ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES - Autumn 2025
Academic year 2025/26 will start on 8 September 2025
GÖDÖLLŐ CAMPUS:
The Autumn Semester orientation programmes will take place from 8-12 September.
Registration is necessary here: https://forms.gle/cwKBSAJkgmPATM8U9
PLANNED Programme in Gödöllő:
8 September - Monday
10:00 MATE ACADEMIC YEAR OPENING CEREMONY
Venue: Szent István Campus, Gödöllő Auditorium Building; Meeting point: 9:25 am in the Auditorium, in the first row
Please, be seated latest by 9:45am!!
Dress Code: Formal Attire
Guests are kindly requested to wear formal clothing. This may include:
Traditional formal attire representative of your nation or culture or a white shirt paired with a suit and dark formal trousers; For women: a blouse with a skirt or a formal dress. We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining a respectful and elegant atmosphere.
For those joining online, use this link to participate. https://www.youtube.com/live/WZ8Gi3z3Wmw
9 September - Tuesday
9:00 - 10:00 Registration, welcome snacks
10:00 Welcome ceremony and meeting the international staff
Venue: Szent István Campus Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6. Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
The event can be followed online as a streamed event. In case the linked words do not work, click on this link or copy it into your browser: https://youtube.com/live/AVxiokdPNxg?feature=share.
Programme: Welcome speech by the Director for International Relations and Development. Introduction of MATE by Head of International Relations Centre and ESN MATE mentors.
11:25 Group photo in the conference room
11:30 Erasmus Exchange Students Practicalities
Venue: Szent István Campus Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6./ Páter Károly u. 1., Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
14:00 Campus Tour 1 in Szent István Campus
Meeting point: in front of Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9
As the number of students is so high, there are three groups! Join the one that is appropriate for you. However, max. of 40 students can join a tour. Join the earliest group possible if you are an BSc or MSc student.
14:30 Campus Tour 2 in Szent István Campus
Meeting point: in front of Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9
15:00 Campus Tour 3 primarily for PhD students in Szent István Campus
Meeting point: in front of Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9
10 September - Wednesday
10:00 Neptun Guidance - Neptun Training, information about subject registration and more
Venue: Szent István Campus, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6. Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
14:00 Visit 1 in SZIA Agroecological Garden (Meet the Volunteers)
Meeting point: in front of SZIC Auditorium building, at the statue of the spike and the fountain
14:30 Visit 2 in SZIA Agroecological Garden (Meet the Volunteers)
Meeting point: in front of SZIC Auditorium building, at the statue of the spike and the fountain
15:00 Sports Life at MATE - info about facilities in a nutshell
How to survive in Hungary - Practicalities in brief by mentors
Venue: Szent István Campus Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6. Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
For those who will not be able to attend the event, the presentations will be available below:
Welcome to Hungary
Transportation in Hungary
How to find a job in Hungary
DOSZ - National Association of Doctoral Students
SH mentor network
Representation of International students in the Student Government at MATE and at SZIC Gödöllő Campus
approx. 15:45-16:45 Pre-loved clothes swap
11 September - Administration Day - Thursday
Venue: SZIC Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6./ Páter Károly u. 1., Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor.
9:00 Stipendium Hungaricum Practicalities by Ms. Csilla Kánai SH Institutional Coordinator
9:15 Practical Matters for all international students by Ms. Judit Tallárom-Czingili
9:30-15:00 NON-EDUCATIONAL administration (possible ONLY AFTER registration for the semester in person!)
Meet the representatives of OTP Bank, Governmental Office (NEK data sheet) and Tax Authorities; preparation of health insurance, student ID application, tax ID application and bank account opening procedures. Clarification of procedures at the Immigration Office for NON-VISA country citizens. Receipt of residence permits of D visa citizens. Signing scholarship agreements (SH, Diaspora, SCYP)
Meet your institutional coordinator - SCYP and FAO students have an extra chance to share scholarship issues with their own coordinator.
12 September - Friday - Day of Hungarian Culture (joint event for all campuses)
10:00 Visit in the Museum of History of Agricultural Equipment and Machine Development, English - guided tours in several groups
Meeting point: TK Building at 9:50 am.
14:00 Visit in Gödöllő Royal Palace – park, inner court, Baroque Theatre and more
Meeting point in Gödöllő: At the train station, Gödöllő town side, in front of the building of the station at 13:30.
