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Apply for a Masters Programme at Corvinus University of Budapest!

2024-12-18 09:48:00

The information presented here applies to Masters programmes offered through daytime delivery. Please note that different arrangements apply to the English-language Masters in Management and Leadership (CEMS), and the MBA programmes.

Our Masters Programmes

At Corvinus University of Budapest, you can choose from the wide range of programmes in business administration, economics, and social sciences. You may apply for up to two programmes. 
For more information, click here. 

Scholarships, Deadlines, Fees, and Application Platforms 

Scholarship	Eligibility	Application Deadline	Platform
Stipendium Hungaricum	Non-EU citizens	15 January 2025	Apply here
Diaspora Scholarship	Candidates with Hungarian roots living outside Hungary	31 January 2025	Apply here
Self-funded	Non-Hungarian citizens	30 April 2025	Apply here

Note: The admission procedure fee applies only to self-funded students (€75). 

Required Documents for Application

Proof of completing an undergraduate (BA or BSc) degree (the final certificate, transcripts and translations of both [if not in English or Hungarian]). You will also need to meet the minimum credit requirements for your programme of study (see below).
A valid passport.
Letter of motivation (minimum one page, only for Stipendium Hungaricum applicants).

For the Management and Leadership prorgamme (delivered in English), there is also an English language requirement.

The Admission Requirements

We organize admission exams in each month for self-funded applicants. Applicants will receive the admission decision shortly after the admission exam.

Programme	Requirements
Management (MiM)	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills,; quantitative analytical skills,; reasoning, and data insights
Management and Leadership (in English) – CEMS	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analyitical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topics: intellectual potential, critical thinking, international openness and intercultural competence, interpersonal skills, performance orientation, integrity One of these language certificates (name of language examination and the minimum advanced level: TOEFL iBT – 100 IELTS – 7.0 CPE – C CAE – B C1 Business Higher (BEC Higher) – B Corvinus Business English – C1 TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition – 100, plus 20 in each section Pearson test of English Academic (PTE) – 68
Diversity and Inclusion Management	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topic: motivation and aptitude interview
Advanced Supply Chain Management	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Sustainability Management and Entrepreneurship	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination 30 points topics: motivation and aptitude interview
Marketing	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Marketing Strategy and Innovation	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination 30 points topic: basics of Marketing (including motivation and aptitude)
Communication and Media Studies	In-house written admission exam, type ‘B’ – 90 points topics: language skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Finance	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination 30 points topic: solving and understanding corporate financial issues (including motivation and aptitude)
International Accounting and Auditing	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Business Informatics	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Economic Analysis	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights
Social Data Science	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topic: motivation and aptitude interview
Economic Behaviour Analysis	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topic: professional exam topics, based on recommended literature (including motivation and aptitude)
International Economy and Business	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topics: international trade and international finance (including motivation and aptitude)
International Relations	In-house written admission exam, type ‘B’ – 60 points topics: language skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topics: current international issues (including motivation and aptitude
Public Policy and Management	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 60 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights Oral examination – 30 points topisc: basics of Public Policy (including motivation and aptitude)
Political Economy	In-house written admission exam, type ‘A’ – 90 points topics: language skills; quantitative analytical skills; logical reasoning and data insights

A sample exam will be published soon on our website.  You will also be able to apply for a preparatory course in early 2025.The preparatory course will be held in February (the dates of the series of events will be 5, 12, 19, 26 February). 

The written examination can be waived in the following circumstances: 

If you have a diploma graded at least good/B (ECTS) issued by a university with a AACSB or EQUIS accreditation or by a CEMS member university, for example a Corvinus diploma, you can use that to replace the written entrance exam.

If you have a diploma with a good (4) grade, you will get 50 points for the written exam (or 75 points if there is no oral examination)

If you have a diploma with an excellent (5) grade, you will get 60 points for the written exam (or 90 points if there is no oral examination)

Results from a recognised international test will also be accepted, if minimum scores have been achieved: at least 500 on GMAT, 300 on GRE, 150 on NMAT or 485 on GMAT FE. Please note that as these are minimum scores, you may need to achieve more points to be admitted.

Tip: if you are unsure as to whether you can succeed at the entrance exam, you should consider taking one of the tests listed above in early 2025. You can then decide whether to use your scores from the test to replace the written exam, depending on your results.  

Oral entrance exam 

The oral interviews will be held online. They usually last 10-15 minutes. Please make sure you have a proper internet connection for the event.

10 extra points 

If you are an international student and choose to replace the written exam with an international exam (GMAT, GMAT FE, GRE, NMAT) and submit your results before 2025 April, you will receive an additional 10 points. 

Credit recognition procedure  

Before you apply, please make sure to check whether in your bachelor’s degree you have acquired the necessary preliminary subject knowledge which you will need for entry for your chosen Master programme. Details of the credit recognition procedure will be available soon on our website.  

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