Semmelweis University is the oldest medical university in Hungary with over 250 years of experience in biomedical sciences training physicians, dentists and pharmacists. Today, students have the opportunity to acquire hands-on and up-to-date knowledge from most distinguished professors in an inspiring environment equipped with state-of-the-art technological solutions. Semmelweis University has 6 faculties, which accommodate over 4,000 full-time international students in addition to the constantly changing community of Erasmus students. Students choose Semmelweis University for its practice-based biomedical education, its bustling multicultural student community and the endless opportunities Budapest has to offer.
Join the Semmelweis community and make the most of Erasmus+!
Faculty of Medicine
1. Getting in touch
After your successful Erasmus+ application at your university, your institutional coordinator will nominate you at Semmelweis University. When we receive your nomination, we will contact you directly.
2. Application form
We will send you an email that will contain a link to the Mobility Online platform (Semmelweis University’s online application platform) and the steps you need to take when filling out the form. During the application procedure you will have to indicate the subjects you would like to study and you will also have to upload your application documents.
After you have completed your registration, you will have to send the copy of the following original documents to erasmusincoming@semmelweis.hu:
- Application form signed by you and your institutional coordinator (printed from the online platform)
- Learning Agreement signed by you and your institutional coordinator (printed from the online platform)
- Transcript of Records (of all the semesters completed so far)
- English Language Certificate (min. level B2)
APPLICATION DEADLINES
30 May
for the fall semester or a full academic year
30 October
for the spring semester
Please note that Semmelweis University’s faculties will evaluate your application and check the availability of your chosen subjects and your eligibility. This might take some time, so we ask for your patience until we get back to you.
CURRICULUM
Take a look at the curriculum of the year, when you want to do your study mobility and see what subjects you would like to do. Please note, that you can choose subjects exclusively from one year, as combining subjects from different years would cause a timetable conflict. Download the Academic Calendar to see what subjects you can choose from.
Year 3
Year 3 is the pre-clinical module, where lectures and practical courses run throughout the semester, recurring every week at the same time. The semester ends with an exam period.
Year 4 and Year 5
In Year 4 and Year 5 the lectures and practical lessons of the subjects are taught in blocks. Depending on the subject, the blocks are 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks long. The blocks are organized into several groups as the number of students who can attend is limited. There are no separate exam periods dedicated only to exams as they are held at the end of each block. As an example see the block schedules from the academic year 2021/2022 below.
Please note that these schedules are examples only, they are subject to change every academic year!
Year 4 Block Schedule 2021/22
Year 5 Block Schedule 2021/22
Faculty of Dentistry
1. Getting in touch
After your successful Erasmus+ application at your university, your institutional coordinator will nominate you at Semmelweis University. When we receive your nomination, we will contact you directly.
2. Application form
We will send you an email that will contain a link to the Mobility Online platform (Semmelweis University’s online application platform) and the steps you need to take when filling out the form. During the application procedure you will have to indicate the subjects you would like to study and you will also have to upload your application documents.
After you have completed your registration, you will have to send the copy of the following original documents to erasmusincoming@semmelweis.hu:
- Application form signed by you and your institutional coordinator (printed from the online platform)
- Learning Agreement signed by you and your institutional coordinator (printed from the online platform)
- Transcript of Records (of all the semesters completed so far)
- English Language Certificate (min. level B2)
- Cover letter (1-page-long motivational letter in word format)
APPLICATION DEADLINES
30 May
for the fall semester or a full academic year
30 October
for the spring semester
Please note that Semmelweis University’s faculties will evaluate your application and check the availability of your chosen subjects and your eligibility. This might take some time, so we ask for your patience until we get back to you.
Before applying, take a look at the curriculum of the year, when you want to do your study mobility and see what subjects you would like to do. Please note, that you can choose subjects exclusively from one year.
At the Faculty of Dentistry lectures and practical courses run throughout the semester, recurring every week at the same time. The semester ends with an exam period. Download or leaf through the Academic Calendar to see what subjects you can choose from.
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
1. Getting in touch
After your successful Erasmus+ application at your university, your institutional coordinator will nominate you at Semmelweis University. When we receive your nomination, we will contact you directly.
