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more study programs
more international opportunities
more training options
more success for our students
more working possibilities
›› BKF is the only institution in the Hungarian higher education arena which has
managed to produce consistent growth since 2001.
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The rector welcomes you
What students say about us
Why BKF?
Teaching creative thinking at BKF
Unique training system
Programs in English
Programs in Hungarian
15 BA programs
16 Business Administration and
Management
18 Commerce and Marketing
20 Communication and Media Science
22 Finance and Accounting
24 International Business Economics
26 Tourism and Catering
28 Animation
30 Cameraman
32 Craftsmanship
34 Film and Media Studies
36 Graphic Design
38 Media Design
40 Photography
40 Television Production Arts
45 MA programs
46 Communication and Media Studies
48 Management and Leadership
50 Tourism Management
52 Cinematography
54 Design and Art Management
56 Graphic Design
58 Interior and Environment Design
60 Motion Picture Art
62 European Film School Budapest
Preparatory programs
Foreign language courses
Dual study programs
Scholarships
Study abroad opportunities
Career building
Internships
BKF credentials
How to apply
Information about Budapest
and Hungary
84 Everyday living in Hungary
86 BKF campuses
88 Student life at BKF
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Impressum
Publisher: István Kiss Pál, CEO, BKF University of Applied Sciences, Budapest
Editors: Zoltán Dobák, Júlia Gyürky, Denissza Blanár, Zsuzsanna Rábai
Photos: Anna Viktória Pál, Eszter Fruzsina Csörögi, Máté István Földesi and the students of
BKF’s Photography undergraduate program: Bálint Álovits, Bálint Hirling, Orsolya Juhász, Orsolya Tóth
Graphic Design: Mátai és Végh Kreatív Műhely Kft.
DTP designer: Zoltán Mezei
Manuscript closed: 10th March 2015
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The Rector
welcomes you
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BKF is characterized by an open and pleasant
atmosphere, a strong focus on performance
and competition supported by cutting-edge
infrastructure on solid foundations. The
other fundamental value at BKF lies in
the practical nature of our programs,
transmitting theoretical knowledge with
a view to its potential methods of application
and hands-on experience.
We measure success and efficiency by the
strict standards of the labor market. Our
close cooperation with all stakeholders in our
environment and at companies, community
institutions and professional organizations
guides us in training a continuous flow of
socially responsible professionals who are ready
to meet the challenges of the labor market with
a visible potential for excellent performance.
”Hungary was recommended to me by my best friend, so actually
I just had to choose the right University. However, I must admit I have
made a lot of research about the Hungarian history and found it very
rich and amazing. There are so many historic places to go and many
things to do. When I was searching for Communication programs in
Budapest, BKF was the first result. I became particularly interested
in this University, because BKF focuses on teaching practical knowledge
and I have the opportunity to practice the acquired methods and
techniques on real-life issues. One of my primary reasons to study
here is, that BKF degrees are recognized in all EU countries and the
University has a lot of patners around the world. During seminars we
study in small groups, so I feel that instructors can focus on teaching
us individually and can really mentor us. They can find out in which
fields we are more talented and focus on how to make us the best.”
BKF University of Applied Sciences, Budapest
has become an integral part of the Hungarian
higher education scene since its start in
2001. With a constantly growing number of
students, education venues and campuses,
and a diverse range of programs, today BKF
is one of the most dynamic private higher
education institutions in Hungary present with
4 campuses in two cities and with a massive
student community of 8,000 enthusiastic young
people. BKF offers complex educational degree
programs at bachelor and master level as well
as post-graduate specialist training programs
built on the bachelor programs in the field of
communication, business, tourism and arts.
Ahmad Al-Rabayah
student of our Communication and Media BA Program
from Jordan
Constant development and success are values
that require hard work. We are ready to face
competition and we expect our students to
follow suit. If you wish to become a member of
the team, you are welcome on board.
We look forward to welcoming you among us.
Dr. habil László Vass CSc
Rector
DR. HABIL LÁSZLÓ VASS CSc
RECTOR
THE RECTOR WELCOMES YOU
We are inspired by creativity. The art of
creative education is the core value
of our institution. We offer a stimulating
environment and a unique atmosphere that
motivate our students to make use of a wide
range of unparalleled opportunities and apply
their knowledge in practice, looking for new,
innovative solutions. This inspiring world
offers the key to creative thinking, which is
the most immediate expectation in today’s
labour market.
WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT US
What students
say about us
”I initially came to BKF for my undergraduate degree in Business
Administration and Management. After an eventful 3 and half years
and a successful finish of my Bachelors, my experience here prompted
me to come back and study for my Masters program in Management
and Leadership. Coupled with the fact that BKF has quite a reputation
in the media for being one of the best private universities in Hungary,
the school has paved the way to produce world class sportsmen, media
personnels and marketing communication professionals. The friendly
environment, attentive yet professional teachers, top academic classes
and activities on offer have made it easier to decide to continue my
studies here. BKF is truly any student’s doorway to the continent and
the world at large, with offers to study abroad within the European
borders through the ESN program or worldwide via AISEC. The school
continuously thrives to improve itself and put the student’s needs first.
Similarly to me, I hope many students will come and be inspired by
creativity.”
“I came to BKF with the prospect
of improving my English language
skills but was provided with
the opportunity to learn about
my own ethnicity and explore my
identity. I can now brand myself
as a true professional who is more
confident, independent and willing
to embrace change. I also chose
BKF because of my ambition to
achieve excellence in performance
and to receive quality education at
an affordable price.”
Tapiwa Munashe Christiana Kainga
student of our Management
and Leadership MA Program
from Zimbabwe
NGUYEN NGOC BICH TRAM
STUDENT OF OUR COMMERCE
AND MARKETING BA PROGRAM
FROM VIETNAM
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Madalena Rebello de Andrade Santos,
Portugal, ISCEM University
Erasmus alumni student
“BKF has lived up to my dreams of it. I knew
from the very beginning that this school would
challenge me to my limits - classes are as hard
as they should be but not impossible by any
means! BKF has really changed my view of
people and my views on higher education in
general. I have met many interesting fellow
students and I developed so many friendships
during my stay. The first thing I would like to
say about the teachers is that they are very
professional at their jobs. Besides this, they are
helpful, intelligent, funny and warm. As long as
you come to BKF with an open mind, there are
many positive and rewarding experiences that
you will go through. And Budapest is awesome!
It’s really hard to make bad comments about
it: as a bridge between Eastern and Western
Europe, it’s a perfect location to discover
this diverse region and get acquainted with
different cultures.”
Zsuzsanna Sáfrány
Digital Media Consultant,
Neo Interactive
(online marketing agency)
Ahmet Simsek,
Turkey, Istanbul Aydin University
Erasmus alumni student
”Here I found friendly and constructive atmosphere. I really enjoyed
that during lessons you can express your own opinions without prejudgment, there is nothing like right or wrong answers. Even when my
instructor had different point of view, it never affected the evaluation
of my works. The instructors are really helpful and build special
relationships with students and in my opinion that’s really important,
especially amongst international students. I love Hungary, as customs
and the way of life is very different from my own culture.”
Zhu Di
student of our Graphic Design BA Program
from China
”I chose Budapest for my studies because it is much more affordable than many other European
countries and the quality of higher education is renown throughout the world. This city has many
things to offer to all different kinds of people and it is very easy to fit in because Hungarians are
extremely welcoming and friendly with foreigners. Another tempting argument for Hungary is
public safety. According to the European Crime and Safety Survey, Hungary is one of the safest
countries in Europe.”
Patrick Maas
the Netherlands, Avans University of Applied Sciences
Erasmus exchange student
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“When I entered BKF the first time on an open
day I immediately felt that this was something
completely different from what they then called
higher education. At BKF I had the unparalleled
opportunity to immerse myself in areas of
digital communication that no other school
could offer its students. The other fantastic
thing about this University was that I acquired
an excellent professional grounding which
helped me start my career during my second
year. For me BKF has proved to be the best
choice for finding a job in the communications
market.”
”I chose Budapest, as it is one
of the most beautiful cities in
Europe with its rich historical
culture and wonders of nature.
You will never find yourself alone
or get lost becuase of the famous
hospitality of people living here.
You will always find your desired
companion amongst such openminded and friendly students here
at BKF. From the very beginning of
my studies I have met great, highqualified instructors and helpful
staff. I knew where to turn to in
case of any problems, which was
a huge relief for me as a foreign
student. I think joining BKF could
be the best choice of your life.”
“Hands-on experience and
academic knowledge, a network
of contacts and the security of a
home – this is the essence of my
relationship to BKF. Becoming
part of the University was a truly
incredible experience because
in many respects BKF played a
pioneering role in Hungarian higher
education. The other day I had to
make a report for Kossuth Radio
and of course I went right back to
the school. Some of the teachers
turned out to be my colleagues,
since during my study years I had
a job at the radio. Before my studies
at BKF I had already started my
career at the radio but in order
to make headway I needed a top
school to acquire the necessary
theoretical framework. And here
I got just what I was looking for.”
VALENTINA DOLGUSHINA
STUDENT OF OUR
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ECONOMICS BA PROGRAM
FROM RUSSIA
KATI MÁTYUS
JOURNALIST,
MR1 KOSSUTH RADIO
(NATIONAL PUBLIC
SERVICE RADIO)
World and European
Champions opted
for BKF’s programs
“As an Erasmus student at BKF, I found that
there is no shortage of opportunities, whether
academic, cultural, or social. I think everyone
will be able to find what he or she requires to
succeed, in and out of school. I was able to utilize
the courses from BKF in my further studies and
overall, I would consider my education at BKF
to be an outstanding experience. What I valued
most is that professors are highly influential and
focus on practical perspectives. I also enjoyed
staying in a country with a great history.
Hungary has so much to offer: engaging cities,
a lot of cultural attractions, exceptional people!
The beauty of Budapest is that everything is
within your grasp. It’s a dynamic city - there is
something for everyone… so much diversity.
I am proud of my experience at this competitive
and highly challenging university. If you are
actively participating, you will gain much more
from this school, than if you sit back and simply
absorb what is going on around you.”
DÁNIEL GYURTA
World and European Champion swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
Business and Administration Management Program, BKF
“As a first-class sportsman, I ran into severe difficulties upon leaving
secondary school. I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I wanted
to continue my studies. The only question was which institution to
choose. After considerable discussion, and having collected loads of
information, I finally found my way to BKF, a decision I have never regretted. My univeristy provides full support in building my sports career,
both when it comes to my studies and when I need networking. The
knowledge and skills that I have gained here have proven extremely
useful for me in all areas of my life, let alone all the acquaintances
and friends I have made during my university years. Lately, I have been
also considering the idea to continue my studies at a master program
after graduation.”
GERGELY GYURTA
Junior European Champion swimmer
BERNADETT HEIDUM
European Champion in short-track speed
skating
Commerce and Marketing Program, BKF
Communication and Media Science Program, BKF
“Since my brother’s choice of school turned out
to be the right one, I did not have to face the
difficult decision regarding my future education.
Though BKF’s requirements are high, it has
already become evident that the knowledge
I gain here will definitely be of immense help for
me in the future. I have also realized that when
I need to organize my everyday life outside
the swimming pool, by instinct I make use
of the skills I have acquired at BKF.”
“I am extremely grateful to BKF for giving me
the opportunity to continue my studies and my
sports career at the same time. Sometimes it
is really hard to be a sportswoman, especially
when you have to stand your ground both at
school and at trainings and competitions as
well. Providing an individual study schedule,
the BKF gives me invaluable help to reach my
goals in the two most important areas of my
life. Still, I am most thankful for having met
three special persons who have turned out to
be true friends, and we know that wherever
we are, we will always remain connected by
friendship and BKF.”
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Why BKF?
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We create new ways of thinking and
achieving, making us stand out as
pace maker and an inspiring place
to study.
BKF DEGREES ARE
INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED
WE IMPROVE
CREATIVE
THINKING
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important tool at work
nowadays. Individual approach,
special methods embraced by a
supportive environment – creative
thinking can be improved, and
you can experience that at BKF.
Unique training system:
The tuition fee at BKF includes
an unparalleled series of special
programs. Trainings are based
on group work, where only a
few students work together
focusing on learning-by-doing.
The training technique is the
most efficient way of improving
communications skills and
creative thinking.
accredited in Hungary and are
recognized worldwide.
We develop our degree programs
by applying the standards of the
Bologna Process.
We design our degree programs
in the framework of the
European Credit Transfer
and Accumulation System
(ECTS) according to the rules and
regulations of the European Union.
WE PREPARE
YOU FOR
WORKING LIFE
›› More than 400 internship
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opportunities at noted companies
every semester.
Recognised experts will guide
you through the courses.
Our new dual degree
programs not only offer you the
opportunity to gain professional
experience and start your career
while still studying but also you
can earn a salary for the full
length of the program.
Possibility to join the professional community already while
at university: professional workshops, study groups, international
conferences, ongoing researches
and projects at our departments
and research institutions.
Union, loads of other amazing
programs.
Modern buildings, pleasant
atmosphere and up-to-theminute technologies with more
than 800 computer stations,
a language laboratory, a sound
studio, a radio and television
studio, smart boards, multimedia
library and free WiFi access on
campus.
programs we provide financial support for you to study or to complete
your internship abroad.
WE OFFER
A GROWING
NUMBER OF
SCHOLARSHIPS
AND GRANTS
BKF INSPIRES,
MOTIVATES,
AND BUILDS
A COMMUNITY
HUNGARY IS
AFFORDABLE,
SAFE AND
FRIENDLY
WE CARE ABOUT
OUR STUDENTS
›› Our CareerCentre helps you find
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your place easily in the labour
market. Coaching, training and
job-seeking services are at hand
during your school years and after
graduation.
Assistance for students: swift and
smooth electronic study services,
full-time customer services available
in person, online, and by phone.
Electronically accessible course
materials, textbooks and lecture
notes.
The BKF Student Union can help you
find student jobs to reduce the living
costs.
Counselling services via collaboration
with private practices to help deal
with mental or emotional crisis.
WHY BKF?
›› We encourage students to make ›› We support the realization of your
use of available opportunities.
dreams by offering academic schol›› Vibrant student life! Ski camps,
arships and creative or start-up
grants.
excursions, trips, pub tours and
›› Through the different exchange
parties organised by the Student
GAIN FOREIGN
EXPERIENCE
THROUGH
OUR DIFFERENT
EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS
›› Budapest has a very vibrant
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85 partner universities
on 3 continents.
More than 380 exchange
places through our partner
institutions.
Professional experience in
a truly international environment
through the Erasmus+
internship program.
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cultural and night life. You can
spend your free time by visiting its
more than 200 museums and galleries, theatres, thermal baths, cinemas,
coffee houses, clubs or bars.
In 2012 Hungary was ranked among
the safest European countries
according to comparisons of crime
rates in OECD countries.
In 2014 Budapest was chosen
as the best value for money city
in the world by Tripadvisor and was
ranked as the 11th friendliest city in
the world by CNT.
Budapest is also in the heart of
Europe which makes it easy for you
to visit any European capitals
within a couple of hours.
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Did you know that 10 of the world’s most
wanted professions did not even exist six
years ago?
Do you know what the job market will be
like after graduation?
We are aware that we have to prepare you
for a constantly changing world. We equip
you with the knowledge and skills with the
help of which you will be able to adapt to
the challenges of the profession you want.
Because it is possible to develop creative
thinking. Therefore, in addition to the
fundamental professional knowledge, we
place the greatest emphasis on developing
your creative thinking and communication
skills.
ON CREATIVE THINKING
If you want to be efficient and productive in
your life, your job or at a given task, you need
a lot of things, for instance knowledge, practice
and stamina, but above all, creative thinking.
Without that, you only keep on repeating
patterns, and thinking gives way to routine.
Change cannot take place without creativity.
This has become our most important tool.
Today anyone can have access to an infinite
source of information all around the world. But
what makes a successful and productive person
is the way you use information. Creativity is the
ability to create, to produce something new and
valuable that has not been there before. Too
many people feel that they are not capable of
creating anything because they do not have
that specific talent. But this is not true. Why?
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CREATIVITY AT BKF
You can learn how to have creative ideas.
Anyone can acquire, use and improve their
creative skill through practice. In that we can
be of some help. How?
Our first-year students join our skill development
program right at the start of the first semester.
Getting involved in playful games with the
aim of community building, they immediately
understand the importance of creative thinking.
