Academic calendar
Autumn Semester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Autumn Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- I. (autumn) semester
- II. (spring) semester
Campus language
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Showing 19 of 19 terms
A
- ADK
- Ajtósi Dürer sori Kollégium, a dormitory primarily serving students of the Faculty of Humanities.
B
- BEAC
- Budapesti Egyetemi Atlétikai Club, the university's official sports club founded in 1898.
D
- Damjanich
- Damjanich Utcai Kollégium, a dormitory often housing students from the Faculty of Education and Psychology.
- Déli Büfé
- The cafeteria located in the South Building (Déli Tömb) of the Lágymányos campus.
E
- EHÖK
- Egyetemi Hallgatói Önkormányzat, the university-wide umbrella organization for all faculty student unions.
- ESN ELTE
- Erasmus Student Network ELTE, the organization responsible for assisting international and exchange students.
#
- Északi Büfé
- The cafeteria located in the North Building (Északi Tömb) of the Lágymányos campus.
G
- Gólya
- A freshman or first-year student.
H
- HÖK
- Hallgatói Önkormányzat (Student Union), the primary representative body for students.
K
- Könyvtár Klub
- A popular café and pub located at the Trefort-kert campus, often used for study breaks and social gatherings.
- Kőrösi
- Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Kollégium, the university's largest dormitory located in Buda.
- Kredit
- The ECTS credit points earned for completing a course.
M
- Megajánlott
- An 'offered grade' given by a professor based on midterm performance, allowing a student to skip the final exam.
- Menza
- The general term for the university cafeteria or canteen providing subsidized hot meals.
N
- Neptun
- The administrative software system used for course registration, grades, and finances, often used as a verb for system crashes.
- NUK
- Nándorfejérvári Úti Kollégium, a dormitory located in the 11th district near the Lágymányos campus.
S
- SHN
- Stipendium Hungaricum Network, the student group supporting scholarship holders.
U
- UV
- Utóvizsga (Retake Exam), the exam taken if a student fails the first attempt during the exam period.
V
- VUK
- Vezér Úti Kollégium, a dormitory located in the 14th district.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aula Magna
- The grand ceremonial hall located in the central administrative building at Egyetem tér.
- campus_faloda
- Campus Faloda
- Déli Tömb
- The South Building at the Lágymányos campus, housing the Faculty of Social Sciences and parts of the Faculty of Science.
- Északi Tömb
- The North Building at the Lágymányos campus, housing the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Informatics.
- Gólyavár
- A historic lecture and event hall located within the Trefort-kert (Humanities) campus.
- HKR
- Hallgatói Követelményrendszer, the formal Academic Regulations that govern exams, grading, and student rights.
- k_nyvt_r_klub_treffort_garden
- Könyvtár Klub & Treffort Garden
- Kazinczy
- Refers to the building at Kazinczy utca 23-27, the main hub for the Faculty of Education and Psychology (PPK).
- m_hely_egyetem_caf
- Műhely Egyetem Café
- Matrica
- The validation sticker placed on the back of a student ID card each semester to maintain its validity for transport discounts.
- Neptun-kód
- A unique 6-character alphanumeric identifier required for all university administrative logins.
- pipit_r_menza
- Pipitér Menza
- Q-tér
- The Quaestura Office, the central student service center for ID cards, health insurance, and official documents.
- Ügyfélkapu
- The Hungarian government's electronic identification system required for certain official university administrative tasks.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Semester 2026 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.