Stipendium Hungaricum University Preparatory Programme of MFA (SH)

Hungarian universities are well known for their high quality of education. MFA-Balassi Preparatory Programme is an expert in organizing preparatory courses for foreign students who would like to study at Hungarian universities. Our system has been designed and refined since 1957, so we can offer the most effective course for students whose aim is to take a successful entrance examination.

Learning Hungarian language and reaching an advanced level in field specific vocabulary in Hungarian is not just important but an overwhelming experience at the same time for our students. Refreshing their knowledge in Biology, Chemistry or Maths – choosing a subject according to their needs for the university studies – and using Hungarian terminology are essential for their university years.

Within the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship, MFA-Balassi offers a ten-month-long preparatory programme of university studies. The speciality of this programme is that it involves intensive learning of both Hungarian language and field specific knowledge and vocabulary. Its schedule embraced by innovative language teaching methods and our own modern field specific materials enables the students to prepare efficiently for their further studies. Having completed this course, students will be able to apply for the various faculties of some prominent Hungarian universities.

System and methods

10 months preparatory course consists of two parts:

The lessons start at 8 am and finish around at 3 pm on weekdays. Students study in groups of 7-12 according to the specializations.

1st Semester (between September and December):

Students learn the Hungarian language, 30 hours a week. In order to be able to speak Hungarian with confidence from the first day, students are exposed to a balanced treatment of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and skills combined with communicative strategies.

The students of engineering, economics, complex science specializations study basic mathematical skills 8 hours a week in the last four weeks of the first semester.

There are written and oral examinations of Hungarian language at the end of the semester.

2nd Semester (between January and June):

Students learn Hungarian language in a reduced number of hours (12-14 hours) and 2-3 kinds of specialized subjects appropriate to their specialization 18-20 hours a week.

The students are required to take oral and written exams both in Hungarian language and the specification subjects at the end of the school year.

Consultation opportunities are provided during the school year.

Why choose MFA-Balassi Preparatory?

the first and yet most authentic institute providing Hungarian as a foreign language courses
our system has been designed and refined during the past 60 years to offer the most effective course
Hungarian language learning in an intensive form
field specific knowledge and vocabulary
various cultural programmes and activities
every year more than 500 students from all over the world join our courses