Our major skills development program is the
unrivalled training system in which each student
takes part every term. Through our supportive
learning environment, you can develop your
skills and creativity in various fields. We teach
you how to keep on searching for solutions and
dare to make mistakes while figuring them out.
During the semesters students gradually learn
to think the creative way through specific skillsdeveloping subjects such as Creative Writing,
Artistic Communication, Advertising Planning,
Games Animation or Creative Drawing, which
ignores the classic framework of traditional
drawing classes. Our teaching methods support
skill development, for example the project
method allows students to gain practical
knowledge about the class topics by processing
them in groups and to learn to perform well
as team-players.
DO YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA?
BKF AWARDS CREATIVITY
You can compete for the BKF Creative Grant if
you are an undergradute student of any study
program. The grant supports and rewards the
most exciting and creative ideas, which are
constructive and useful for the BKF community.
In 2014 five students were awarded in topics
such as the ’Prezi study group’ or the ’be more
open-minded, be more international’ initiative.
The winners received a grant covering their full
tuition fee for two semseters.
DREAM BIG! WE HELP YOU TO
REALIZE YOUR PLAN
The BKF StartUp Program awards innovative
project plans by students that also create
values. The winners are granted a maximum
of HUF 1 million per project allocated for the
implementation of the plan. In 2014 such
creative ideas were awarded as the Nemundir
online role playing game or the establishment
of Réka Gottlieb’s own fashion label.
Unique training system
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND
CREATIVE THINKING ARE BOTH LEARNABLE,
IMPROVABLE SKILLS.
One of the most effective method to develop excellent communication skills and
creative thinking is training. Our major
skills development program is an unrivalled
training system in which each student takes
part every term. The training exercises, the
personal contact and the intensive community experience encourage our students to learn to see things in a different
perspective.
The training focuses on practical learning, the
students can learn and develop the necessary
skills and techniques to communicate, present
and negotiate effectively during the situational
games, group exercises or individual tasks.
OUR TUTORS AND INSTRUCTORS:
Psychologists, sociologists, economists, journalists, speech therapists as well as other
specially trained and experienced professionals encourage the participiants to process the
specific topics in an active, playful manner.
UNIQUE TRAINING SYSTEM
Teaching creative
thinking at BKF
“Interns are welcome, if you want to work,
you are confident, smart, able to present and
negotiate – this is something you can find in
almost all job advertisments. When I read this,
I always feel relieved, because as a trainer I
know that we teach all these skills to our students and as the Head of CareerCentre I can
witness their success on the job market.”
Szilvia Major
Head of CareerCentre, trainer
“I was always scared of situations, where I had
to speak in front of other people, but here
I have learnt the right methods to deal with
the attention and I believe I will be a much
more confident speaker even when I go to job
interviews.”
Gergely Takács
final-year student
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AT BKF
›› personalized skills development
›› a week-long training at the beginning of each semester
›› skill development trainings; self-awarness trainings; personal effectiveness development;
communication skills development; presentation skills development; media management
Creativity is present everywhere in the approach
of our lecturers and workers, but first of all,
in the supportive atmosphere that embraces
our Institution. We continuously encourage
our students to realize their ideas, in which we
provide extensive support through our StartUp
Program and Creative Grant.
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PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH
PROGRAMS IN HUNGARIAN
BA PROGRAMS
BA PROGRAMS
COMMUNICATION
›› Communication and Media Science
BUSINESS
›› Business Administration and Management
›› Finance and Accounting
›› Commerce and Marketing
›› International Business Economics
TOURISM
›› Tourism and Catering
BA PROGRAMS
ARTS
›› Animation
›› Cameraman
(European Film School Budapest)
›› Craftmanship
›› Film and Media Studies
›› Graphic Design
›› Media Design
›› Photography
›› Television Production Arts
MA PROGRAMS
MA PROGRAM
›› Communication and Media Studies
BUSINESS
›› Management and Leadership
TOURISM
›› Tourism Management
ARTS
›› Cinematography
(European Film School Budapest)
›› Design and Art Management
›› Interior and Environment Design
›› Motion Picture Art
POSTGRADUATE
SPECIALIST TRAINING
PROGRAMS
BUSINESS
›› Business Style
›› Coach/Business Coach
›› Communications Trainer
›› Multilateral Diplomacy in the European
Union
›› New Media Graphic Designer
›› Political Communications Advisor
›› PR Communication
›› Protocol Expert and Event Organizer
›› Public Policy Analyst
›› Spokesperson and Communications
Management
›› Television Journalist and Editor
›› Arts & Business Management
›› Banking and Financial Informatics
›› Business Style
›› Change and Crisis Management
›› Operational System Management
›› Business Management
›› CSR Management – Corporate Social
Responsibility
›› Digital Marketing
›› E-business Management
›› EU Project Management
›› Festival Organizer
›› Tourism Marketing
›› OD – Organization Development
Consultant
›› Public Policy Analyst
›› Search Engine and Social Media
Optimization
›› Strategic Marketing
COMMUNICATION
BUSINESS
›› Management and Leadership
›› Communication and Media Science
›› International Relations
›› Business Administration and Management
›› Commerce and Marketing
›› Public Service
›› International Business Economics
›› Human Resources
TOURISM
›› Tourism and Catering
HEALTH
›› Health Care Management
ARTS
›› Animation
›› Cameraman Studies
›› Craftsmanship
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MA PROGRAMS
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COMMUNICATION
›› Communication and Media Studies
(fashion and accessory design; woven
textiles; dyed-printed textiles; ceramics)
Design and Art Theory
Digital Graphic Design
Environmental Design
(interior designer; interior and
environment designer)
Film and Media Studies
Graphic Design
Media Design
Photography
Television Production
Visual Representation
TOURISM
›› Tourism Management
ARTS
›› Animation
›› Art and Design Management
›› Cinematography
›› Design
›› Fashion and Textile Design
›› Interior and Environment Design
›› Motion Picture Art
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BA PROGRAMS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
COMMERCE AND MARKETING
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA SCIENCE
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ECONOMICS
TOURISM AND CATERING
ANIMATION
CAMERAMAN (EUROPEAN FILM SCHOOL BUDAPEST)
CRAFTMANSHIP
FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES
GRAPHIC DESIGN
MEDIA DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY
TELEVISION PRODUCTION ARTS
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THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…are creative, have good problem-solving and
communication skills, interested in organizing
and complex processes, can see beyond, and
aiming for professionalism.
Starting date:
September and February each year
Duration: 6+1 semesters
Mode of study: Full-time
Language of instruction: English
Admission requirements:
›› Completed secondary school studies
›› Intermediate command of English (e.g.:
IELTS min 5.5)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› enterprise manager
›› business communicators, marketing and
PR expert
›› environmental manager
›› logistics expert
›› expert of EU economic relations
›› manager of start-up businesses
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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
WHY IS OUR PROGRAM UNIQUE?
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practices through the analysis of industry
related case studies.
Our students have the opportunity to
practice their skills in a simulated business
environment.
Our strategic partnership with the Young
Entrepreneurs Association Hungary
provides our students with opportunities
for networking and gaining professional
experience.
CORE SUBJECTS:
Corporate Finance; Economic Analysis;
Accounting; Human Resources Management;
Marketing Management; Management and
Organization; Management of Value Creation
Processes; Theory and Methodology of
Decision-Making; Controlling; Business Ethics;
Strategic Planning; Business Presentation;
Project Management; Logistics; Tender Writing;
Micro- and Macroeconomics, Basics of Finance;
Introduction to E-business; Marketing in the
Supply Chain; Business Economics; Internet
Strategies
Head of program:
Dr. Pál István Kiss CSc – former regional
CEO for Central-Europe, Friesland
QUALIFICATION AS SPECIFIED IN
THE DIPLOMA:
Economist in Business Administration and
Management
DR. PÁL ISTVÁN KISS CSc,
CEO OF BKF, FORMER REGIONAL CEO
FOR CENTRAL-EUROPE, FRIESLAND
Business
Administration
and Management
BA Program
Success has many components. If you want
to succeed in business, you should be ready
to think big, capable of comprehending
far-reaching processes and have analytical,
organizational and managerial skills in
order to deliver business results. This
is inconceivable without cutting-edge
knowledge, and effective management
and communication training. Our courses
prepare our students to meet any business
challenge imaginable, as in addition
to receiving a thorough grounding in
economics, students will also learn how
to make powerful presentations, handle
business negotiations, organize events and
write press releases. We teach you how to
compete to succeed in the professional
environment, how to develop winning
strategies and how to realise your business
goals.
“I spent ten years lecturing at
a university business major and
then I went on to become the
Central-European CEO of a multinational company based in
Hungary. Now I have been the
leader of the Business and Management BA Program for three
years. I am clearly aware of what
kind of experts are in demand in
the labour market and we have
managed to provide a program
which trains graduates with a
competitive edge to become successful actors in the international
business scene as well.”
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Commerce and
Marketing BA Program
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…have strong verbal and written communication
skills, who are vigilantly observant and up-todate on what is happening in the world of
business, and who are interested in the concept
and operation of commerce and marketing.
Starting date:
IELTS min 5.5)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› expert working for the commerce and
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marketing departments of multinational
and national companies
expert working for advertising and PR
agencies
manager of start-up businesses
executives or marketing professional of
small and medium enterprises
expert in the non-profit sector
COMMERCE AND MARKETING
Commerce and Marketing provides fundamental
business and economic knowledge that offers
an unrivalled range of potential directions
of career and further training. Students can
develop their skills during practical trainings
in groups with the guidance of recognized
industry experts through tasks provided by
leading companies. The areas of marketing,
PR, advertising and communication are all open
highways for our graduates.
Head of program:
Dr. habil Papp-Váry PhD – Vice Rector, Dean
of the Heller Farkas Faculty of Tourism and
Economics, Head of the Institute of Marketing,
Head of the Commerce and Marketing
Program, Associate Professor, Vice President
of the Hungarian Marketing Association
CORE SUBJECTS:
Advertising and Media Planning; Market
Research; Psychology of Advertising; Events
Organization; Creative Thinking in Marketing;
Economics of Commerce; Basics of Marketing;
Media Economics; Theory and Practice of PR;
Digital Marketing; Marketing for Small- and
Medium Enterprises
QUALIFICATION AS SPECIFIED
IN THE DIPLOMA:
GÁBOR REKETTYE
SENIOR LECTURER
Marketing is essential in every aspects of
life – we are surrounded by brands which
influence our decisions, and in certain
situations we can only succeed if we learn
how to sell our personal brand.
Economist in Commerce and Marketing
“If your interests are not confined to the strict
world of numbers or economics itself but you
also feel the need to look behind the façade
to identify and comprehend deeper underlying
processes, I can wholeheartedly recommend the
Commerce and Marketing program. In addition
to mastering the tricks of marketing planning,
at BKF you will also learn how to present and
communicate it in the most effective way.”
Dr. habil Papp-Váry PhD,
Head of the Institute of Marketing
“Most people have no idea of what they buy or
why they do what they do. I used to have the
same problem but since I have been studying
marketing, sociology and economics at BKF,
I have improved a lot. And it has become
very clear to me that I will be able to use that
knowledge not only in my work but also in
real life.”
Gergő Papp,
second-year student of the Commerce and
Marketing BA Program
“Employers expect us to train
graduates who are able to adapt
very quickly and who have the
right skills and knowledge to meet
the challenges of their respective
jobs. Recruiters also highlight
the importance of fluent second
language competencies and
effective communication skills for
those seeking a business career.
Thus, we keep a sharp focus on
both skills at our program fostering
commerce and media students to
study part of their professional
classes in a foreign language.
Furthermore, they can also improve
their knowledge at a host of foreign
universities due to the extensive
network of partner institutions of
BKF. During my studies I also had my
share of exposure to international
learning experiences at foreign
higher education institutions and
I believe that BKF has everything
individual students need to acquire
rich business knowledge and skills
besides becoming part of a truly
amazing community.”
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Communication and the media have
become an integral part of our everyday
life. They are not only indispensable for
work but they play an essential role in
almost every activity imaginable. The
latest developments in technology provide
for an immediate reaction to any event.
Therefore, new applications, such as Web
2.0 based technology, are of paramount
importance for us. Our aim is to transfer
the in-depth knowledge and skills needed
to understand and master the constantly
evolving tools of communication in a spirit
that enables graduates to use the novel
means of communication and media in
a responsible way preparing students
to face any future challenge. We aim to
provide our students with such skills and
vision, which are unique in the market, and
approach the printed, electronic and online
media integrally.
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…are open, creative and well-informed with
good communication skills, who are ready
to face challenges, ask questions and stand
by their opinion. Shape opinions, inform
and entertain by using the tools of creative
communication.
Starting date:
Duration: 6 semesters
IELTS min 5.5)
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CORE SUBJECTS
Theory of Communication; Advertising and
Media Planning; Digital Marketing (New Media
Marketing and Advertising Trends); Public
Relations Theory and Practice; Communication
Skills Development Training; Social Studies;
Network Communications; Multimedia Tools;
Creative Communication; Basics of Marketing;
Media Market; Media Law
AVAILABLE SPECIALIZATIONS:
›› Electronic Press
›› Economic Journalism
›› Social Media
›› International Communication
›› Print and Online Press
›› PR, Advertising, Marketing
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› journalist, editor, press officer,
spokesperson, social media manager
›› PR, advertising or marketing professional
›› Communication manager in international
Head of program:
Andras Murai PhD – Associate Professor
“Journalists have a deep impact on our ability
and disposition to communicate and cooperate
with each other both in our everyday life and at
a social level. The most important virtue of any
journalist is a firm code of ethics and moral standards and the ability to look at the world as a free
individual. No other basis may underpin credible
and ethical journalism. At BKF this is what we try
to achieve in the hope that our graduates will
become members of the elite group of highly
professional and honourable journalists.”
Dr. habil András Kepes DLA,
Chairman of the Council of Arts, Professor,
Laureate of the Pulitzer Memorial Prize,
journalist
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE
PROGRAM:
›› teaching creative communication: writing,
environment
“There is growing demand for communications
and media experts who are ready to perform the
complex duties of any mid-level management
position in a multicultural environment.
The program transfers the knowledge and
skills that enable graduates to undertake the
responsibility for communication-related issues
in the corporate sphere but the training of
media experts is also high on our list of priorities.
Credible, highly-qualified professionals are
always an asset to any company. The graduates
of the Communication and Media Science
program of BKF have all the ammunition
needed to follow that career path.”
Dr. Jolán Róka CSc.,
former Head of Program,
Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal
Kommunikáció, Média, Gazdaság
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA SCIENCE
Communication
and Media Science
BA Program
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speaking and problem solving skills;
development of critical thinking and
negotiating abilities; learning techniques
of assertiveness
social media teaching: understanding the
new types of communication and the
radical changings of social media publicity
and conscious usage of it; features of
social networks
project-based education: providing the
opportunity for students to experience
team work and active creativity
learning to use the media tools
integrated approach
QUALIFICATION AS SPECIFIED
IN THE DIPLOMA:
Expert in Communication (with specialization)
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INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…love to plan, analyse, who are consistent
and their thinking is logical. We will help
you understand the connections, financial
processes, and also how to invest profitably.
Financial success is predictable, learn how.
