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 countries and partner universities of TU Dresden that are often overlooked, but have a lot to offer.

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 TUDIAS or at the VHS . But don't worry, there are also English-language (and sometimes even German-language!) courses on offer at universities in Hungary.

You can find more facts and figures on wikipedia, About Hungary or Statista, for example.

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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 an overview of all TU Dresden collaborations that you can use for your exchange in our database. It is also often worth asking professors in your own faculty who have direct contacts with the desired partner university.

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Erasmus cooperations of the TUD with Hungarian universities:

• Andrássy Gyula University Budapest: IHI Zittau
• Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem:
  • Computer Science
  • Machine elements and machine design
  • Civil Engineering
  • architecture
  • Transport Engineering
• Debreceni Egyetem: Medicine
• Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem: Geosciences
• Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem(Budapest): Law
• Nyugat-Magyarorszagi Egyetem(Sopron):
  • German as a foreign language
  • Wood and paper technology
• Óbudai Egyetem (Budapest): Geosciences
• Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem (Budapest): Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • you are welcome to read the experience report of a TUD student :)
• Széchenyi István Egyetem(Győr): Transport Engineering
• Szegedi Tudományegyetem:
  • Law
  • Computer science
  • Forestry
  • medicine
• Szent István Egyetem(Gödöllő): Landscape Architecture

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 .

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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.

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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.

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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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