full coverage general health insurance for Hungary is a prerequisite for registration at any Faculty of the University of Pécs. For more information click here.
Please review the answer here.
First, go to the ‘Government Office’ to fill out the application document.
Address: Szántó Kovács János u. 1.
Opening hours: Mon: 7:00-17:00, Tue: 8:00-12:00, Wed: 8:00-16:00, Thu: 8:00-18:00, Fri: 8:00-13:30), take passport and student status certificate with you!
1. Provide your personal data exactly as it is written in your passport! You will receive a paper there, please make sure that your data on the paper matches exactly with your data in Neptun (if your data is different in the system, please visit the Registrar’s Office at your Faculty and ask them to update your personal data)! Fill in the ‘NEK’ number from this document to NEPTUN.
(What is the NEPTUN Unified Education System and how can I use it?)
2. After 2 days you can go to the Central Registrar’s Office (KTI, address: Faculty of Law, Buliding Z, lower ground floor, H‐7622 Pécs, 1-3. Dohány utca, opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00-15:00, Friday: 9:00-17:00) to pick up your temporary student card (valid for 60 days only!).
3. After 4 weeks you will receive a Neptun notification to pick up your permanent student card at Central Registrar’s Office (it has to be validated for every semester by a sticker at the Central Registrar’s Office – otherwise you will be fined by the conductors on trains, buses!).
PLEASE NOTE: preparatory COURSE/EXCHANGE students have to renew THEIR temporary student card every 60 days!