Starting date:
›› Finance
›› Accounting
CURRENT ACADEMIC STAFF
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Dr. habil Papp-Váry PhD – Vice Rector,
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› At national and international financial
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services companies (bank sector, securities
trading, investment and insurance
companies)
At multinational consulting and audit firms
In the fields of corporate finance and
accounting, tax advising
At governmental organizations dealing
with finance and economics
CORE SUBJECTS:
Finance; Accounting; Calculus for Business
and Economics; Statistics; Business Economics;
Taxation Studies; Banking information Systems;
Information Technology for Finance and
Accounting; Enterprise Resource Planning;
Investment Analysis; E-business; Financial
Law; Strategic and Business Planning;
Economic Analysis; International Finance;
Auditing; Introduction to Insurance Studies;
Project Financing; Management Accounting;
Accounting for Financial Institutions; Changeand Crisis Management
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Dean of the Heller Farkas Faculty of
Tourism and Economics, Head of the
Institute of Marketing, Head of the
Commerce and Marketing Program,
Associate Professor, Vice President of the
Hungarian Marketing Association
Dr. Katalin Huzdik PhD – Professor;
Director of Education; Head of the
Business Administration and Management
Program
Dr. Ferenc Kiss – Associate Professor; Vice
Rector for Research; corporate IT expert
Dr. Pál Péter Kolozsi – Counsellor of the
State Audit Office of Hungary; Financial
Review - Member of the Editorial Board
Dr. habil Erzsébet Németh – Deputy
Manager of the State Audit Office; Acting
editor of the Financial Review
Prof. Dr habil Erzsébet Noszkay CSc – Vice
President of the Budapest Chamber of
Commerce and Industry; President of the
National Association of Crisis Managers
Dr. Balázs Sisak – Leading Expert of the
Hungarian National Bank
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Finance and
Accounting
BA Program
Understanding the nature of money
and capital is an exciting and rewarding
adventure of a lifetime. This program
makes students understand financial
culture through an analytical approach
so they are capable of comprehending
the domestic and international financial
processes in their diversity. We consider
it important that our students have the
opportunity to work with the latest tools
and software. These advanced financial
tools are essential for understanding today’s
most dynamically developing sector, with
special emphasis on e-business. We focus on
fostering independent strategic, business
planning and analytical skills. Besides
becoming familiar with all the major secrets
of investment, financing and taxation
decisions, you will be able to organize and
manage a company’s financial, accounting
and taxation processes.
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of
the world. He who understands it, earns it ...
he who doesn’t ... pays it.”
Albert Einstein
PARTNERS:
Institute for Training and Consulting in Banking
IELTS min 5.5)
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Szakvezető:
Attila Horváth PhD – Associate Professor
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Join us in the flow of international
economy!
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…are well informed with a keen interest in
the world of international business, politics
and the media, who look to find their future
career in an international environment and
who are open to exposure to foreign cultures.
Future students should also be able to use two
foreign languages for most personal needs with
a desire to improve their existing language skills
so that they become an important asset both
in their future career and for their companies.
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International Business
Economics
BA Program
Starting date:
IELTS min 5.5)
THE DIPLOMA:
Economist in International Business
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› international economics expert at
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national or multinational companies and
corporations
communication expert at international
organizations
expert working for governmental
organizations
journalist specialising in economic topics
“My dream for the future is to work for
a huge international organization abroad. In
addition to understanding the principles of
economics, here at BKF I have been equipped
with a large toolkit and a wide range of skills
and competencies that enable me to make
well-informed decisions at work. I also have
a comprehensive view of the operation of the
international business world and I have been
trained to communicate confidently in foreign
languages.”
Beáta Gyarmati,
student
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ECONOMICS
›› International Business Management
›› International Economic Relations
CORE SUBJECTS:
International Economics; EU Integration
Studies; International Finance; International
Transactions; Multicultural Management;
International Marketing; Presentation Skills
Development Training; Rhetoric; International
Protocol and Etiquette; Negotiation Techniques;
International Business Strategies and
Competitiveness; EU Policies; Globalization and
Regional Economics; International Economic
Organizations
Head of Program:
habil László Vass PhD CSc – Professor,
Rector, Member of the National Association
of Managers
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS:
The 4-person team of our International
Business Economics Bachelor Program has
won the EBMC – European Start-up Simulation
Cup and all the members have individually
achieved prize-winning places during the final
competition in Stuttgart.
BKF-TATA SCHOLARSHIP
One of the world’s biggest technology provider
companies, TATA Consultancy Services, in
a long-term strategic cooperation with BKF,
offers the TATA scholarship for students enrolled
in this program. The available amount covers
the full tuition fee for one semester.
HABIL LÁSZLÓ VASS PHD CSc
PROFESSOR, RECTOR
It is not enough to be an outstanding
business expert only back at home.
As a member of the European Union,
Hungary is in great need of business and
communication professionals who are able
to understand the challenges and key issues
of international economic relations in order
to exploit any opportunities that may arise.
If you are seeking to do that, you need
secure knowledge of economic and business
matters, a fluent command of a second
language for professional purposes and
thorough practical and work experience.
The International Business program of BKF
offers exactly that. Our graduate students,
with professional level ability in at least
two foreign languages, leave school as
well-trained business experts with the
potential to achieve success and immediate
results in the international business scene.
Furthermore, our extensive partnerships
with multinational companies provide you
with the opportunity to gain first-hand
experience in the world of international
business.
The Certificate of the International Business Economics Bachelor
Program implies a widely versatile
knowledge. Our graduates are
able to perform well at the most
diverse positions in the domestic
or international business industry,
or even start a career in the civil
sphere and in the field of economic
diplomacy. In terms of opportunities
for further education, graduates
of the Program can prosper in the
realm of business, communication,
and social sciences.
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›› tour operator
›› leader of family businesses
›› tourist counsellor
›› event organizer
›› tourism manager of small municipalities
and regions
›› manager of local, regional and national
tourism
›› animator
›› manager for health and wellness spas
›› mid- and top-level manager of hotels,
cultural- and sport facilities
›› attraction manager
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
THE DIPLOMA:
Starting date:
“During my studies I used to be the member of
the Tourism Research Workshop where I gained
invaluable experience. I spent the bigger part of
my internship in Florence within the framework
of the Leonardo program, which has proven to
be the greatest adventure of my life. Even my
present job I owe to the Universitiy, since the
position was offered to me by the chairman of
the final examination board. ”
Zita Jarabin,
Secretary of the Budapest and
Central-Danube Region Tourism Committee
…are open minded, creative, versatile and
well-informed, who are interested in personal
communication, traveling, have good problemsolving and organizational skills and enjoy
learning foreign languages.
Head of program:
László Puczkó PhD CMC – Association
of Tourism Consultants, Former President,
International Tourism Studies Association,
Regional Vice President
PARTNERS:
Our programs are offered in cooperation with
our professional partners, such as
CAREER PROSPECTS:
CORE SUBJECTS:
General Theory of Tourism; Tourism Economics;
Attraction and Visitor Management; Hotel
Management Studies; Catering Studies;
Introduction to Travel Agency Studies; Tourism
and Catering Marketing; Tourism Geography;
Congress and Event Organization; Health
Tourism Marketing; Introduction to Wellness
Tourism; Exhibition Organization; Business
Protocol and Presentation; Destination
Marketing
TOURISM AND CATERING
Tourism
and Catering
BA Program
Budapest is the buzzing capital of Hungary
and one of the most popular tourism
destinations in Europe. Consequently,
tourism and catering is one of the most
popular degree programs in Hungary as
well as in Budapest. This is also due to
the colourful, diverse nature and humancentred view of tourism. The Bachelor
of Tourism and Catering Program offers
thorough grounding in all important
subjects and topics in tourism and
catering. What makes the program really
unique is the host of specializations
available for students including Health
and Wellness Tourism Management, MICE
Tourism Management and Destination
Management drawing heavily on the
rich experience that the local tourism
industry gained with Hungary having a
world renowned reputation due to its
rich thermal healing water assets or its
number one position in the international
dental tourism. Furthermore, we place
emphasis on the development of practical
skills, therefore our students will have
the opportunity for example to challenge
themselves in professional competitions,
attend workshops, or take part in hotel
visits.
“The essence of tourism lies in what it gives
people in exchange of their time and money.
And what are you left with in the end? Nothing
much, except a memory. And the most
important part of memories is the experience.
Staying in a nice hotel room during your holiday
does not make a nice memory. What we teach
is how to create and give tourists a memorable
experience, whether they stay at a hotel, visit
a travel agency, a sight, a wellness spa or a
specific destination.”
Dr. Márton Lengyel CSc,
the Founder of Heller Farkas Faculty of
Tourism and Economics; WTO (World Tourism
Organization) Expert and Founding Father of
the Budapest Spring Festival
Economist in Tourism and Catering
IELTS min 5.5)
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Our courses are also recommended by the
National Tourism Committee, and the Budapest
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED
FOR YOU:
…if you would like to vivify your creatures,
if you are interested in drawing, modeling,
rhythms and motions. We are waiting for you
either if you need help with learning how to use
the different computer software, or if you have
already felt at home in digital design.
Completed secondary school studies
Intermediate command of English (e.g.:
IELTS min 5.5)
Portfolio of previous works
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CAREER PROSPECTS:
At animation and post-production studios,
at graphic design and advertising studios as
a digital spectacle- and game designer, as a web
designer or as an independent artist.
CORE SUBJECTS:
Animation Planning; Drawing and Puppet
Animation Studies; 2D and 3D Studies;
Modeling; Handling; Compositing; Effects;
Cameraman Studies; Creative Music/Sound;
Editing; Typography; Production Studies;
Motion Picture and Animation History; Classical
Studio Practice
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Head of program:
Dr. Éva M Tóth DLA – Professor, Animation
director, Laureate of the Balázs Béla-Award
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Anett Albrecht – Animation
cinematographer
›› Zoltán Bacsó – Animation
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cinematographer, Laureate of
the Balázs Béla-Award
Janka Barkóczki – Film critic
Brigitta Bácskai – Editor
György Báron DLA – External lecturer,
Professor (University of Theatre and
Film Arts), Táncsics Mihály Award-winning
film critic, editor
Géza Bereményi – Writer, screenwriter,
film director, Laureate of the Kossuth,
Balázs Béla and József Attila Awards
Zoltán Bogdán – 3D design artist
Igor Bóka – 3D design artist
László Csáki - Film director, fine artist
Ferenc Fischer – Animation director,
Stop-motion designer
Áron Gauder – Associate Professor, Balázs
Béla Award-winning animation director
Szabolcs Kerestes DLA – Composer
Melinda Kiss DLA – Senior Lecturer
(University of Kaposvár), Visual designer,
2D animation designer
Anita Kolop – Animation
cinematographer
Tamás Liszka – Media artist, film producer
Gábor Marinov – Digital visual designer
artist
Klára Muhi – Film critic, dramaturge
Sándor Rácmolnár – Munkácsy Mihály
Award-winning graphic artist
László Sáry – Erkel Award-winning
composer, music teacher, merited and
distinguished artist
Márk Selján DLA – 3D animation design
artist
Mihály Sikur – Emmy Award-winning
animation director
Donát Somogyi – 3D animation design
artist
Andrea Szigetvári – Senior Lecturer
(Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music),
composer, sound engineer
Gábor Ulrich – Animation director,
Laureate of the Balázs Béla-Award
PARTNERS, EDUCATIONAL VENUES:
The Walt Disney Company, Focus-Fox Studio
Ltd., KGB Animation Studio, Ludwig Museum,
Association of Hungarian Film Artists, The
Hungarian Filmlab, MaNDA (Hungarian
National Digital Archive and Film Institute),
Hungarian Cartoon Productions, MTVA-MR1,
International of Film Festival of Fine Arts,
UmbrellaTV, Uránia National Film Theatre,
Atrium Film-theater, MÜSZI
ANIMATION
Animation
BA Program
Animation: it is an infinitely diverse genre of
motion picture art. From cartoons to special
effects, from computer games to online
interfaces, from art films to commercials, it
offers plenty of opportunities to deploy your
creativity. While learning the fundamentals
of the profession, our students experience
classical drawing- and puppet animation,
and as a rarity they have the opportunity to
shoot on 35 mm film. Acquiring necessary
co-artistic fundamentals will make them
able to individually develop animation
creations with complex technical needs.
Excellent professors, inspiring intellectual
community, and up-to-date, stabil technical
background provides that our graduates
bring the best out of themselves.
THE DIPLOMA:
Animation Designer
“Animation offers creative people a fantastic
chance to taste the joy of creation and to share
that experience with other people. We are
looking for open and interested young people
to join our program whom we can help finding
their own ways since everybody is talented.
We will detect what you are the best at. If you
are attracted either by puppet animation or
3D-modeling, if it is either character design or
animating that excites you, if you are interested
either in direction or a subfield, BKF is the right
place for you.”
Dr. Éva M Tóth DLA,
Professor, Animation director,
Laureate of the Balázs Béla-Award
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Moving images become a final work of arts
as seen through their personal filter. To this
end, they need to have both artistic skills and
an up-to-date knowledge of the latest technologies. In line with the complex approach
typical of BKF our students become familiar
with related fields as well to foster smooth cooperation with prospective colleagues. You can
challenge yourself in film productions already
during university years, and learn the professions’ tricks during seminars held at venues
where numerous American films – such as Die
Hard, or 47 Ronin – were filmed.
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE:
…interested in photography, films, filmmaking,
video and television production. The ideal
candidates have a mature visual sense and they
are able to easily connect to and cooperate with
fellow students and future colleagues.
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› cameraman or cinematographer working
in the film and television industry
›› independent artist
Head of program:
Gábor Szabó DLA – Professor, Award winning
HSC cinematographer, Laureate of the Merited
Artist Award
›› Buda Gulyás – Balázs Béla Award-winning
HSC cinematographer
›› István Szaladják – Balázs Béla Award››
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CORE SUBJECTS:
Introduction to Film Theory; Media sociology;
Foundations of Photography; Media and
Advertisement
Philosophy;
Analogue
and Digital Technologies; Film Sound;
The Language of Filmmaking; Introduction to
Cinematography; Post-production; Television
Production; Directing Skills; History of Motion
Picture; Visual & Set Design; Screenplay Writing;
Dramaturgy and Editing Techniques; Sound and
Music
PARTNERS:
Origo Film Studio, Mafilm, Vision Team, Sparks,
Schwindle Ltd., Hungarian Film Archive
QUALIFICATION AS
SPECIFIED IN DIPLOMA:
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winning cinematographer, film director,
photographer
Vilmos Thernesz – Cinematographer
János Vecsernyés – Balázs Béla Awardwinning cinematographer, director
Géza Bereményi – Honorary Professor,
writer, screenwriter, film director,
Laureate of the Kossuth, Balázs Béla and
József Attila Awards
Ildikó Enyedi – Balázs Béla Award-winning
film director, screenwriter
Péter Gárdos – Balázs Béla Awardwinning film director
Szabolcs Hajdu – Film director,
screenwriter
András Salamon DLA – Balázs Béla
Award-winning director, screenwriter
Mari Miklós – Associate Professor,
Balázs Béla Award-winning HSE
film editor
Elemér Ragályi – Oscar-, Emmy-, ACE-,
Kossuth- and Balázs Béla Award-winning
cinematographer
CAMERAMAN
Cameramen have a crucial role in creating
moving images through which visual
communication takes place. They are
the ones who translate the concepts and
ideas of film and television directors into
pictures.
Cameraman
Cameraman
BA Program
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Completed secondary school studies
IELTS min 5.5)
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MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Sándor Kardos – Professor, Kossuth
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and Balázs Béla Award-winning HSC
cinematographer, Director
Gábor Ferenczi – Film director,
screenwriter
András Nagy – Balázs Béla Awardwinning HSC cinematographer
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The program endeavours to maintain continuity
with both the past and present, our graduates
are able to create works of art by renewing the
traditional crafts in the 21st century. Due to
the practice-oriented and art-centred approach
and training methods, students become highlyskilled in the use of various techniques and
materials at the same time creating their
own individual world of objects. We provide
the opportunity to exploit possibilities, to
experiment even when making garment-,
textile- or object design, creating jewels,
concrete lamps, porcelain cups or clothes.
The experience and skills they acquire enable
them to pass down their knowledge and
continue their studies in arts or teacher training
master programs.
THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
…have good drawing and manual dexterity
skills and who are able to work independently
creating individual works of art.
Craftsmanship
BA Program
IELTS min 5.5)
›› Portfolio of previous works
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› independent artist
›› clothes, accessories or textile designer
›› leader of workshops, study circles
›› Fashion and Accessories Design
›› Ceramics
›› Textile Design
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CORE SUBJECTS:
Basic Creative Exercises; Natural Forms and
Structures; Studies in Communication and
Visual Communication; Drawing; Creative
Visual Exercises; History of Art; Ethnography;
History of Ornamentation; Materials and
Technologies; History of Design; Digital
Photography; Weaving Studies; Studies in
Textile Printing and Painting; Ceramics; Fashion
and Accessories Design Studies; Internship;
Workshop Practice
Head of program:
habil Hajnal Baráth DLA – Professor Ferenczy
Noémi Award-winning textile designer
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
“In our technocratic world everything that
is unique and unparalleled is becoming
increasingly valuable as a counterpoint to the
strengthening trends of globalization. The
art of crafts offers the chance to maintain
traditions and recreate them at a higher level
according to the expectations of our age. In
addition to being functional, objects are also
prints of the age, thinking and their creators.
