Erasmus+
BME GTK has signed Erasmus+ student and staff mobility agreements with over 100 higher education institutions across Europe. Through these partnerships, hundreds of students have participated in mobility programmes, either studying abroad at partner universities or joining BME GTK from abroad.
Due to the popularity of international study and professional mobility, the number of students studying abroad is increasing every year. The most popular destinations include Germany, Italy, Austria, Portugal, and Spain, while BME GTK hosts many incoming students from France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. In line with university regulations, GTK has been operating a strict application process for many years in which academic and professional work and achievements (TDK, Colleges for Advanced Studies) play a significant role.
Students can also participate in Erasmus study mobility programmes and professional internships outside of Europe.
Erasmus+ study mobility for students for a semester
Erasmus+ study mobility for students – outside EU
Erasmus+ traineeship programme
Students’ testimonial
If you are an international student enrolled on a full degree program of BME GTK (except scholarship holders of Stipendium Hungaricum Programme) follow these steps for a successful application.
STEP 1: PREPARATION
Find out where you can/would like to go. BME’s partner universities are available on the following link.
Check the courses that the host university offers, check the language of teaching/ assessment/ the academic calendar including exams. Ask for advice on requirements and suitable options. Speak to former Erasmus students. Exchange experiences, best practices, tips and useful info for a better overview.
STEP 2: DECISION
Select your host institution(s)
STEP 3: PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION
STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
If you have questions, comments or queries, do not hesitate to contact BME’s Erasmus Office at erasmus@bme.hu or your Faculty coordinator, Dr. Sarolta Tóvölgyi at erasmus@gtk.bme.hu.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The applicant must be a degree-seeking student at BME GTK during the application process and must remain enrolled during the entire study period abroad. Students must return at the end of the study period and complete their program at BME.
LIST OF PARTNER UNIVERSITIES:
Students must carry out their mobility activity in a Program Country different from Hungary and their country of permanent residence.
THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAM COUNTRIES ARE THE FOLLOWING:
Member States of the European Union (EU): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Non-EU Program Countries: former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Turkey
DURATION OF MOBILITY:
Minimum 3 months, maximum 12 months (per study cycle) including any zero-grant/internship period. Former participations in the program will be taken into account.
HOW TO HAVE COURSES COMPLETED DURING THE ERASMUS+ SEMESTER OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED
Mobility window
The mobility window is a period built into the curriculum, typically one semester, reserved for international studies. It provides students with the opportunity to study as guest students, most often abroad.
At the host university, students can complete courses that correspond to the requirements of their home university’s study programme and that can be recognised through a credit recognition procedure. The mobility window allows students to spend a semester abroad while ensuring that, upon their return, they can continue their studies at home smoothly and without interruption.
Programme Objectives
- to encourage student mobility,
- to integrate mobility into the curriculum,
- to facilitate participation for everyone involved (students, faculty, and administrative staff).
The programme includes three main types of mobility:
- study mobility,
- internships abroad,
- conducting research or preparing a thesis abroad.
The mobility window is part of a broader effort to strengthen the internationalization and openness of higher education. It promotes internationalization, enhances the international dimension of the curriculum, and contributes to building stronger partnerships between institutions.
We trust that this initiative will have a positive impact on current degree programmes as well, increasing student mobility and reducing the difficulties related to credit recognition, which currently pose challenges for many students.
The mobility window provides an opportunity within the curriculum to ensure that courses completed abroad during the designated semester can be recognised based on defined key competencies. This makes the recognition of courses completed abroad simpler during that semester within GTK.
However, the mobility window can be used not only in the recommended semester but also in any other semester.
Information on Course Recognition
- The most important aspect is the equivalence of knowledge and skills competencies.
- Regarding course recognition: send (by e-mail) the syllabi of the courses you wish to take abroad to the instructors of the corresponding BME courses.
- Download the Preliminary Course Recognition Form and have it signed by the course instructors of BME.
- When you submit your request for course recognition through the Neptun system (after you have completed your Erasmus semester abroad), attach this document – it will ensure smooth approval by the Credit Transfer Committee.
- The list of partner institutions is available here.
- Further information is available in the relevant section of BME Code of Studies, Section 75/A [Mobility Window].
You can download the Preliminary Course Recognition Form here.
Programme information on mobility window:
MSc in Finance – fall semester
MSc in Finance – spring semester
MSc in Management and Leadership
Erasmus+ for PhD students
In the case of doctoral mobility, in order to better serve the diverse learning and training needs of PhD students and to ensure equal opportunities with persons who have higher education employee status, doctoral students and persons who have recently obtained a doctoral degree (hereinafter referred to as postdoctoral researchers) may spend a short or long-term period of physical mobility abroad for study or professional practice purposes. It is recommended that physical mobility be supplemented with a virtual element.
Click here for further information on mobility for PhD students.
Blended intensive programme (BIP)
Blended intensive programmes are short, intensive programmes that use innovative ways of learning and teaching, including the use of online cooperation. The programmes may include challenge-based learning where transnational and transdisciplinary teams work together to tackle challenges for example those linked to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals or other societal challenges identified by regions, cities or companies.
The intensive programme should have added value compared to existing courses or trainings offered by the participating HEIs and can be multiannual. By enabling new and more flexible mobility formats that combine physical mobility with a virtual part, blended intensive programmes aim at reaching all types of students from all backgrounds, study fields and cycles. (Source: Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2025; page 48)
Information on current projects and the application process is available here.
Blended mobility
Blended mobility is an educational concept that combines physical academic mobility, virtual mobility and blended learning. It aims to promote employability of higher education students and primarily recommended to PhD students.
Further information on blended mobility is available here.