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Last modified: 15. November 2022

Dear Students,

Welcome to Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences - MATE. Hereunder, the necessary information is shared about your stay and living as well as your studies in Hungary.
Welcome information with active links sent via Dream Apply to SH, SCYP students, in an email to DFP, MISP, FAO, DAFM, Erasmus emPLANT+ students and self-financed students at the beginning of August, 2022.

Please, check and save our summary of what is good to know for Freshmen.

ARRIVAL IN HUNGARY

Please note that the academic year starts on 5th September 2022 with our Orientation Week. Classes for 1st year students only start on 12th September.

Updated ACADEMIC CALENDAR: here

ERASMUS and any EXCHANGE STUDENTS info: here

USEFUL CONTACTS at MATE

VISA

Students outside EU countries should turn to the relevant authorities (and their websites) at least 2 months before the beginning of their studies.

They should hand in their application for a D-type student visa at the Hungarian Embassy in their home country. With a valid student visa, they can apply for a residence permit also from the embassy or when they arrive in Budapest. The student visa may take up to 60 days to obtain.

The regulations for the registration of the place of residence and the residence permit can also be found on the website of Hungarian National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (Immigration Office) and/or of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/en).

You will need the following items for your visa application if you need visa. 

  1. Visa application form
  2. Passport (must be valid for at least 18 months, but preferably valid until the end of your studies.)
  3. Three passport-size photographs
  4. Letter of Acceptance from the university
  5. (Transit visa if needed)
  6. Bank receipt of transfer of tuition fee payment or a Payment Certificate from the university OR Letter of Admission from the donor institution of the scholarship if you are a scholarship holder
  7. The Embassy may ask for your airplane reservation confirmation or ticket
  8. The Embassy may ask for the proof of accommodation

ACCOMMODATION / DORMITORY

Kaposvár Campus

New Dormitory and Csukás Zoltán Dormitory
Address: 7400 Kaposvár, Guba Sándor u. 40.
Phone: +36 82 505 832

Kaffka Margit Dormitory
Address: 7400 Kaposvár, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 6.
Phone: +36 82 502 517
https://kaposvaricampus.uni-mate.hu/kollégiumok

Kaposvár Dorm coordinators:
Ms. Kitti Kolber: kolber.kitti@uni-mate.hu                                                          

Please send the Dormitory application form directly to the coordinators in Kaposvár.

TRANSPORT FROM AIRPORT

Transport to Budapest

If you choose public transport, plan your trip here: Trip Planner

Transport to Kaposvár

At the airport, find bus E200, then change to the underground M3 until Népliget.

For the bus E200 and for the underground you must buy a ticket from a machine. (English language service is available)

Please check timetables for the regular bus service.

Select Budapest – Kaposvár to see the exact time of your departure and arrival.

As you get to the bus station in Kaposvár, you can take bus 81, 82, 83, 84.

Please inform the campus coordinator about the exact time of your arrival in Kaposvár so that someone can be arranged to help you get to the University / to the dormitory!

STAYING IN HUNGARY

RESIDENCE PERMIT

You will need a residence permit to stay in Hungary during your studies. For detailed information, please read carefully the webpage of the Hungarian National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (Immigration Office) and the page focusing on Residence Permit for the Purpose of Studies as well as our relevant webpage.

During the first weeks after your arrival, some administration days will be organised so that you can arrange your residence permit as smoothly as possible.

PRACTICAL MATTERS (opening a bank account, insurance etc.)

For more information, please visit and bookmark Practical Matters.

Stipendium Hungaricum, Diaspora, SCYP and FAO scholars, please note that your insurance is expected to be valid only one month after your arrival, so please take care of the coverage of your first month’s insurance. Similarly, your scholarship for September is expected to be paid at the beginning of October, so please make sure to have enough money for the living costs of the first month.

LIVING IN HUNGARY

If you are not familiar with our country, please read the Wikipedia page on Hungary

There are a lot of sights to see and things to do in Hungary. Have a look at these pages: Kaposvár, Gödöllő, Budapest, Hungary

FACILITIES

In the dormitory rooms (and most houses in Hungary) you will have clean running water (drinkable without boiling), electricity, central heating, and internet.

FOOD and DRINKS

You can have a variety of foods and drinks, in grocery stores, marketplaces as well as in restaurants. Vegetarian food is available also in the two restaurants/canteens of the Gödöllő Campus.

Halal food is available in Budapest. Some well-known restaurants that serve Halal food in Budapest include Szeraj, Al-Amir, Cairo Café, and Antalya Kebab. There are a few Halal meat shops in Budapest. More information regarding the best Halal restaurants in Budapest can be found at one of the mosques or Islamic Centers in the city, such as the Budapest Mosque which is located at H-1119 Budapest, Fehérvári út 41.

CLOTHING

Those who come from tropical countries should note that there are colder seasons in Hungary including a winter, so be prepared to bring or buy warmer clothes.

STUDIES

Having a laptop for researching and writing is strongly recommended, although the university campus has computer facilities.

For details of your programme and faculty, visit the various homepages of the institutes.

MENTOR SYSTEMS

We provide mentoring to Stipendium Hungaricum and Young Christian scholarship holders in the SH mentor group and all other students in Erasmus Student Network (ESN). 

You should also feel free to seek contact with senior students already here, they can help you a lot. In addition, our Hungarian students will be also eager to help you.

We hope you will have a pleasant time at MATE, and we are looking forward to meeting you soon in Hungary.