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Dear Full-time, Exchange and Erasmus Students of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology on the University of Pécs! We are happy to welcome you in Pécs, on our University in our multicultural city and would like to share with you some actual information to make your stay here as pleasant as possible! What to do after you arrive to Hungary? IMMIGRATION Housing in Pecs MEDICAL INSURANCE APPLICATON PROCESS Medical assistance How to start general contacts
What to do after you arrive to Hungary? Step 1. Gather the following documents
Step 3. Wait for the call or e-mail of the OI
1. completed application form of the residence permit for study reason 2. one passport size photo 3. your passport 4. You have to certify an address : - If you live in a dormitory: - If you live in a rented flat: • dormitory contract and official accommodation paper • authorized property page of the flat (not older than 30 days) • the valid rental contract or agreement about the flat • official accommodation paper that is filled out, signed by the owner/s and you and contains the precise, official address
• It takes approx. 1 or 2 weeks until your residence permit card arrives. As soon as it is here OI will notify you. • If you live in a flat, make sure you have your name on the mailbox in order to receive official letters sent by any authority.
Step 2. Visit the Office of Immigration (OI) in office hours or book an appointment Address: Pécs, Csend street 3. How to get there: bus No. 21. Phone number: +36 72 518 720 Office hours: Monday 8:30-11:30 and 14:00-17:30 Tuesday 13:00-16:00 Wednesday closed Thursday 08:30-11:30 and 13:00-16:00 Friday 08:30-11:30 Appointment booking: www.bmbah.hu
Step 4. Again visit the OI in office hours or book an appointment (see above) • Submit your passport and refer to the phone call or e-mail where OI notified you about your new residence permit card. • Sign the documents and receive your residence permit. Important general information With the type “D” visa you received at the Hungarian Consulate you can only travel in to the country once and its only valid for 30 days (the 30 days starts when you enter the Hungarian border) so please make sure you visit the OI as soon as possible preferably in the first two weeks of your arrival. If you are under 18 years old, you are a minor in Hungary you will need a legal representative who signes the official documents for you.
IMMIGRATION All non-EU citizens must check in at the OI within 30 days after their arrival to Hungary. • Book an appointment and ask your Buddy (mentor) to take you to the Office of Immigration and Nationality (OI): www.bmbah.hu Address: 7623 Pécs, Csend utca 3. Opening hours: Monday: 8:30-11:00, 14:00-17:00 Tuesday: 13:00-16:00 Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday: 8:30-11:00, 13:00-16:00 Friday: 8:30-11:00 Please take the following documents with you: 1.) Valid passport / national ID 2.) One passport-size photo 3.) Datasheet from their website (”Residence Permit for the Purpose of Studies” - filled out) 4.) Letter of Award 5.) Student status certificate (from Registrar’s Office) and/or Letter of Admission (from your study programme) 6.) Dormitory contract OR (if you live in a rented flat) lease agreement + a copy of ownership certificate from landlord + accommodation report form Then: • Wait for the call or e-mail from OI. It takes approx. 1-2 weeks until your residence permit card arrives. • If you live in a flat, make sure you have
your name on the mailbox in order to receive official letters sent by any authority. • Visit again the OI in office hours or book an appointment (see above) • Submit your passport and refer to the phone call or e-mail where OI notified you about your new residence permit card. • Sign the documents and receive your residence permit. Important general information With the type “D” visa you received at the Hungarian Consulate you can only travel in to Hungary once and its only valid for 30 days (the 30 days starts when you enter at the Hungarian border), so please make sure you visit the OI as soon as possible preferably in the first two weeks of your arrival. If you are under 18 years old, you are a minor in Hungary you will need a legal representative who signs the official documents for you.