Their production requires responsible thinking,
a thorough knowledge of the profession and
an individual approach. These are the objectives
that we wish to achieve working together with
the students at the Craftsmanship Program.”
habil Hajnal Baráth DLA,
Professor Ferenczy Noémi Award-winning
textile designer
CRAFTSMANSHIP
New craftsmanship aims at acquiring and
preserving traditional crafting techniques.
Nevertheless, the latest technological
developments and expectations of our age
bring about new opportunities imposing
new challenges and demanding the use
of new materials.
›› Bernadett Páger – Textile designer,
Teacher of Arts
›› habil Judit Droppa DLA – Professor,
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Munkácsy Mihály Prize-winning textile
artist
Mária T. Doromby – Associate Professor,
Ferenczy Noémi Award-winning textile
designer
Krisztina Sárosi – Assistant Professor,
textile designer, design manager
Nóra Juhász – Textile designer
Ferenc Koleszár DLA – Associate
Professor, silicate designer and artist
Erika Rejka DLA – Associate Professor,
ceramic artist
Zsuzsa Kocsis – Silicate designer and artist
Edina László – Textile designer
Orsolya Sztrakay – Textile designer
Éva Urbánfy – Textile designer
habil Hajnal Baráth DLA – Professor,
Ferenczy Noémi Award-winning
tapestry and carpet designer, Head of
Institute
PARTNERS:
Defolabor project space, Nanushka Fashion,
Európa Design Furnishing Solutions, Museum
of Applied Arts, Hungarian Dance Academy,
Museum of Applied Arts, Hungarian Dance
Academy
THE DIPLOMA:
Craftsman and Artisan (including name of
specialization)
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The program offers practical experience in
making short films, television scenes and
documentaries, as well as practice in the work
of a screenwriter, director, assistant, lighting
technician, sound engineer, and editor. These
various practical opportunities help our
students in their future careers as professional,
confident filmmakers, and practices take place
where movies such as Die Hard, and 47 Ronin
were shot - at the Origo Film Studio.
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
…are interested in visual communication
and various film genres with mature visual
intelligence and good cooperating and
communication skills.
IELTS min 5.5)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› film and media production specialist
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at institutes specialized in mass
communication and media
in the field of analogue and digital post
production
organizer in program production
in editorial offices
film and media specialist working for
professional with a degree in arts
film and media specialist working for
Advertising and PR experts
CORE SUBJECTS:
Introduction to Film History; History of the Mass
Media; Film Theory; Analysis of Film and Text;
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Editing; Directing Skills; Screenpla Writing;
Music, Sound and Effects; Interviews and
Reports on TV; Introduction to Documentary
Writing; Sound, Filmmaking; History of the
Commercial Television; Commercials and Clips
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Dr. György Báron – Táncsics Mihály
Award-winning film critic, editor
›› András Murai PhD – Associate Professor,
film historian
›› Gábor Szabó, HSC – Professor,
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Balázs Béla Award-winning
cinematographer, Laureate of the Merited
Artist Award
Sándor Kardos – Associate Professor,
Kossuth and Balázs Béla Award-winning
HSC cinematographer, director
István Szaladják – Balázs Béla
Award-winning cinematographer,
film director, photographer
Dr. habil András Kepes DLA –
Chairman of the Council of Arts,
Professor, Laureate of
the Pulitzer Memorial Prize,
journalist
Dr. habil György Molnár DLA – Honorary
Professor, Balázs Béla Award-winning
director, Laureate of the Merited Artist
Award
writer, screenwriter, film director, Laureate
of the Kossuth, Balázs Béla and József
Attila Awards
Péter Gárdos – Associate Professor,
Balázs Béla Award-winning film director
Dr. András Muhi – Associate Professor,
Balázs Béla Award-winning producer,
director
László Gárdonyi – Production designer
film editor
“We live in the line of the rapid
fire of moving images. They are
raining down on us from every
possible place: movie and television screens, computer monitors,
mobile displays, presentations and
advertisements... They entertain,
inform and control us. But who is
going to invent, design, edit and
record the images of the future in
a creative, smart and artistic way?
This might be just you. And this is
what you learn how to do at the
Film and Media Studies program.”
FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES
Film and
Media Studies
BA Program
Unlike other programs, the three-year Film
and Media Studies BA Program of BKF
offers an introduction to the full range
of the profession, including experiences
in its various challenges, from one-camera
interview shootings to multi-camera studio
recordings.
Dr. habil András Kepes DLA
Chairman of the Council of Arts,
Professor, Laureate of the Pulitzer
Memorial Prize, journalist
THE DIPLOMA:
Film and Media Specialist
Head of program:
Dr. Ádám Rozgonyi DLA – Associate Professor,
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We place our foundations on the development
of individual capacities, we help our student to
find their own voice and style. We guide them
through the workflows of plans and completed
graphics, providing them with a comprehensive
picture on the process of completing an idea.
We encourage students to become committed
to innovative, aesthetic and smart graphic
design and typography. In addition to handing
down professional skills and knowledge, the
program also aims at marrying intuition and
consciousness in the course of the planning
process and to rely on students’ sensitivity and
cooperating skills in individual and group works
in the studio.
CORE SUBJECTS:
Creative Visual Studies; Classical Art Studies;
Graphic Design Studies; Typographic Culture/
Typographic Studies; Paper and Packaging
Technologies; Printing Technologies; History of
Graphic Design; Theory and Methodology of
Graphic Design; Set Design; Packaging Design;
Calligraphy; Comics; Eco-graphics and Design;
Image and Dramaturgy/Creative Writing; Media
and Advertising Psychology; Photography for
Graphic Designers; Web and 3D Graphics; Arts
History
Head of program:
Ferenc Tepes – Associate Professor, Munkácsy
Mihály Award-winning graphic designer
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Dezső Szabó – Associate Professor,
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FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
…are interested in the various fields of graphics,
are creative, have a good visual sense, enjoy
working in teams and are capable of teamwork,
are success-oriented, have sufficient manual
skills and drawing skills, and are familiar with
the basic computer graphics software.
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IELTS min 5.5)
Graphic Design
BA Program
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CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› independent artist as graphic designer,
illustrator, graphic artist
›› in graphic studios, creative agencies as art
director, graphic designer
›› in online and print media, newspapers,
publishing companies as illustrator, image
editor, typesetting editor, web designer
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Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning fine
artist
Krzysztof Ducki – Associate Professor,
graphic artist, Laureate of the
Ferenczy Noémi Award and the
Aranyrajzszög (Golden Drawing-pin)
Life Achievement Award
Ágnes Eperjesi DLA – Fine artist
Ferenc Énekes – IT specialist,
author of books on printing and
digital technologies
Imre Gábor – Associate Professor,
Head of Graphic Design Support Group,
Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning
graphic artist
Gyöngyi Gallusz – Associate Professor,
graphic artist
Gyula Július – Associate Professor,
Professional Supervisor, Munkácsy Mihály
Award-winning fine artist
Zsolt Koroknai – Graphic designer,
graphic artist
Gábor Kóthay – Munkácsy Mihály
Award-winning graphic designer, Laureate
of the Aranyrajzszög (Golden Drawingpin) Life Achievement Award, typographer
Sándor Rácmolnár – Associate Professor,
graphic artist
Andrea Brittnek – Graphic designer artist
Péter Maczó DLA – Printing engineer,
graphic designer, typographer
›› Balázs Czeicel – Laureate of the
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“Aranyrajzszög” (Golden Drawing Pin),
photo artist
Péter Krucsai – Webdesigner,
graphic designer
Gusztáv Nikázy – Webdesigner,
graphic designer
Anna Oroszi – Graphic artist
Ferenc Tepes – Associate Professor,
graphic designer, artist
GRAPHIC DESIGN
In the age of desktop publishing, graphic
design became the most innovative branch
of design, with a strong presence of its’
intellectual products in everyday life, both
in online and offline media, in the graphic
and typographic solutions from street
posters to various media platforms.
PARTNERS:
Polish Institute, Eurojet Printing Solutions Ltd.
THE DIPLOMA:
Graphic Designer
“Vividness, versatility, and balance between
functional design and artistic identity are the
foundations of our graphic design program.”
Gyula Július,
Associate Professor, Professional Supervisor,
Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning fine artist
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The Media Design Program refers to the teaching
of such professionals who are able to recognize
the technological challenges of our time. Our
goal is to teach how is it possible to design and
implement works of art, products, installations,
services, and interactive applications which seek
to satisfy those changing social and individual
needs emerging in our environment.
…have a keen interest in visual effects,
light painting, developing applications for
virtual realities, computer music composing,
animation, game design, data visualization,
digital post-production work and who are
creative with a mature visual, technical sense
and a critical insight. In addition, they are
familiar with information technologies or
prepared to acquire the necessary IT knowledge
and skills.
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› designer working in the creative industries
›› experimental designer or consultant
in interdisciplinary fields of production,
organization and information
management where visual literacy and
the know-how of project and interaction
design is an asset
independent artist
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CORE SUBJECTS:
IELTS min 5.5)
DURING THE THREE YEARS OF
THE PROGRAM STUDENTS LEARN
ABOUT THE THREE PILLARS OF THE
PROFESSION:
Creativity:
The first year is about forming the fine arts
mentality, visual logic and compositional skills,
but above all, about the disclosure of personal
creative skills
Technology:
The second year focuses on enhancing students’
technical knowledge, including hardware and
software knowledge, primarily 2D and 3D
design, and also interactive applications.
Career:
During the third year students design and
implement complex tasks and creative projects.
In the course of these projects students can
prepare for their graduate careers in real-life
situations, in cooperation with the agents of
the creative industry.
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INDIVIDUALS WHO:
›› László Zsolt Bordos – Light-painting artist
›› Ivó Kovács – 3D Fine artist
›› Tamás Liszka – Media artist, film producer
PARTNERS:
MEDIA DESIGN
Media Design
BA Program
Media designers are the renaissance men
of the 21st century. In the age of constant
technological revolution their role is not
only to follow, but to shape that with
artistic sensibility: to make the new digital
world modest for us, from the World Wide
Web, through the post-production of films
to game development.
The Walt Disney Company, Hungarian National
Philharmonic, UmbrellaTV, VJ Centrum
Budapest, MTVA (Media Support and Asset
Management Fund)
THE DIPLOMA:
Media Designer
“We are not there to transmit the messages of
the media, we are there to persuade the media
to transmit our messages.”
Pál Szacsva y DLA,
Associate Professor, media artist
Visual Studies and Programming Languages;
Typography; Generative arts; Computer Music
Programming; Media Laboratory; Psychological
Aspects of New Technologies; Critical Studies
on the New Media; Intelligent Audiovisual
Environment Design; Studies in Philosophy,
Art History and Social Science
Head of program:
Pál Szacsva y DLA – Associate Professor,
media artist
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Andrea Bordács PhD – Art historian,
aesthete
›› Gyöngyvér Gallusz – Associate Professor,
Munkácsy Award-winning graphic artist
›› Réka Harsányi – Media designer
›› Gyula Július – Associate Professor,
Munkácsy Award-winning fine artist
›› Balázs Kovács PhD – Sound artist
›› Zoltán Kovács – Architect, ZOA Architects
›› Pál Szacsva y DLA – Associate Professor,
media artist
›› Balázs Nagy Sarkadi – Fine artist
›› Attila Szabó DLA – Associate Professor,
media artist
›› Marcell Andristyák – Media artist
›› Ákos Kiss – Media artist
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We show our students the right techniques
and technological innovations and enable
them to seize the possibilities of photography
confidently. During practical work they will
experience working individually or in a team,
and learn how to stand their ground in their
chosen path, let it be creative photography,
fashion photography or photojournalism.
Critical thinking becomes natural for our
graduates as well as they express their own
and other’s artistic activities verbally in order
to join the ongoing national and international
discourses.
FOR THOSE WHO
…are interested in visual communication and
wish to show how they see the world through
their cameras. The ideal candidates have a
mature critical sense, enjoy working in teams, and
their eyes are always looking for subjects
and pictures.
IELTS min 5.5)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
photographers in various
of photography and the
independent artists and/or
own businesses, editorial
photo journalists.
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specialized fields
visual media, as
working for their
offices, or being
›› Creative Photography
›› Fashion Photography (planned)
›› Photojournalist (documentary
photography, press photo)
CORE SUBJECTS:
Photographic Design (Creative, Stage, Portraits,
Documentary, Experimental Photography);
Creative Design; Studio and Digital Basics;
History of Photography; Photographic
Techniques; Image Manipulation; Digital Graphic
Design; Artistic Interpretation; Critical Studies
on the New Media; Printing Technologies; Set
Design; Typography; Studies in Philosophy,
Art History and Social Science; Contemporary;
Medium Studies; Media Culture; Introduction
to Journalism; History of the Press; Reportage
Genres; Image Analysis
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Csaba Almási J. – Photohrapher
›› Balázs Czeicel – Laureate of the
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“Aranyrajzszög” (Golden Drawing Pin),
photo artist
Ágnes Eperjesi DLA – Fine artist
Gyöngyi Gallusz – Associate Professor,
Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning graphic
artist
Gábor Gerhes – Munkácsy Mihály Awardwinning fine artist
Luca Gőbölyös DLA – Associate
Professor, Balogh Rudolf Award-winning
photographer
Raymond Havasi – Advertising specialist
Barna Illés – Photographer
Professional Supervisor, Munkácsy Mihály
Péter Korniss – Photographer
Péter Pettendi Szabó – Photographer
Gábor Pfisztner – Specialist writer
Tamás Révész – Béla-award winner,
Pulitzer prize winner, World Press
Photo Award winner photo artist,
photojournalist, Head of the
Photojournalist specialization
Dezső Szabó – Associate Professor,
Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning fine
artist
›› Imre Zalka – Photographer
›› Péter Tímár – Photographer
›› Tamás Vass – Photographer
Head of program:
Luca Gőbölyös DLA – Associate Professor,
Balogh Rudolf Award-winning photographer
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography
BA Program
Photography is capable of simultaneously
recreating the world of facts, imagination,
fiction and dreams. We encourage our
students to express their ideas through
the means offered by photography, we
teach them how to use the visual design
language of photography, the analog- and
digital technical tools.
THE DIPLOMA:
Photographer
“Today we live in a world ruled by images.
Masses have access to cheaper and cheaper
imaging solutions and technology. Every
second millions of photos are taken across the
world. The immense volume of photos have
not only completely changed the way photos
are used but also our relation to images, while
the sheer quantity of pictures is a telling sign of
the infinite power of communication by means
of images. If we wish to consciously use that
power, we need to find the most suitable and
efficient form and tool of visual presentation.
This is our mission here.”
Gábor Gerhes,
Lecturer of the Photography Program,
Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning artist
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For this reason, we are committed to training
professionals with complex skills, who are
competent in creating television programs
individually in various television genres. Their
professional knowledge covers such areas
as the work of an editor, television show
host, reporter, and broadcast director, while
they become acquainted with the basics of
electronic editing, and the use of television
studios, broadcast units and mobile electronic
devices.
As professionals, our graduates will be able
to manage news programs and multi-site
live broadcasts. Students participating in this
program will become competent professionals
in all of the different components of television
program making. During the program and
with the help of professionals, we seek out
and develop those contents and formats which
are best suited to the individual skills of our
students.
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO:
Television
Production Arts
BA Program
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…are interested in the world of television, who
are creative in their thinking and selection of
news stories and topics. They have critical
insight, good communication skills and they are
able to work alone or connect to and cooperate
with teams.
IELTS min 5.5)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› television program producer
›› program editor
›› editing-reporter
›› broadcasting director
›› correspondent
CORE SUBJECTS:
History of Arts; Social History; Film and Television
Program Genres; Visual Communication;
News and Politics; Sociology; Rhetoric; Media
Law; Media Management; Directing Skills;
Editing-Reporting Skills; Introduction to
Cinematography; Basics of Editing, Set Design
and Sound Technology;
Head of program:
Ádám Born DLA – Associate Professor, Balázs
Béla Award-winning director, Laureate of the
Pulitzer Memorial Prize
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
THE DIPLOMA:
Television Production Expert
“Whether you see it in the cinema, watch
them on a TV screen or on the Internet, motion
pictures – be it a documentary or fiction –
have the potential to make us wiser and free.
But they soon turn out to be indecipherable
labyrinths themselves. They are the tools both
for recognition and deception. The means we
have to discover and understand ourselves
are extremely inefficient when it comes to the
comprehension of our private life, politics, past
and future, life, death and love. No wonder that
now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror.
After us, the picture flood: let’s look right into
the centre of the screen.”
Gusztáv Schubert:
They do it with screens
TELEVISION PRODUCTION ARTS
All around the world, we can observe
a renewal of television programs. New
formats and tools appear in our informal
world, while the traditional approaches
and forms of expression are still present.
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of the Council of Arts, Professor, Laureate
of the Pulitzer Memorial Prize, journalist
Péter Gárdos – Associate Professor, Balázs
Béla Award-winning film director, writer
Dr. György Molnár – Honorary Professor,
Balázs Béla Award-winning director,
Laureate of the Merited Artist Award
Gábor Szabó DLA – Professor, Balázs Béla
Award-winning HSC cinematographer,
Imre Fodor – Production manager,
producer
Rita Dévényi – Balázs Béla Award-winning
set and costume designer
Dr. András Simon – Journalist
Zsolt Balogh – Balázs Béla Award-winning
director
Kriszta Hadas – Editor, reporter, producer
László Herczeg – Music editor
Nóra Szily – Journalist, TV presenter
PARTNERS:
MTVA (Media Support and Asset Management
Fund)
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MA PROGRAMS
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
CINEMATOGRAPHY (EUROPEAN FILM SCHOOL BUDAPEST)
DESIGN AND ART MANAGEMENT
GRAPHIC DESIGN
INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
MOTION PICTURE ART
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INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…have strong communication skills in
multiple languages, interested in intercultural
communication and wishing to understand
the complexity of new media tools and digital
technologies.
Starting date:
Bachelor’s degree or above in any related
field
Intermediate (B2) command of English
(e.g.: IELTS min 6.0)
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AVAILABLE SPECIALIZATION:
International Communication Module
By launching the International Communication
module, we wish to provide for the training
of professionals who are able to perform
entrepreneurial, networking and managerial
tasks in various fields of international social and
political relations based on their comprehensive
knowledge and skills gained in the area
of mass communication and intercultural
communication in addition to their excellent
command of two foreign languages used for
specific professional purposes.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
The educational objective of the international
communication module is to train experts
with an excellent knowledge of English for
specific purposes, experts who are able to
fulfil demanding managerial, networking
and organizational duties in a wide range of
positions in the area of international business,
politics and cultural relations. The module also
highlights the development of communication
skills and the acquisition of special skills
related to the successful strategies of career
management.
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› communication expert and advisor of
multinational companies
›› manager responsible for international
relations
›› expert working for cultural and
educational institutions
›› expert working for institutions,
associations, advising companies, involved
in social communication
CORE SUBJECTS:
Media Regulation Theories; Representation
Theories; Contrastive Cultures; Social
Communication Theories; Participating Media;
Artistic Communication; Social Functions of
Media; Cultural Studies; Theories of Identity and
Otherness; International Media; International
Political Communication; International
Organizational Communication; Foreign
Language Communications Techniques;
Communications Research Seminar; Multimedia
and Web Design; New technologies; Theory
and Practice of Televised Program Editing
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
Communication
and Media Studies
MA Program
For a successful professional it is an essential
tool to have strong communication skills,
for a successful professional in the media
sciences this is fundamental. The Masters of
Communication program offers theoretical
knowledge with a strong focus on practical,
professional skills and competences.
The educational program of the course is
strongly media-oriented which is based
on a thorough grounding in social and
behavioural sciences and present issues of
intercultural communication.
Head of program:
Andras Murai PhD – Associate Professor
THE DIPLOMA:
Communication and Media Studies Expert
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CAREER PROSPECTS:
CORE SUBJECTS:
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
Subjects for management consulting
specialization: The Structure and Operation of
Counselling Agencies; Counselling Methods
and Techniques; Management of Counselling
Projects; Negotiating Techniques and Conflict
Resolution
…are creative, good problem solvers, aiming
for innovation, and ready to face challenges.
We are looking forward for the application
of those who are persistent, committed, and
cooperative while working in groups.
Starting date:
›› Bachelor’s degree or above in any related
field
›› Intermediate (B2) command of English
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›› organizational mediator
›› management consultant
›› project manager
›› businessman
›› manager of own business
›› business manager
›› Management Consulting
›› Organizational Mediator
›› Gábor Erdőhegyi – master expert of
business consulting
›› Péter Csákvári – master expert of
management consulting
›› Judit Gáspár – master expert of
management consulting
›› Tamás Dénes – mathematician, creatology
expert
›› Gábor Láncz – SME (Small and Medium
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Enterprises) expert, TME (Turnaround
Management Expert)
Dr. Magdolna Barczi – mediator expert
Dr.Balogh Mária Szathmáryné – coach,
organizational management and mediator
expert
Dr. Erik Korom – Professor, chartered
accountant
Zoltán Véry – communication
management and controlling expert
Subjects for both specializations: Management
and Organization Theories; Managerial
(Business) Economics; Decision Support
Systems; Strategic Management; Innovation
and Knowledge Management; Controlling
Systems; Change and Crisis Management
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Management
and Leadership
MA Program
Leading a company is a complex challenge,
let it be a small enterprise or a large one in
the public sector. Managing any of them
requires an expert in analysing, planning,
leading, solving conflicts and problems,
sustaining workflow. We present this
approach to our students, so they can cope
with all areas of business management,
become experts in organizational
mediation, and turn into true leaders of
enterprises, all on a professional level.
Head of program: Dr. András Krémer PhD
PARTNERS:
Budapest Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, MTA GB – Knowledge- and
Communication Management Working
Committees, Hungarian School for
Organizational Sciences, National Association
of Crisis and Change Managers
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CREATIVE EXPERIENCE
MANAGEMENT
THERMAL SPA AND RESORT
MANAGEMENT
This specialization is giving the answer to the
questions of creative thinking and economy,
by training experts who are capable of
understanding and improving the creative
industries (design, culture, tourism, IT, etc.),
using smart marketing and various infocommunication technologies, utilising all this
in creative tourism.
This unique specialization – only offered at BKF –
offers a competitive expertise in health tourism, making our applicant capable of coping
with every situation anywhere in the world. This
program builds on the age-long tradition of
thermal water management and thermal bath
culture of Hungary, as well as the international
trend of the comprehensive usage and popularity of natural resources – such as thermal water.
Starting date:
…are impulsive about creative industries and
novel solutions, wishing to know new tools
and approaches, ready for challenges and
interesting tasks, aiming to create new products
and services.
Bachelor’s degree or above in any
related field
Intermediate (B2) command of English
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Head of program:
László Puczkó PhD CMC – Association
of Tourism Consultants, Former President,
International Tourism Studies Association,
Regional Vice President
THE SPECIALIZATION IS DESIGNED
CORE SUBJECTS:
Cultural- and Heritage-Management; Tourism
Products and Management; Destinations and
Tourism; Marketing Communication in Tourism;
Experience Management; Experiential Service
Design; Cultural and Creative Industries
Management; Introduction to Creative
Thinking; ICT and Creative Media; Cultural
and Creative Tourism; Creative Quarters and
Urban Development; Creative Economy and
Entrepreneurship; Wellbeing and Quality of Life;
Human Resources and Quality Management in
Tourism; Sustainable Planning and Development
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
On the contrary to conventional Tourism
MA programs, this course prepares our
students for the management of the
complex, multi-player system of tourism.
Attendees are dealing with complex
assignments and issues, leading them
to experience and use the international
toolkit and methodology of destinationand heritage-management. Outstanding
experts are guiding our students
throughout the program, discussing best
case practices from all around the world.
THE SPECIALIZATION IS DESIGNED
…are interested in health tourism and spa
management, desiring to acquire management
and marketing techniques based on both
tradition and current state of the international
market.
CORE SUBJECTS:
Cultural- and Heritage-Management; Tourism
Products and Management; Destinations
and Tourism; Marketing Communication in
Tourism; Experience Management; Wellbeing
Studies; Evidence Based Therapies and Healing
Resources; Health Industries; Hotel and Resort
Management; Health Tourism; Thermal
Spa Management; Thermal Spa and Resort
Development; Wellbeing and Quality of Life;
Human Resources and Quality Management in
Tourism; Sustainable Planning and Development
THE DIPLOMA:
Economist in Tourism Management
THIS PROGRAM OFFERS TWO
SPECIALIZATIONS IN ENGLISH:
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Tourism
Management
MA Program
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›› Creative Experience Management
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Our program is based on practical seminars,
placed in the studio scenery of Origo Film
Studio, providing opportunity to work on real
projects with professional equipment, guided
by excellent experts of the profession. Students
can get experience in related fields, producer
studies, digital post-production, as well as
filming in cyberspace.
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…possess a unique perspective, an excellent
visual imagination and composition skills,
as well as the required qualification: a
degree in cameraman studies in Hungary, or
a Cinematography BA abroad.
Mode of study: Full-time/part time
Cinematography
MA Program
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›› Bachelor’s degree or above in any related
field
IELTS min 6.0)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› as movie and television cameraman,
›› director of photography,
›› cameraman in independent film
productions, domestic and international
movies, advertisements, video clips,
internet series.
Director Profession; Cameraman Profession;
Movie History, Image Analysis; Production
Studies; Dramaturgy and Literature; Editing;
Image History, Image Analysis; Scenery;
Advertising; Integrated Imaging - VFX
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Buda Gulyás – Balázs Béla Award-winning
HSC cinematographer
›› András Nagy – Balázs Béla Award-winning
HSC cinematographer
›› Péter Gárdos – Balázs Béla Award-winning
film director
›› Sándor Kardos – Associate Professor,
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film editor
Dr. Ádám Rozgonyi DLA – Associate
Professor, film director, screenwriter
Ildikó Enyedi – Balázs Béla Award-winning
of the Kossuth, Balázs Béla and József
Attila Awards
Dr. habil György Molnár DLA – Honorary
Award
Szabolcs Hajdu – Film director,
screenwriter
Dr. habil András Kepes DLA – Chairman
of the Council of Arts, Professor,
Laureate of the Pulitzer Memorial Prize,
journalist
Mátyás Edrély – HSC cinematographer
Máté Herbai – HSC cinematographer
Róbert Maly – HSC cinematographer
Gábor Medvigy – Balázs Béla Awardwinning HSC cinematographer
Elemér Ragályi – Oscar-, Emmy-, ACE-,
Kossuth- and Balázs Béla Award winning
cinematographer, director
Head of program:
PARTNERS:
Sparks Camera & Lighting Ltd., Vision Team,
Origo Film Studios, Hungarian Filmlab,
Hungarian Film Archive, Schwindle Ltd.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
We would like to train cinematographers
capable of visual thinking and thinking
about visuality, who have a sense of
responsibility for the world around them,
who are capable of looking beyond the
camera, and for whom the picture is not
the ultimate aim, but the tool serving the
purpose of the art as a whole.
CORE SUBJECTS:
THE DIPLOMA:
Qualified Cinematographer Artist
GÁBOR SZABÓ DLA
PROFESSOR
Our main aim is to carry on with the heritage
of the world-renowned cinematographer
school founded by György Illés.
“We would like to train
cinematographers able to stand
their ground on the worldwide
scene in the fields of international
movie production and media,
but at the same time capable of
preserving and carrying on with
the considerable traditions of the
Hungarian cinematography.”
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Design and Art
Management
MA Program
We prepare our students for such coordinating
activities as the intellectual and economic
management of enterprises, and provide
knowledge on the institutional network and
characteristics of enterprises. Among the most
important values of this program are openness
and interdisciplinarity.
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…are committed to dealing with the cultural
management tasks of enterprises, and who
would like to deepen their previously acquired
knowledge with market, business and marketing
studies, as well as to acquire essential practices
and skills for performing managing tasks
(exhibition management, art trade, business
management and sponsoring activities). We
are looking forward to the application of those,
who are capable of individual initiatives and
possess an entrepreneurial spirit and organising
skills, as well as an adequate style in both
speaking and writing. Graduate students of
design and arts programs, design and arts
theory programs and liberal arts programs are
all welcome. This program is also available for
those who have a degree in economics, and
are interested in the management of cultural
enterprises and creative industries.
›› Bachelor’s degree or above in any
related field
IELTS min 6.0)
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›› in design and art studios
›› in art galleries
›› in antique shops
›› as manager in cultural institutions
›› as manager of museums
›› as art specialist or curator
›› as PR and arts advisor to business
enterprises
CORE SUBJECTS:
Entrepreneurship Studies, Finances of Small
Enterprises, Copyright, Cultural Management,
Market Research, Design and Art Strategies,
Digital Marketing, Art of the 21st Century,
Design of the 21st Century, Contemporary Art
Trade, Curatorial Skills, Editorial Skills
›› Dr. Péter Krasztev CSc – Cultural
anthropologist
›› András Murai PhD – Associate Professor,
Film historian
›› Dr. András Szilágyi B. – Art historian
›› Dr. Gabriella Uhl PhD – Art historian
›› Dr. habil Tibor Valuch DSc - Historian,
sociologist, Doctor of the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences
PARTNERS, EDUCATIONAL VENUES:
DESIGN AND ART MANAGEMENT
CAREER PROSPECTS:
Designtrend.hu – online design magazine
THE DIPLOMA:
Design and Art Manager
Head of program:
Dr. habil József Vadas CSc – Art historian,
Professor, Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning art
writer and historian
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Gábor Einspach – Publisher of Art
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Magazin, Associate to the Kieselbach
Gallery
Krisztina Jerger – Art historian, Ferenczy
Noémi Prize-winning curate
Dr. habil Erzsébet Noszkay PhD –
Economist, Professor, management expert
Dr. habil Árpád Papp-Váry PhD – Vice
Rector, Dean of the Heller Farkas Faculty
of Tourism and Economics, Head of
the Institute of Marketing, Head of the
Commerce and Marketing Program,
Associate Professor, Vice President of
the Hungarian Marketing Association,
branding consultant
Dr. habil Jolán Róka CSc – Professor,
Editor-in-chief of the journal
‘Kommunikáció Média Gazdaság’
Dr. József Slézia PhD – Associate Professor,
art historian
Dr. Péter Gulyás – Associate Professor,
historian of philosophy
Miklós Vincze – Architect, Director of
VAM Design Center
Márton Barabás DLA – Associate
Professor, Munkácsy Mihály
Barnabás Bencsik – Art historian
Dr. Júlia Bérczi-Juhos – Economist
DR. HABIL JÓZSEF VADAS CSc
ART HISTORIAN, PROFESSOR
Nowadays, design is an essential factor in
the competitiveness of enterprises, both in
Hungary and abroad. The design of product
structure, market management and the
establishment of international relations
require professionals who are familiar with
the trends of the contemporary design and
art scene, and are prepared to manage
such business organizations individually,
or capable of fulfilling tasks as members
of a managing team.
“It is a fine and noble task to
create works of art, and thus to
humanize our material world
and environment. But it is just
as important, and maybe even
more difficult, to provide the
circumstances necessary for the
created values to leave the studios
and workshops, and to reach
their audiences. This is an activity
which requires a great deal of
resourcefulness and creativity,
and which will gain an increasing
importance in the future.”
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Graphic Design
MA Program
Our institution encourages team work and
integrated design tasks, using the latest
methods of design, corroborating practical
work with the necessary theory.
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…are creative, who have empathy and good
cooperating skills with a critical approach and
a wish to create valuable pieces of work of
high standard throughout their future career.
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Aesthetics; Special Graphic Design Studies;
Theory of Progressive Imaging; Artistic
Studies; Research and Planning in Graphic
Design; Planning in Graphic Art; Visual
Communication; Graphic Design and Related
Genres; Reproductive Graphic Studies; Graphic
Design Studio Practice; Design History; New
Media Graphic Design; Integrated Design;
Generative Design; Sustainable Society and
Culture
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Krzysztof Ducki – Associate Professor,
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CAREER PROSPECTS:
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print media
web designer at newspapers and in the
publishing industry
owner of design studios
workers at various businesses in
the design industry
CORE SUBJECTS:
related field
IELTS min 6.0)
›› independent artist as graphic designer,
illustrator and graphic artist
›› art director at creative agencies and
graphic design studios
›› graphic designer in the online and
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›› illustrator, picture editor, DTP designer,
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THE DIPLOMA:
Graphic Designer Artist
“Designers are the ones responsible for the
message, its artistic and aesthetic quality but
they also have to bear social and environmental
factors in mind. How does the message exert
its influence? What materials shall be used for
a package design? How will that affect the
environment? Our intention is to introduce
students to the world of an experimental
graphic design studio, the concept of which
has been reinterpreted in the widest sense.
We consider students to be fellow artists who
cooperate with their masters in their effort to
change the world while looking for solutions to
contemporary problems combining traditional
and modern techniques.”
Gyula Július,
Associate professor, Program supervisor,
Munkácsy Mihály Award-winning fine artist
GRAPHIC DESIGN
We train professionals, capable of reacting
to real situations, being creative and
presenting solutions with artistic creativity.
Our graduates think out of the box and
create quality work in any aspect of graphic
design. Our program is resilient with fresh
approach and our virtue is openness.
We help our students to find their unique
style with recognized professors, wellknown artists of numerous fields of graphic
design. We develop practical problemsolving ability, which focuses on functional
design, we inspire to be innovative in
individual work based on personal identity
as well as during team work.
Laureate of the Ferenczy Noémi Award
and the Aranyrajzszög (Golden Drawingpin) Life Achievement Award, graphic
artist
Imre Gábor – Associate Professor, Head of
Graphic Design Support Group, Munkácsy
Mihály Award-winninggraphic artist
Program Supervisor, Munkácsy Mihály
Ferenc Tepes – Associate Professor,
designer
Sándor Rácmolnár – Associate Professor,
artist
Gábor Kóthay – Munkácsy Mihály Awardwinning graphic designer, Laureate of the
Aranyrajzszög (Golden Drawing-pin) Life
Achievement Award, typographer
Andrea Brittnek – Graphic designer artist
Péter Maczó DLA – Printing engineer,
graphic designer, typographer
Head of program:
Péter Maczó DLA – Printing engineer, graphic
designer, typographer
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Our aim is to train interior designers who are
ready to assist the work of architects as highlyqualified associates and who are able to shape
objects, the environment and design trends in
a creative way. Through their creative thinking
graduates contribute to the artistic formation
of our built environment undertaking the
cultural mission of the creative man, creating
and transferring lasting values while their work
and designs have an impact on the international
designer community. We have lectures on the
importance and capability designing interiors,
and the creative process of interior and exterior
furniture design. We inspire continuous
experimenting and modeling with shapes and
materials, guiding our graduates to find their
own designer identity.
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…have received their BA degree in architecture,
architectural design, environmental design or
design and have the necessary knowledge
of interior space design. Suitable candidates
are good at solving problems, they are
environmentally conscious people with good
communication skills, a sense of proportion
and color, they have a stereoscopic vision, a
mature visual sense and they intend to create
high-quality designs with an intention to create
lasting values.
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Interior and
Environment Design
MA Program
related field
IELTS min 6.0)
CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› senior or associate designer at interior
design studios
›› senior designer at independent interior
design studios
›› interior associate designer at architecture
firms
›› interior designer, coordinator
CORE SUBJECTS:
Contemporary Design History; Integrated
Building Seminar; Contemporary Architecture;
Interior Space Design; Architectural Design;
Object Design; Visual Communication; Interior
Design Technologies; Aesthetics; Art Studies
Head of program:
Zoltán Kovács DLA – Associate Professor,
Ferenczy Noémi Award-winning architect,
Senior designer
PARTNERS:
University of Pécs - Pollack Mihály Faculty of
Engineering and Information Technology,
Europe Design Furnishing Solutions
THE DIPLOMA:
Interior and Environment Designer Artist
“In addition to interior and furniture design,
the master program also strongly focuses on
architectural design tasks highlighting the
central role of a creative artistic approach in
environment design.”
Zoltán Kovács DLA,
Head of Program, Associate Professor,
Senior designer
INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
Interior designer environmental planners
shape their everyday surroundings with
their creative thinking and carry out their
jobs with a high level of artistic sensitivity.
They take on the cultural mission of the
creative artist, creating, mediating and
preserving values.
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Mihály Hefkó – Associate Professor,
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Ferenczy Noémi Award-winning interior
designer, Ybl Award-winning architect
Judit Z. Halmágyi DLA – Associate
Professor, Pro Architectura Award-winning
architect
Péter Mátrai DLA – Professor,
Ybl Award-winning architect
Márton Barabás DLA – Associate
Professor, Munkácsy Mihály Awardwinning artist
Adrienn Emresz DLA – Associate Professor
Dr. Péter Gulyás – Associate Professor,
historian of philosophy
Tibor Kecskés DLA – Associate Professor,
architect, interior designer
Zoltán Kovács DLA – Associate Professor,
Senior designer
Dr. habil József Vadas CSc – Art
historian, Professor, Munkácsy Mihály
Award-winning art writer
and historian
habil Attila Bárkányi DLA – Professor,
Ferenczi Noémi Award-winning designer
Gergely Kiss-Gál – Architect, designer artist
habil László Zobor DLA – Associate
Professor
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The versatile training program of BKF offers
a rare opportunity for students with excellent
skills to learn about the art forms related to
the specific skills acquired in their chosen
programs. In teams, they can work on joint
projects, simulating real-life situations. All this
can be experienced and led by the greatest
professionals in an internationally recognized
environment of Origo Film Studio. With the
possibility of numerous specializations student
can train themselves in their desired field of
motion picture.
Motion
Picture Art
MA Program
INDIVIDUALS WHO:
…are attracted to motion picture art, who
are creative persons with a good visual and
technical sense, who have a stereoscopic vision,
a sense of style and who are in touch with
reality.
Bachelor’s degree or above in any
related field
IELTS min 6.0)
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CAREER PROSPECTS:
›› independent motion picture artist
›› documentary filmmaker
›› designer of moving/digital content in arts
and businesses
›› television program producer
›› animation designer
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›› screenwriter
›› editor
›› creative producer
›› cinematographer
›› Motion picture – Directing
›› Motion picture – Writing-Producing
›› Motion picture – Editing
›› Motion picture – Animation Design
›› Motion picture - Creative Producer
CORE SUBJECTS:
Motion Picture Technologies (Cinematography,
Theory and Practice of Editing); Sound Design,
Documentary Filmmaking; Fiction Filmmaking;
Media Design and Studies in Animation;
Screenplay Writing and Dramaturgy; Production
and Producing Skills; History and Theory of
Motion Picture Art
Head of program:
professor, Film director, Screenwriter
MEMBERS INCLUDE:
›› Géza Bereményi – Honorary Professor,
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of the Kossuth, Balázs Béla, and József
Attila Awards and the Prima Primissima
Prize
Ádám Born DLA – Associate Professor,
Balázs Béla Award-winning director,
Laureate of the Pulitzer Memorial Prize
Áron Gauder – Associate Professor, Balázs
Béla Award-winning animator and film
director
Péter Gárdos – Associate Professor,
Balázs Béla Award-winning film director,
writer
Buda Gulyás – Balázs Béla Award-winning
HSC cinematographer
Szabolcs Hajdu – Balázs Béla Awardwinning film director
Sándor Kardos – Honorary Professor,
›› Mari Miklós – Associate Professor, Balázs
Béla Award-winning HSE film editor
›› Dr. habil György Molnár DLA – Honorary
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Award
Dr. Éva M Tóth DLA – Professor, animation
director, Laureate of the Balázs BélaAward
Professor, film director, screenwriter
Award
Márk Selján DLA – 3D designer artist
Gábor Ulrich – Balázs Béla Prize-winning
animated film director
Igor Bóka – 3D designer artist
György Radnai – Producer
MOTION PICTURE ART
Cinematic approach is increasingly defined
by new technologies and the type of
creative thinking that comes with it, which
is present in artistic and business life as well
as in professional filmmaking and content
creation.
PARTNERS:
Vision Team, Origo Film Studio, MTVA (Media
Support and Asset Management Fund)
THE DIPLOMA:
Motion Picture Artist (including name of
specialization)
“Every camera angle involves a moral decision.”
Jean-Luc Godard
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THE SPECIAL PERSPECTIVE OF OUR
SCHOOL – NOT JUST A DIPLOMA, BUT
A PROFESSION!
The film profession has entered a period of
transition. We are witnessing the decline of the
traditional film and television cinematography
profession as we have known it. We see our
images appear on an ever-expanding variety of
silver screens, monitors, displays and projector
screens, while the final image springs forth from
a growing number of interrelated visual fields.
The speed of this process increases each and
every year. Thus, we must not only ensure that
students have excellent command of traditional
technologies, but we must also enable them to
keep pace with technologies as yet unknown,
and to become a potential driving force behind
this development. We train cinematographers
who are as comfortable making a short feature
as they are shooting their own news report,
conceived. Recorded and edited on their own,
via satellite as a private correspondent, or rising
to the challenge when their supervisor asks
them to create the intro for a brand new video
game.
PARTNERS
THE THREE BENEFITS OF EFSB
PROFESSIONALS IN AN ACTIVE STUDIO:
It
is
the
ORIGO
Film
Studio
(www.origofilmgroup.com) in Budapest
where our students shoot and have their
cinematography practice. The teachers at
EFSB are preeminent filmmakers who have
earned their professional experience working
on European and American movies and who
are still active in their profession.
ACCESS TO TOP LEVEL EQUIPMENT:
Our students can also use the warehouses
of ORIGO FILM STUDIO where the most
modern lighting and grip equipment used by
cinematographers all over the world is stored.
MORE THAN JUST A DEGREE:
Our students receive not only an arts
education degree, but also a specific film
related profession of their choice. Since they
are trained by active professionals, they have
excellent job opportunities in the film industry
immediately upon graduation. We are looking
forward to the applications of those who are
interested in photography and film, who have
good cooperative and interpersonal skills and
a strong visual sense.
“If I have a quality I’m proud of, it’s that as
soon as I understand something, I can explain
it to anyone, and have them understand it too.
I have always loved teaching. My first memory
about this is from around the age of eight or
nine - the passengers of a sightseeing bus
surrounded me to hear me ‘lecture’ on the
basics of photography.
DID YOU KNOW?
Many successful Hollywood movies have been
filmed in Hungary in recent years.
Year
Movie
Director
2014
Hercules
Brett
Ratner
2013
A Good
Day to Die
Hard
John
Moore
2012
The Raven
James
McTeigue
2012
Bel Ami
D.
Donnellan,
N. Ormerod
2011
In the Land
of Blood
and Honey
Angelina
Jolie
2011
The Borgias
Neil Jordan
2011
The Eagle
Kevin
Mcdonald
2008
Hellboy II:
The Golden
Army
Guillermo
del Toro
2005
Munich
Steven
Spielberg
2001
Spy Game
Tony Scott
EUROPEAN FILM SCHOOL BUDAPEST
TURIZMUS-MENEDZSMENT MESTERSZAK
The new International Film School in the Heart
of Europe
MORE INFO: www.efsb.eu
European Film
School Budapest
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CAMERAMAN STUDIES BA AND CINEMATOGRAPHY MA
The most exciting aspect of this school to me
is: that I got total freedom of action: I can
start fresh, with teachers of my own selection,
with a brand new curriculum, making the best
of my several decades of film- and teaching
experience.”
Gábor Szabó, HSC,
Head of European Film School Budapest,
Cinematographer
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INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PREPARATORY PROGRAM
We offer English Language Courses for those
students whose command of English is not
good enough to be enrolled in our BA/MA
programs. Basic knowledge of English is the
minimum requirement.
300 HOURS COURSE
Starting date: September and
February each year
Duration: 1 semester
›› Completed secondary school
studies
›› Basic command of English
FOUNDATION SEMESTER FOR
ART PROGRAMS
BKF University offers a brand new professional
preparatory program (from every February) for
those applicants who wish to get enrolled
in any of our English language art program.
Students have the opportunity to join the
desired 3-semester-long art BA programs every
September. In other words, for those applicants
who get admitted in February, the length of
their studies will be 6+1 semesters. During this
semester, students have the chance to learn the
basic concepts and techniques, professional
language, and also to familiarize themselves
with the instructors and the atmosphere prior
to the BA program.Business English
PREPARATORY PROGRAMS
Preparatory
programs
These programs are designed for people who
would like to apply for our B.A. programs, but
do not yet have the required level of English
knowledge to start the chosen program. The
English language courses will help you to
improve your professional language skills in
order to meet the level required for our degree
programs.
Starting date: February each year
Duration: 1 semester
studies
›› Intermediate command of English
(e.g.: IELTS 5.0)
(e.g.: IELTS 4.0)
600 HOURS COURSE
Starting date: September each
year
studies
›› Basic command of English
(e.g.: IELTS 3.0)
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Our foreign language program, developed
in line with the guidelines of the Common
European Framework, has also been accredited
as an adult-training program. The wide range
of possibilities includes general language
courses, preparatory courses for general
language exams, and language examinations
for professional purposes, professional subjects
in foreign languages and in-house accredited
and international language exams. Making use
of these opportunities, undergraduate students
may successfully apply for Erasmus and other
foreign exchange programs and internships
abroad, while our graduates may acquire
a proper command of at least two languages by
the time they enter the labour market.
State-of-the-art technologies including smart
boards, digital and interactive course books
and Web 2.0 software also play a key role at
our language classes.
LANGUAGE CLASSES ARE AN INTEGRAL
PART OF THE CURRICULUM AT EACH
DEGREE COURSE.
GENERAL LANGUAGE COURSES
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
EXAMINATION
Besides offering language courses, BKF
also operates as an off-site language exam
centre where students can take the TOEIC
exam, a respected international business
communication exam which is highly valued
by the corporate world.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES
In today’s globalized world, mastering
a second language provides a competitive
edge for young graduates. Therefore, it
is of crucial importance for us to train
professionals who are able to perform their
job-related tasks in a second language, as
well. Studying foreign languages is part of
the curriculum at each degree program at
BKF offering students the opportunity to
choose from among 8 different languages.
In addition, foreign students may also take
part in Hungarian as a second language
classes in order to foster their integration
into local everyday life and to make the
most of their stay in Hungary.
The aim of the general language courses is to
offer students the opportunity to start studying
a new language, to reach at least a B2 level in
the language they have already been studying
and to be able to complete professional subjects
in foreign languages. The members of foreign
language classes are arranged in groups based
on the result of their placement tests. Students
can choose from plenty of languages, from
Chinese to Spanish.
SUBJECTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
The objective of these classes is to enable
students to acquire professional knowledge in a
second language and to master the professional
foreign language skills of their future job, thus
further improving their employment chances
both in the national and international labour
market. Apart from English, we offer these
courses in German, French, Italian and Spanish
as well on an as-needed basis.
Foreign
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Dual study
programs
WHAT IS THE DUAL
STUDY PROGRAM?
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT
MAKE COMPARED TO REGULAR
BA PROGRAMS?
Starting with the 2014-2015 academic year,
BKF offers dual study programs as part of its
undergraduate business programs launched
in cooperation with corporate partners.
A dual study program is a specific type of
undergraduate degree program with a massive
load of workplace training. The main benefit
comes from your employment by a company
where you gain invaluable work experience
during a 22-week-long internship. In addition
to performing career-related professional tasks
during your studies, you also earn a salary not
only during the internship periods but also for
the full length of the program.
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HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM
A DUAL STUDY PROGRAM?
›› You receive on-the-job experience at
market leading companies.
›› You receive a salary from the company
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for the full length of your studies (both
during the internship period and the
academic year).
During the internship period you become
familiar with the overall operation of the
company as well as the positions relating
to your degree program. By gaining
experience in various positions, you will
be more prepared to choose the most
suitable career for yourself.
If you need to work to finance your
studies, you do not have to find a student
job. Instead, you can immediately start
a professional career.
You have a very good chance of getting
a job offer on finishing your studies.
By the time you graduate, you will
secure a better position for yourself as a
job-seeker since you will qualify as
a graduate with more than 3 years of
work experience.
HOW TO APPLY?
The application process consists of two parallel
procedures. To gain admission to the dual
study program you need to succeed at both
procedures. However, in case you are only
successful at the general admission procedure
of BKF you can still complete the regular degree
program you applied for at our university. (Be
aware, that the information contained here
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is not complete. Authorization procedure for
the dual study programs of BKF is in progress,
changes in the application procedure might
occur.)
within the framework of the general
admission procedure.
Check our website to figure out which
partner companies are available for you
to apply to within your chosen program.
Select the one(s) you like and apply
through the online application form.
At the partner company a seperate
admission procedure will be held.
Following the application you will be
notified in an e-mail regarding further
details about the procedure and the
date and time of your interview at the
company.
