Szent Istvan University

The applicants should go through the important points to study at the Szent Istvan University:

Let’s find out some of the main beneficial reasons why students prefer to study here:

• The university consists of nationally and internationally acknowledged professors.
• It offers degree programmes in a wide variety of subjects.
• The network of the university is a widespread corporate network with national and multinational companies.
• Nearly 10% of students of this university are international: from Latin-america through africa and Europe to the asia-Pacific.
• The university’s alumni students many a times get appointed as high-rank governments’ personnels.
• The university has received ‘International Cooperation Culture award’ for carrying out excellent student exchange projects and programmes in 2013.
• The university’s main campus is located in Godollo, Central-Hungary, in a pleasant, green environment.
• There is vivid cultural and social life at the campus of university.
• The university has on-campus dormitories with all modern amenities .
• The various schools at the university have more than a century of history.
• It has a modern and spacious library.
• The university provides education to its students in English medium of instruction.
• It also provides research opportunities to its students along with Bsc and Msc programmes.

Find below the list of programmes taught in English corresponding to Bachelor’s and Master’s studies:

Students must fit into the below mentioned eligibility criteria to take admission to Szent Istvan University:

For a bachelor’s degree:

• Students must also possess an English language proficiency certificate with a B2 level (i.e. TOEFL 61 on iBT; min. 500 on PBT, a 6.0 on IELTS or equivalent).

• Students or applicants should possess a high school diploma.
• They must have records of high school transcripts.
• qualifying an entrance exam (only for some programmes)

For a master’s degree:

• Students must possess a Bachelor’s diploma (a four-year undergraduate degree is required if a student apply for a one-year Master’s)
• Students’ university transcript of records
• A proof that shows that Bachelor’s of the applicant is related to the Master’s studies he/she is applying to.

To successfully apply for different courses of studies at MaTE students or applicants must complete all of the following steps:

Step 1: Complete all sections of the application form.

Step 2: Attach a letter of motivation that outlines your reasons for choosing the course

Step 3: Attach recommendation letters, reference forms from at least two referees

Step 4: Enclose academic documents: (whichever from the following are applicable)

• BSc applicants should enclose an official copy of their secondary school final examination certificate.
• MSc applicants should enclose an official copy of their BSc degree certificate and transcripts.

Step 5: Enclose evidence of applicant’s English ability: required level is B2 (i.e. a 6.0 on IELTS or equivalent, TOEFL 61 on iBT, min. 500 on PBT;)

Step 6: Applicants must attach a brief Curriculum Vitae.

Step 7: Attach your medical certificate (it should not be issued earlier than 1 January 2021)

Step 8: Attach the Payment Confirmation receipt of 100EUR Registration Fee.

Step 9: Students or applicants please note that all documentation must be in English. Translations if any from other languages must be certified.

Step 10: Once students get confirmation of admission they should pay the required amount of fees to the university’s bank account. International students can transfer the fees.

Each applicant must submit following documents along with application form in order to secure admission:

• A letter of motivation
• Recommendation letters, reference forms from at least two referees
• BSc applicants should enclose an official copy of their secondary school final examination certificate
• MSc applicants should enclose an official copy of their BSc degree certificate and transcripts
• Evidence of applicant’s English ability: required level is B2 level of English
• Curriculum Vitae
• Medical certificate
• Payment Confirmation of 100EUR Registration Fee
• Translations of documents (if any) from other languages must be certified
• Fees payment receipt
• Scientific activities and Results (not compulsory)

The students must find out the Country and World rankings of this university mentioned below in the table:

The PhD degrees offered by this university are:

• Szent Istvan University offers PhD degrees that are internationally recognized.
• The professional staff of the university has a good reputation all over the world.
• PhD programmes that this university offers consist of 2+2 years. Out of which the first 2 years are completed by a complex exam at the end of the 4th semester. and the last 2 years of PhD students will be focused only on research, publications and writing a dissertation.
• PhD programmes of this university take place on four campuses in nine scientific areas.
• Ratio of international students in PhD programmes is 36% from more than 60 countries. This university provides
• Governmental scholarships for international students (Stipendium Hungaricum, Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People and Bilateral State Scholarships).
• Students who have completed their PhD studies from MaTE find jobs easily in research institutions, government offices, business and education in Hungary and abroad alike.
• The PhD studies covers various types of tutorials, field and laboratory experimental work as well as preparation and defense of theses.

This university provides PhD programmes in the following subjects:

• Animal Science
• Biology Sciences
• Plant Science
• Environmental Sciences
• Horticultural Science
• Food Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Regional Sciences
• Management and Business administration
• Landscape architecture and Landscape Ecology

The medium of instruction for education at Szent Istvan University:

• Szent Istvan University offers education in Hungarian and English mediums to all the students studying here.

Szent Istvan University has various National and international accreditations as given below and it is accredited by:

• Hungarian accreditation Committee
• The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
• European University association (EUa)
• International association of Universities (IaU)
• ERaSMUS (that is, EuRopean Community action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students)

The students must have a look at the various faculties or institutes at the Szent Istvan University. There are no specific faculties at the university. But the new structure of the university consists of different campuses:

• Budai Campus (Budapest)
• Georgikon (Keszthely)
• Szent Istvan (Godollo)
• Karoly Róbert (Gyöngyös)
• Kaposvar

Faculties before 2022:

• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Agricultural and Economics Studies
• Economics and Social Sciences
• Food Science
• Horticultural Science
• Landscape architecture and Urbanism
• Mechanical Engineering
• Architecture and Civil Engineering - Ybl Miklós

Szent Istvan University organizes different events throughout the year for students:

• Cook and talk - This idea came before the pandemic, from the fact that cooking and chatting could work together well to get to know international students better.
• Students enjoy celebrating poetry day at the university.
• To raise awareness of the importance of geography, is the main goal of the Geography Night programs. This year too fun and engaging programs entertained the youngsters and older ones.
• Students are offered a wide variety and options of scholarships.
• The university arranges competitions of international dinners which have always been very popular among international students but as the event gained more visibility, more and more Hungarian staff and students have started to visit it.
• This year 23 cooking teams participated in the contest in 6+4 categories. Four new categories were also added this year in addition to the usual prizes such as “Rector’s Favourite”, ``Chancellor's Favourite”, “Vice-Rector’s Favourite” and the “Royal Palace’s Favourite”.
• The university has its agro ecological garden.

Szent Istvan University provides housing facilities to its students at different premises:

• Szent Istvan University has many different places for housing.
• The placement of students depends on when students get their application in, where they want to be and whether they are graduate or undergraduate students.
• Students should pay a one-month security deposit for the room.
• Students can arrive at any time to occupy the room, as the dormitory is always open, but it is best that students should notify the coordinator of their program or their advisor, so that they can help them through the process of moving in.
• This is important, because students will need this to get into the dormitory, library or maybe even the main building, for security reasons.

Given below are the living expenses of Godollo, Hungary which may vary according to the individual needs: