BME is the largest engineering school of Hungary with 6 engineering faculties, and Natural Science and Economics majors as well.

Semester 1: Late August to late January
Semester 2: Early February to late June

http://www.kth.bme.hu/en/erasmus/information_for_accepted_students/

BsC and Msc and PhD programs

Hungarian and  many programs in English

	Faculty of Civil Engineering (ÉMK) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (GPK) Faculty of Architecture (ÉPK) Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (VBK) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (VIK) Faculty of Transportation Engineering (KSK) Faculty of Natural Sciences (TTK) Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (GTK) Center of Modern Languages

Suitable for students from:

SDE (Architecture), FOE (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering & Informatics, Transportation & Vehicle Engineering), FASS (Economic & Social Sciences), FOS (Natural Sciences & Cognitive science)

Students are reminded to review the list of courses in English carefully.

Course Catalogue: http://www.kth.bme.hu/en/erasmus/academic_information/

A minimum number of credits must be taken each semester. There are prerequisites for some courses.

Please check with SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates. You have to be nominated by your faulty in order to be eligible to apply for fee-wavier exchange.

No dormitory due to limited places in student residences, apartments for rent are available in the city. Private accommodations (rented rooms, apartments) are available for $300- $400 per month depending on their location and level of comfort. (Price excluding electricity, heating and telephone costs) Ask for a brochure of the Private Accommodation Agency run by BME students in the first week of September in Bldg. Z, ground floor next to Students’ Office.

As a non-EU citizen, prior to departing from your home country, you may need to obtain a D-5 visa at the closest Hungarian Embassy in your country. Due to current immigration regulations of our state you may face difficulties in obtaining your visa. It may take a few months. Please, contact immediately the closest Hungarian Consulate, and find out about most recent information, conditions and price of obtaining a D-5 visa.

For detailed information, please contact our embassy /consulate and the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Hungary:

Application Forms: http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/visa-application-forms

BME requires exchange students to apply for a residence permits within 30 days of arrival in Hungary. For more information, please refer to http://www.kth.bme.hu/document/410/original/non%20eu%20visas.pdf

All foreign students must have a sufficient health insurance while studying at BME. New students should purchase insurance when they enroll and renew it at registration for each semester except for EU citizens, who are covered by their EU health insurance program. The insurance fee is approx. EUR 100 for a semester. The service includes medical consultation, emergency care, short hospitalization and certain medicines at a subsidized cost. Some services, however, do involve charges. It is advisable to inquire about the possible cost of a service in advance.

At the beginning of the academic year, new students are obliged to have a medical check-up as a condition of the insurance.

The staff of the Dean’s Office provides information on check-up arrangements during the registration period. New students must have a medical check-up at the beginning of the academic year in Hungary. The staff of the Dean’s Office provides information on check-up arrangements for the students concerned upon registration. (See Academic Calendar in this bulletin for medical check-up.) This medical check-up serves as the basis of health insurance. BME accepts the Generali-Providencia or the European Health Insurance card only.

An Orientation Programme will be held between 31st August and 2nd September, for newly enrolled 1st year and pre-courses students as well as for exchange, transfer, MSc or PhD students. The program includes introductory lectures, informal meetings with students and teachers, access to Internet and the library, a sport event and a sightseeing tour.

Breakdown of Costs	Euros €
Accommodation	300 - 400
Food	360
Transport	20
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	200
Monthly Estimate	880 - 980

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Information for Exchange Students:

	http://portal.bme.hu/C13/Bulletin/Downloads/2011-2012%20BULLETIN%20pdf%20files/Bulletin%202011-2012%20_General%20Information.pdf

Cost of Living:

	http://icepe.bme.hu/survival/bme_survival_guide_2010.pdf