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Updated on: 04.05.2021.
The Government of Hungary is now offering Covid vaccination to foreign citizens living in Hungary. This requires registration, which can be done on vakcinainfo.gov.hu/registration!
Vaccination is voluntary and free of charge. If you register and approve further contact, you will receive instant information about the vaccine and what to do next. The order in which people are vaccinated is not determined by the order in which they register, but by their vulnerability to disease caused by the coronavirus.
Start date of the academic year 2021/22:
First year Medicine/Dentistry/Pharmacy students in 2021/22:
Orientation: planned for 23 August, 2021
Registration and compulsory Hungarian language Crash Course: planned between 23 August – 3 September, 2021
Fall semester starts: planned 6 September, 2021
First year Basic Medicine Course, Public Health, Physiotherapy, Molecular Biology, Social Work and PhD students in 2021/22:
Orientation: planned for 30 August, 2021
Registration: planned between 30 August – 10 September, 2021
Fall semester starts: planned 6 September, 2021
Due to the COVID-19 situation in Hungary the Hungarian government has announced COVID-19 measures to take effect from midnight on 11th November 2020 until 1st March 2021, from which we would like to highlight the following:
- Higher education may be continued only in online form.
Further government measures include:
- Mask wearing in certain public areas is compulsory
- A curfew is instated between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- All forms of assembly is forbidden.
- Restaurants must close, but food delivery and take-away remains an option.
- Shops and services (e.g., hairdressers) must close by 9.30 p.m.
- Family gatherings and private events can only be attended by a maximum of 10 people.
- Recreational facilities, including gyms, indoor swimming pools, museums, theatres and zoos must close.
Please scroll down or click on the links for direct access:
Travel information
As the situation changes day-by-day and country-by-country some flights can be cancelled, or it is possible that there is no direct flight to Budapest or Debrecen International Airport.
Please look for alternative connections to Budapest Airport.
E.g. generally speaking there are connections from Frankfurt, Munich, Dubai, Istanbul, Doha, Amsterdam, Paris, London to Budapest.
Please check regularly the website of the airlines!
Transfer from Budapest Airport:
Our TroubleShooter office can help you arrange door-to door minibus shuttle from Budapest Airport to Debrecen. For more info, please click here.
1.1. In case you are from a VISA bound country
You may enter Hungary with a valid D-type VISA or a valid residence permit.
The University of Debrecen provides a certificate to all freshmen which confirms that the student will start the education at the University. Please print out the document and fill out the second part by hand (place of quarantine in Debrecen, list of transit countries etc.) and sign it. Make sure you have this document at hand in case the police requires it at the border.
Please check your local Hungarian Embassy’s websites regularly for more information on their VISA application procedure! The Embassies will publish all recent information on their website.
You will be obliged to undergo a medical examination at the border to check for signs of Covid-19 infection.
More info about quarantine obligation can be found here.
Please note that from 31 October 2020, University of Debrecen organizes PCR testing only for freshman Stipendium Hungaricum Scholars - if requested.
Without PCR testing the compulsory quarantine for everyone is 10 days! Quarantine obligation is ordered and checked by the local police. The University of Debrecen has no authority or role in this process.
In case you want to get exempted from quarantine, you need to have 2 negative PCR tests within minimum 48 hours, maximum 5 days difference made after arrival.
If you are a SH freshman student, and want to be tested, please send an e-mail to troubleshooter@edu.unideb.hu with your date of arrival, exact name, date of birth, gender, mother's name, Neptun code, passport number, mobile phone number and e-mail address. Please send valid and complete data.
If you are not a SH freshman student, and want to be tested, you have to organize testing by yourself.
The list of official testing organizations can be found on this link.
Anyone (SH and not SH students as well!) deciding to have PCR tests, needs to inform the police about leaving the quarantine for PCR testing and about the place of the test 24 h in advance, by submitting an online form.
After receiving the PCR test result, all students need to inform the police about the result trough an online form.
Online forms for notifying police about testing and about the result of the test can be reached here.
For more information about these steps please check the following documents:
1.2. In case you are from a non-VISA bound country
Your local Hungarian Embassy/Consulate/Representation will provide you with a certificate with which you will be able to enter the Schengen zone upon request.
You may download the certificate here.
You shall submit online a written entry request to the Hungarian Police. The entry request can be submitted in English or in Hungarian electronically only. You may submit the request here: https://ugyintezes.police.hu/en/uj-ugy-inditasa/
(Click here to check how to reach the form on the website!)
(On the first page of the form in order to fill in the "Point of entry" field correctly please start type "Liszt Ferenc" or "Debrecen" so that you will be able to pick the correct airport and terminal.)
The University of Debrecen provides a certificate to all freshmen which confirms that the student will start the education at the University. Please print out the document and fill out the second part by hand (place of quarantine in Debrecen, list of transit countries etc) and sign it. Please attach this certificate as an annex to the police entry request and make sure you have this document at hand in case the police requires it at the border.
You will be obliged to undergo a medical examination at the border to check for signs of Covid-19 infection. Those individuals suspected of infection are not allowed to enter the country.
More info about quarantine obligation can be found here.
Please note that from 31 October 2020, University of Debrecen organizes PCR testing only for freshman Stipendium Hungaricum Scholars - if requested.
Without PCR testing the compulsory quarantine for everyone is 10 days! Quarantine obligation is ordered and checked by the local police. The University of Debrecen has no authority or role in this process.
In case you want to get exempted from quarantine, you need to have 2 negative PCR tests within minimum 48 hours, maximum 5 days difference made after arrival.
If you are a SH freshman student, and want to be tested, please send an e-mail to troubleshooter@edu.unideb.hu with your date of arrival exact name, date of birth, gender, mother's name, Neptun code, passport number, mobile phone number and e-mail address. Please send valid and complete data.
If you are not a SH freshman student, and want to be tested, you have to organize testing by yourself.
The list of official testing organizations can be found on this link.
Anyone (SH and not SH students as well!) deciding to have PCR tests, needs to inform the police about leaving the quarantine for PCR testing and about the place of the test 24 h in advance, by submitting an online form.
After receiving the PCR test result, all students need to inform the police about the result trough an online form.
Online forms for notifying police about testing and about the result of the test can be reached here.
For more information about these steps please check the following documents:
In case a student already had COVID-19 infection within 6 month prior to arrival to Hungary and he/she can provide supporting medical documents, he/she can be exempted from quarantine.
In case you have no accommodation in Debrecen yet, please contact TroubleShooter University info point, they can help you to find private accommodation.
1.3. Additional information for Stipendium Hungaricum students
Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship students can apply for a dormitory place but seats are extremely limited so they can also contact TroubleShooter to find private accommodation.
It is our definite request that all students respect COVID-19 regulations and restrictions of the University of Debrecen as the violation of these regulations may have serious consequences regarding your studies, and will result in the termination of your student status!
We would like to share some important information about the medical check-up procedure and requirements of the University of Debrecen.
You can reach all the necessary instructions and documents by clicking here!
Please read it carefully, follow the steps and make sure that you bring all necessary documents with you for the registration.
Please check your e-mail account regularly as we will keep you updated regarding the current situation. Make sure you check your spam folder as well, thank you!
You can download the Joining Instructions from here!
If you have any question, please contact admission@edu.unideb.hu!
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