Enrolment 

To begin your university journey and officially establish your student status, you need to complete the following administrative steps:

Enrolment (in person)

Join us for Welcome Week and complete your enrolment in person. Official Enrolment Period and Welcome Week: 31 August to 4 September 2026 Extended Enrolment: 7 - 11 September 2026 Late Enrolment: Request is required (see below)

Activating your semester

Set your semester status to “Active” in Neptun. Period: 31 August – 11 September 2026
  • Bachelor’s and single-cycle programmes: from 10:00 on 31 August
  • Master’s programmes: from 13:00 on 31 August
  • Specialist Posgraduate Degrees and other programmes: from 15:00 on 31 August

Subject registration

Register for your courses in Neptun.
Registration period: 31 August – 11 September 2026:
  • Subject registration and deregistration – first-year students only
    • Bachelor’s and single-cycle programmes: from 10:00 on 31 August
    • Master’s programmes: from 13:00 on 31 August
    • Specialist Posgraduate Degrees and other programmes: from 15:00 on 31 August
  • Subject registration only
    • 14 – 20 September 2026: Subject registration (only registration)

Start of semester checklist

Make sure you have:
  • completed your enrolment;
  • activated your semester;
  • registered for your courses

Important! Your first semester cannot be passive, so activating your semester is mandatory for all first-year students.

Corvinus University of Budapest
Corvinus University of Budapest

Enrolment

Enrolment is the first step to become an active student at Corvinus and must be completed in person after your arrival. The University will verify your identity and your required documents. Once your enrolment is completed, you can activate your semester in Neptun, the University’s central student administration system, and register for your courses.  

The Official Enrolment Period and Welcome Week is from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September 2026.  

Where & When

  • Building C, Corvinus University of Budapest, Közraktár utca 4-6, 1093 Budapest
  • Monday 31 August – Thursday 3 September 8:30–13:30 daily
  • Friday 4 September 9:00–12:00 

Please plan your arrival so that you can complete your enrolment during the official enrolment period.  

We recommend completing your enrolment on the same day as your Programme Director’s information session. Please check the date and time of your session and register in advance where required.  

Enrolling during Welcome Week allows you to:

  • register for your courses after your enrolment;
  • attend teaching sessions during Intensive Week, which is a compulsory teaching period for some programmes before semester begins. If your programme requires this, you must complete your enrolment by 2 September (Wednesday). Please check whether this applies to your programme – more info to follow here;
  • receive support and get to know the university environment before regular classes begin;
  • participate in Welcome Week events and start the semester with your classmates.  

Extended enrolment period

If exceptional circumstances prevent you from arriving during Welcome Week, you can still complete enrolment as follows.  

Where & When

  • Student Services Area, Building E, 1st floor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8, 1093 Budapest
  • Monday 7 September to Thursday 10 September 9:00–16:00, Friday 11 September 9:00-12:00

Late Enrolment  

If extreme unforeseen circumstances prevent you from enrolling at the times above, you will need to request, and please note that you may not be granted, special permission to enrol late. More information will be published here about what to do in these circumstances.  

If extreme unforeseen circumstances beyond your control prevent you from arriving and completing enrolment at the times above, you will need to request, and please note that you may not be granted, special permission for late enrolmentto enrol late. 

Please note: Late enrolment is only possible in exceptional and properly documented circumstances. Submitting a request does not guarantee approval. 

Arriving late? 

If you cannot enrol by 12 noon on 11 September 2026, please complete THIS FORM. We will review your situation and provide you with information about the next steps. 

Please note that completing this form is only the first step. If your situation requires late enrolment, you will also need to submit a Late Enrolment Request in Neptun. We will send you detailed guidance on how to submit the request and what supporting documents you need to provide. 

