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Starting date: February
Duration: 5 months
Language requirements: Basic English language proficiency
Academic requirements: high school certificate; or 12 years of education; or British curriculum (5 O' level + 3 AS' level/2 A' level exams)
Short description:
Intensive Foundation Semester (from February till June) is suggested for those students who require additional instruction or review in high school subjects and in English language we offer foundation courses to prepare them to study in their chosen degree program. Students successfully finishing the Intensive Foundation Semester program with average 4.0 are guaranteed admission into any engineering, IT, natural science or business program. Others like with lower GPA, or in Humanities specialization can take an entrance examination.
Offering a range of courses, including intensive English language study, which bridges the gap between the students' current qualifications and background and the knowledge and skills required for honors courses, the Intensive Foundation Semester 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 Semester 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 professional English and Hungarian languages are also included in the program.
The preparation of international students, to enable them to successfully learn subjects at the University of Debrecen, is carried out according to the curriculum of the foundation semester. During this time, several subjects will be taught to students: general English language, academic English language, Hungarian language for international students, and optionally, - depending on prospective studies, - mathematics, IT skills, biology, chemistry, physics, or humanity subjects.
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Tuition Fee: 4,800 USD
One time fees: application fee 150 USD, entrance procedure fee 350 USD
In the academic year 2025/2026 on the Intensive Foundation Semester the study period will be held between 9th February and 5th June 2026.
Those students who will not win automatic admission for the major based on the results, the entrance examination period will held between 15th and 19th June, 2026.
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