Health Issues

STIPENDIUM HUNGARICUM, DIASPORA and SCYP scholars:

SH, DFP and SCYP scholarship covers health insurance:
1) Supplementary medical insurance (private insurance) and
2) National health insurance/social security (relevant Hungarian legislation: Act No. LXXX of 1997 on persons entitled to social security benefits and private pensions, as well as the funding for these services.)

Mandatory Medical Certificate

FAO scholars:
FAO scholarship covers national health insurance/social security (relevant Hungarian legislation: Act No. LXXX of 1997 on persons entitled to social security benefits and private pensions, as well as the funding for these services.)

SELF-FINANCING / EXCHANGE STUDENTS (if relevant):
You can conclude any kind of health insurance contract upon your choice.
The contact person from Generali - Ms. Kitti Krnács at krnacs.kitti@generalimail.hu . If you are interested, feel free to contact her.
Their current offers are available below:

    Generali Private Care
    Testőr - popular with families
    MediHelp - especially for students

Please, always read the terms of your insurance contract thoroughly (visit contracted doctors, accepted bills etc.) and act accordingly!

If you are an EU citizen, you can use your E111 card or European Health Insurance Card at all doctor's offices (if not private practice) in case of emergency. Otherwise you have to pay for healthcare, but you can forward your bills to your insurance company for reimbursement, depending on your private insurance.

FOR DISSERTATION SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS
Dissertation Scholarship holders are included in the benefactors of the new health assistance system. They are also entitled to the benefits of TAJ card. See the extension procedure below.

​​​​MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SEVICE SYSTEM (from 2024/25/1) – New service provider: Semmelweis Ltd.

How it works?
English-speaking Call Centre is available at +36 1 7767055.

Detailed information on your health assistance system:

For beneficiaries of active Stipendium Hungaricum, Dissertation, FAO, Diaspora, SCYP and MISP scholarships, based on the contract between Semmelweis Ltd. and MATE, a medical assistance service system has been launched since September 2024 instead of the previous supplementary UNION Insurance.

Since the above scholarship holders - with the exception of the MISP scholarship holders - are all entitled to a TAJ card, the system encourages the active use of TAJ benefits by providing an English-language Call Centre and English-language general practitioner care. The assistance service will also help MISP students navigate, although they can use the system with payment obligations.

The Call Centre provides a triage service and if necessary, makes an appointment for beneficiary students with the GP during or after the first phone call. Please, note that the service is NOT supposed to provide an appointment with specialists!

The phone number of the Call Centre: +36 1 776 7055.

Operator: Teladoc Kft.

Eligibility: active Stipendium Hungaricum, Dissertation, FAO, Diaspora, SCYP and MISP scholarship holders. The later need to pay for the medical examination, tests, etc.; however, guidance where to go is available for free.

Check the LIST of Beneficiaries. There are two tabs in the file according to whether students are or are not entitled to possessing the benefits of a TAJ card. Use Ctrl F to search for your name, please.

Contact details per campus:

Budapest, Gödöllő

Semmelweis University - Institute of Specialists for Family Health Care (Semmelweis Egyetem Szakrendelési Intézet Családorvosi rendelés)

Address: 1085 Budapest, Gyulai Pál u. 2.

The following time slots are available for MATE students:

Monday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., every 20 minutes, last appointment at 11:40 a.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 16:00 - 19:00, every 15 minutes, last booking time 18:45.

Keszthely

Dr. László Hertelendy

Address: 8360 Keszthely, Sopron u. 2.

Appointment booking is required via telephone consultation with the Call Centre.

Kaposvár

Dr. Xénia Hajdu

Address: 7400 Kaposvár, Búzavirág u. 20.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 13:00-15:00
Thursday, Friday: 8:00-9:00

Gyöngyös

Dr. László Rechtorisz

Address: 3200 Gyöngyös, Városkert út 10.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00-12:00
Tuesday, Thursday: 13:00-17:00

How to apply for the health assistance system?

Students' data transfer is done automatically based on their active student status. Identification is based on your valid TAJ number and Neptun code (MISP students especially).

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE/ SOCIAL SECURITY (TAJ)

How it works?
The application process is assisted by your international coordinator on your own campus. After submitting your application you will get a social security number (TAJ number), then within a few weeks a social security card (TAJ card). With a TAJ number/card you are entitled to have the Hungarian public health service for free. However, there are a few basic services (e.g. certain types of dental services) that are not free.

In this system, you have a general practitioner and a dentist. If you have any health problem, you have to go directly to the general practitioner. In the case you have dental problems, it is better to call the dentist first and ask for an appointment.
If you need a specialist, you can go to the GP first who will direct you to the appropriate specialist if needed. If you want to go directly to a specialist, you should make an appointment first. In any urgent case, you can go directly to the specialist and queue up. Before going to the specialist, you have to register at the reception in the clinic. Bring your passport, address card/certificate, residence permit and TAJ card with you. Unfortunately, receptionists do not usually speak English, so try to ask for a mentor’s help.
Please note that you have to pay for medical reports/ fitness certificates required for a job or other types of application.

Consultation hours of GPs - Gödöllő Campus:

MATE's general practitioner, Dr. Shafiqul Islam, works at the Public Health Clinic, Gödöllő, Szabadság tér 3. (next to the market place).
Dentist: Dr. Feder Asher - works in the town centre: Gödöllő, Szilhát u. 47. Booking an appointment is possible only in Hungarian. Consider whether you ask for an appointment. If you do so, take it seriously. Those who do not appear at the agreed time and miss to cancel their appointment 48 hrs earlier, need to wait for long  - usually for months - for another appointment due to the huge demand.

