Orientation Program. 9 September (Wednesday) Grand Council Hall Faculty of Humanities Eötvös Loránd University

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1 Orientation Program 9 September (Wednesday) Grand Council Hall Faculty of Humanities Eötvös Loránd University Organizers: Department of International Affairs International Study Center

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3 Our management Prof. Dr. László Borhy Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Dean

4 Faculty of Humanities Eötvös Loránd University Founded 1635

5 What s happening today? Welcome speech by Prof. Dr. Imre Hamar, Deputy Dean for International Affairs Essential information on study issues by Dr. Attila Starcevic, Director of the International Study Center Practical issues for your stay in Hungary by Dr. Rudolf Sárdi, Head of the Department of International Affairs

6 Vice-Deans of the Faculty Prof. Dr. Imre Hamar Deputy Dean for International Affairs Dr. Csaba Borsodi Deputy Dean for General Affairs Dr. Krisztina Horváth Deputy Dean for Educational Affairs Prof. Dr. Gábor Boros Deputy Dean for Research and Academic Affairs

7 WELCOME WORDS by Prof. Dr. Imre Hamar Deputy Dean for International Affairs

8 Department of Interantional Affairs Dr. Rudolf Sárdi, Director Personal address: Joint account: International Study Center Dr. Attila Starcevic, Director (academic affairs)

9 Contact details of ELTE FH Address: 1088 Budapest Múzeum krt. 4/A Central phone number: DIA (Directorate): 5496 DIA (General Affairs): 5485 Telephone directory: School of English and American Studies:

10 Contact DIA Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:00 12:00 13:00 16:00 Wednesdays: 09:00 12:00 Address: Admissions Office: Múzeum krt. 4/A, Rm 045 General Affairs: Múzeum krt. 6-8, Rm 308 Directorate: Múzeum krt. 6-8, Rm 316

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12 Our dedicated team Dr. Rudolf SÁRDI, Ph.D. Director Mr. József BÍRÓ, Leading Coordinator (General Affairs) Mr. Ádám Benjámin VARGA, Center Coordinator, Academic Affairs Advisor Ms. Kinga SZABÓ, International Student Liaison Mr. Dániel LACZÓ, International Cooperation Officer Mr. Sándor BALACI, Erasmus Coordinator

13 Breaking the Ice: Essential Information on Study Issues Dr. Attila Starcevic, Director of the International Study Center

14 Absence Policy Non-Prep Year Students by the end of semester (end of January/beginning of February) you must have at least 1 completed subject (with a grade better than 1 fail ) in case you do not, an official letter will be sent out calling you before a committee to explain your absence from classes if you do not respond to this, we will respond to our legal obligation to forward your case to the Immigration Office (BÁH)

15 Prep Year Students A. if you do not respond to this, we will respond to our legal obligation to forward your case to the Immigration Office (BÁH) B. if you miss more than 25% of your classes (= 25 times 90 minute slots in your timetable), you will not get a grade and have no credits if you miss your classes for 2 weeks in a row, an official letter will be sent out calling you before a committee to explain your absence from classes if you have no credits, you will have passive student status in Spring semester This means having no active student status. You will not be able to show a certificate of active student status before the Immigration Office (BÁH).

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17 Practical Issues by Dr. Rudolf Sárdi Director of the Department of International Affairs - Services of the Department of International Affairs - Academic Calendar - Office of Immigration and Nationality - Quaestura Office (Health Insurance, Student ID Card) - Medical services in case of emergency - Active / passive student status - Public transport in Budapest - Where to go for answers

18 Services of the Department of International Affairs to serve all incoming and currently enrolled international students to give information on application, finances and enrolment to prospective students to handle new applications and register student to advise applicants about visa issues and immigration-related services and connect you with the local authorities to help you find the type of housing that best suits your needs to keep the international student community up-to-speed by sending out circulars, notifications and updated information related to deadlines in cooperation with the International Study Center to participate organizing social programs and cultural excursions in order to create a closely knit international student community to liaise with educational consultancy agencies in order to increase the number of incoming students

19 Plan things ahead

20 Academic Calender of AY 2015/2016

21 Office of Immigration and Nationality (BÁH) If you are a student from the European Economic Area (EEA: member states of the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Lichtenstein), you are required to obtain a registration card. If you are a student from the non-european Economic Area (EEA), you are required to obtain a residence permit, and after your arrival in Hungary you need to register your accommodation. After you arrive in Budapest, you can arrange your registration card (EEA) or residence permit (non-eea) at the Office of Immigration and Natoinality (in Hungarian: Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal, abbreviated as BÁH).