Companies participating in the Dual
Degree Programs:
Commerce and Marketing: Kit; Bock
Bistro; Zenit Hotel Balaton
Business Administration and
Management: Origo Film Studios;
Process Solutions; KMH Film Productions
Tourism and Catering: Bock Bistro;
Zenit Hotel Balaton
Finance and Accounting: OTP Bank;
Deloitte; Process Solutions
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SAME FOR ALL DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS:
Starting date: September and February
each year
Mode of study: Full time
Structure of program:
26 weeks education, 22 weeks internship
Hungarian cuisine while constantly renewing
its underlying philosophy. The bistro made its
way to the top 10 restaurants of the country
the year it opened and it has been a Michelin
Guide Recommended restaurant since 2007.
Deloitte Audit and Consulting Ltd.
Deloitte is one of the 4 largest professional
services firms in the world, with its annual
revnue of 32 billion USD it is part of the so
called ’Big Four’. It has more than 200 000
employees in 17 countries. Deloitte Hungary
with its 400 foreign and domestic experts
provides high quality services in the fields
of audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and
financial advisory.
KIT National Vocational Training Network
The national network of KIT Limited offers
practice-oriented accredited professional
training and language programs based on its
40 years of experience in vocational education.
The company has its own publishing house
and operates as an accredited language
examination centre.
KMH Film Productions
KMH Film was founded in 2003 by university
students studying to be film directors and
producer Ferenc Pusztai. Its portfolio contains
feature films, short films, documentaries
and more than 100 commercials made
in cooperation with major Hungarian
and international directors and agencies.
In addition to film-making, KMH Film provides
comprehensive pre-production, production and
post-production services.
segment of film-making from planning through
production to post-production support,
equipment rentals and financial services.
Process Solutions Financial and Accounting
Service Provider Ltd.
Process Solutions Group is a dynamic and
rapidly expanding independent accounting
business delivering high-quality finance and
accounting services in most countries across
Europe. Their clientele primarily includes
multinational companies such as Microsoft, BT,
Nike, American Express, E.ON, and Marriott
Hotels amongst many others.
Waldorf-Catering Ltd.
Waldor-Catering is one of Hungary’s most
multifaceted party service companies operating
in almost each and every segment of the
catering industry. Since its foundation in 1997
it has catered for more than 5,000 events and
worked for such prominent partners as L’Oréal,
UniCredit Bank and the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce.
Zenit Hotel Balaton
Zenit Hotel Balaton is a four-star wellness hotel
offering unique gastronomic experience in its
Bock Bistro restaurant boasting a recommended
rating awarded by the Michelin Guide.
OTP Bank
The OTP Bank Group with over 12 million
clients is the largest financial and insurance
service provider in Hungary. Due to its intensive
international expansion strategy it has become
a dominant business actor in the Central
Eastern European region and is present in 8
regional countries. In 2014 OTP was awarded
the title of the most innovative bank of the year.
IELTS min 5.5, TOEFL iBT min 61)
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Bock Bistro
Bock Bistro is one of Hungary’s finest gourmet
restaurants aiming at rethinking traditional
Origo Film Studios
Origo Film Group is one of the world’s largest
film studio representing the best Hollywood
standards and as Europe’s most modern studio
it has hosted such popular productions as
Hercules or Die Hard. It provides services in each
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It is of high priority at BKF to encourage students to make use of available opportunities.
At the same time, we also support those who need assistance to achieve their goals.
BKF Academic Scholarship
International students enrolled in our business and communication programs may be refunded
the full amount of the tuition fee of the current semester provided they are amongst the
top achievers in their field.
BKF Foundation Scholarship
All international students may apply for a scholarship of 1000 EUR each semester if their
corrected credit index is 3.0 or higher. The applicant with the highest academic ranking in
each degree program receives this scholarship.
BKF-TATA Scholarship
One of the world’s biggest technology provider companies, TATA Consultancy Services
has entered into a long-term strategic cooperation with BKF offering a scholarship for one
International Business BA student each semester. Selection is competitive and the scholarship
amount is equal to the full tuition fee for one semester.
BKF Creative Grant
The Grant supports and rewards the most exciting and creative ideas, which are constructive
and useful for the BKF community. In 2014 five students were awarded in topics such as
the ’Prezi study group’ or the ’be more open-minded, be more international’ initiative.
The winners received a grant covering their full tuition fee for two semseters.
BKF Start-Up Program
The Program awards innovative project plans by students that also create values. The winners
are granted a maximum of HUF 1 million per project allocated for the implementation of the
plan. In 2014 such creative ideas were awarded as the Nemundir online role playing game
or the establishment of Réka Gottlieb’s own fashion label.
Scholarships
WE OFFER A GROWING NUMBER
OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
FOR OUR STUDENTS
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The labor market is in need of professionals
with international experience and an excellent
command of second languages. Therefore, it
is our priority to offer an increasing number of
students the opportunity to take part in study
programs and internships abroad within the
framework of various grants and scholarships.
In addition to our programs in English, we also
take part in international programs, for instance
the Erasmus exchange program to provide
greater mobility sending our students to foreign
institutions and receiving guest students from
abroad so our students can get acquainted
with different cultures, hone their knowledge
of foreign languages and gain experience and
collect wonderful memories. Furthermore,
we also encourage students to take part in
international competitions and debates, for
example our students have won an international
communications contest in Belgium and they
have participated in various conferences in
Portugal.
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Austria
Study abroad
opportunities
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›› Fachhochschule Salzburg GMBH
›› Fachhochschule St. Pölten GMBH
Belgium
›› Artevelde University College Gent
›› Hogeschool PXL
Bulgaria
›› American University In Bulgaria
›› Burgaski Svoboden Universitet
›› Free University of Varna
›› International University College
›› University of Forestry
›› Velikoturnovski Universitet Sv. Sv. Kiril I Metodii
China
›› Beijing College of Politics and Law
›› Shanghai Finace University
Croatia
›› Vern’ University Of Applied Sciences
Czech Republic
›› Mendelova Zemedelská A Lesnická Univerzita V
Brno
›› Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha S.R.O.
Denmark
›› IBA International Business Academy
›› The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools
of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Estonia
›› Tartu Ülikool
Finland
›› Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulu
France
›› Ecole Superieure D’Arts Et Médias De Caen/
Cherbourg
›› Ecole Superieure Des Beauxarts De Nimes (Fine
Arts School Of Nimes )
›› Efap - Ecole Francaise Des Attaches De Presse Et
Des Professionels De La Communication
›› Icart – L’École Des Métiers De La Culture Et Du
Commerce De L’Art (Paris)
›› Groupe Ecole Supérieure De Commerce De
Troyes
Germany
›› Hochschule Für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Hamburg
›› Muthesius Kunsthochschule
›› Hochschule Mittweida
›› Fachhochschule Muenster
›› Stuttgart Media University
Greece
›› Independent Science And Technology College
›› Technologiko Ekpedeftiko Idrima (T.E.I.) Of
Athens
Italy
›› Universita’ Degli Studi Di Firenze
›› Universita’ Degli Studi Di Padova
›› Universita’ Degli Studi Di Siena
Latvia
›› Liepaja University
›› Lithuania
›› Vilniaus Universitetas
›› Luxembourg
›› Université Du Luxembourg
Poland
›› Politechnika Gdanska
›› Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania I Bankowości W
Krakowie
›› Uniwersytet Im. Adama Mickiewicza W Poznaniu
›› Uniwersytet Szczecinski
›› Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Zawodowa We
Wloclawku
›› Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny We Wroclawiu
›› The E.Geppert Academy Of Art And
›› Design In Wroclaw
Portugal
›› Universidade De Aveiro
›› Instituto Politecnico De Lisboa
›› Ipam - The Marketing School
›› Universidade De Lisboa
›› Instituto Politecnico De Leiria
›› Esad - Escola Superior De Artes E Design
›› University Of Coimbra
Romania
›› Babes -Bolyai University
›› Universitatea Sapientia Cluj-Napoca
›› Universitatea De Vest Din Timisoara
Serbia
›› University Business Academy In Novi Sad
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
By expanding its international relations the
main objective of BKF is to raise the standard
of education, broaden its educational spectrum
with internationally acclaimed programs and
deepen academic and professional cooperation.
We focus on three key areas: education, mobility
of students and staff, and scientific cooperation.
International
Slovakia
›› Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave
Slovenia
›› Visoka Šola Za Dizajn V Ljubljani
Spain
›› Formatic Barna S.A.
›› Escuela De Arte Y Superior De Diseno
›› Esic Business & Marketing School
›› Escuela De Arte Y Superior De Diseno De Valencia
›› Universidad Europea Miguel De Cervantes
›› Universidad De Jaén
›› Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
›› University Of Valencia
The Netherlands
›› Avans Hogeschool, University Of Applied Sciences
›› Hanzehogeschool Groningen
›› Windesheim University Of Applied Sciences
Turkey
›› Cukurova Universitesi
›› Akdeniz Universitesi
›› Antalya International College Of Tourism
›› Istanbul Aydin University
›› Okan Universitesi
›› Ege Üniversitesi
›› Izmir Ekonomi Universitesi
›› Gebze Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü
›› Selcuk Universitesi
›› Mersin Universitesi - Meu
›› Trakya Üniversitesi
›› Nuh Naci Yazgan University
›› Beykent University Istanbul
›› Meliksah Univeristy
United States Of America
›› Ohio State University
›› Missouri State University
Vietnam
›› Universit Y Of Social Sciences And Humanities
Hanoi
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BEFORE GRADUATION
Career building starts on the first day upon
entering higher education – in fact, upon
choosing the institution. Our students take
the first steps towards their future career on
day one at BKF, making use of the wide range
of possibilities we offer in order to ensure
they have a competitive advantage when they
enter the labour market. Career building is
a many-faceted process, from selecting the
appropriate optional subjects through joining
the professional community at an early stage,
to participating in skills development trainings,
foreign language classes and exposure to
foreign experience.
The Career Centre of BKF offers permanent
assistance to students through its training
programs, counselling and other support
services to help them with building a successful
career path during their studies and after
graduation.
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We maintain close contact with the actors of
the labour market and our graduate students
to shape our career building program in
accordance with their constant feedback.
According to employers, the most important
expectations recent graduates shall live up to
include the following: willingness to work,
communications skills, creative thinking,
problem-solving skills, an aptitude for team
work, independence, readiness to learn and
of course proficiency in foreign languages. In
line with this, BKF provides a host of excellent
opportunities to help students meet the above
requirements.
MAJOR CAREER-RELATED SERVICES
OF THE BKF CAREER CENTRE:
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colleagues of the Career Centre to prepare
students for the expectations of the
labour market.
Talent management workshops offering
the opportunity for the in-depth study of
specific fields such as media, marketing,
economics, tourism and social sciences.
Individual career counselling provided by
trained experts at the Career Centre.
Information exchange events, including
the Day of Companies where students can
meet the representatives of non-profit
organizations, small- and medium-sized
enterprises, multinational companies and
banks.
Career Wednesday, providing an
opportunity to meet the HR consultants of
CV-online..
AFTER GRADUATION
CAREER BUILDING
36% OF OUR GRADUATES FIND A JOB DURING THEIR UNIVERSITY
YEARS AND ANOTHER 55% FIND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN 3 MONTHS
FOLLOWING THEIR GRADUATION.
BKF offers further services to former students
after graduation as well. We support their
further studies at our master and postgraduate
specialist training programs launched in a
wide range of fields since continuous learning
makes the most successful exerts. In addition,
we also focus on giving constant support to
recent graduates upon their entry in the labour
market.
We like to stay in close contact with our
graduates, since on the basis of their experience
we can make BKF a better place, a place that
students dream of.
Alumni website
With the help of the website we can facilitate the progress of our foreign graduates flexibly, regardless of place and
time, through job-seeking services, networking, on-line counselling, professional
and cultural program listings, workshops
and trainings.
The alumni organization aims at strengthening the relationship between BKF and
its foreign graduates, including our former
ERASMUS students.
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Internships
In order to offer students a meaningful, fully
efficient internship, we have started a Patron
Program in the framework of which there is
a professional mentor at each workplace helping
students successfully perform their tasks.
At BKF, gaining practical experience is much
more than a compulsory internship in the last
semester. As an organic part of their degree
programs, students study in a practice-oriented
spirit from the very first day. What fosters
hands-on experience at BKF?
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groups, project-based exercises simulating
work situations.
Professional groups – as members of the
Student Marketing Team, the Student
PR Team and our Talent Management
Workshops, our students perform real
jobs.
TDK – Students may obtain academic
and research project practice as a result
of participating in the Students’ Scientific
competition.
The University Magazine and radio station
(bkFM.hu) continously provide internship
opportunities.
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entrepreneurial spirit may take part in the
projects and research conducted by BKF
lecturers.
Series of professional public debates
– Tourism Plus+, Alumni Club, Media
Workshop Forum, Celeb PR, Tricks of
Journalism Club.
MAJOR PARTNERS PROVIDING
WORK PLACEMENT IN RECENT YEARS
›› Accor-Pannonia Hotels Zrt.
›› AXA Insurence Ltd.
›› Axel Springer Hungary
›› Boscolo New York Palace Hotel
›› Coca-Cola Hungary
›› CEE Bankwatch Network
›› Dreher Breweries Ltd.
›› Egis Pharmaceutical Plc.
›› E.On Hungary
›› Erste Bank
›› Exxon Mobil
›› Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace
›› GE Hungary
›› Grey Worldwide Hungary
›› Habitat for Humanity Hungary
›› Heineken Hungary Ltd.
›› Intercontinental Budapest
›› K&H Bank (member of the KBC Group)
›› Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
›› L’oreál Hungary
›› Leo Burnett Advertising Agency
›› McCann Erickson Budapest
›› Mellow Mood Group
›› Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing, Hungary
INTERNSHIPS
33% of our students have been
offered a full-time job following
the end of their internship
Internship is an integral part of studies at
BKF, where students may prepare for the
expectations of the labour market in real work
situations. At their places of employment
they have the chance to network, which is
indispensable in the labour market. Moreover,
if they perform well, they may turn their work
placement into a full-time job offer.
›› MKB Bank (member of the BayernLB
Group)
›› MOL, Hungarian Oil and Gas Company
›› MTVA (Media Support and Asset)
›› Neckermann
›› Nestlé
›› Origo Film Studios
›› OTP Bank
›› PICS Telecom
›› PR Herald Communications Agency
›› Presston Public Relations Ltd.
›› PriceWaterHouseCoopers Auditing and
Advisory Services
›› Procter&Gamble
›› Revision Marketing
›› Richter Gedeon Plc.
›› Robert Bosch Electronics Ltd.
›› Rtl Klub
›› Siemens
›› Sodexo Hungary Ltd.
›› Sony
›› Sopresso
›› Tata Consultancy Services
›› The Embassy of the United States
of America
›› The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Hungary
›› The Explorer Group
›› TUI Travel
›› UNICEF
›› Unicredit
›› Universal Music Group
›› Vodafone Hungary
›› Waberer’s International Ltd.
›› Walt Disney Hungary Ltd.
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BKF IN THE RANKING LISTS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
BKF graduates find job placement
within an average 2.1 months after
graduation, which is the best figure
of all Hungarian institutions. One third
of graduates are hired full-time at the
company where they completed their
internship.
Various national surveys rank BKF in
the upper third of Hungarian higher
education institutions and it is among
the top few private institutions.
78% of BKF instructors possess
advanced academic degrees (PhD and
similar).
The Communication and Arts
Department of BKF is the largest of its
kind in Hungary. Data shows that BKF
communication students are the best
students in this field in Hungary.
According to the opinions of students
of social sciences, BKF is number one in
improving career opportunities and in
facilitating the employment of students
through its extensive relations with the
labour market.
BKF credentials
According to the National Higher
Education Ranking System, the Faculty
of Tourism and Hospitality has risen
very rapidly to become the runner-up
among institutions offering programs
in tourism.
Students judged the International
Business Economics program at BKF to
be number one regarding the quality
of the program, the standards of
services and the institution’s extensive
professional network.
Rankings comparing services provided
by the 10 leading Hungarian institutions
for students in Business Economics and
Management place BKF first in four
categories.
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Go to apply.bkf.hu to access our online
application website.
Sign up on the site in order to get your
unique Applicant code.
Log in and upload all the information
and documents the site asks for. It is
possible to abandon and continue the
application process any time until the deadline.
