Join the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP) at ELTE in Autumn 2024!

Startups, motivating teamwork, fascinating people and events, up-to-date course materials, credits and even scholarship packed in one programme? It is possible: the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP), Hungary's first higher education-level startup course (in English!), will be available at ELTE in the academic year 2024/2025.

Since its first launch in 2020, the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP) has grown to be one of the most significant initiatives for the dynamization of the startup ecosystem and the strengthening of the entrepreneurial attitude of university students in Hungary. Over the years, the programme has accumulated a wealth of experience among both the key players in the startup ecosystem as well as the active students.

For the first time in its history, the course has been available in English from 2024 Autumn.

HSUP is a two-semester e-learning course, where the first semester (2 credits) focuses on innovative thinking and learning about the startup world, while the second semester (4 credits) provides students with practical knowledge on building a company. The materials related to the course are available online and can be completed with interactive exercises. The first semester ends with the students submitting their startup one-pagers.

Those who successfully complete the first semester will have the opportunity to, in the second semester, team up with fellow students from ELTE & beyond, and work towards a more elaborate business idea while also receiving a general scholarship of HUF 50,000 per month.

In addition, the 15 best performing teams in the second semester will receive a special scholarship of HUF 1 million per team member. The 4 most promising teams to become startups – if they establish their business and successfully raise capital from the market after the end of the spring semester – will receive additional non-repayable grant of up to HUF 20 million per startup.

Startup ideas will be developed with the help of mentors and HSUPxELTE (ELTE’s own HSUP support team) will also provide ELTE HSUPpers additional training and other professional events.

HSUP is coordinated by the National Innovation Agency (NIÜ) and supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office and the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.

Timetable of the 2024 Autumn Semester and 2025 Spring Semester

Start of Autumn Semester	4 October, 2024
Registration at the HSUP website	30 September - 4 October, 2024
Closing of Autumn Semester (completion of end-of-module tests and uploading of one-pagers to the central HSUP platform and – optional – submission of video pitch to HSUPxELTE	5 December, 2024
Notification of winning projects by National Innovation Agency	15-16 January, 2025
Invitation of team leaders and team members to the HSUP platform	5-12 February, 2025
Team leaders upload one-pagers to the HSUP platform	6-13 February, 2025
Pre-matchmaking session for students	early February, 2025
Invitation of all students (non-team leaders) to the HSUP platform	13 February, 2025
Matchmaking for students	13-26 February, 2025
Registration of mentors	22 February, 2025
Matchmaking for mentors	February - 5 March, 2025
Start of the Spring Semester	3 March, 2025
Mid-semester Report	31 March, 2025
Progress Report and introductory video	21 May, 2025
ELTE HSUP Training & Pitch Day	2 June, 2025
Introduction Day	4 June, 2025
End of Semester	30 June, 2025
Demo Day	3 July, 2025

The course has been started in October 2024. Students will be notified about deadlines and what to do via E-mail and through Neptun.
If you have any questions, reach out to the HSUPxELTE Team at hsup@elte.hu!

Detailed Course Description (Autumn Semester)
Detailed Course Description (Spring Semester)
Modul Description (Autumn Semester and Spring Semester)

HSUP Intro
HSUP Regulations
HSUP Student Handbook
Privacy Notice

Course info
(Neptun Code: ELTE-OI-HSUP1 (HSUP I. Hungarian Startup University Program)