Transcript Corvinus University of Budapest

Corvinus University
of Budapest
The logo and its name in Hungarian
History
The University was founded in 1948 and it was
called as Hungarian University of Economic
Sciences. Before the mentioned date, they taught
economics in Budapest only at a faculty as part of
the Royal Hungarian University.
In 1953, the institution received a new name after
Karl Marx. In the ’60s, the management and the
professors decided to change the education rules
and started teaching the market-orientated
economics, too. One decade later, radical reforms
took place at the University.
Karl Marx’s statue at the main hall of the University
In 1991, after the fall of the Hungarian communist regime,
the institution had a new name – Budapest University of
Economic Sciences – until 2000, when the integration of
new faculties such as the Faculty of Public Administration
ended.
The Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public
Administration was transformed to Corvinus University of
Budapest finally in 2004 when the former University of
Horticulture joined the institution.
In 2005, construction of a new building began and the
Facutly of Social Sciences hopefully can move to its new
campus in September, 2007.
Plan of the new building
Structure
The University has seven faculties
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► Faculty
of Business Administration
of Economics
of Food Science
of Horticulture
of Landscape Architecture, Protection and
Development
► Faculty of Public Administration and
► Faculty of Social Sciences.
Studying at Corvinus
Students who apply here have the possibility to
choose between hundreds of courses and they
have the chance to become succesful economists,
sociologists or experts of international relations,
among others.
Compared to other higher-education institutions in
Hungary, Corvinus can be proud of its results: it
has the best sociological and international
relations expert educating structure in the country.
Possibilities for students
As Corvinus University participates in Erasmus and
other scholarship programs, every year, there are
hundreds of foreign students who travel to
Budapest to study in the institution and there are
hundreds of Hungarians who travel abroad to
study semesters in partner schools.
There are numerous student organizations – such as
AEGEE, AIESEC, TEK, SZISZ or Hungarian UN
Model Student Association – for those who would
like to be prepared for their job with different
types of knowledge, would like to take part in
international cooperations or tenders.
‘Infrastracture’
A foreign language department, a language exam
center, a library, a building fully-equiped with
computers and WiFi
(also, it can be used
everywhere in the main building) help students
with studying and having the necessary
information in our modern century.
There are also sport facilities and magazines issued
by Corvinus to publish ideas and views.
Parties & discos
For the freshmen, the organization of students who
care about the new ones (called in Hungarian
’Öcsi’) sets up every year a nice ball and after a
big party to celebrate the beginning of their
university life.
Don’t forget about ’Felező buli’ which is a gathering
for those who are over the half of their university
studies and the ’Közgáz Pince’ which is situated
under the main building and offers parties, dance,
music, drinks, karaoke for students.
Homepage
http://www.uni-corvinus.hu
Presentation prepared by
László PRISKIN
No Borders Ltd.