07 - Hungary - Registration and/or tuition fees
The government annually determines the number of students admissible to
tertiary education which, if not exceeded, the state undertakes to
fund. The number is 56 000 at present. The number of first-course
applicants show a decreasing tendency owning to the students who
entered higher education earlier, it is about 110 000 in 2006/2007.
The
state subsidises the operation of the institution of tertiary
education, its educational activities, and the studies of the students.
The extent of the subsidy in both cases is computed on the basis of
student numbers.
Training subsidy may be claimed for day-time, evening, and correspondence courses alike.
Since 1997 it has been possible for institutions of tertiary education to launch fee-paying
(
költségtérítéses képzés
)training
if they decide so, and provided that they have the requisite staff size
and infrastructure. Students admitted to fee-paying training (
költségtérítéses képzés
)pay a fee. Students in fee-paying training
(
költségtérítéses képzés
)must
learn to standards identical to those on state funded courses, however,
they have to pay their own training, and they do not receive any
student’s allowances either. Candidates must decide upon application if
they can shoulder the expenses in the event of admission.
Institutions of tertiary education may launch fee-paying courses
(költségtérítéses képzés
)that are also available in state funded version.
Fees and reimbursements payable by students of universities (
egyetem)and
főiskola are laid down in the 2005 Act on Higher Education, and Government Decree 2006/175 on
Certain fees and reimbursements payable by students of universities(
egyetem) and
főiskola,
and certain allowances that may be granted to them.
Students in state funded courses do not pay tuition fees Any other fees
are only payable by students if they neglect or are late performing an
obligation in the institution’s regulations. Determining such fees in
the institution’s regulations requires the student’s approval. Students
may only be required to pay such fees if they have actually taken
advantage of the service.
The student is entitled to pursue studies in higher
education for twelve semesters as a state-funded student (‘state-funded
period’). Student with an outstanding performance can be also entitled
to pursue simultaneous studies at the same level of education as
state-funded students.
The normative per capita funding of students has been raised to HUF 116.500.
According
to the 2005 Act on Higher Education the teaching activity of PhD
students is stipulated as a full employment status. Therefore a
separate piece of legislation regulates that they should receive wages,
which is exempt from tax up to the amount of the official minimal
salary of Hungary. The work time of the PhD student per week cannot be
more than 50% of the weekly working hours.
Information on the amount of tuition fee payable for fee-paying training
(költségtérítéses képzés
)is available for students in the official journal of the Ministry of Education and Culture (
Oktatási és Kulturális the Minisztérium)
titled Tertiary Education Admissions Information Booklet. The
institution of tertiary education must conclude a written contract with
the student admitted. The amount of the tuition fee is set by the
higher education institution, taking into consideration all expenditure
arising from instruction, with the provision that such an amount must
be at least 50% of the per student rate of current expenditure on
professional tasks.
A student admitted to fee-paying training
(
költségtérítéses képzés
)may
be taken over for state funded training in the event that the
institution’s regulation so allows, and if the resources of the
institution of tertiary education make it financially viable.
In second and further courses the student must usually cover the expenses of the training.
The modification of the Act on Higher Education in 2006
(the Act of LXXIII of 2006) declares the payment obligation of the tuition fee.
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Date: 2009
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