BA International Relations

• €95 compulsory and non-refundable for self-funded applicants
• No application fee for Stipendium Hungaricum or Diaspora scholarship applicants

• Valid passport or national ID (EU applicants) 
• Proof of secondary education: original and translated transcripts and final certificate. If you are still studying at the time of applying, you can provide “in-progress” academic transcripts (minimum of two years of transcripts), including your last fully completed academic year or term. Your final documents must be submitted as soon as they become available. For general admission, there are no overall GPA requirements at Corvinus, you simply need to have completed your secondary education in your country of residence and received your final certificate by the time of enrolment.  

  We accept the following education: 

  • Secondary education national curriculum in your country of residence, equivalent to Hungarian Matura (‘érettségi’) standard 
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme  
  • Cambridge curriculum 
    – At least 2 different A-Levels and 3 different GCSEs with A–C (9–4) grades (total 5 subjects), or 
    – At least 3 different A-Levels and 1 GCSE with A–C (9–4) grade (total 4 subjects), or 
    – At least 4 different A-Level results (in this case, GCSEs are not required) 
  • GED together with a High School Equivalency diploma certificate where studies are proven by transcripts  
• Application fee (only for self-funded applicants) 
• Letter of motivation (only for Stipendium Hungaricum or Hungarian Diaspora scholarship applicants) 

Corvinus accepts the following proof of English language proficiency (minimum equivalent B2 level) submitted no later than 1 August: 

• if your mother tongue is English, please make a declaration and upload it to the University’s online admissions platform at the time of submitting your application
• Cambridge language certificate, minimum level: First (FCE) 
• IELTS language certificate, minimum score: 6.0 
• TOEFL language certificate, minimum score: 65 
• TOEFL iBT language certificate, minimum score: 72 
• TOEFL Home Edition language certificate, minimum score: 72 
• TOEIC language certificate, minimum score: 785 
• Duolingo English Test language certificate, minimum score: 100 
• SkillCert English for Global Professionals (EGP) certification, minimum score: 96 
• A-level or International A-level exam in English Language, minimum grade: B 
• International Baccalaureate in English Language, minimum result: Standard Level 5 / Higher Level 4 
• Advanced level Matura exam in English Language ( obtained in Hungary), minimum grade: 45% 
• GCSE or IGCSE exam in English Language, minimum grade: 6 (or B) 
• Internationally recognised preparatory programme (INTO, Study Group, Kaplan, Navitas, Corvinus Preparatory Programme), minimum level: B2 certified by the provider

Note: English being listed as the language of instruction is not enough to get an exemption. You must show official documents issued by the institution proving that all exams — including the final high school diploma exams — were taken in English.

We organize online interviews each month for self-funded applicants. For Stipendium Hungaricum and Hungarian Diaspora scholarship applicants the interview period is normally April each year. 

Our interviews are generally held online via Teams and they usually last 10-15 minutes. Please make sure you have a reliable internet connection for the event. You should receive an email inviting you to schedule an interview a minimum of five days before the interview date. The following will be assessed at your interview:

• Knowledge relevant to your programme 
• Skills relevant to your programme 
• Motivation

Short description of the interview
The purpose of the interview is to measure applicants’ verbal competences, as well as to learn about their motivation for joining a program. Interviews are evaluated, among others, on the basis of how successful applicants are in communicating their ideas, what career plans they have in mind or how they think they can benefit from the Bachelor’s program in order to meet their future goals.

Recommended reading materials: Programme page of Corvinus website. Programme specification/curriculum (available on the same page).

Topics: measurement of verbal competences, inquiring the motivation of the applicants, career plans.

Sample questions

• Why have you applied to study International Relations?
• Why have you applied to study at Corvinus?
• What do you find interesting/unique about this programme?
• What are your future career goals? How will this programme help you to achieve these goals?

Interviews are evaluated, among others, based on how successful applicants are in communicating their ideas, what career plans they have in mind or how they think they can benefit from the Bachelor’s program to meet their future goals.

You will achieve a score out of 100 in the admissions process. For each programme, the Dean will set a points threshold. Applicants scoring above the points threshold will be conditionally accepted – the points thresholds can vary from year-to-year and programme-to-programme.

Fee-paying applicants will receive the results on the Corvinus admission portal, typically within 2-3 weeks of the entrance exam period.

Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora applicants will be notified of their results via the Tempus Foundation application platform by the end of May.