Hungary Budapest CORVINUS. International Office

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1 Hungary Budapest CORVINUS

2 Unlock the secret Budapest Balaton Hortobágy

3 Hungarian culture Weddings: drinking from the bride s shoe; stealing of the bride Easter: sprinkling with water May-pole Carnival tradition: busójárás

4 Things you may not have known... It was a Hungarian who invented the ball point pen, helicopter, Rubik s cube It was a Hungarian who discovered the Vitamin C invented Colour TV designed Model-T for Ford was the first person to send an

5 Things you may have known... Hungarians eat goulash and paprika After Iceland Hungary has the most thermal water in the world Hungary has the biggest lake in Central-Eastern Europe, Balaton

6 World Heritage

7 Some Famous Hungarians Kodály Zoltán (do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do) Szent-Györgyi Albert (he discovered vitamin C) Teller Ede (the father of the H-bomb) Neumann János (the father of the computer) We are very proud of them (you may have noticed we write our names the other way around)

8 Why Hungary? Hungary has: 1000 year of culture, unique nature, several medicinal water springs. Its capital, Budapest is the Queen of the Danube. The lake in the western part of the country, Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe. The country boasts of rich cultural life. Hungarians are hospitable. The spicy meals, good wines (Hungaricum) attract many tourists.

9 Hungarian society 13 nationalities There are 13 million Hungarians in the world 10 million in Hungary 1,5 million in Romania 0,5 million in Slovakia 0,3 million in Serbia 0,2 million in Ukraine 0,2 million in Western-Europe 0,1 million in Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic 0,1 million in the USA 0,1 million in Canada

10 Why Budapest? Budapest has a marvellous location. The city of medical water springs. There are caves and nature reserves. History has its clues from the eras of: the Romans Turkish times the Belle Epoque Famous locations: The Castle, the Matthias Church, The Parliament, the Margaret Island, The Zoo, Heroes Square, etc... Festivals, Movies, Concerts, Jazz-Clubs

11 Why Corvinus? It is a leading and prestigous university in the field of business, economics, horticulture and food science in the country and the region. Students are admitted with the highest score. It has achieved international rankings. (Financial Times, QS, Eduniversal, CHE Excellence Ranking) It has internationally accreditted programmes: EPAS, EAPAA, IFLA, ECA. It is a member in prestigious associations: CEMS, PIM, ECLAS Corvinus degrees are respected and accepted worldwide.

12 Brief history Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Economics Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Public Adinistration From 2012: part of the National University of Public Service Faculty of Horticultural Science Budapest University of Economic Sciences (BUES) Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration (BUESPA) Corvinus University of Budapest Faculty of Food Science Faculty of Landscape Architecture

13 What s in a name? Born: 1443 Died: 1490 King of Hungary from 1458 to his death. Fascinated with the achievements of the Italian Renaissance. He established the famous library of codices, the Bibliotheca Corviniana.

14 Some statistics Number of students: Full-time: PhD students (9 doctoral schools) : 319 International students: 1405 Number of teaching staff: 859 Members of Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 11 Number of BA /BSc programmes in Hungarian: 24 Number of MA /MSc programmes in Hungarian: 32

15 Corvinus international A huge network of partner universities: 368 partners 443 agreements throughout the world. Successful international programmes: Erasmus, CEEPUS, Overseas Bilateral Exchanges Outgoing and incoming students: 1st place in Hungary E-Quality Label, 2005 European Quality Label for the high quality of the University's activity related to the Erasmus mobility programme of the EU International Cooperation Prize, 2009 For the quality coordination of the largest-size Erasmus student mobility in Hungary Top Network University Ranking st place

16 BA/BSc programmes in English Business and Management International Business Sociology Communication and Media Science International Relations Applied Economics Advantages International atmosphere (74 nationalities) Small classes Lots of study abroad opportunities

17 MA/MSc programmes in English International Business and Economy Marketing Public Policy and Management International Relations MBA, Executive MBA Horticulture Amenity Horticulture and Plant Applying Agricultural Biotechnology Food Science and Technology Landscape Architecture

18 Doctoral programmes in English Horticulture Food Sciences Landscape Architecture Sociology

19 Other degree programmes in English Joint degrees CoDe Local Development (EM) MIREES Joint programmes issuing double degree: IMESS (EM) Vintage (EM) AFEPA (EM) IMRCEES Joint programmes EMSRHS (EM)

20 Double degree programmes EBS (BA) ITESM (BA) Otto-Friedrich Uni Bamberg (BA) Universität Passau (MA) University of Groningen (MA) University of Salerno (MSc) Multiple degree: BOKU, Humboldt, TU München, Bologna

21 Non-degree programmes in English Partial training All subject areas Certificate programmes Public administration International Financial Management Sustainable Agricultural Production Special training programmes Mushroom cultivation Preparatory programmes English, Mathematics

22 Facilities for international students Courses in English, German Hungarian Language and Culture course ECTS credits Unique collection in the libraries Wireless internet, English software programmes Assistance in finding accommodation Buddy program Student ID card Social programs during the semester International community (degree + exchange)

23 Week of Nations

24 Thank you for your attention!

25 See you in Budapest!