2012 fall Dear Student, Greetings from Budapest, Hungary! We are ...

You should schedule your arrival in Budapest not later then 26 August 2012. The registrationand the first meeting with your mentors and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN)representatives will be on 27 August in the afternoon. Those who will be late for thisregistration can register at our office during office hours. Please be aware that those who willattend courses can not miss more than two weeks of classes.Please, note that dates for the academic year are listed on our homepage:http://www.kth.bme.hu/open/00050629.pdfHere is a link where you can find the map of the campus:http://portal.bme.hu/terkep.aspxYou can find useful information in the survival guide:http://tanok.bme.hu/survival/bme_survival_guide_2008.pdfThere is a nice collection of information about Hungary on the home-page of the TempusPublic Foundation (central office for Erasmus in Hungary):www.studyinhungary.huARRIVAL informationIf you arrive by air, you will fly into Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport Terminal Ior II A or II B. The city is approximately 20 kms far from the airport. There is an AirportMinibus Service available at both terminals, which takes you to the address you provide at aprice of HUF 3000 local currency (approx. € 10). There is also taxi service, which is safe withfixed price, called FÖTAXI. There is also public transportation, very cheap, but maybeinconvenient for you. DO NOT change money at the airport, the exchange rate there is verybad! Use bank automats instead.Student ID, public transportation in BudapestPlease bring your home university’s valid student ID card with you OR buy an InternationalStudent Identity Card (ISIC) at home (before your arrival) since students with citizenship ofany EU or EEA member state or Switzerland, attending regular or evening courses can use itfor student monthly pass.Students coming from out of EU (USA, South-America, Turkey, Korea, etc.) will receive atemporary student ID soon after their registration.Website of the Budapest Transportation Co. (BKV): http://bkv.hu/en/Residence permitPlease, be aware that once you have been registered at the university you are obliged to applyfor a residence permit in Hungary. More information on this can be found on our website:http://www.kth.bme.hu/index.php?document_show_html&doc_id=46650Budapest University of Technology and Economics1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 7-9.www.bme.huerasmus.bme.huCentral Study OfficeERASMUS and Exchange OfficeTel.: +36-1-463-1622, fax: +36-1-463-2550email: erasmus@kth.bme.hu

Health insurance informationPlease, be aware that BME health insurance policy requires each of its students to purchase alocal health insurance package, if the applicant has no valid insurance. Therefore, if you donot want to purchase this insurance, then bring along documents of your health insurance(EU health insurance card if you have). If you’d prefer buying health insurance in Hungarywe can assist you in that. Please contact us about it during the orientation week.Registration, ESN, first steps of administration (NEPTUN system)For the registration you will need the following:Valid passport or ID1 passport sized photo (if you didn’t send it with your application)Valid insurance cardLetter of acceptance (print out the one we sent you)Filled registration form (can be downloaded from the website soon)Registration will take place on 27 August in the afternoon, we will inform you about theexact place and time later. Those who will be late for this registration can register at our officeduring office hours from 28 August. The BME Erasmus Student Network (ESN)representative will also contact you in the middle of August. They will assign a mentor toyou, an ESN student who will help you in getting to know the university and Budapest. Theywill organise programs for you (welcome party and even a freshman camp) during theorientation week. They will help you in the registration as well. They also plan to help you inthe flat searching! They will contact you about the time and place to meet them. Please followtheir instruction precisely!After having your Neptun access data with your letter of acceptance you can have a look atour administration system called NEPTUN here:https://frame.neptun.bme.hu/hallgatoi/login.aspxYour login name is your student ID code which you can find on your letter of acceptance orwill be sent you later. Your password is your birth date with this format: YYYYMMDD. Youhave to change this password at your first login.All your courses with timetable will be registered in this system so it’s well advisable to get toknow it as soon as possible.We are looking forward to working with you during your time at BME. Do not hesitate tocontact us via email, if you have any questions, we do our best to reply within 48 hours.Best regards,Ildiko Varga (head), Gabriella Nagy (incomings), Anna Szenczi (outgoings)Budapest University of Technology and Economics1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 7-9.www.bme.huerasmus.bme.huCentral Study OfficeERASMUS and Exchange OfficeTel.: +36-1-463-1622, fax: +36-1-463-2550email: erasmus@kth.bme.hu