Application
Application
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Entry requirements |
Full credit acknowledgement: Social Science, Communication and Media Science, International Studies, Political Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Social Pedagogy, Cultural Anthropology, Political Science, Community Coordination, Ethnography, Roma Studies. In case of other bachelor's degrees: individual consideration.
If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfil these requirements upon acceptance.
Documents to submit with application:
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Required language competencies |
English
Minimum level of language proficiency (both written and oral): B2
• IELTS Score: 5.5
If the applicant does not have any of the above certifications, their English proficiency will be assessed during the admission interview. Any letter of acceptance issued by the Faculty of Social Sciences is based on the verified fact that the applicant’s command of English has been assessed; therefore, they are considered eligible to pursue their studies at the institution.
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Application fee
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For February intake: EUR 50 (non-refundable)
For September intake: EUR 50 (non-refundable) between 01/10/2024-15/11/2024 EUR 100 (non-refundable) between 20/11/2024-30/04/2025 EUR 180 (non-refundable) between 05/05/2025-31/05/2025 |
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How to pay? |
The application fee (non-refundable) needs to be transferred to the following account:
Bank: Magyar Allamkincstar Rt. // Hungarian State Treasury
While transferring the fees under "comments" please add:
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Tuition fee
EU/EEA Students |
1300 EUR/semester + 250 EUR/semester English language curriculum development fee |
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Non-EU/EEA Students |
3500 EUR/semester
Please note that if you are a citizen of a non-EU/non-EEA country, you may have to transfer the first semester's tuition fee before your visa appointment takes place.
The tuition fee is to be paid through our online study system called Neptun. Admitted students will find the exact payment details in the letter of acceptance. |
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Application deadline |
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Application form |
https://apply.elte.hu/ |
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Application / examination procedure |
First the applicant should fill the online application form and submit the following documents:
Application procedure
The application starts on the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process.
Students who (also) hold Hungarian citizenship must apply through felvi.hu Please note that if an application is submitted not according to the aforementioned, it will be rejected.
Procedure of the entrance examination
The application deadline refers to the final submission of the complete application package through the online system.
For the September intake, there are three application periods:
These distinct periods allow applicants the flexibility to submit their applications at their convenience. All applicants within each period have an equal chance of gaining admission to the programme.
After each application deadline, the Admission Board reviews the applications. After the admission interview, applicants are informed of the selection outcome through the online application system within approximately one month. Admission letters are expected to be sent out through the online application system until the end of June. For February intake and Early Bird applications, admission letters are expected to be sent out through the online application system until the end of December.
Applicants with a full application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of application interviews conducted via Ms Teams. Applicants are responsible for having technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side
Applicants are expected to be prepared taking questions regarding the compulsory admission materials (see: Recommended readings for the entrance exam) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative.
Based on the results, certain students may be placed on a waiting list. Final results are expected by the first half of August (September intake).
Type of entrance examination: Oral
Further details of selection and evaluation
Applicants with a full application package will be asked to participate in an oral entrance exam. The institutional admission scores are based on a total evaluation of academic excellence (based on the submitted documents) and the results of the entrance exam. The entrance exam seeks to assess the general and professional knowledge and interest of the applicant.
A successful oral entrance exam is the prerequisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected.
Further details of the entrance exam
The application interview will include a discussion on the following topics:
The applicant should choose one from the well-known figures from the history of anthropology: Franz Boas, Clifford Geertz, Edmund Leach, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bronislaw Malinowski, Margaret Mead – and review their works and achievements in the fields of anthropology. |
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Recommended Readings: |
Edmund Leach: Social Anthropology (1976)
Claude Lévi-Strauss: Structural Anthropology (1963) Margaret Mead: Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) or Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies (1935)
Bronislaw Malinowski: Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise (1922) or Baloma; the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands (1919)
Clifford Geertz: The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays (1973) or Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology (1983) |
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES |
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Program provided by
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Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Social Relations |
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Scholarships
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Stipendium Hungaricum Programme The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme was launched in 2013 by the Hungarian Government. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students; currently more than 50 sending partners are engaged in the programme. * * * Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship programme The Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship was established by the Hungarian Government for those who live in a Hungarian diaspora outside of Europe and wish to study at a Hungarian higher education institution to develop their personal, professional and cultural relations to Hungary. The programme aims to support the professional advancement of the scholarship holders with high-quality Hungarian higher education while improving their Hungarian language skills and strengthening their Hungarian identity. After graduation, scholarship holders return to their home country with competitive skills and knowledge that enables them to support their community, preserve Hungarian values and reinforce the relations between the diaspora and Hungary. * * * Citizens of the following countries may apply at Visegrad Fund for a scholarship to provide support for their studies: Albania (AL), Armenia (AM), Azerbaijan (AZ), Belarus (BY), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Czech Republic (CZ), Georgia (GE), Kosovo (XK), Macedonia (MK), Moldova (MD), Montenegro (ME), Poland (PL), Russia (RU), Serbia (RS), Slovakia (SK) and Ukraine (UA). |
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Programme director |
Csaba PRÓNAI Habil. Associate Professor |
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Programme coordinator |
Florian SIMON
Csenger KERTAI
International Office, ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences, |
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Address |
1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A Hungary |
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Phone |
+36-1/372-2500/6779 |