Study location	Hungary, Debrecen
Type	Preparatory (foundation), full-time
Nominal duration	10 months
Study language	English
Awards	Non-degree

Tuition fee	$5,500 per year
Application fee	$150 one-time
Deposit	€50 one-time This 50 EUR is an acceptance insurance paid to our agency to guarantee your acceptance letter. This means, if we cannot get you acceptance letter, then we refund you back this amount fully. Please note that this amount will increase to 60 EUR from May 1, 2020 and further to 75 EUR from June 1, 2020. Complete your application package as early as possible and enjoy the lower prices!
Examination fee	$350 one-time

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) If you study in the last year of high school and will get your high school leaving certificate later than application date, but before than enrollment date (mid-September), you can still apply now. Please note that you will need to provide a reference from your high school that you are in the last year of education. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. You can apply with scan copies of your documents, however you will present their originals to the university during enrollment in mid-September and they (scan copies and originals) have to be the same documents.

Language requirements	English

Overview

For those students who require additional instruction or review in sciences and in English language we offer foundation year courses to prepare them to study in their chosen degree program. Students successfully finishing the Foundation Year program with an average of 4.0, are guaranteed admission into any engineering, IT or business program.

Offering a wide range of courses, including intensive English language study, which bridges the gap between the students’ current qualifications, background, knowledge and skills required for honors courses, the International Foundation Year provides students with the necessary skills to proceed to study their chosen discipline.

Education of basic science subjects – biology, physics, mathematics and chemistry is quite demanding in Hungarian High Schools. The Foundation Year program is recommended for those applicants who do not have enough knowledge in biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics or in any of these subjects according to Hungarian standards, and need further studies and a period for acclimatization before entering an engineering, IT or business program. In addition to these basic scientific subjects, courses in Academic English and Hungarian languages are also included in the program.

The preparation of foreign students, to enable them to successfully learn subjects at the University of Debrecen, is carried out according to the curriculum of the foundation year. During this time, several subjects will be taught to students: standard English language, professional English language, Hungarian language for foreign students, and optionally, – depending on prospective studies, ­- mathematics, IT skills and biology, chemistry, or physics. The language courses may be supplemented by laboratory exercises.

Programme structure

In the frame of the International Foundation Year Program students have to choose one of the following specializations, depending on which major they wish to apply for:
• Information Technology (IT)
• Engineering (E)
• Biochemical Engineering (BE)
• Chemical Engineering (CE)
• Business (B)
Some of the courses are compulsory for all specializations, others are compulsory for only some of the specializations