Required documents:

    • These documents must be provided at the time of enrolment.
    • Please bring the original documents required for enrolment. If copies are also required, please prepare them in advance.  
    • If any are missing, your student status cannot be established, and the enrolment process cannot be completed. 
    • Other documents listed (e.g.: address card, social security / health insurance card, Tax ID card, residence permit): please bring them, if available. If you do not yet have these documents at the time of enrolment, you can obtain them after your arrival in Hungary. Information about obtaining these and how to provide them to fully complete your registration will be provided later.

If you are under 18 

If you are under 18 at the time of enrolment, you must provide a parental declaration. 

  • The document contains three different types of declarations. Please choose the one that applies to you. 
  • Please note that the university needs an original document, which is completed and signed by the representative(s) in blue ink. 

If someone else enrols on your behalf 

If an authorised person is enrolling on your behalf, they must bring the following documents in addition to the required enrolment documents of the student (except the student’s passport): 

  • a completed authorisation document, downloaded from here or from Neptun (Administration » General forms), signed in blue ink by all required parties; 
  • the authorised person’s original photo ID or passport; 
  • If you are under 18: the relevant parental declaration.  

Important for international students: If you require a student visa to study in Hungary, you can only enrol through an authorised representative if your visa has already been issued. The authorised representative must present proof that your visa has been issued. As the University is required to report your enrolment to the Hungarian authorities, proxy enrolment is only possible once your visa has been issued. 


DOCUMENTS FOR THE ENROLMENT

Subject registration

During subject registration, you can register in the Neptun system for the courses you will complete during your first semester. 

Important deadlines
  • Subject registration and deregistration: 31 August – 11 September 2026 (23:59) 
  • Registration period for Intensive Week (project week) courses: 31 August – 3 September 2026 
  • Final subject registration period (only subject registration): 14–20 September 2026 (23:59) 
  • Study period: 7 September – 13 December 2026 
  • finish your in-person enrolment, 
  • activate your semester in Neptun, 
  • check the sample curriculum for your programme, 
  • check whether you have any Intensive Week courses, 
  • plan your timetable. 

For students admitted through DreamApply subject registration becomes available after you have completed your enrolment (in-person or through an authorised representative). 

Subject registration opens at different times during the day on 31 August 2026: 

  • Bachelor’s and single-cycle programmes: from 10:00 on 31 August 
  • Master’s programmes: from 13:00 on 31 August 
  • Specialist Posgraduate Degrees and other programmes: from 15:00 on 31 August 
The Sample Curriculum is a recommended guide that shows, throughout your programme:
  • the subject codes and names,
  • which subjects you need to complete,
  • the recommended order and semester in which you should take each subject,
  • the number of credits each subject is worth,
  • the nature of the subject (compulsory (C), compulsory elective (CE), elective (E)),
  • the course type (lecture or practical course),
  • the method of assessment (practical grade (PG), exam (EX), signature (A), comprehensive examination (CE)),
  • whether the subject has any prerequisites,
  • equivalent subjects, which, in certain cases, may replace the completion of the given subject.
You can find your Sample Curriculum in Neptun: Neptun → Studies → Advancement. You can find more information about the study programmes here. As a first-year student, it is recommended that you register for the first-semester subjects listed in your Sample Curriculum. This will help you progress through your programme at the recommended pace and avoid extending your studies later due to prerequisites or subjects that are offered less frequently.

What is the difference between a subject and a course? 

  • A subject is an academic requirement (e.g. Microeconomics or Mathematics 1). 
  • A course is a specific class offered for a subject. A subject may have several courses with different schedules, lecturers or languages. 
  • If both a lecture and a practical course are offered for a subject, you must register for both courses. 

Types of subjects 

  • Compulsory subject: A subject required to complete your programme, which you must complete in order to obtain your degree. 
  • Compulsory elective subject: You must complete a specified number of credits from a particular group of subjects, but you can generally choose from several options. 
  • Elective subject: A subject you can choose based on your interests or individual plans. These subjects allow you to complete the elective credits required by your programme. 
  • Criterion subject: A requirement that must be completed as part of the programme and generally does not carry credits. 
  1. Open Neptun → Subjects → Register for subject 
  2. Select the current semester 
  3. Find the subject you want to register for 
  4. Select the appropriate course(s) 
  5. Click the Add Subject button 

If you cannot register for a course, Neptun will indicate the reason in a notification. 

