While completing all courses is required for a diploma, you may increase the value of your study period by various extracurricular activities. The most common examples and suggestions are collected here, but based on our carrier plans and personal goals, a lot of other possibilities may be worthwhile. 

Professional Opportunities Beyond the Curriculum

Broadening Your Knowledge

a.) Taking Courses from Other Specialisations or Programmes (within the same faculty, another faculty, or a different university)

In addition to fulfilling the required material of a specialisation, it can be beneficial for students to complete some – or even several – courses from another specialisation or programme that aligns with their interests.

b.) Completion of Another Programme (within the same faculty, another faculty, or a different university)

This requires a significant investment of energy; we recommend this only in very rare, well-justified cases, as fulfilling the requirements of two programmes may inevitably compromise the quality of studies.

Gaining Experience Abroad

a.) Partial Studies with full accreditation

BME offers foreign study opportunities through various exchange programmes. We particularly highlight the ERASMUS+ scholarships. Please visit the website of the BME's Department of International Relations.

It is also possible to travel abroad through the personal connections of instructors, primarily to prepare a thesis or dissertation. This opportunity is available to students who have been conducting individual research under a specific instructor for a considerable time (see point 4).

b.) Internships

Large international companies regularly host foreign students for varying lengths of internships. Our faculty's students primarily go to Procter & Gamble's research and development department in Germany and Agfa's in Belgium, where they can meet many other foreign students. These companies have considerable experience in hosting guest students, making them particularly suitable for first-time overseas experiences. Procter & Gamble also offers shorter seminars for PhD students in addition to longer internships.
www.pgcareers.com
www.agfa.com/discovery
You may find internship offering companies in the webpage of the BME's Department of International Relations under the mobility tab. Students can also find suitable workplaces for internships abroad with the help of instructors or through their own individual connections.
The method of fulfilling any international internships must be agreed upon with the instructor responsible for the specialisation's practical work and the educational dean's deputy.
If the internship exceeds the mandatory four weeks, and the student prepares a report on the work done, credits can also be obtained. In this case, please contact the educational dean's deputy.

c.) Thesis Work

Both partial studies and internships can lead students to develop their work abroad into a thesis. In this case, they must ask for a university consultant is the topic is appropriate.

d.) Short courses, seasonal courses

Seasonal courses are few days- a week long thematic courses. We especially suggest you to check the Athens program and the EELISA offers. For both you may apply for funding within BME. For short courses, workshops, or community activities we suggest you to visit the EELISA website as well. Any of this may be accredited into your studies. 

Involvement in University Research

a.) Individual Project

Students can get involved in instructors' research work according to their interests. Initiating contact can be done by either party, so we advise any student with such intentions to contact an instructor working on a topic of interest. This work can also be credited: the course "Individual Task X (BSc or MSc)" (Where X = 1-6) must be taken, and its completion will be certified by the instructor. In each semester after registering to the course in the Neptun an application must be submitted (and accepted by the supervisor). If the research is not university-related and the supervisor is not a BME instructor, a BME consultant (contact person) must also be chosen. We recommend this as early as the third semester of Bachelor or  first semester of Master studies, given secure academic progress. It is permissible to take several "Individual Task X (MSc)" courses simultaneously. 

Do not forget you must both register Please submit for application after reading the instructions here: https://www.ch.bme.hu/en/education/theses/application-for-projects/

 

b.)  Scientific Student Competition and Conference

More detailed information about TDK work and papers awarded at conferences can be read here: https://www.ch.bme.hu/en/education/extras/TDK/
If a paper results from the research and the student participates in the TDK conference, it will – depending on the ranking achieved at the conference – count towards the points obtainable at the doctoral admission exam.

c.) Exceptional Study Arrangement (Personalised Curriculum)

The student, with the support of their supervising instructor, may apply to be exempted from certain mandatory curriculum tasks and instead earn credits by completing other subjects or “Individual Task” courses. The method and content of the application process are regulated in detail by the Faculty.

Involvement in University Teaching (becoming a demonstrator or tutor)

Students with good academic results can apply to participate as demonstrators in the practical instruction of the subject in which they have achieved particularly good results. Demonstrator work is awarded additional points in the PhD admission process, in addition to a small stipend offered by the Faculty.

Becoming a tutor is also a possibility. Tutors offer additional consultations for students from a selected critical course. Tutoring is organised by the Szent-Györgyi Albert Student College and supported by the József Varga Foundation. 

Participation in the Student Activities, Volunteering

The Faculty’s Szent-Györgyi Albert Student College organises substantive professional programmes (lectures, student consultations, preparation camps for first-year students, etc.), with participation in these serving both professional and community development for students.

International students may also participate in

• the work of guiding the newcomers by becoming a Mentor
• the work of the Student Governence etc.