Study in Hungary

The Republic of Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is an OECD, NATO, EU and Schengen member. It is a parliamentary democracy and the capital city is Budapest, with a population of 2.1 million  people. For administrative purposes, the country is divided into 19 counties (megyek, singular: megye), 23 urban counties (megyei varosok, singular: megyei varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros).

The total population of Hungary is  10.3 million. For 95% of the population, mostly Hungarians, the mother tongue is Hungarian. Several ethnic minorities exist: Roma (2.1%), Germans (1.2%), Slovaks (0.4%), Croats (0.2%), Romanians (0.1%), Ukrainians (0.1%), and Serbs (0.1%). Hungary has a vibrant and civic culture and both German and English are frequently known in the major cities.

Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy following the regime change in 1989, with a per capita income nearly two-thirds that of the EU-25 average. Hungary continues to demonstrate strong economic growth and acceded to the EU in May 2004. The private sector accounts for over 80% of GDP. Foreign ownership of and investment in Hungarian firms are widespread, with cumulative foreign direct investment totalling more than $60 billion since 1989.

The Hungarian currency if Forint (Ft, otherwise HUF).
In March 2008
A$1 = 150Ft
€1 = 256.4Ft

Hungary’s higher education system comprises 18 state-financed universities, one public university, 12 state-financed colleges, 26 religious educational institutions, and 9 colleges operated by public foundations. It has been accepting increasing amounts of foreign students since the transition from communism and over 10,000 have enrolled since that time. Hungary has traditionally not had as many international students as some of the larger West European nations however this has been steadily changing over the last 20 years and particularly so in recent years as the economy has improved. Most universities now see an international component as very important to their profile and they are quite open to accepting international students.