Meeting point for Buda campus students: ... at 12:45.
15:00 MATE-Forduló Folk Dance Ensemble - Hungarian dances at the Riding Hall of the Royal Palace, Hungarian dance house – Join in and try Hungarian folk dance steps yourself. In case it rains the venue of the dance performance changes: TK Building Conference Room #9.
16 September - Online Mental Health Workshop - Adjusting to UNI Life - Social, Psychological and Academic Perspectives for MATE Freshmen
15:15-16:45 pm;
The workshop is free of charge, but registration is necessary to get the Teams link here: https://forms.gle/gknYP8qdQfcjuTre9
Deadline for registration: 15th September 2025 midnight (CET)
This live and interactive online mini-workshop intends to help newly arriving students to develop a broader perspective of adjustment to a new academic and social environment.
We invite you to sign up for this 90-minute guided session with Mr. Levente Somogyi, MATE's experienced student mental health counsellor to explore the topic, providing you with insights on how to develop good attitudes and introspections for a prosperous academic life.
26 September - Administration Day 2
Venue: Szent István Campus Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6. Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
9:00-12:00 NON-EDUCATIONAL administration (possible ONLY AFTER registration for the semester in person!)
Meet the representatives of OTP Bank, Governmental Office (NEK data sheet) preparation of health insurance, student ID application, tax ID application and bank account opening procedures. Clarification of procedures at the Immigration Office for NON-VISA country citizens. Receipt of residence permits of D visa citizens. Signing scholarship agreements (SH, Diaspora, SCYP)
3 October - Administration Day 3
Venue: Szent István Campus Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6. Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
9:00-12:00 NON-EDUCATIONAL administration (possible ONLY AFTER registration for the semester in person!)
Meet the representatives of OTP Bank; preparation of health insurance, student ID application, tax ID application and bank account opening procedures. Clarification of procedures at the Immigration Office for NON-VISA country citizens. Receipt of residence permits of D visa citizens.
10 October - Administration Day 4
Venue: Szent István Campus Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4-6. Knowledge Transfer Centre (TK), Conference Room #9, ground floor
9:00-12:00 NON-EDUCATIONAL administration (possible ONLY AFTER registration for the semester in person!)
Meet the representatives of OTP Bank, Governmental Office (NEK data sheet); preparation of health insurance, student ID application, tax ID application and bank account opening procedures. Clarification of procedures at the Immigration Office for NON-VISA country citizens. Receipt of residence permits of D visa citizens.
Lecture Period: (13 weeks) 8 September 2025. !For freshmen from 15 September 2025!
Exam Period: (6 weeks)
BUDA CAMPUS
Date: 16 September
Venue: Buda Campus, 1118 Budapest, Villányi str. 29-43. K building, 2nd floor K2 room
Registration from 9.30 a.m.
Event starts at 10.00 a.m.
9:30 Registration, welcome snacks
10:00 Welcome speech- Dávid Békési-Director General for International Relations and Development
10:10 Welcome speech-Zsombor Boromisza-Vice-director general
10:20 Neptun Training
10:30 Introduction by the Dorm Coordinator
10:40 Presentation by Buda Campus International Coordinators
10:50 Presentation by SH mentors
11:00 Arboretum tour
KAPOSVÁR CAMPUS - Welcome Orientation Info Day
Date: X September
- Welcome speech of Kaposvár International Coordinator
- Introduction by the Dorm Coordinator
- Information on Educational Obligation by the Registrar's Office
KÁROLY RÓBERT CAMPUS, GYÖNGYÖS
Date: 8 September
Location: MATE Károly Róbert Campus, 3200 Gyöngyös, Mátrai u. 36. Room 2.208
Program:
09.00 – Registration, opening
11.50 – Welcome speech - Dr. Zoltán Bujdosó campus director
12.00 – Welcome speech - Dr. Edith Pallás, Tourism and Catering Bachelor's degree program coordinator
12.10 – Welcome speech - Dr. Ilona Eszter Tóth, head of Business Development Master's Program
12.20 – Presentation of the Students' Government - Anna Bazsó Foreign Affairs officer HÖK
12.30 – Information on educational obligations - Ildikó Végh, Head of the Registrar’s Office
13.15 – Registration
15 September
For students arriving later, registration and orientation is repeated.
GEORGIKON CAMPUS, KESZTHELY - Welcome Orientation Day
Date: 18 September