WELCOME TO ÓBUDA UNIVERSITY 2015/16 WINTER SEMESTER ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR MOST EXCITING SEMESTER? IF YES READ MORE
Welcome to Budapest at the Óbuda University! It is our pleasure to have you here! In this little booklet you can find useful information about the 2015/16 winter semester. Please don t hesitate to contact us if you have any problems or questions. Important Phone numbers: Centre for International Mobility Emergency Number: 17, Tavaszmező St., Building TA, Room 137, H-1084 Budapest Phone: +36 1 666 50 50 or +36 1 666 50 51 Phone: 112 projectoffice@uni-obuda.hu
You can find some useful Hungarian expressions below, which you will probably 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 usually the shops are closed on Sundays. Only the smaller ones are open. If you would like to buy a cigarette, you have to look for shops called like Nemzeti Dohánybolt. You can only buy cigarette at this shops. See at the picture.
Our Buildings: TG - Tavaszmező Street 14-18, District VIII. TA - Tavaszmező Street 17, District VIII. TB - Tavaszmező Street 15, District VIII.
Expression in BA - Bécsi Street 96/B, District III. D- Doberdó Street 6, District III. BC - Bécsi Street 94, District III.
KC - Kiscelli Street 78-80, District III. N - Népszínház Street 8, District VIII.
Calendar: September October Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Date 31. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Date 1. 2. 3. 4. Welcome Day 10:00 at TG Building Basement Semester Opening Ceremony at 14:00 BA - Bécsi Street 96/B, District III. Freshmen s Camp @ Bibione-Lignano ( Italy ) Kittsee Chocolate tasting @Bratislava and @ Stúrovo (Slovakia) Date 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Date 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. First day with classes Pilis Tour @ Pilis Mountain International Dinner Date 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Date 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Hungarian night Oktoberfest @ München Vienna Boat ride on the Danube for the Freshmen s Slovakia - Esztergom tour Date 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Date 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Pre - Wondercamp @ Balatonfüred, Tihany, Lake Balaton ESN Wondercamp @ Balatonkenese Wine tasting tour @ Eger Date 28. 29. 30. Date 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 1. Wine tasting tour @ Eger
November December Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Date 1. Date 30. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Santa Claus Party Advent @ Vienna Date 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Date 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Tour @ Miskolc Advent @ Bratislava Date 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Date 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Date 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Date 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Tour @ Prague ( Czech Republic ) Date 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Date 28. 29. 30. 31. 1. 2. 3. Tour @ Prague
NOT JUST VISIT BUT TASTE HUNGARY! HUNGARIAN NIGHT We would like to show you the most typical Hungarian dishes, such as Gulyás soup or rétes, to taste the Hungarian red and white wine, and our unique drink, the Pálinka at the 16 th of September. We spend together an amazing dinner in the city centre between the old buildings, and during the evening we introduce you Hungarian national performers who show the national suits, and the folk art. Gulyás Soup Hungarian national performers
Continuous events WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE FRÖ CCS DR INKING QUEEN OR KING EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY What is Fröccs? Fröccs is 1dl soda with 1dl wine, its tasty cools you down at summer, and warms you up at winter. We are looking for the winner who can drink the as many "Fröccs" as possible! The winner will win a special gift S O L E T T H E G A M E B E G I N! Hosted by : Fröccskocsma
THE FUN-DAY IS MONDAY!!! Nobody likes Mondays right? But not in Hungary, we will charm it up with endless fun and interesting tasks, drinks and dishes. We organize the Funday Monday every Monday at Bubble Chic Bistro! Don t hesitate to join us, and break the rules, let s make fun on Monday. Hosted by: Bubble Chic Bistro and Bar The official ERASMUS ÓBUDA meeting point. Which means we have 12% discount and special offers! Location: Budapest VI. District, Hajós utca 26. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bubblechicbar
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 to Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Italy! Let s experience together the joy of travelling! Bath in the Italian sunshine, taste chocolate in Kittsee, drink bear at Oktoberfest, have advent at Vienna, watch sights at Bratislava, and boating at the Venice of Prague. YOU CAN FIND FURTHER INFORMATION IN THE TRAVEL CALENDAR!
SPORT ACTIVITIES RUNNING TOGETHER 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.
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 during next week he or she will contact you per email or per Facebook, to help you by the arrival. Until then you can write to the projectoffice@uniobuda.hu and the Team of the International Office will help you. CHARITY HARITY BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE We all have place to live, food to eat, and possibility to learn and improve but not everybody is as lucky as we are. This semester we will make 2 charity programs, we will visit the children s hospital on the day of St. Nicolas with small gifts. The organization of the other program is still in progress if you have any nice ideas, just let us to know.