Housing in Pecs
Dormitories The University of Pécs offers for international students Szántó doprmitory. The Faculties of the University as well as the city centre are easily accessible. The dormitorie has recently been renovated and meets the students’ requirements on the highest level. The rooms are nicely furnished and contain bathrooms. Bedclothes are supplied. Rooms are offered on a reasonable price level. Facilities: - internet access per room - study room - lounge - gym - bike storage - parking slots - cafeteria - student club Address: János Szántó Kovács Dormitory (Szántó Dormitory) H-7633 Pécs, Szántó Kovács János u. 1/c. Non-stop phone number for dormitory check in: +36 30 3847140
You will need to fill out the check-in form at the dormitory, sign the ”student hostel accommodation service contract” and comply with all house rules. Before moving out from the dormitory you will need to tell the dormitory committee about your decision and you will need to leave before the 3rd day of the month in order to receive your accommodation contribution for that month. Renting a flat For incoming students who require superior quality accommodation, rented flats are an alternative. Renting a flat can provide students with the peace, comfort and privacy they require. There are numerous private companies in town, two of them are Student Housing (www.studenthousing.hu), and iHome (www.ihingatlan.hu) which offer free apartment-finding service for students. They have the largest database of apartments for rent in Pécs from 30.000 HUF/month. They offer: houses, apartments and flats for rent, roommate search. They make appointments with the landlords and they take you out by car to view apartments, provide you a rental contract, etc.
MEDICAL INSURANCE APPLICATON PROCESS For Students with Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship
For Students without Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship
After you have received your residence permit please, visitMs. Bán Teréz in the Central Registrar’s Office (Központi Tanulmányi Iroda - KTI), and apply for your Hungarian medical insurance card (’TAJ card’).
Generali-Providencia STUDIUM Accident and Health Insurance
Address: H‐7633 Pécs, 1/b Szántó Kovács János Street, Opening Hours: Mon-Thu: 9:00-12:00, 12:30-15:00, Friday: 9:00-12:00 You will need to bring the following documents with you: • Passport • Valid residence permit • Accommodation confirmation ( or address card) • Stipendium verification (Letter of Award) • Student status certificate (from your faculty’s registrar’s office, issued not more than 30 days prior to your application) It takes approximately 1-2 weeks to issue your ’TAJ’ card, then it will be posted to the adress you have provided previously.
This insurance covers the expenses of medical treatments and interventions at the designated institution and also covers medicines and therapeutical aids, and in case of medical necessity - the costs of transport of the patient to the designated institution. • The cover limit: up to HUF 2,000,000, for any insurance period. • Only 50 % of the costs of medicines and therapeutical aids will be reimbursed. • Insurance premium is for the academic year 2015/2016 (for 12 months) between 01/09/2015 – 31/08/2016: HUF 70,000 for students of the University of Pécs • For the second semester of the academic year 2015/2016 (for 7 months) between 01/02/2015 – 31/08/2015: HUF 40,000 for students of the University of Pécs More information for Generali-Providencia STUDIUM Accident and Health Insurance: ask Ms. Reka Somfai in the International Office
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Please, always keep your Hungarian health insurance card (’TAJ kártya’) or your Generali-Providencia card with you! • If you get sick (e.g. fever, flu, diarrhea, sore throat etc.) you will need to go to the GP within her opening hours. Always have your Hungarian health insurance card (’TAJ’ card) with you to access free treatment (otherwise one meeting with the doctor costs HUF 2500). If necessary the GP may redirect you to a specialist for special treatment. Prescribed medicines can be bought at any pharmacies/ drug stores with the prescription from the doctor. General Practitioner (’háziorvos’) Dr. Ildikó RADVÁNYI (Mrs.), MD
self), you will need to go to the Department of Emergency Medicine (address: Ifjúság út 13. (Janus Pannonius Clinical Center – formerly known as: ’400-bed Clinic’). • With dental issues first go to Veress Endre utca 2. (’Egyesített Egészségügyi Intézmények, III. sz. Rendelőintézet’) with your Hungarian buddy (mentor) and find out to which dental district you belong to, then visit your designated dentist. Basic treatments are for free with your ’TAJ’ card and your address card, but more complex dental treatments are to be paid by the patient. • If you are in an emergency situation call one of these numbers below!
