Remélem, elmondjátok a véleményeteket,tanácsra lenne szükségem, Tudnál tanácsot adni?
Posted by Cool_Bed_2746@reddit | askhungary | View on Reddit | 17 comments
Hi , I just wanted to hear some people's opinions. I'm a high school student, not European, and I'm thinking of applying for a scholarship to Hungary next year. I've chosen Veszprém and Pannonia University, and I'm currently trying to learn the language so I can communicate there. I wanted to hear your opinions and learn about life there. Is it easy? Are the people open-minded or intolerant? Are they accepting of foreigners? Is my choice of Veszprém a good one? I chose it because it's a bit far from the capital, so I think it will be quieter and cheaper to live there. Please advise.
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Sziasztok! Szeretném hallani néhány ember véleményét. Középiskolás vagyok, nem európai, és azon gondolkodom, hogy jövőre ösztöndíjat pályázom Magyarországra. Veszprémet és a Pannon Egyetemet választottam, és jelenleg a nyelvet próbálom megtanulni, hogy ott tudjak kommunikálni. Szeretném hallani a véleményeteket és többet megtudni az ottani életről. Könnyű? Nyitottak vagy intoleránsak az emberek? Elfogadóak a külföldiekkel szemben? Jó választás Veszprém? Azért választottam, mert egy kicsit messze van a fővárostól, így szerintem csendesebb és olcsóbb lesz ott élni. Kérlek, adjatok tanácsot.
Bear_the_serker@reddit
Szeged is not that much cheaper than Budapest, but in exchange you have way less work options both as a student or otherwise. The university's quality of education is very much dependant on what you want to learn, for example our IT courses besides Computer Engineering are fucking jokes (I have finished one of them a year ago) but as far as I'm aware our chemistry and biology labs are quiet decent.
There are a lot of students and most people in the city are quite open, just don't wander out into the county surrounding the city. You will most likely be gawked at or will even hear not malicious but surprised exclamations especially from older people like "wow there is a nigger here" or "wow the chinese are even here now". I can't recall anyone ever getting hurt physically for being foreign even in the surrounding countryside (besides the .entioned sometimes present remarks), racism is not that much of an issue within the city itself.
Life is not that easy for most around here, Csongràd-Csanàd county is overall one of the poorer ones in the country. Even though Szeged is one of the wealthier cities in the eastern side of Hungary, it still falls far behind a lot of EU standards. The median wage is about half of the capital city's, and most people either work at the Uni, at one of the many tech companies outsourcing here for cheap labour, or work close to minimum wage at some soul sucking place.
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
I'm going to apply to a business and economies at Veszprém (pannonia University). I heard it's a good program there. The price difference, even if it's small, will help me save money. I originally chose Hungary because the cost of living there isn't as expensive as in Germany or other Europe countries.
I'm not going to szeged, I'm going to veszprém, I heard it's much quieter and cheaper
Bear_the_serker@reddit
Well, It's close to the Austrian border, so those places are usually a fair bit pricier since a lot of people are commuting to Austria for work, so their wages are significantly higher than average even for those counties. I have a few economic student friends, I can ask them what they think about their programme if you want to.
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
Yes, please, I would greatly appreciate it.
Bear_the_serker@reddit
Okay, so they don't have direct experience with it, but they say their curriculum seems decent. Especially with the types and amount of specialisations. And since it's close to the Austrian border, if you decide to do so you may be able to work in Austria for the summer break.
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
thanks🙏🏻
oohhh, that's so Good
Ez Jó (I hope I Said it right)
I think this is very good, as my field of study is in demand in the job market; I will be applying to Business and Economics college
Heidelbeere27@reddit
I also attended Pannon University, though I'm Hungarian so my experience might be a bit different. What I noticed is that foreigners are likely to hang out with other foreigners because they have their classes together. It's less common for Hungarians to sign up for the lectures held in English, but not unlikely, I also attended a few for fun. Also 2 crucial events/places to get to know people you'll likely stick to for the remaining semesters is the gólyatábor (freshman's camp) and to live in the dormitory. I never expect a foreigner to learn Hungarian as it's difficult af, people would also be okay with English since it's a good opportunity to practice the language
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
I'm learning it
Beszél magyarul vagyok
Or
Magyarul beszélnek
Sorry about the grammer😭🙏🏻, I know the words but I don't know the grammar
I already speaks 3 languages, Arabic , English , German
Heidelbeere27@reddit
With a language this difficult I'd learn expressions first. Don't try to invest time in grammar. You're better of knowing some common phrases for everyday use
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
That's exactly what I do. I memorize the words first. I won't delve into grammar until I've memorized a lot of vocabulary. I'll look ridiculous when I try to construct a sentence😂😭🙏🏻
but it's okay
DevsSolInvictvs@reddit
Veszprém is a nice little town with open minded people, but its might be boring for young people in the winter. Pécs, Szeged or Budapest are more lively.
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
For a quiet person like me, I'll like it🙏🏻
CazadorXP@reddit
Or Debrecen. It's actually the second biggest city and the most university-focused city in the country.
LicensedFemboy@reddit
The language is one of the hardest to learn. I wish you good luck with that one c:. I have no experience with Veszprém, but the younger generation is pretty open-minded and friendly with foreigners regardless of location. My best bet would be either a uni in Budapest or Debrecen tho. :3
Cool_Bed_2746@reddit (OP)
I don't think that the language is that hard really, it's easy but need time and foucs only
I might find it easy because I'm multilingual.
jamat888@reddit
I'm pretty sure that way more people speak english atleast at a basic level in Budapest than anywhere else in the country. Young people are generally more open-minded than older generations, especially in BP. I'm not that familiar with other big cities, but it's easy to find good and flexible student jobs in BP, but rent is crazy expensive if you can't get a dorm room at your uni. There is a sub called r/egyetemistak, you might get more insight from there, it's a hungarian subreddit dedicated to university life.
Vagottszemu@reddit
Maybe choose a better University in Budapest.