Entry requirements

Applicants must have a BA/BBA degree in any of the following fields: Social Studies, Sociology, Health Care and Disease Prevention, Nursing and Patient Care, Public Administration Manager, Health Care Management, Business Administration and Management.

If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfil these requirements upon acceptance.

Language requirements

Certification of English knowledge (both written and oral): B2

• IELTS Score: 5.5
• TOEFL iBT Band: 46-59
• Cambridge English Scale Score: 162.

If the applicant is unable to prove their knowledge of English with any of the above certifications, their English knowledge will be assessed during the admission interview. Any letter of acceptance issued by the Faculty of Social Sciences is based on the verified fact that the applicant’s command of English has been assessed; therefore, they are considered eligible to pursue their studies at the institution.

If the applicant can prove that they completed their former education entirely in English by submitting a notarized attestation and a detailed academic transcript, no proof of language knowledge will be required throughout the admission process.

The application starts at the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process.

Students who hold Hungarian citizenship and/or dual citizenship, must apply through felvi.hu Please note that if an application is submitted not according to the aforementioned, it will be rejected.

Entrance examination and selection process:

The application deadline refers to the final submission of the complete application package through the online application system.

For the September intake, there are four application periods:

1. Super Early Bird Period: 2025 October 1- 2025 November 15 (23:59 CET) 
2. Early Bird Period: 2025 November  20 – 2026 January 15 (23:59 CET) 
3. Regular Period: 2026 January 20 – 2026 April 30 (23:59 CET) 
4. Last Call Period: 2026 May 5 –2026  May 31 (23:59 CET)

These distinct periods allow applicants the flexibility to submit their applications at their convenience. All applicants within each period have an equal chance of gaining admission to the programme.

After each application deadline, the Admission Board reviews the applications. After the admission interview, applicants are informed of the selection outcome through the online application system within approximately one month after the admission interview. Admission letters will be sent out through the online application system until the end of June. For February intake and Early Bird applications, admission letters will be sent out through the online application system until the end of December.

Applicants with a full application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of application interviews conducted via Ms Teams. Applicants are responsible for having technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side

Applicants are expected to be prepared taking questions regarding the compulsory admission materials (see: Recommended readings for the entrance exam) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative.

Based on the results, certain students may be placed on a waiting list. Final results are expected by the first half of August.

Type of entrance examination: Oral
Place of entrance examination: Online

Further details of the entrance exam

During the interview, applicants will have a discussion on the following topics:

• What are the major challenges for your country’s health care system in the next 10 years?
• What are the social and policy contexts of those challenges?
• What could be the role of economic analysis in improving the health care in your country?

Applicants with a full application package will be asked to participate in an oral entrance exam. The institutional admission scores are based on a total evaluation of academic excellence (based on the submitted documents) and the results of the entrance exam. The entrance exam seeks to assess the general and professional knowledge and interest of the applicant.

A successful oral entrance exam is the prerequisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected.