If you are like me and come from a country with a warm climate you may have never seen snow and experienced freezing sub-zero temperatures. Brace yourself: the winter in Hungary gets bitterly cold, there are heavy snowfalls and the lakes sometimes even freeze over. Weeks will pass without the temperature going above 0°C and you will temporarily forget what sunshine looks like. After experiencing and surviving two winters in Hungary, these are some tips I think will help you get through - and even really enjoy - your first winter here.
Last week we celebrated with more than 200 students from all around the world. The Stipendium Hungaricum Welcome Reception is always an exciting event as it is indeed inspiring to see these talented and motivated students meet for the first time.
On October 2019 in Ho Si Minh City the Consulate of Hungary in Vietnam held a presentation on the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme for the representatives of local and regional higher education and research institutions.
When you think about studying in Budapest, you will probably be very excited to see the beautiful architecture, experience the famous thermal baths, and make a lot of amazing local and international friends.
About International Mentoring Programmes in Hungarian Higher Education:
There may be more than one solution to the same challenge. And that also applies to supporting the integration of international students. Our brief list provides a non-exhaustive description of various mentoring programmes in Hungarian higher education.