Hungary attracts foreign students from both EU and non-EU countries. Three quarters of the students arriving in Hungary arrive from just ten countries, while one quarter of the students arrives from another 100 countries. Among the countries sending most students are Germany, Iran, Norway, Israel and Sweden, while the majority of guest students are citizens of the neighbouring countries. In the 2008/2009 academic year, the total number of foreign students studying in Hungary was 16 916, while this number was only 14 491 in 2005/2006. The figures increases because of the following advantages:
Hungary offers affordable tuition fees and living costs in European Union and Schengen area;
Number of Nobel Prize Winners and scientific inventors got their education here;
Easier admission procedure and less documents for getting acceptance;
Hungary offers different type of scholarships for foreigners;
The cost of student accommodation in Hungary is lower than most Western European Countries and Scandinavia.
Lots of education programmes are offered in English and German;
Hungarian embassies issue education visas easier than other European Union and Schengen Member States;
Residence permit issued in Hungary for foreign students allows them to travel to other Schengen countries without any visa;
Number of low costs flights connect Hungarian cities to other countries and popular travel destinations;
Employment opportunities in European Union during education years and after graduation, etc.
Preparatory courses
Students interested in continuing their studies in Hungary will find preparatory courses in numerous universities from Debrecen to Budapest, from Budapest to Szeged, from Szeged to Pécs.