With nearly 2 million inhabitants and 10,000 companies, Hungary's capital is influential throughout Central Europe, a region of significant economic growth. France is the third investor and its top corporations are active in Hungary.

As early as 1989, ESSCA anticipated the changes in Eastern Europe by creating a unique graduate degree in France, the Specialized Master program in "East-West Exchange Management". This degree was designed to provide a multicultural public with a global vision of the transformations underway in Central and Eastern Europe.

The first French Business "Grande Ecole" in Budapest since 1993, each year, ESSCA trains more than 150 students of over 20 nationalities in the marketing, finance and management professions. Through continued education, it assists Hungarian employees in meeting the challenges caused by Europe's expansion. It also meets the needs of French companies in Hungary and the aspirations of its students.

Thanks to its Budapest site, ESSCA Grande Ecole Students may spend one or two semesters of courses or training in Central Europe.

Courses in english will be offered at undergraduate and graduate level to exchange students.
*Tuition is paid to UWF and UWF Credit is received for exchanges.

Programs Available/Courses:
This semester is made up of a variety of courses taught in English. The course choice is suitable for undergraduate students specialising in either Business or International Relations.
All modules are 6 ECTS credits (3 US credits) except when indicated otherwise and students are expected to register for 30 ECTS credits

Cost of Living:
Details about estimated expenses at ESSCA Budapest, can be found in the Budapest Practical Guide.

Accommodation
ESSCA Hungary does not run a students’ residence in Hungary. We suggest our students to contact estate agencies in Budapest, which offer all sorts of accommodation. Some of these apartments or houses are often situated in well-off districts and are usually very beautiful, but more expensive.
Some reliable apartment agent partners of ESSCA Budapest are:
http://www.budapestlets.com/
http://www.ihomes.hu/
http://www.srs-budapest.hu/
http://huniversity.hu/
First week – If you haven’t found your accommodation yet, we recommend that you stay at a youth hostel for the first few days in Budapest, please note that you should book the hostel in advance (eg. http://www.marcopolohostel.com or http://www.citycentreapartments.hu). It usually takes no more than a few days for a foreign student to find a place to stay, which is why we strongly recommend you to arrive one week before the semester starts in order to have sufficient time to find your accommodation and c omplete the administrative paperwork.

Health Insurance
Health Insurance is required and must meet the UWF Study Abroad insurance requirements which exceed most US insurance policy coverage. Please note that it is obligatory and should be confirmed to UWF and ESSCA Budapest no less than 2 weeks prior to departure.

Hungary Residence Permit Information
A student residence permit is required for students going to Hungary for semester or year.
Most UWF students will apply at the Embassy of Hungary in Washington, DC. http://washington.kormany.hu/entry-for-long-stay
If students are able to make their application during November, this will decrease the possibilities of delays with visa processing over the winter holidays.

Students planning to study for the full academic year are required to submit additional documents for residence permit and visa application.
Non-U.S. nationals may have additional or different requirements for visa application. These students should consult with the UWF International Student Office before visa application and departure.