2. Application form
We will send you an email that will contain a link to the Mobility Online platform (Semmelweis University’s online application platform) and the steps you need to take when filling out the form. During the application procedure you will have to indicate the subjects you would like to study and you will also have to upload your application documents.
After you have completed your registration, you will have to send the copy of the following original documents to erasmusincoming@semmelweis.hu:
- Application form signed by you and your institutional coordinator (printed from the online platform)
- Learning Agreement signed by you and your institutional coordinator (printed from the online platform)
- Transcript of Records (of all the semesters completed so far)
- English Language Certificate (min. level B2)
- Cover letter (1-page-long motivational letter in word format)
APPLICATION DEADLINES
30 May
for the fall semester or a full academic year
30 October
for the spring semester
Please note that Semmelweis University’s faculties will evaluate your application and check the availability of your chosen subjects and your eligibility. This might take some time, so we ask for your patience until we get back to you.
Before applying, take a look at the curriculum of the year, when you want to do your study mobility and see what subjects you would like to do. If you find a subject that you would like to study, but it is in a different year, you can still sign up for that. However, combining subjects from different years could cause a timetable conflict, in which case you will have to choose one of the two conflicting subjects.
At the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences lectures and practical courses run throughout the semester, wrecurring every week at the same time. The semester ends with an exam period. Download or leaf through the Academic Calendar to see what subjects you can choose from.
Before the mobility
Congratulations on your successful Erasmus+ application to Semmelweis University! Before you arrive, there are a few things to arrange to ensure a smooth start of your mobility.
1. Medical check-up
Before you start your mobility at Semmelweis University, you need to get some medical examinations done in your home country. You will also have to fill out some documents together with your family doctor (GP) that are required for an aptitude test. You will have to undergo a compulsory aptitude test after you arrive in Budapest so that you can take part in practical courses at the university. Please, bring the results and the completed forms with you and present them to the Occupational Health Officer at Semmelweis University after your arrival.
You can find the detailed list of the examinations and the downloadable forms required for the aptitude test on the page “Medical Reports and aptitude test”.
2. Before arrival
Make sure that you plan your flight so that you arrive at least 1 week before the start of your mobility. There are a couple of administrative and other mandatory tasks that have to be be completed so that you can start your mobility at Semmelweis University.
We also suggest that you get a European Health Insurance Card that gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during stay in Hungary. However, we suggest that you get temporary private insurance in Hungary after you arrive.
We have also put together a guide with some useful information on Semmelweis University, Budapest and Hungary in general to help you prepare for your stay. The dates for the academic year 2022/23 are to be updated soon.
During the mobility
1. After arrival and before starting the mobility
Before starting your mobility, you have to go to the International Mobility Office in person and do the following:
- Sign your Certificate of Arrival
- We will register you in the NEPTUN system and you will get a NEPTUN account
- Sign up for the aptitude test in your NEPTUN account
- Get your temporary student card that you can use to get discounts (eg. on public transport passes, train tickets, etc.)
- Sign Semmelweis University’s safety form
2. Private Health Insurance
As previously mentioned, it is recommended that you get a private insurance that will cover your medical bills of outpatient and inpatient treatments, surgeries, emergency medical care, the costs of medicines and durable medical equipment used during your treatment, as well as the costs of patient transport. Semmelweis University’s international students are advised to get your insurance sorted at Semmelweis Egészségügyi Kft.
3. During the Mobility part of the Learning/Training Agreement
If you are a student doing a study mobility, you will have a final list of subjects a few weeks into your study program. You will have to fill out the “During the Mobility” part of your Learning Agreement according to this final list. Sign it and have it signed by Semmelweis University’s and your university’s institutional Erasmus+ coordinator no later than 1 month after the start of the semester. Once you have all signatures on your document, you have to upload it to Semmelweis University’s online mobility platform.
After the mobility
After the Mobility part of the Learning Agreement
Before leaving, you have to go to the International Mobility Office in person, where we will give you the “After the Mobility” part of your Learning/Training Agreement signed by Semmelweis University’s institutional coordinator. Please notify us at least 1 week before coming in so that we can prepare your documents for signature! If your university has a different form that we need to fill out, please send that to us in advance too!
We wish you a safe journey back home and hope to see you again!