Name	Phone	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Dr. Shafiqul Islam - GP Szabadság tér 3.	+36-28-430-655 / ext. 211 +36 70 502-2031	13.00-17.00	08.00-12.00	13.00-17.00	08.00-12.00	14.00-18.00
Dr. Feder Asher - dentist Szilhát u. 47.	first visit: in person +36 28 420 202 +36 20 928 4233	Patients ONLY with an appointment: 12.00-13:00 13:00-20.00	---	Patients ONLY with an appointment: 12.00-13:00   13:00-20.00	9.00-13.30	9.00-14.00

 

On BUDA CAMPUS

Please enquire at your International Coordinator.

How to apply for a social security card (TAJ)?

On Gödöllő Campus, it is arranged by the International Relations Coordinator for SH, Diaspora, SCYP and FAO scholars, Ms. Judit Tallárom Czingili (Main Building, second floor, room 2070-2072) based on your authorization. Please, collect the required documents (see below), and give them to her during student hours (Monday-Wednesday 13:30-15:00).
On Buda Campus, Ms. Orsolya Nagy, your Campus Coordinator is responsible for the application for the first TAJ card on your authorization. Please, contact her by email or during student hours (Monday 9:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00; Tuesday 13:00-15:00; Friday: 9:00-11:00).
Procedure at Buda Campus:

1. F​​​irst, make sure you have a valid residence permit.
2. And please, contact your Registrar's Officer for a new copy of Student Status Certificate (not older than 30 days).
3. Please, contact your international coordinator by email (international.buda@uni-mate.hu) or go to see her during opening hours to get an authorization and Application Form that needs to be submitted upon application for a TAJ card. You can also ask for guidance regarding further steps.
4. You have to submit the required documents to NEAK - National Health Insurance Fund in person. After submission, your TAJ number is sent for registration into NEPTUN system to MATE central address. When this happens, an email notification is sent and/or your TAJ number appears in your Neptun account under "My data/Personal Information/Social security number"
5. After validation, your TAJ card is mailed to your Hungarian address or to the university. Once it got delivered to the university, you'll be notified. The application process and mailing can take 2-3 months, so it is recommended that you should start the process as soon as possible. In case you don't get your TAJ card within 2-3 months after submission, please notify your campus coordinator and ask for guidance.

On Keszthely Campus, it is arranged by Campus Coordinator, Ms. Bernadett Zsankó-Bődör based on your authorization. She is responsible for the application for the first TAJ card on your authorization. Please, contact her by email or during opening hours. Please, collect the required documents (see below), and give them to her during opening hours (Monday-Thursday 08:30-16:00, Friday 08:30-13:00).
Procedure at Georgikon Campus:
After submission, your TAJ number is sent for registration into NEPTUN system by your Registrar's Officer. So, your TAJ number can be found in NEPTUN under Personal information as Social Security Number. After validation, your TAJ card is mailed to the Campus and you can pick it up in the International Office (Building ’A’, Room 232).

TAJ-in-progress certificate - Relevant for SH, Dissertation, Diaspora, SCYP and FAO scholars
While your TAJ card is being validated, you might need some medical help. You should visit your Campus International Coordinator for a certificate which shows your TAJ number (if there is one already) and certifies that your TAJ card application is in progress. It also shows that you are entitled to free medical service in public medical centres and hospitals from the beginning of the term.

Required documents for TAJ application:

• application form
• copy of address card stamped by the Immigration Office OR your electronic address certificate
• copy of residence permit, both pages
• copy of your passport
• student status certificate, not older than 30 days (in Hungarian) (Registrar’s Officer = Educational Coordinator)
• authorization

EXTENSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY (TAJ) CARD

GÖDÖLLŐ Campus
There is no need for making an appointment. NEAK Office (Social Security Office) in Gödöllő accepts students during opening hours with their complete documentation.

Required documentation: 

• Copy of address card stamped by the Immigration Office OR your electronic address certificate 
• Copy of residence permit 
• Copy of your passport 
• Student status certificate issued within 30 days 
• (authorization - in case you need Ms. Judit's assistance)
• application form 
• expired TAJ card if NOT LOST   ​​​​​​

Preparation of the above documents in IR Office: during Student hours (Mon-Wed 13:30-15:00).
Then students should go to the Social Security Office (NEAK Office) during opening hours.

Address: Gödöllő, Dózsa György út 13. Floor I. Room # 110

Opening hours:

Monday	8:00–15:00
Tuesday	8:00–15:00
Wednesday	8:00–15:00
Thurs - Sun	Closed

BUDA Campus

Contact your Campus Coordinator in an email or during student hours.
Booking an appointment is possible via email: idopontfoglalas.egeszsegbiztositas@ebf.bfkh.gov.hu
OR on the phone, from Monday-Thursday between 8:00-15:00, on Friday between 8:00-12:00
Tel: 06 1 288-5100/Ext. 3388, 06 1 288-5100/Ext. 3329, 06 1 288-5100/Ext. 5327, 06 1 288-5100/Ext. 3619, 06 1 288-5100/Ext. 3108

Information about free and anonym AIDS test (Budapest, Karolina út 35/B.) at http://anonimaids.hu/english-2/

Social Security Office (NEAK - National Health Insurance Fund) in Budapest:

Address: 1139 Budapest, Teve u. 1a-c

Opening hours: 

Monday	8:00–14:00
Tuesday	8:00–18:00
Wednesday	8:00–16:30
Thursday	8:00-14:00
Friday	8:00-12:00

GEORGIKON Campus - Keszthely
Same procedure for extension as for application for the first card.

 

EMERGENCIES

In case of an emergency, dial one of the following numbers:

•  Ambulance: 104
•  Police: 107,
•  Fire brigade: 105
•  Central Emergency Helpline: 112 - can be dialled from a Hungarian cell phone from inside the country.