Partner Country of the Month June 2020: Hungary
For many people, Hungary means Budapest, Lake Balaton and a funny-sounding language. But Hungary has much more to offer than langos (mmmmh), paprika or Orbán.
With the "Partner Country of the Month" campaign, we want to shine a spotlight on the wide diversity of countries, regions and partner universities of TU Dresden that our students can explore during a semester abroad.
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General facts and figures
Capital: Budapest
Population: 9.8 million
Official language: Hungarian
National holiday: March 15 (start of the revolution in 1848)
Currency: Forint (HUF), 1€ = 352 forint and 18 fillers
A short language course:
Hello! - Jó napot (kívánok)!
I am... - ... vagyok.
Thank you very much. - Nagyon köszönöm.
Here you are! - Szívesen!
You can learn Hungarian in Dresden, for example, at the VHS . But don't worry, there are also English-language (and sometimes even German-language!) courses on offer at universities in Hungary. If needed, you can join courses at TUDIAS to brush up your English for study-related stays abroad.
You can find more facts and figures on wikipedia, About Hungary or Statista, for example.
Did you know that ....?
- Budapest is also known as the Paris of the East due to its flair and widespread Art Nouveau style?
- the discoverer of vitamin C came from Hungary? Albert Szent-Györgyi first extracted it from paprika [surprise ;)] and was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery in 1937.
- Hungarian is one of the most complex languages in the world and forms a language family of its own with Finnish ? The Hungarian alphabet has 44 letters (compared to the German alphabet: 26, plus umlauts and ß).
- toasting with beer is a faux pas? This is reminiscent of the Austrian military, who executed Hungarian insurgents in 1849 and then toasted them. This gesture was banned for 150 years, but even after the end of the official ban in 1999, toasting with beer is still frowned upon in Hungary.
- the Rubik's Cube was invented in Hungary? In 1974 by the architect Ernö Rubik.
- the foundations for Hollywood were laid in Hungary? The founder of Paramount Studios, Adolph Zukor, was Hungarian, as was the founder of the Fox film production company (now 20th Century Studios), Vimos Fried; and the classic film Casablanca was directed by the Hungarian Michael Curtiz.
Cooperations with the TU Dresden
You can find all cooperations of TU Dresden in our database. Have a look at the experiences of our previous exchange students at Questionnaires. Professors at your faculty may have direct contacts to your partner university of choice and can advise you.
Our cooperations with Hungarian universities are part of Erasmus+. You can find the contact persons and application deadlines for your faculty here.
Our Hungarian partner universities via Erasmus+
Universities in Budapest
- Andrássy Gyula University: IHI Zittau
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Computer Science
- Architecture
- Transport Engineering
- Eötvös Loránd University: Geosciences
- Pázmány Péter Catholic University: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Szent István Egyetem (in Gödöllő, Budapest metropolitan area): Landscape Architecture
Universities in other locations
- University of Debrecen: Biology
- Szegedi Tudományegyetem in Szeged
- Law
- Forestry Science
- Medicine
Don't miss...
The Csikós: the Hungarian cowboys from the Puszta, famous for their extraordinary dressage and riding skills. Some of you may be familiar with the "Hungarian Post"...if you want to see the Csikós in action, take a look at YouTube .
The thermal springs: in the capital of Hungary alone, which stands on a labyrinth of a 120km-long cave system, you can enjoy the effects of around 120 thermal springs in over 20 different baths in a variety of settings, from traditional spas and Turkish baths to "parties" and beer wellness.
The Hungarian Parliament in Budapest: it is the third largest government building in the world and has a total of 20 km of stairs.
The Busójárás festival: at the end of carnival, shaggy monsters, the Busos, parade through the town of Mohács in southern Hungary for six days to drive away intruders. The tradition, which is now a UNSESCO intangible world cultural heritage site , goes back to a legend according to which the inhabitants of the town were able to drive away the Ottoman besiegers in the Middle Ages thanks to their scary disguises.
The ruin bars in Budapest: These iconic demolition bars were actually born out of necessity. With little money, but with a lot of creativity, young students refurbished demolished buildings.
Bory Castle in Székesfehérvár: Bory-vár is the name of a castle-like building complex in the Öreghegy district on the north-eastern outskirts of Székesfehérvár that was built by the Hungarian sculptor, architect and university lecturer Jenő Bory over decades from 1923. The eclectic building now serves as a museum.
Contact
Have you had a great time in Hungary? Do you have tips for places and experiences that are not to be missed? We would be happy to share your experiences here, on social media or, if you want, in information events for other TUD students. Get in touch with us:
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Looking for first-hand information?
Would you like to know more about Hungary? Ask our alumni ambassadors - TUD alumni who are active in many countries around the world and can give you information and advice for your stay abroad.
Getting in touch is very easy: On this interactive world map, markers indicate the cities where our alumni ambassadors live. There is a short profile with contact information for each ambassador.
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