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Universities in Hungary

Hungary’s higher education system spans historic comprehensive universities and specialist institutions in medicine, engineering, business and the arts — in Budapest and in university cities across the country. Here are sixteen of them.

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Each institution below sets its own programmes, entry requirements and language of instruction, and these change from year to year. Use this as a starting point for orientation — then check the university’s own site for the current details of any programme that interests you.

Sixteen Institutions

Eight in Budapest and eight in university cities elsewhere in the country. Each card links to the institution’s own website, where its current programmes and entry requirements are published.

Budapest · Founded 1635

Comprehensive public university teaching humanities, natural sciences, law, informatics and education.

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Budapest · Medical teaching since 1769

Medical and health sciences university training doctors, dentists, pharmacists and health professionals.

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Budapest · Founded 1782

Technical university covering engineering, architecture, natural sciences, informatics and management.

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Budapest · University-level since 1920

Specialises in economics, business, management and the social sciences.

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Budapest · University since 2010

Technical university teaching engineering, informatics, business and technical teacher training.

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Budapest · University since 2016

Private university teaching communication, business, tourism, and art and design.

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Budapest · Founded 1635, re-established 1992

Catholic university with faculties of theology, humanities and social sciences, law, and information technology.

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Budapest · Founded 1857

Teaches business, finance and accountancy, commerce, tourism and hospitality, and international management.

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Debrecen · University since 1912

Comprehensive research university teaching medicine, engineering, agriculture, sciences, law and economics.

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Szeged · In Szeged since 1921

Comprehensive university with twelve faculties spanning medicine, sciences, humanities, law and the arts.

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Pécs · Founded 1367

Comprehensive university with ten faculties covering medicine, sciences, humanities, law, engineering and business.

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Győr · University since 2002

Strong in vehicle and transport engineering, informatics, business, law and health sciences.

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Miskolc · In Miskolc since 1949

Comprehensive university rooted in mining and metallurgy, now also law, economics, humanities and healthcare.

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Veszprém · Founded 1949

Faculties of engineering, information technology, business and economics, humanities and social sciences.

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Gödöllő · Founded 2021

Agricultural and life sciences university teaching agronomy, food science, environmental and engineering programmes.

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Sopron · In Sopron since 1919

Specialises in forestry, wood engineering, creative industries, economics and teacher education.

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Mobedum is not affiliated with, and does not represent, any of the universities listed on this page. Admission decisions are made exclusively by each institution. Programme availability, language of instruction, tuition and entry requirements are set by the universities and change from year to year — always confirm the current details on the university’s own site.

How Mobedum Helps

A list of universities is only useful once it becomes a shortlist that fits you. That depends on your academic background, the language you want to study in, the field you are aiming at and what you can realistically budget for.

We review your academic background, language level and goals before suggesting anywhere.

We point you toward programmes where your profile is a realistic fit, not just well-known names.

We help you read each university’s own entry requirements and work out what you still need.

Structured support through document preparation and each institution’s own application procedure.

No agency can guarantee admission. Universities decide their own admissions, and immigration decisions are made exclusively by the competent Hungarian authorities.

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