Address: 7624 Pécs, Nyár utca 8. Opening Hours: Monday: 12:00-16:00 Tuesday: 8:00-11:00 Wednesday: 12:00-16:00 Thursday: 8:00-12:00 Friday: 8:00-12:00 Mobile: +36 30 709 5315
General emergency number 112
• If you fell sick outside the GP’s opening hours, you will need to go to the General Practitioner on duty at Rákóczi út 2. (’Megyei Kórház’ – County Hospital from 15:00) with similar symptomes described above.
Police 107
• In case you have serious illness or accident (and you are able to get there your-
Ambulance and emergency medical services 104
Fire Department, rescue services, civil protection 105
How to start STUDENT CARD APPLICATION PROCESS 1.First, go to the ‘government office’ to fill out the application document. Address: Szántó Kovács János u. 1. Opening hours: Mon: 7:00-17:00, Tue: 8:00-18:00, Wed: 8:00-19:00, Thu: 8:00-18:00, Fri:8:00-16:00), TAKE PASSPORT AND STUDENT STATUS CERTIFICATE WITH YOU! 2.Provide your personal data exactly as it is written in your passport! You will receive a paper there, please make sure that your data on the paper matches exactly with your data in your electronic unified education system (Neptun)! Fill in ‘NEK’ number on this document (upper-right corner) to MODULO (’application form for student card’ menu). HUF 1400 due fee will automatically appear in your ETR. 3.Pay HUF 1400 at your faculty cashier (at your campus), and keep the payment receipt! 4.After 3 days you can go to Central Registrar’s Office (KTI), Address: Szántó K. J. utca 1. - to pick up your temporary student card. 5.After 4 weeks - pick up permanent student card at the government office (it has to be validated for every semester by a sticker!!!)
OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT • In order to receive your monthly Stipendium Hungaricum allowances you will need to open a Hungarian bank account at any bank available in Pécs. • Ask your buddy (mentor) to go with you and help you with translation • Take all personal documents with you including passport, student status certificate and residence permit, if you have already received it! • After you have opened your new bank account number go to your Faculty’s registrar’s office and provide them your Hungarian bank account number so they can upload it to your file. As long as your account number is not in the system, you will not receive any of your monthly allowances, therefore please do this as soon as possible but NOT LATER THAN THE 30TH OF OCTOBER!
GETTING A HUNGARIAN CELL PHONE Hungary has three main cellular phone service providers, you may choose any of them to get a Hungarian cell phone number: • T-Mobile • Telenor • Vodafone You can find all three stores in Árkád department store. Address: 7622 Pécs, Bajcsy Zsilinszky utca 11/1.
BUS NUMBERS AND BUS STOPS TO REACH THE FACULTIES Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (MIK) Bus number: 37 | Bus stop: Rodostó utca János Szántó Kovács Dormitory Bus number: 25,26,26Y,27,28 | Bus stop: Szigeti út, Szántó K. J. út
BUS TICKETS, BUS FARES Before you board a bus, you should buy your tickets from a newsagent, in the ticket offices of the Pécs Public Transport Company or in the Tourinform office – do not forget to validate your ticket after boarding. Tickets can also be bought from the bus driver, but this is more expensive. An economical solution is the day card, the weekly pass or monthly student pass (50% discount with your UP student card). These can be bought at the following ticket offices: Millenium Mall Pécs, Rákóczi út 60. From the 1st to the 7th of the month: Monday-Friday: 7.30-18.00 Saturday: 7.30-12.00 Other days of the month: Monday – Friday: 7.30-12.00 and 12.3016.30 Coach station Pécs, Nagy Lajos Király út 14. From the 1st to the 7th of the month: 18.00 Saturday: 6.30-12.00 Other days of the month: Monday – Friday: 6.30-12.00 and 12.3017.00 Saturday: 6.30-12.00 Bus station Kertváros Pécs, Fellbach utca From the 1st to the 7th of the month: 18.00 Saturday: 7.00-12.00 Other days of the month: Monday – Friday: 7.00-12.00 and 12.3016.00
INFORMATION ABOUT STUDY START 1. Orientation Day for Full-time, Erasmus and Exchange Students Orientation Day for Full-time Students on the Faculty of Engineering and IT Each semester on the first day of the semester (fall or spring) in the Faculty Building: All official papers, documents, educational code etc. are necessary. To be able to register, you should have paid the tuition fee (only full time Students without Stip. Hun. scholarship) Deadline for tuition fee payment: two weeks before study start Payment by the Faculty Cashier near the Registrar’s Office from 8.00 - 13.30 on Thursdays and on Fridays from 8.0012.30 with code and name, in cash and with bank cards.
