Application

Application

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

 

Entry requirements

 

Full credit acknowledgement: Social Work and Social Pedagogy.
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: 

 

  • Bachelor-level degree  

  • Transcript of records 

  • Motivation letter 

  • Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid) 

  • Copy of application fee transfer 

  • Language certificate (if the applicant has one) 

 

Required language competencies

 

English

 

Minimum level of language proficiency (both written and oral): B2

 

• IELTS Score: 5.5
• TOEFL iBT Band: 46-59
• Cambridge English Scale Score: 162

 

If the applicant is unable to prove their knowledge of English with any of the above certifications, their English knowledge 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.

 

If the applicant can prove that they completed their former education entirely in English by submitting a notarized attestation and a detailed academic transcript, no proof of language knowledge will be required throughout the admission process.

PAYMENTS TUITION AND OTHER FEES

 

Application fee

 

 

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

 

How to pay?

 

The application fee (non-refundable) needs to be transferred to the following account: 

 

Bank: Magyar Allamkincstar Rt. // Hungarian State Treasury 

Address: 1139 Budapest, Vaci ut 71 

Account holder: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem 

IBAN: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000 

SWIFT code: HUSTHUHB 

 

While transferring the fees under "comments" please add: 

  • your name 

  • this code: F10202/24

 

EU/EEA Students

 

1300 EUR/semester + 250 EUR/semester English language curriculum development fee

 

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.

APPLICATION 

 

Application deadline

 

Application form

https://apply.elte.hu/

 

Application / examination procedure

 

First the applicant should fill the online application form and submit the following documents:

 

  • Bachelor-level degree
  • Transcript of records
  • Motivation letter
  • Copy of application fee transfer
  • Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid)
  • Language certificate (if the applicant has one) 

 

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: 

  1. Early Bird Period: October 1, 2024, to November 15, 2024, 23:59 (CET) 

  1. Regular Period: November 20, 2024, to April 30, 2025, 23:59 (CET) 

  1. Last Call Period: May 5, 2025, to May 31, 2025, 23:59 (CET) 

 

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 application. 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. 

 

Type of entrance examination: Oral  
Place of entrance examination: Online  

 

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

 

Required reading

Bent Greve (ed.): Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State. Second Edition, Taylor & Francis 2019, p. 5-80

 

The application interview will include a discussion on the following topics:

  1. Public welfare
  2. Welfare State
  3. Fiscal welfare and occupational welfare
  4. Poverty
  5. Benefits in kind and in cash 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

 

Programme provided by

 

 

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Social Studies

 

Scholarships

 

 

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.

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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.

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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).

CONTACTS

 

Programme director

 

István SZIKLAI

Associate professor, Director of the Institute of Social Studies

sziklai.istvan@tatk.elte.hu

 

Programme coordinator

 

Ágnes GERTHEIS
Department Administrator
E-mail: gertheis.agnes@tatk.elte.hu

 

International Office, ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences,
international@tatk.elte.hu

 

Address

 

1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A Hungary

 

Phone

 

+36-1/372-2500/6779