22 How to get there Go to: Residence in Hungary

23 Branch office III (Budapest) Processes: Residence affairs (registration card, prolongation of national resident permits too) Authority's approval of invitation letter Report of accommodation Address: 1135 Budapest, District 13, Szegedi út (Twin Office Building, Ground floor) TEL: Branch office V (Budapest) Processes: Resident permit for students Invitation letter Registration card Address: 1135 Budapest, District 13, Szegedi út (Twin Office Building, Ground floor) bkir5@bah.b-m.hu TEL:

24 Getting your residence permit The following documents are required from all third country nationals: your valid passport; 1 passport photo (without glasses or hat); wholly and legibly completed, signed application form certificate of full health insurance (which covers daily hospital charges); tenancy agreement of your rented apartment OR a certificate about your accommodation in a dormitory - issued by the dormitory OR any other legal documents from your landlord / housing provider; certificate about your financial assets for the period of your stay in Hungary by a recent bank account statement OR certificate of your scholarship or any other resources OR any other legal documents; administrative service fee of 18,000 HUF (only if you did not pay 60 EUR yet in your home country) student registration certificate Hallgatói jogviszony-igazolás in Hungarian from the Department of International Affairs.

25 Practical Information Travel planner for Budapest: Housing issues: In case of emergency: 112 Police: 107 Ambulance: 104 Fire department: 105

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27 Quaestura Office Functions: - processing Student ID cards - arranging Health Insurance (Generali Biztosító) - Neptun password - Certificate of Student Status (active / passive) Office hours: Monday: 9:00 16:00 Tuesday: 9:00 16:00 Wednesday: 13:00 20:00 Thursday: 9:00 16:00 Friday: 8:00 15:00 Location: Szerb utca (entrance from Királyi Pál utca)

28 Start getting your Student ID processed Registration Office (Okmányiroda) You have to go to an Office of Government Issued Documents. In Hungarian we call it Okmányiroda; here is a list about where you can find one nearby: Nearest address: Baross utca 52. There they will take a photo of you and have your main data registered. You get a form with a unique code on the top right corner called NEK identifier. (Just tell them you would like to apply for a student card - diákigazolvány in Hungarian - and they will help.

29 Registration Office (Okmányiroda) Take along your Passport Residence permit Certificate of Student Status Accommodation reporting form (pick up one copy from DIA, BÁH or download the form from the website of the Office of Immigration and Nationality)

30 How to get there: No. 9 bus

31 Student ID card 1) Register at the Registration Office (Okmányiroda, see previous slides) and request the processing of a Student ID card (in Hungarian: diákigazolvány-igénylés) 2) Get your Certificate of Student Status from DIA (collect this document 2-3 days after your registration in the Neptun system). This certificate is issued for you at the Faculty. 3) Proceed to the Quaestura Office. 4) Start getting your Student ID card processed. 5) Leave with your temporary student card and wait for further notification from Quaestura Office. 6) You will have to re-validate your Student ID card at beginning of each academic year.

32 How to use WiFi at ELTE Step 1 Connect to the network called ELTE-Guest Step 2 Open a this page in the browser: Step 3 Click on Belépés below (belépés means login ) Now you can switch the language of the website into English. Step 4 Select authentication via Neptun by clicking on the Neptun icon in the top right corner, then type your Neptun ID (6 characters), your password, then log in. Step 5 Now you can choose your own IIG username (which is Választott IIG Azonosító ). Note that the number of the characters in your username have to be between 3 and 12 and it can only contain lower case letters of the English alphabet, numbers and hyphens (-). Note that it cannot start with a hyphen or a number and it cannot contain space, dot (.), low line (_) or two hyphens following each other.

33 Step 6 Choose your password and type it to Választott IIG Jelszó (chosen IIG password) and the same password to Választott IIG Jelszó Megerősítés (validating your chosen IIG password). Your password should be at least 6 characters long, but it cannot be your username. Step 7 At the bottom of the page there is a sentence Kérem a WIFI azonosító létrehozását is (which means: I also would like to create a WIFI identifier ) and a box beside this sentence. Put a tick into the box and then click on Igénylés (application). You will be redirected to a page where the system confirms your request. Then you are done, your IIG identifier is ready. Step 8 Disconnect from the network ELTE-Guest and try to connect to ELTE when your IIG username and password will be requested. After you type them in, you have access to the internet. More information If you have any further questions visit this website or send an to the following address: operator@elte.hu. If you would like to discuss it in person, please visit one of the following addresses: 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, VI/ Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/C, basement 64. TEL: /6800

34 Student status: active vs. passive It is important that you clarify your student status during the registration period of each academic year. If you are staying in Hungary as a student admitted by the Faculty of Humanities of ELTE, it is compulsory for you to keep DIA informed about your desired status. In case you need to leave Hungary temporarily (due to a medical emergency in your home country), it is your duty to inform us about your departure. It is strictly forbidden to have an active status while you do not attend any of your classes. Students who are active and do not attend classes will be reported to the concerned authorities.

