We welcome all our international students in the Spring semester of the 2025/26 Academic Year. Please note, that the current orientation week will be held online. Nonetheless we would like to offer you an unforgettable experience in our welcome week events. Please, join us at this online Orientation Week and watch the speeches given at the previous Welcome Ceremony.
During the Orientation Week you can read about:
- ELTE and ELTE faculties in general
- Administrative to-do’s to get settled in Budapest (registration in Budapest, insurance) and to start your studies at ELTE (registration at the University, student ID)
- Services provided by the University (e.g., library, language learning)
- Ways to spend free time at ELTE (ESN ELTE, sports, university choir and orchestra, and many more)
The date of the Orientation week: 2 February - 6 February 2026
Please note that this page is being updated.
Videos of the last Orientation day
Welcome video from the Rector of ELTE
Welcome speech from Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy Budapest
Welcome speech from Vice-Rector for International Affairs
For Erasmus students - Introducing ESN ELTE
For Stipendium Hungaricum students - Introducing the SH Mentor program
Introducing EHÖK (Hungarian Student Union)
Introducing International Student Advisory Committee (ISAC)
Gallery of the previous Orientation day
Practical information
ELTE Facebook page for international students
Faculty programmes for the Orientation Week (being updated)
Information market about university services (being updated)