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We provide you with constant feedback
regarding your application. If you fail to
submit any of the application documents, our
system will send you reminder e-mails. Once
your application is complete and accepted, you
will receive our Conditional Letter of Admission.
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After receiving the Conditional Letter
of Admission, you need to transfer the
tuition fee of the first two semesters before
the application deadline. After the reception of
your tuition fee, your Final Letter of Admission
will be issued. Those applicants who need VISA
are asked to pay an additional 300 EUR for
our VISA Assistance Package. This includes
accomodation for the first month of the
studies, health insurance for six months, and
full legal assistance to advance a successful
VISA interview. This fee is not refundable.
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Please check the websites below for study
visa and residence permit procedures:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs –
Hungary: www.mfa.gov.hu
Office of Immigration and Nationality:
www.bmbah.hu
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In case you have further questions,
please contact our International
Office via e-mail (international@bkf.hu),
Skype (bkf_international) or the phone
00 36 1 7665397. You can also find us on
Facebook: BKF University Budapest
HOW TO APPL
How to apply
To apply for our programs you need to take the
following steps:
›› When applying to our Bachelor programs,
our application site will ask for the
following documents from you:
1. copy of your secondary school
certificate/diploma with the final exam
results
2. copy of the official translation of your
secondary school certificate (if it is not
in English or Hungarian)
3. copy of the photo-page(s) of your
passport. Your passport needs to be
valid for at least 6 months.
4. proof of payment of the 95 EUR
application fee – please note that it is
not refundable and must be paid via
bank transfer
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Additionally, if you have an English language
exam certificate, please enclose that to your
application, too. (Minimum requirement: e.g.
IELTS 5.5)
WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS BEFORE
AND AFTER YOUR ARRIVAL?
The staff of our International Directorate is
committed to doing their best to assist you
in solving all problems you might encounter
before your arrival and during your studies at
BKF. We are determined to enhance your future
success to the greatest extent possible.
You can contact us at:
international@bkf.hu
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Period
Early bird 10% off
Final
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Origin
September intake
February intake
EU, EEA, Turkey
30th of June
15th of November
non-EU
30th of May
15th of October
EU, EEA, Turkey
31th of July
5th of January
non-EU
30th of June
30th of November
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Because Hungary welcomes everyone! It
has always been this way, and always will.
Hungarians delight in having guests in their
country, and that includes you! The mix
of young and old, foreigner and local is
what moves Hungary forward. Discover for
yourself why being part of it is so special!
Tranquil plains, picturesque mountains?
Curative waters and baths? Hungary has
these and more, with a diversely beautiful
landscape and renowned centers for wellness.
A millennium of cultural heritage or the latest
designer art clothes? Here you can check out
both! Classical and modern can be experienced
in music, architecture, cuisine, or entertainment.
And that’s not all! Thanks to the mixture of
genes, knowledge and education, Hungary has
brought great academic talents to the world.
There’s something for everyone. Come and see
what there is for you!
DID YOU KNOW?
Some Hungarian inventions and inventors
famous over the world
Microsoft Word and Excel – Károly
Simonyi
Safety matches – János Irinyi
Rubik’s cube – Ernő Rubik
Ballpoint pen – László József Bíró
Dynamo – Jedlik Ányos
Helicopter – Oszkár Asboth
Vitamin C – Albert Szent-Györgyi
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WHY BUDAPEST?
A strong black espresso or a white chocolate
coffee with cinnamon, or perhaps even a
crème caramel macchiato? Something
sweet and hot, strong but mild at the same
time, something you want to remember,
though it’s quite hard to define. This could
be Budapest if it were a coffee. It leaves
everyone with a different impression.
With its diversity, you can find a place for
culture, fun, history, education, or relaxation.
And as a sparkling “UniverCity,” it’s full of
students from all around the world, with a
constantly sizzling nightlife.
The city stretches along both sides of the
Danube, representing the many faces of the
Hungarian capital. There’s the historic Buda
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side, with its castle district, Turkish baths,
Roman ruins, medieval alleys, caves and
countless green areas spread out among the
hills. On the other side, it’s Pest with its ever
changing promenades, stores, restaurants, bars
and bubbling cultural life.
Come and a have a sip for yourself! So what
does Budapest taste like to you?
THE HUNGARIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM
The quality of Hungarian education is
famous in Europe and there are many
foreign students who come to the country
to study, pick up new skills or improve their
language proficiency. The educational
system in Hungary is multilevel, and there
are more and more opportunities to study.
During the past few decades, it has become
a most convenient choice for international
students to pursue their studies in Hungary.
In any given year, nearly 10,000 foreign
students reside in the country participating in
study programs offered in foreign languages.
According to a recent survey carried out by the
Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), in
terms of study programs provided in English,
Hungary is the sixth most popular destination
in Europe.
Hungary has been taking part in the Bologna
Process since 1999, whose most important
goal is the creation of the European Higher
Education Area. Therefore, the bachelor’s,
master’s, and doctoral degrees granted by
Hungarian higher education institutions (HEIs)
can easily be recognized in all European Union
countries as well as vice versa.
Source: www.campushungary.eu
ECTS CREDIT SYSTEM
The workload of students in higher
education in Hungary is expressed in terms
of ECTS credits. ECTS, the European Credit
Transfer System, is the most widely known
credit transfer and accumulation system
in Europe.
ECTS credits are a value allocated to course
units to describe the student workload required
to complete them. They reflect the quantity of
work each module requires in relation to the
total quantity of work required to complete
a full year of academic study at the institution,
that is, lectures, practical work, seminars,
private work - in the laboratory, library or at
home - and examinations or other assessment
activities.
ECTS credits are also allocated to work
placements and to thesis preparation when
these activities form part of the regular program
of study at both the home and host institutions.
ECTS credits are allocated to modules and are
awarded to students who successfully complete
those modules by passing the examinations or
other assessments.
INFORMATION ABOUT BUDAPEST
AND HUNGARY
Information about
Budapest and Hungary
WHY HUNGARY?
In ECTS, 60 credits represent one year of study
(in terms of workload); normally 30 credits are
given for six months (a semester). Each ECTS
credit represents 28 hours of work.
DID YOU KNOW?
Numerous Nobel Prizes have been awarded
for the achievements of preeminent
Hungarians or persons of Hungarian origin.
YearName
1905 Fülöp Lénárd 1914 Róbert Bárány 1925 Richárd Zsigmondy 1937 Albert Szent-Györgyi
1943 György Hevesy 1961 György Békésy 1963 Jenő Wigner 1971 Dénes Gábor 1976 Daniel Carleton
Gajdusek
1976 Milton Friedman
1986 Elie Wiesel
1986 János Polányi 1994 János Harsányi 1994 György Oláh 2002 Imre Kertész 2004 Ferenc Herskó Field
Physics
Medicine
Chemistry
Medicine
Chemistry
Medicine
Physics
(joint award)
Physics
Medicine
(joint award)
Economic
Sciences
Peace
Chemistry
(joint award)
Economic
Sciences
(joint award)
Chemistry
Literature
Chemistry
(joint award)
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BEFORE COMING TO HUNGARY
Student Visa
EU and EEA (European Economic Area
= EU + Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
citizens do not need to hold a student visa
to enter Hungary.
Non-EEA citizens must have a valid
student visa to study in Hungary. We
highly recommend all applicants to study
carefully the current legislation concerning
the visa and the residence permit at the
Hungarian Embassy or Consulate in their
home country. You can find further
information on visa regulations and the
list of embassies and consulates on:
http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kum/en/bal
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EVERYDAY LIVING IN HUNGARY
Residence Permit
Non-EEA citizens need to apply for the
residence permit together with the visa
application before arrival in Hungary. For
further information about the relevant
legislation in Hungary, you should visit the
website of the Office of Immigration and
Nationality at: www.bmbah.hu
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Health care, Insurance
Travel insurance policies taken out abroad
cover the cost of the first, and only the
first treatment in Hungary and you need to
provide the appropriate documents from
your home insruance company. In all other
cases, the cost of medical treatment must
be settled at the rate set by the medical
institution. The institution determines which
credit cards are accepted for this purpose.
Therefore, all non-EEA students are strongly
advised to insure themselves in their home
countries before coming to Hungary or apply
for Medicover Membership offered by BKF as
part of the visa assistance package. Students
from EEA member countries should apply for
a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) in
EVERYDAY LIVING IN HUNGARY
Everyday living
in Hungary
their home countries to receive basic health
care as well as check whether their home
health care insurance is valid in Hungary,
if required Medicover Membership is also
available for them.
living is to rent an apartment. This is the most
significant single expense in your budget, and
the final amount will vary depending on the
accommodation of your choice.
Medicover health insurance at BKF
In cooperation with Medicover Clinic we offer
a special, reasonably priced health insurance for
our foreign students. Medicover Membership
provides unlimited access to medical
professionals in nearly 30 medical specialities
and heatlh services, such as complete
diagnostics, dentistry, health centers, hospital
care, emergency hot-line, pharmacy benefit,
network partners and health club membership.
This insurance package is planned for longterm students with the minimum payment
of six months and it costs 36,150 HUF
(120 EUR) per half year. For non-EEA students
the insurance package is available as part of our
visa assistance package, while students from
EEA member countries can apply for it at the
International Office upon arrival and receive
the memebrship card within a couple of days.
Rental fee of a one-bedroom flat per month
(utilities not included):
Emergency and ambulance services are
free of charge in cases requiring immediate
medical attention. All other medical treatment
is regulated by international treaties.
WHILE IN HUNGARY
›› 250-400 EUR/person/month
Rental fee of a two-bedroom apartment:
›› 250 -350 EUR/person/month
Youth-hostel (utilities included):
140-150 EUR/person/month
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To give you a rough idea about monthly living
costs, see the following list of average prices
in Budapest in EUR. The prices in this guide
depend on the exchange rate.
›› local transport/month: 12 EUR
›› bus ticket: 1.2 EUR
›› 1 loaf of bread: 0.6-1.5 EUR
›› 1 liter of milk: 0.6-1 EUR
›› 1 cup of espresso: 1 EUR
›› 1 bottle of beer: 0.6-1.5 EUR
›› 1 bottle of wine: 2-10 EUR
›› eating out: 6-15 EUR
›› cinema ticket: 4-6 EUR
Cost of Living, Accommodation
An amount of approximately 100,000-150,000
HUF (380-550 EUR) is needed monthly to
cover the costs of living in Budapest. This
sum includes rent, grocery, food, personal
hygiene, local transport, telephone bills and
other expenses apart from the tuition fee. BKF
does not have its own dormitory, but there
are several other options for accommodation.
BKF’s contracted partner offers easily
affordable rooms and a convenient form of
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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
NAGY LAJOS CAMPUS
RÓZSA CAMPUS
The central educational facility of the University, with its modern circular
building which opened in 2006, is a unique complex compared with the
premises of Hungarian higher education institutions. The two buildings of
the central campus are located in a green environment. Lectures are held in
the two vast lecture theatres of the circular building, each with a capacity
of 300 persons, and the two smaller lecture halls of the main building.
In addition, our facilities include 21 small and medium-sized seminar rooms
with state-of-the-art educational technology and we also boast 9 rooms
equipped for IT courses. The circular building houses the central library of
the University, offering not only books for loan but also a reading room,
internet access, photocopying, printing and scanning services. Student
work and learning at the University is facilitated by unrestricted access to
a WiFi network covering the complete area of the campus, and a number
of computer work stations scattered around the buildings. The canteen
serves both hot and cold food, and there are vending machines for drinks
and snacks. The editorial office of BKF newspaper and bkFM online radio
are also situated on this campus. Depending on the weather, students can
take a relaxing break in the gardens or play table soccer in the canteen.
For those arriving by car, parking spaces are situated right in front of the
building, but access is also easy by public transport, as the campus is
in walking distance to one of the biggest hubs in Budapest, served
by metro and suburban railway line, and numerous buses and trams.
Our building in Rózsa street campus is the home of the Institute of Applied
Arts, equipped with workshops and specialized classrooms meeting the
requirements of training in the arts, such as a photo studio and laboratory,
a camera operator studio, specialized animation classrooms and cutting
rooms.
1148 Budapest, Nagy Lajos király útja 1–9.
ROTTENBILLER CAMPUS
BKF CAMPUSES
BKF Campuses
1077 Budapest, Rózsa utca 4–6.
The workshop of the graphic arts professional group is equipped with
tools for manual and digital screen printing, etching and lithography.
The glass wall of the studios offer people passing by a glimpse of the
artists at work. The equipment – such as looms, electronic kilns, etching
presses, industrial sewing machines and 150 high-performance Macintosh
computers – needed for the art programs are also housed inside these
creative spaces.
The building has several rooms and open spaces, where exhibitions,
workshops and lectures can be held for the programs of the Institute of
Applied Arts.
In the assembly hall computer stations offer students free access to internet
services but most parts of the building are also covered by a wireless
network.
The art library is also located here, offering books for loan, a quiet reading
room, printing, photocopying and scanning facilities.
1077 Budapest, Rottenbiller utca 17-19.
The institute of Media Arts moved to its new building in September, 2014.
Sound studio, editing rooms, special television and computer laboratories,
screening rooms are situated in the building.
Also located here is a rarity in Hungary, the Leonar3Do lab, as well, in
which students may work in real space and time with the help of computers
equipped with 3D configuration. Students studying at motion picture art
programs have the opportunity to work with the professional ISIS (Infinitely
Scalable Intelligent Storage) editing software.
The art buildings have easy access due to their location between to major
transport hubs, Blaha Lujza square and Keleti Railway Station, both linked
by metro, buses and trams.
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STUDENT LIFE AT BKF
MENTOR PROGRAM, WELCOME WEEKEND,
FRESHMAN BALL AND LOTS MORE
Student life at BKF
We are building a creative community.
Creativity is our hallmark, the core value that
inspires and guides every step on our way. It is
the driving force behind protecting students’
interests, it is the principle that underlies each
proposal we forward to the leaders of BKF and
it is present when we foster the development of
the internal communication of the institution. It
is against this backdrop that we deal with social
and foreign issues and enhance an active sports
and cultural life. And it is certainly embodied
in each event that we organize. We represent
the idea of creativity in our radio programs,
articles, short films and charities. We try to
come up with ideas and launch events that
are above the high threshold of BKF’s unique
community thus breaking news of the most
important developments relating to public life,
studies and career-building.
At BKF you have loads of opportunities: you
can join the staff of bkFM online radio to put
yourself to the test as an anchor or DJ, you
can work for our monthly Newspaper, you can
become part of our international team, the ESN
BKF. You can also choose to assist the events
organized by the school by joining the Student
Marketing Team or vote for NANO embracing
students active in arts, and finally, you cannot
miss the umbrella organization, the Student
Union of BKF.
ESN BKF – ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK
AT BKF
Erasmus Student Network Hungary (ESN
HUNGARY) exists to represent and support
Erasmus and International societies (sections) in
Higher Education Institutions around Hungary
that welcome and support international
exchange students coming to study in Hungary.
(source: www.esn.hu)
BKF joined ESN in 2010 with an aim to provide
guidance to all international students studying
at degree programs and students in the Erasmus
exchange program. Within the framework of its
mentor system, volunteer Hungarian students
help their foreign peers in social, academic and
practical integration in addition to organizing
special cultural events and activities, such as film
clubs or trips to various parts of the country.
Don’t let things happen without you and don’t
let your university years just go by. Become
part of a team, network to make long-lasting
contacts, gain experience, do something for
the community and strengthen the value of
your BKF diploma!
Fruzsina Bodor
President, Student Union
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APPLY NOW TO RECEIVE
OUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!
GO TO APPLY.BKF.HU NOW
AS WE OFFER 10% DISCOUNT FOR BEING
QUICK AND DETERMINED
Submit all the necessary application documents and transfer
the tuition fee by the deadlines listed below:
Early bird application deadlines for programs starting in September:
› For EU and Turkish citizens and citizens of EEA member countries: 30th June
› For non-EU students: 30th May
Early bird application deadlines for programs starting in February:
› For EU and Turkish citizens and citizens of EEA member countries: 15th November
› For non-EU students: 15th October
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INSPIRED
BY CREATIVITY
Address: H-1148 Budapest,
Nagy Lajos király útja 1-9.
Phone: 00 36 1 766 53 97
Skype: bkf_university
E-mail: international@bkf.hu
Web: www.bkf.hu/en
Facebook: BKFUniversityBudapest
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