Orientation Day for Erasmus and Exchange Students Institutional Opening Ceremony for Erasmus Students Each semester on the first day of the semester (fall or spring) on the Faculty of Business and Economics, Address: Pécs, Rákóczy út 80. Faculty Orientation Day for Erasmus and Exchange Students Each semester on the first day of the semester (fall or spring) in the Faculty Building: All official papers, documents, educational code etc. are necessary. The address of the Faculty: Pécs, Boszorkány utca 2. University of Pécs, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
2. Enrolment, Registration You have to register for the Semester and take your courses: compulsory courses (in curriculum for each semester compulsory subject) and optional (elective subject in each semester optional available) courses Deadline for taking courses: till the end of the first week of each semester (!) Exceptional changes with permission from the International Office: till the end of the third week of the semester, after that date no changes of the courses (!) To be able to register, full-time students without Stip.Hun. scholarshipshould have paid the tuition fee Deadline for tuition fee payment: two weeks before study start in each semester Payment by the Faculty Cashier near the Registrar’s Office from 8.00 - 13.30 on Thursdays and on Fridays from 8.0012.30 with code and name in cash and with bank cards. Necessary documents for full-time students: fulfilled and printed application form high-school diploma
3. More information about actual Study Start www.engineeringstudies.net
General Contacts Gabriella MEDVEGY Dr. Associate Professor, Vice- Dean of International Relations on Faculty of Engineering/ Academic Representative of International Programs & Relations, Erasmus Coordinator Email: medvegygabriella@pmmik.pte.hu Tel: +36 72 211 968 / extension 23947 Office Hours: Wednesdays 9.30-10.30 in B-125 Competent in: • Applying for International Programs of the Faculty of Engineering & IT University of Pécs • Academic questions of International Study Programs of Faculty of Engineering • International Relations and International Activity of the Faculty • Mobility, possibly countries, acceptation • Possibly academic contact for incoming Teachers or Staff arriving to the Faculty • Possibly academic or exchange cooperation with higher educational institution Áron BÁNÁTI Stipendium Hungaricum Institutional Coordinator Address: H‐7622 Pécs, 4. Vasvári Pál Street, 2nd floor, Office 208. Email: banati.aron@pte.hu Tel: 00 36 72 501 500 / extension 18525 Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00-12:00, Thursday 13:00-15:00
InterNational Office Réka SOMFAI Consultant for International Relations Administrative Erasmus coordinator Email: somfai.reka@mik.pte.hu Tel: +36 72 503 650 / 23651 Alexandra Peto DLA Student, Technical Contributor Email: alexandrapeto.88@gmail.com Tel: +36 72 503 650 / extension 23973 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 8.30-11.30, Tuesday and Thursday 13.0015.00 in B-011 Competent in: • non educational issues • Immigration • Health Insurance, GP • opening aBank account • Support and Administration for International and Erasmus students Registrar’s office Ildikó Kovács Representative of Student Registrar’s Office. (Study-related questions of Englishlanguage-based Programs) Email: kovacs.ildiko@mik.pte.hu Tel: +36 72 503 650 / extension 23661 Office Hours: in B-025
Orsolya Árvay Representative of Student Registrar’s Office. (Study-related questions of Englishlanguage-based Programs) Email: aorsi@mik.pte.hu Tel: +3672 503 650 / extension 23653 Office Hours: in B-025 Competent in: • Student Registration • Verification • Enrollment Credentials • Eligibility for admission • Academic Status • Issuance of Official Transcript of Records and Diploma • Temporary Transcript of Records • Transfer Credential • Certification of Enrollment/Attendance • Completion forms, Dropping forms, and application forms for academic records • Authentication of academic records