35 Always keep in mind Clarify student status Keep us informed at all times about changes Do not be active while staying away from school for any reason Report all emergencies affecting your status Request information from us if you have any doubts or questions

36 Academic Reguations All requests related to your studies must be submitted at the Department of International Affairs. Consult the Accademic Regulations manual.

37 Medical emergencies Peterfy Hospital, Traumatological Center Central Traumatological Ambulance (Központi Baleseti Ambulancia) 8th district, Fiumei u. 17. Phone: (36-1) Use the entrance from Gázláng utca. This center is open every day 24 hours. In case of any serious medical emergency, please call the Faculty s hotline at (reserved only for cases of serious medical emergency)

38 24-hour pharmacies in Budapest Teréz Patika, 6th District, Teréz krt. 41, Phone: (36-1) Elefánt Gyógyszertár, 10th District, Pongrác út 19, Phone: (36-1) Déli Gyógyszertár, 12th District, Alkotás út 1/b, Phone: (36-1) Nova Béketéri Gyógyszertár, 13th District, Lehel u , Phone: (36-1) Örs Vezér Gyógyszertár, 14th District, Örs Vezér tere Medical Center, Phone: (36-1) Note that most serious medications can only be purchased with a prescription from your doctor. ALL MAJOR EMERGENCIES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

39 Traveling in Budapest Buy a monthly student pass for your local transport. You are only eligible to make use of the discount if you have your temporary or permanent student card. a single ticket: 350,- HUF a Budapest 24-hour travel card (1.650,-HUF) a 7-day travel card (4.950,- HUF) a 14-day pass (6.300,- HUF), a monthly Budapest pass (9.500,- HUF). The monthly pass allows you to travel day and night on any vehicles run by BKK in the inner city and its suburbs

40 Controllers! Always travel with a valid ticket You must have a ticket or a valid pass before boarding the vehicles. The tickets should be validated by the punchers before starting your trip on the Metro lines, or right after embarking other means of transport. BKK officials are authorized to check the validity of your ticket or pass any time during or after your trip. Passengers without valid ticket or pass are to pay a heavy fine ,- HUF (approx. 55 EUR) if paid by check.

41 Budapest by taxi All taxis in Budapest are painted yellow. Flat rate: HUF 450. Mileage rates do not vary from company to company. Avoid being cheated! Always ask for a receipt at the end of your journey and remember the plate number. Ordering a taxi by phone is always safer and more reliable than hailing a taxi on the road or getting into one on the taxi deck (especially near train and bus stations the airport being an exception). Do not get into a taxi near Deák Ferenc tér, Blaha Lujza tér, in front of Astoria (Burger King, McDonalds), all railway stations. You will be heavily overcharged in the majority of cases. Taxi companies (with downloadable apps on your phone) Tele5taxi: Taxi 2000:

42 Neptun training for international students: er_guide_for_students.pdf

43 Where to go for answers Academic appeals / Dean s Equity (Dean s Office) Academic transcripts, certificates (DIA) Admissions (DIA) Reporting change of address (DIA, BÁH) ELTE FH website (Communications Office) Class registration (ISC) Neptun issues (ISC) Health Insurance, Student ID (Quaestura Office) Graduation (DIA) Preparatory Year in English (ISC) Grants and Scholarships (DIA) Erasmus Mobility (Erasmus Office) Financial issues (DIA, responsible body: Financial Dep t) Tuition fee waivers and deferrals (Dean s Office)

44 HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE COURSES The Department of Hungarian as a Foreign Language offers Hungarian language and culture courses covering all levels from complete beginner (A1) to proficiency levels (C2) described by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The Department utilizes self-developed teaching materials and employing the best professionals of the field. Office Hours: Wednesday: Room 6 in the Rector's Cabinet Address: Eötvös Loránd University, Rector's Cabinet H-1056 Budapest, Szerb u , 1st floor hungarian_course@elte.hu

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46 School of English and American Studies Library, Eötvös Loránd Office hours: Monday: 9:00 16:00 Tuesday: 9:00 16:00 Wednesday: 12:00 18:00 Thursday: 9:00 16:00 Friday: 9:00 14:00 University, Budapest Phone: /2352 ext.

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49 How to open a bank account You may go to an OTP Bank nearby in order to open a Hungarian bank account. Closest location: Károly körút 1. (turn right as you exit the University) Take along your: Passport Residence permit Accommodation reporting form Important notice: citizens of I.R. Iran can open a bank account at any branch of Magnet Bank and Raiffeisen Bank for the time being.

50 For further information (University site) (Faculty site) Housing issues for newcomers: (Quaestura Office) (Neptun login) (School of English and American Studies) (Office of Immigration and Nationality) (WiFi at ELTE)

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