WELCOME TO ÓBUDA UNIVERSITY

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1 WELCOME TO ÓBUDA UNIVERSITY 2015/16 SPRING SEMESTER ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR MOST EXCITING SEMESTER? IF SO READ MORE

2 Welcome to Óbuda University in Budapest! It is our pleasure to have you here! In this booklet you can find some useful information about the 2015/16 Spring semester. Please don t hesitate to contact us if you have any problems or questions. CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY Central address of the Centre: projectoffice@uni-obuda.hu Address of the Centre: 17, Tavaszmező utca, Building TA, Room 137, H-1084 Budapest Phone: or Webpage: Contact hours: Monday: and Tuesday: and Wednesday: Thursday: and Friday: the office is closed

3 Contact persons: Mária Dudás András Medve Ildikó Marosi Director, Centre for International Mobility Co-ordinator of the Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering Phone: Co-ordinator of the Keleti Károly Faculty of Business and Management Phone: Assistent Co-ordinator of the Keleti Faculty of Business and Management Phone: Co-ordinator of the John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics Phone: Szabolcs Sergyán Zsolt Szabó Assistant Co-ordinator of the John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics Phone:

4 Co-ordinator of the Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Protection Engineering Phone: Ákos Borbély Assistant Co-ordinator of the Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Protection Engineering Phone: Tibor Virágh Márta Seebauer Co-ordinator of the Alba Regia Faculty Phone: ext:118 Co-ordinator of the Institut of Geoinformatics, Alba Regia Faculty Péter Udvardy Co-ordinator of the Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Security Technology Phone: Tamás Szakács

5 Important Phone number: Emergency Number: Phone: 112

6 The following are some useful Hungarian expressions you might need during your stay in Budapest. Expression in English Expression in Hungarian Pronunciation Thank you. Köszönöm. køsønøm Hi! Szia! siɒ Good morning! Jó reggelt! joːɾɛgːɛlt How are you? Hogy vagy? hoɟvɒɟ? Cheers! Egészségedre! ɛgeːsʃeːgɛdɾɛ I would like Kérek keːɾɛk Beer Sör ʃøɾ Wine Bor boɾ Pálinka Pálinka paːliŋkɒ Please note that most shops are closed on Sunday. Only the smaller ones are open. If you want to buy a packet of cigarettes, you ll have to find shops called Nemzeti Dohánybolt, which are the only shops to sell cigarettes. See the picture.

7 Our Buildings: TG - Tavaszmező utca 14-18, District VIII. TA - Tavaszmező utca 17, District VIII. TB - Tavaszmező utca 15, District VIII.

8 Expression in BA - Bécsi út 96/B, District III. D- Doberdó utca 6, District III. BC - Bécsi út 94, District III.

9 KC - Kiscelli utca 78-80, District III. N - Népszínház utca 8, District VIII.

10 Calendar: February Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Date :00 City tour Welcome Day 10:00 at TG Building Basement Date First day of classes Anker Date :00 Fröccs drinking competition in Fröccskocsma Date International Dinner

11 March Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Date Date Central Europe Trip (CET) Date CET National Holiday Date visiting Parliament Fröccs drinking competition in Fröccs-kocsma Easter Date Easter

12 April Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Date Date Date Spring Holiday Date TDK conference Pilis Tour Date :00 Fröccs drinking competition in Fröccs-kocsma

13 May Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Date Sports day Margaret Island Date Last day of classes Farewell Party Pente-cost Date Pente-cost Date :00 Fröccs drinking compe-tition in Fröccs-kocsma Date

14 DON T JUST VISIT BUT TASTE HUNGARY, TOO! HUNGARIAN NIGHT We would like you to taste the most typical Hungarian dishes, such as gulyás soup or rétes, to drink Hungarian red and white wines, and our unique drink, pálinka, in the middle of February. Have an amazing dinner together in the city centre, surrounded by old buildings, and enjoy the performance of Hungarian folk artists wearing traditional national costumes. Gulyás Soup Hungarian falk dancers

15 Regular events WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE FRÖ CCS DR INKING QUEEN OR KING EVERY MONTH What is Fröccs? Fröccs is 1dl soda with 1dl wine, it s tasty, cools you down in summer, and warms you up in winter. We are looking for someone who can drink as many glasses of "Fröccs" as possible! The winner will get a special gift S O L E T T H E G A M E B E G I N! Hosted by : Fröccskocsma

16 DISCOVER HUNGARY AND THE NEAR COUNTRIES!!! Let s discover Hungary together, we organize you tours to the most famous places of country, by the way why not discover the near countries? We will travel for a Central Europe Trip in the middle of March Let s experience together the joy of travelling! Parliament visiting We organise you a visit in the Hungarian Parliament. It will be more than just a regular tour, you will have the opportunity to visit the office of the vice president of the parliament. Don t miss this great opportunity

17 SPORT ACTIVITIES SPORT DAY AT MARGARET ISLAND We try to take care about your health and motivate you keep fit! Sport can be a part of our life, it makes us less stressful and healthier, and sexier Margaret Island has a great running track, we organize running events monthly, it can be an inspiration to continue it alone, and build it into your daily program.

18 BUDDIES As we already mentioned it in the Invitation Letter, you will have a buddy, who will help you with all of your questions and requests. Probably you already got in touch with her/him. So if you have any questions, we are sure they are the right person, to give you an answer.

19 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015/2016 Spring semester Registration Week: 1-5 February 2016 ( Monday Friday ) First day of classes: 8 th February 2016 ( Monday ) Last day of classes: 13 rd May 2016 ( Friday ) Public Holidays: 15 th March 2016 ( Tuesday ) March 2016 ( Friday Monday ) 1 st May 2016 ( Sunday ) May 2016 ( Sunday Monday ) Easter Holiday: April 2016 ( Wednesday Friday ) Remark! Workdays: ( with lectures ) 5 th March 2016 ( Saturday! ) Days off: 14 th March 2016 ( Monday ) Examination Period: 17 th May ( Tuesday ) end of June 2016