  • Always check the course language under “Details”! If you use the Neptun in English, all course names will appear in English, but they may be held in Hungarian! Make sure to choose the course with the appropriate language! 
  • Make sure there are no timetable clashes 
  • Note that for some subjects, you must register for both a lecture and a practical course 
  • Check the prerequisites. 
  • Review your timetable before the end of the course registration period 

The most common reasons are: 

  • you have not completed the prerequisite; 
  • you have reached the maximum number of times the subject can be taken; 
  • you have remaining debt in Neptun;   
  • your semester has not been activated; 
  • the current semester has not been selected; 
  • the course is full; 
  • the course cannot be registered for due to a timetable clash; 
  • you would exceed the permitted number of credits. 

If Neptun does not allow you to register for a subject, the system will indicate the reason for the error in a notification.

  • An intensive week (project week) course is a course that is not held regularly throughout the entire teaching period, but is completed during a shorter, consecutive period. 
  • In the autumn semester of the 2026/27 academic year, the Intensive Week will take place from 7 to 11 September 2026. Registration for intensive week (project week) courses takes place from 31 August to 3 September 2026. 
  • Not every student has an intensive week course. 
  • Intensive week courses are listed in your programme’s Sample Curriculum or among the advertised courses. 

How can I identify project week courses? 

You can identify them by the course code. The course code ends with the designation “-P”, e.g. E01-P, G02-P, etc. 

In the 2026/27 academic year, intensive week courses will be offered for the following programmes and subjects: 

If you are unsure whether you are affected, check your Neptun messages or the information provided by your programme. 

We recommend taking the number of credits specified in the Sample Curriculum for the given semester – this is generally 27–33 credits. 

  • Maximum: You can register for a maximum of 42 credits in one semester. 
  • Minimum: To maintain your student status, you must complete at least 15 credits during your first two consecutive active semesters. 
  • Scholarships: If you receive any type of scholarship, its requirements may specify a higher semester workload than the minimum requirement. 

If you want to find out whether a subject has a prerequisite, you can check it in Neptun as follows: 

  1. Click on the subject name in the Register for subject menu. 
  2. In the menu that appears, select Subject prerequisites. 
  3. Click Details on the right-hand side of the selected course to find further information. 

Always check the language of the course! In Neptun, click Details on the right-hand side of the selected course to see which language the course is offered in. 

For some Bachelor’s programmes, the same subject may be available in Hungarian, English or German according to the Sample Curriculum.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. You must first complete your enrolment and activate your semester in Neptun before you can register for courses. 

Documents marked as Required are necessary to complete your enrolment. Documents listed under If available can be submitted later. 

Yes. These documents are not required to complete your enrolment and can be submitted later once they have been issued. 

No. Blue pens will be available during enrolment. Please note that official university documents must be signed in blue ink. 

If an authorised person is enrolling on your behalf, they must bring the following documents with them – along with the required documents from the enrolling student (except your passport):

  • filled out authorisation document (download it here or from Neptun: Administration » General forms), signed in blue ink by all necessary parties,
  • the authorised person’s original photo ID or passport,
  • if you are under 18: a parental declaration. (The link contains three documents. Please choose the one that applies to you.)

Important: If you are an international student who requires a student visa to study in Hungary, you cannot enrol through an authorised representative unless you already hold a valid visa. The authorised representative must present proof that your visa has been issued. As the University is required to report your enrolment to the Hungarian authorities, proxy enrolment is only possible if your visa has already been issued.

Yes. Please bring the original documents required for enrolment. If copies are also required, prepare those in advance. 

If you cannot enrol by 12 noon on 11 September 2026, please complete THIS FORM. We will review your situation and provide you with information about the next steps. 

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