1. Check the online application for your Letter of Acceptance document and celebrate with your family!

2. Pay the tuition fee

   1. Kindergarten Education BA students

   2. Early Childhood Education students

3. Apply for a visa to Hungary (for non-EEA students) 

4. Arrange for travel and health insurance for the period before you enrol at ELTE

5. Arrange accommodation in Budapest (ELTE Dormitory Center and Housing Office)

6. Start the enrolment process (see below).

7. Check the Faculty’s academic calendar.

8. Contact your faculty’s international office (in case of any questions)

9. Ask for a student mentor (optional – see information below at the Practical Information section)

10. Read all “Practical matters” on the homepage

11. Read the academic regulations at ELTE

12. Sign up for a Hungarian language course (optional)

13. Check the faculty’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

You must enrol and establish your student status in two steps:

Online in Neptun (you need to do this before your arrival)

• Students must handle most of their study affairs online, in so-called Neptun system, the Electronic Study System of the University: enrolment, registration for each semester, registration for subjects, for exams, handling and updating personal data, settling fees. 
  Get to know Neptun.

• Click here for further information

In person, on the day of enrolment - check the Academic Calendar.

1. Enrolment in person: Don’t forget to bring the necessary original, printed documents! 

2. Get to know Neptun (Electronic Study System) and register for your courses. 

3. Get your residency permit card (for non-EEA students).
   -  Note: If you are a citizen of an EEA member, you may travel to Hungary without a long-term study visa and don’t need a residence permit card, but you need to obtain a registration card for the duration of your studies in Hungary.

4. Request a student card

5. Purchase your health insurance. 

6. Attend the University’s Orientation Week and participate in the Faculty Welcome Day. 
   -  The main Orientation Week, that is organized by the university for every incoming student of ELTE, is held in September. The detailed programme will soon be available on the following WEBSITE.
   -  The Welcome Day is a faculty based welcome programme organized for incoming students of our faculty only (ELTE Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education). 

7. Meet your mentor (optional) 

8. Health Aptitude – Health Booklet (see below).

Kindergarten and nursery field practice can only be done when in possession of a valid health booklet. The health booklet must be renewed annually. Institutions must be epidemiologically safe. Therefore, it is necessary to certify that the person working/doing their field practice there does not suffer from any infectious disease/and does not endanger the health of others. To this end, the enrolled student must undergo and pass the occupational health tests.

The health tests are organized by ELTE TÓK (Faculty of Primary and Pre-School Education).  Students will be informed via email about the order and application process of each examination and will also be informed about the location and time.

The medical examination is free of charge (unless the student misses their appointment; in this case the student have to cover the costs).

Parts of the medical examinations:

• Lung screening (Xray)
• Stool test
• General medical tests (eye, blood pressure, etc.)

Practical training plays an important role in the Kindergarten Education BA and Early Childhood Education BA programmes. 

Therefore, our students complete both group and individual internships on a weekly basis in international or bilingual nurseries from the first semester of their education.

Due to the regulations, students need a so-called health booklet (see in the Health aptitude section) to start their practice.

The following staff are responsible for the smooth organization of each practice. Please contact them if you have any question.

Programme direction

Academic Staff 

• Kindergarten Education BA programme

Administrative staff

Practical matters

Student Mentor

Stipendium Hungaricum Mentor Network

• Mentors will be there for the students from the very first steps till the end of their studies and maybe further. During their life in Budapest mentors will support students in the following activities:

  • arrange visa/residence permit

  • arrange Health Insurance and Tax Identification number

  • arrange Bank Account, 

  • arrange registration to ELTE

  • arrange student ID, Neptun password, 

  • university administration, 

  • finding a flat or room, 

  • finding the best pubs, shops, restaurants, etc. 

  • or in any case.