Academic Experience
We will start the semester with a Welcome and Orientation event.
The semester A semester is 14 weeks consisting of a lecture period and an exam period of 1-4 weeks. For international students, exam opportunities are offered during the first week of the exam period in all courses, so if they wish they are able to finish their exam period in one week. CEMS students have classes from Monday to Thursday and skill seminars are usually offered on Friday and Saturday.
At Corvinus a course consists of a lecture and a seminar. As a CEMS student you must take the mandatory CEMS course (Fall: Global Strategy and Spring: Global Leadership) and elective courses. Both lecture and seminar attendance is mandatory. The Block seminar and Global Citizenship Seminar usually take place before the semester starts. Block seminar starts at the end of August and GCS at the end of January.
- Fall semester 1st September – 23rd December
- Spring semester 1st February – 17th June
At Corvinus University the grading system is on a 5 point scale where 1 is a fail and 5 is excellent.
- 5 A Excellent
- 4 B Good
- 3 C Satisfactory
- 2 D Sufficient
- 1 F Fail
Transcript of Records The results each exchange student achieves at Corvinus University are summarized in a transcript after the study period. The original copy is sent to the CEMS Office of the sending institution. This usually takes place within 6 weeks after the end of the exam period.
CEMS Office
The Office operates as an information point, and its staff is prepared to assist students in academic matters.
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Location: Main Corvinus Building, 2nd floor, room 242.1.
Learning Agreement & Certificate of Arrival and Departure
Come to the CEMS Office to ask for a signature on these documents.
Student ID
You can get your student ID in the CEMS Office. You will get sufficient discount on Budapest Transportation with this student ID. The student ID is valid only for 60 days so you will have to keep an eye on the expiry date and come back to the CEMS Office for a new one before it expires. The EU student ID cards are also valid but non-EU student IDs are not accepted.
Corvinus Library
Along with books and periodicals students can access electronic databases. The modern state-of-the-art building provides them with both individual and group study spaces, lockers, printing and scanning facilities. The staff of the Library kindly asks you not to forget your library card when going to the Library.
Course Registration
You will have to register for courses in Neptun in the course registration period (for Fall semester the course registration is in June, for Spring semester it is in December). You will be able to check your Neptun code in the Mobility system. The International Office will send you information about how to register.
Add and Drop period You will be able to change your courses if you wish at the beginning of the semester. Please be careful when dropping a course, the number of available places are very limited during this period.
Clashing Courses Please note that you are not allowed to register for clashing courses in Neptun because of the mandatory attendance of courses (even if the system allows you to do that).
Exam registration Please remember to register for exams in Neptun. Without registration you are not allowed to take the exam.
We request that you contact the Hungarian consulate in your country for the most up-to-date information on the visa and residence permit requirements. The International Office will assist you by providing all the necessary information and/or certificates as needed.
Contact and Staff
For information about the application process and other administrative issues , please contact:
