This is what the new Corvinus campus will look like

The plans for the new Corvinus campus on Ménesi Road were presented at a press conference on 9 December. The building complex is expected to be inaugurated next autumn. Márton Barta, Head of the Strategy at Corvinus, said that 600-700 students will be able to study at the campus, which will house

educational buildings,
several sports and community spaces,
11,000 square metres park,
a dormitory with 180 places,
the University’s Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme,
the Data Space, home to innovative data science projects.

Upper campus garden (Photo: Corvinus University of Budapest)

The total cost of the project is expected to be around HUF 16 billion net, of which HUF 12 billion will be provided in public aid and HUF 650 million gross from EU funds – Corvinus said in a press release. The remainder will be financed by the Maecenas Univesitatis Corvini Foundation, the owner of the campus and the university.

The entrance wing of the campus with the two towers (Photo: Corvinus University of Budapest)

The entrance wing of the campus (Photo: Corvinus University of Budapest)

The campus will include a 180-seat dormitory with a roof terrace (Photo: Corvinus University of Budapest)

Rental guide: 2 important things to consider if you are looking for an apartment

Although the big hype of apartment, room and roommate search season has already wrapped up in September and October, it could happen that you might just be in need of a ” study headquarters” far from home.

It may also be that you’ve already managed to find a place in the last few years or months, or possibly that you’ve had enough of the dormitory. Perhaps you have to leave your dorm because of energy conservation measures.

It’s also true that the drastic rise in energy prices could have caused utility bills to go through the roof for many large apartments, whereas the optimism of landlords at the end of this summer and beginning of autumn has also gone with it.

Two things ensue from the above that you should definitely bear in mind if you are in need of a cozy little study space these days.

TIP 1. Heating of the apartment

On the one hand, you need to be very conscious of the fact that in a large, two or three-bedroom, or even larger big city apartment with individual heating (convector or circulator), with possibly more people living in it, you can easily slip out of the discounted (i.e. very cheap) gas prices!If you are not careful enough, this winter, the price of a cheap-looking room, say 40-50 thousand forints, may be accompanied by a similar amount(!) of utility expenses…This is not a risk for district-heated apartments, even if your heating is individually metered.

TIP 2. Suspicious prices

If you are being offered larger apartments or houses for rent at suspiciously low prices, be especially careful!You could be lured into an ‘overheads-trap’ similar to the one detailed above.

It is worth knowing that the winter gas bill of a not new or not new-style apartment larger than a two or three rooms flat (about 60-70 square meters) equipped with a convector or even an older gas boiler, with outdated windows, can easily exceed 100-150 thousand forints in a single month!

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The dormitories of the University of Szeged will be closed for three weeks

The University of Szeged (SZTE) has adopted a package of energy-saving measures, including two one-week administrative breaks and a one-week closure for the winter period, as follows:

administrative break part 1: 19 December – 23 December
winter closure: 24 December – 1 January
administrative break part 2: 2 January – 8 January

During the first and second parts of the administrative break, exams will be organized continuously but with reduced hall capacity. During the winter closure, there will be a break in examination period, according to a press release published on the university’s website.

The dormitories of the university will be closed during the administrative break and the winter closure, but in „particularly justified cases” students who cannot travel home during the closure can request accommodation in four designated dormitories.

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During the administrative break and the winter closure, most of the university buildings will be closed, except for the health and public education buildings.

20 degrees in dormitories

As regards heating, a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius has been set in the teaching buildings and the dormitories, but the heating will be lowered to 10 degrees in the closed university buildings during administrative breaks and winter closure.

In addition, the use of various electrical heating appliances is prohibited, and no private heating appliances may be used unless prior authorisation is granted.

Other universities also introduced energy-saving measures

The University of Pécs has also announced its savings measures in response to the significant rise in energy prices. According to these, the temperature provided by heating cannot exceed 20 degrees in the university’s lecture, office and dormitory halls, and 18 degrees in the public halls and corridors. The saving measures also modify the structure of the academic year: the autumn break is cancelled.

The heating in lecture and dormitory halls can be set to a maximum of 20 degrees, according to energy-saving measures at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. Hot water is also turned off, and autumn, spring breaks will be cancelled.

The management of Corvinus University of Budapest has decided to extend the winter break. As part of energy saving measures, the building of the university will be closed for three weeks in winter season.

ELTE had already changed the structure of academic year at the beginning of September. The autumn break has been moved to 12-17 December, so the last day of the autumn semester will be the 9th December (10th December for correspondence training).

Dorm life: it’s not all sunny days!

Let’s start with the positives!

As a dorm student, you can participate more intensively in social life. Even within the dormitory itself, there are usually lots of parties, so you can quickly get to know people, expand your circle of friends and your social network.

As a dorm student, you have the advantage of being in closer contact with other upper-year students who are studying the same major as you. If you manage to build a good relationship with them, they can give you excellent tips: which teacher to choose for your course, what to expect in an exam or test, who to choose as a consultant for your thesis, which optional subjects will be a benefit. They can also give you their previous notes.

Yes, dorm is much cheaper than renting your own (or sharing) one.

If your home is really so far away from the university that it would be impossible to commute, you have two options: renting an apartment or going to a dormitory. And rent prices are sky-high, with the monthly price of a rented apartment in Budapest often exceeding the net minimum wage of an adult working graduate.
What’s more, it’s becoming more common for landlords to ask for a three-month deposit instead of two month, which can be a strain on your (or your family’s) wallet.

Here’s the downside!

You will have to constantly adapt to at least one, and in most cases three, other people. Moreover, in many cases, you don’t decide who you get to share a room with, and you may well end up with a roommate who you soon find you can’t live with.

Our Tip:

dormitory students can usually study quietly in the school library or a nearby library. Although you can’t have coffee and eat cookies there, but still the libraries are quieter than most coffee shops.

Another obstacle to successful learning is the poor wifi in many dormitories. And in today’s world, it is impossible to study without a laptop, so it can be very annoying to have to wait minutes to load a course material. And mobile internet is not cheap if you also need (or like) to watch a lot of videos.

This is what the new Corvinus campus will look like

Rental guide: 2 important things to consider if you are looking for an apartment

TIP 1. Heating of the apartment

TIP 2. Suspicious prices

The dormitories of the University of Szeged will be closed for three weeks

20 degrees in dormitories

Other universities also introduced energy-saving measures

Dorm life: it’s not all sunny days!

Let’s start with the positives!

Yes, dorm is much cheaper than renting your own (or sharing) one.

Here’s the downside!

UNIside webshop

Impresszum

Szerzői jogok

Szabályozó szervezet

TIP 1. Heating of the apartment

TIP 2. Suspicious prices

20 degrees in dormitories

Other universities also introduced energy-saving measures

Let’s start with the positives!

Yes, dorm is much cheaper than renting your own (or sharing) one.

Here’s the downside!

UNIside webshop

Hírlevél

Impresszum

Szerzői jogok

Szabályozó szervezet