Application procedure for the MSc in Computer Science Engineering programme at the Faculty of Information Technology for non-EU citizens
The application period for the 2025-2026 autumn semester is open from 1st February and 30th April 2025
Application periods:
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between 1st February and 30th April (for the Fall semester)
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between 15th August and 15th October (for the Spring semester)
Documents required to apply for an academic program:
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completed application form (please, sign it!)
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officially certified copy/copies of high school or university degree/degrees (in English)
(Copies of all documents have to be certified at the Embassy or Consulate of Hungary in the applicant’s country or a neighboring country.)
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officially certified copy/copies of the transcript of records of previous studies (in English) (including the list of complete courses and results)
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certificate of English language proficiency:
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official certified copy of TOEFL iBT certificate with minimum score of 66; OR
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official certified copy of IELTS certificate with minimum score of 5.5; OR
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if the applicant completed his/her previous studies in an institute where the language of instruction is English, the applicant may present an original Attestation of Language Proficiency
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copy of the valid passport
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CV in English
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verification of the bank transfer of the registration fee of 150 EUR (non-refundable fee)
Application procedure:
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A non-refundable application fee of 150 EUR must be payed by bank transfer to
Receiver's name: University of Pannonia
Bank's name: MBH Bank Nyrt.
Bank's address: 1056 Budapest, Váci u. 38.
IBAN: HU77 10300002-10802153-00054883
SWIFT (BIC): MKKBHUHB
In the message field, please write: MIK appl fee and your name (as in the passport)
The payment must be free of bank charges.
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The application form must be filled out and submitted online. The system sends an email to the address given in the form with an attachment of a PDF version of the form. It should be printed out and signed, and the signed application form should be sent back by email together with all the application documents to the address: international@mik.uni-pannon.hu.
It is recommended to upload big files (over 20MB) to a file storage and sharing service (Google Drive, SkyDrive, Dropbox, etc.) and send them as links.
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The Admission Committe of the faculty makes a decision about the application (possibly after organizing an on-line interview with a video conference). The applicant receives the decision of the Admission Committe by email (deadline: June15 / December 5). The email will contain information about the accommodation offered by the university.
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In case of a positive decision, the tuition fee of the program for two semesters (4.400 euro) must be paid by bank transfer to the bank account of the university given above. Additionally, the applicant is required to transfer 300 Euros to cover two months’ accommodation cost at the student residence. Altogether 4,700 Euros should be paid. In the message field, please write: MIK tuition fee, "your full name", "registration number of the decision of the Admission Committe".
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At the same time, the applicant must declare in email if he/she wants to apply for the accommodation offered by the university.
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After receiving the payment of the tuition fee, a Letter of Admission is sent to the applicant. In case of application for the autumn semester, Letters of Admission are issued till 20th July, in case of application for the spring semester Letters of Admission are issued till 18th December.
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Receiving the Letter of Pre-Admission, the applicant must apply for a visa at the Embassy or Consulate of Hungary in the applicant’s country or a neighboring country. When the visa is issued, the applicant should notify the faculty about it by email at international@mik.uni-pannon.hu. In case the applicant does not receives the visa, the university will transfer back the paid tuition fee to the applicant's bank account.
The applicant is allowed to register to the University of Pannonia upon satisfying the following requirements:
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has received a visa
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provides a health insurance valid for at least one academic year
(the insurance can be bought after arriving in Veszprém from the Generali-Providencia Insurance Ltd. for 70000 HUF per year)
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provides certified copies of all the application documents in paper form at the registration
The tuition fee for the academic program, the cost of the health insurance, the cost of living and other additional expenses must be covered by the applicant throughout the whole stay at the university.
More information about how to apply for a visa can be found here. The issued visa allows the student a single entry and a 30-day stay in Hungary. After arriving to Veszprém, a residence permit must be requested from the Office of Immigration and Nationality (see the procedure here).
Scholarship information
Unfortunately, the University of Pannonia cannot provide scholarship to support the study of non-EU citizens. We recommend to see the website of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme of the Hungarian Government for possible scholarship application.
For application to the Doctoral School of Information Science and Technology please follow the procedure described in the web page of the school.