About the institution
25 years of experience
The preparatory program was established in 1991 and it is organized by PIFIS (Preparatory Institution for International Students). Since the establishment more than 1000 foreigner students have participated in our program.
Nowadays more than 100 students aply to our program and around 80% of them are accepted to it.
The courses are taught by experienced math and English teachers, some of them have been teaching here since the program started and our math teachers are also professors at Budapest Business School - University of Applied Sciences.
Our goal is to help foreigner students to gain the English and mathematics skills that are needed in order to get into a Hungarian universities.
About the preparatory program
A one-year preparatory program is suggested for students who plan to do their Bachelor studies at Budapest Business School - University of Applied Sciences, but wish to strengthen their English and Mathematics knowledge before attending university. Those who complete the one- year preparatory program successfully gain direct admission to the program of their choice:
BSc in Commerce and Marketing
BSc in Finance and Accounting
BSc in International Business Economics
BSc in Tourism and Catering
Entrance requirements to Budapest Business School - University of Applied Sciences
The structure of the preparatory program was designed to motivate students to attend classes regularly and study every day. Students who do this will easily meet the following general requirements to get direct admission to BBS:
- Students must not miss more than 25% of the lessons
- Students must get a good average on their weekly tests (min. 70% on English tests, min. 60% on math tests)
- Students must get a good average on their homework (min. 70% on English homework, min. 60% on math homework)
- Students must pass the final TOEFL English exam with at least 453 points
- Students must pass the final Math exam
Entrance requirements to the preparatory program
To register you need to have finished or about to finish secondary school in the given academic year and need to meet the following requirements:
English: at least A1 level (Beginner) - Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Mathematics: Secondary/Grammar School (also called High School in US) finished with good results.
When applying to our program you will also need to provide the following documents:
+ Copy of valid passport
+ Secondary school-leaving certificate (with official, notarized translation into English or Hungarian if it is in any other language) or a certificate about the expected finish date of your studies from an accredited school.
+ Transcript of high school grades (with official, notarized translation into English or Hungarian if it is in any other language)
Academic Schedule
The program consists of two parts:
1) Intensive English course in the 1st semester (25 classes/week) between October and March.
2) English and Mathematics classes running parallel in the 2nd semester (4 math and 25 English classes/week) between March and July.
You can find our detailed academic schedule in our documents section.
Application and fees
Application proccess
You can register to the preparatory program of Budapest Business School organized by PIFIS and start your online application by clicking the apply now button.
If you have any questions please download the application guide or contact us on
The application procedure includes the following major steps:
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Registering and applying in our online system by providing the necessary information and documents
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Online english and math placement tests
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Personal skype or QQ interview
For a detailed list of the application procedure's steps please download the application guide from here.
Fees
Evaluation fee: 200€
Application fee: 300€
Tuition fee: 5000€**
*The above listed fees do not include the costs of any extra services.
** Tuition fee could be recovered, only in case of visa rejection. The student has to inform the Institution within maximum 5 days after receiving the official rejection from the Hungarian Embassy by sending us the official note of rejection as well as a declaration form which could be downloaded from here.
Application fee is not recoverable.
Scholarships
There are no available scholarships for the preparatory program. For available scholarships to study in Hungary please visit the Study in Hungary website.
Services
We would like to help our applicant as much as possible to get settled in Hungary and be able to enjoy their new life in the country therefore we would like to offer our help by sharing the following information
Accommodation
Below is a list of accommodation providers that we are cooperating with. In case you choose any of them, please let us know, also feel free to ask for our help if needed.
Insurance
We can offer you the possibility to be insured by a third party, Medicover. They are a leading company in their field in our region and also the best solution in Hungary for a foreigner student. For detailed information click on the picture to see the list of benefits.
Having an insurance is mandatory in order to obtain your visa. Please note that we, at PIFIS, only accept full coverage insurance, like Medicover's. Travel insurances will be denied during registration.
If you choose to be covered by Medicover we will send you a certificate of the insurance via mail before your visa application but you will only need to pay for the insurance when you arrive to Hungary. The fee of the insurance for the year is 78.000 HUF
For detailed information click on the picture to see the list of benefits.
Airport transfer
With a third party service we can send somebody to pick up you from the airport and take you to your accommodation. The cost of the airport transfer is:
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Up to 2 people: - 40.-€ ,(total)
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Up to 6 people:-75.-€, (total)
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Up to 12 people:-100.-€, (total)
The transfer fee includes the following services:
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Somebody will wait for you at the airport, and he will have a board with you name on it
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He will get you to the dormitory/your destination.
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He will help you to make the registration in the dormitory.
In case your flight is delayed you need to inform us and in case the transfer has to wait for you at the airport the driver will charge you 2.000.-HUF/hour.
Visa and residence permit application
As you will stay more then 90 days in Hungary for the preparatory program you will have to apply for a residence permit and most of the third country citizens has to apply for a visa as well in order to enter Hungary. These applications can be made together at your local Hungarian Embassy. PIFIS (Preparatory Institution for International Students) offers visa support through a third party. If you would like to learn more about the service please click here or contact Mr. Mark directly at or on WeChat (ID: Videjo126).
For the official regulations of entry for long stay please click the picture.
Library
Our institution is cooperating with Corvinus University of Budapest as well and our students are allowed to use the Central Library of Corvinus University of Budapest. It is an academic library aiming to provide excellent resources and services to support the learning, teaching and research activities at the University. The library moved to its current location in a new campus building in 2007, which is only a couple hundred meters from the PIFIS campus. It occupies 4700 m² in a central position of the building and provides 630 study places altogether. There are four reading rooms, two computer labs, a newspaper reading room and an Economic History Research Library.