CUB's Bachelor of Arts in International Relations offers ideal preparation for those who wish to pursue a career in public administration, international and regional institutions, NGOs or multinational companies based or operating within Central and Eastern Europe, but it does provide a more global outlook at the same time.
CUB's campus, sitting along the banks of the river Danube, offers a venue for the program well-suited to cater to students' needs. Our location in downtown Budapest, in the heart of Central Europe, may offer prospective graduates the opportunity to sufficiently get acquainted with and build a professional network within the region during their studies at the leading Hungarian institution in the field of International Relations.
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Detailed curriculum of the program »
Please note that all course descriptions are subject to change and that it is always the course syllabus handed out in the first class of a given course that is valid for the given semester.
Tuition fee
EUR 1,900/semester* (Tuition fee EUR 1600 /semester + Administration fee EUR 300 /semester) + EUR 100 Application fee (non-recurring, non-refundable)
* If you are an international applicant admitted to the program who needs to obtain a visa, you will need to pay the tuition fee for 2 semesters (2 x EUR 1,900 = 3,800) for the visa application.
It is also important that you scan the receipt of the bank transfer, and attach the scanned receipt to an email in which you inform us about the payment. Hereby you find the bank account number of Corvinus University of Budapest:
Bank account holder: Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem
Bank's name: Magyar Államkincstár (Hungarian State Treasury)
Bank's address: 1139 Budapest, Váci út 71.
Bank account number: 10032000-00282857-00000000
IBAN number: HU74 1003 2000 0028 2857 0000 0000
SWIFT code: MANEHUHB
BIC code: HUSTHUHB
Under „Comments” please add: International Relations BA 120009
Entry requirements
For the BA program in International Relations we invite international applicants who:
- have completed their secondary school studies proved by a (senior) High School Diploma
- have good command of the English language
- submit the required documents
If you are an International or EU student, where English is not your first language, you will need an English language qualification, certified by one of the following:
- valid TOEFL Score of minimum 66 points (iBT), 500 points (PBT)
- valid IELTS of a minimum overall band of 5.5
- Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English
- PTE Academic 59
Other options:
- other international advanced level exam certificate in English
- if you have any other English language proficiency test result, please contact the office regarding its validity (esztella.varga@uni-corvinus.hu)
Although there is no oral entrance examination for the program, the Admissions Board may contact any applicant for a personal interview.
Admissions are decided by the Admission Board – a committee made up of representatives of the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences and of the Institute for International Studies. Students will receive written notification of the admission decision no later then 30 June 2016.
Application procedure
To complete the application you need to take the following steps:
Collect and send the application materials listed below to the following address by 20 April 2016:
Institute for International Studies
Corvinus University of Budapest
H-1093 Budapest
Közraktár utca 4-6. (Room 508)
Hungary
You can send the scanned application materials via e-mail (to esztella.varga@uni-corvinus.hu – no later than 20 April 2016).
For application the following documents have to be submitted:
- Completed Application Form
- Official notarized copy of secondary school certificate with the final results. If it is not issued in English, an official notarized translation into English (or Hungarian) is needed.
- Copy of the certificate of language exams and the results/scores (English language requirements are given in the Entry requirements) that prove your English proficiency
- Four passport-size photographs
- A brief CV in English
- A letter of application in English including your motivation for applying for this program
- Copy of the photo page of the applicant's passport
For the documents not in English (or Hungarian) an official, notarized English (or Hungarian) translation must be attached.
Note that your application is only accepted if you post all the documents.
Application deadline
All application materials should be sent by regular mail, postmarked no later than 20 April 2016.
or via e-mail (to esztella.varga@uni-corvinus.hu – no later than 20 April 2016).
Applications received after this date will be marked as late and only considered if places are still available, after all
on-time applications have been assessed.
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