Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Sun Wei
Intern Qiu Yaodan
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Hungary has an unparalleled historical heritage of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, scattered European-style buildings exude a unique romantic atmosphere, and the Danube River flows quietly from Budapest, the capital of Central Europe, known as the "Paris of Central Europe", making many people who have been there linger, and Zhao Xuanxin, who studied in Hungary, is no exception.
In 2017, Zhao Xuanxin, who was still studying hotel management in Switzerland, came to Hungary during her sophomore internship, and the pleasant scenery and rich humanistic history instantly attracted her, she decided to stay for it, transferred to the Budapest University of Economics in Hungary to study tourism management, and reopened the three-and-a-half-year study abroad trip.
Universities are "wide in and strict out", and the quality of education is high
Hungary is a cost-effective place to study, Zhao Xuanxin introduced, her annual tuition is 4600 euros, equivalent to about 33,000 yuan, which is quite cost-effective in Europe. But the low tuition fee does not mean that the quality of teaching will be reduced. It is understood that Hungary has trained more than a dozen Nobel laureates in the fields of biology, physics, medicine and other fields, and is one of the countries with the highest density of Nobel Prizes, with excellent teaching quality.
At the same time, Zhao Xuanxin believes that the university application threshold in Hungary is not high, most of the undergraduate applications of colleges and universities only require IELTS results and high school diplomas, and Hungary is a country with a high English penetration rate, most majors are set up in English teaching, "Although Hungarian is one of the top ten difficult languages in the world to learn, as long as you have good English, whether it is life or study, you can basically achieve 'unimpeded'." Zhao Xuanxin said.
Zhao Xuanxin also suggested that prospective international students should be mentally prepared, because Hungarian universities are famous for "wide in and strict out", "I have more than a dozen Chinese in this year, but only three have graduated normally with me." ”
She analyzed that there are two main reasons for the low graduation rate: on the one hand, in the curriculum setting, many courses are related, only after completing the basic courses, you can choose advanced courses and advanced courses, for example, the hotel management course is divided into 3 stages, if you hang up the subject and fail to pass the make-up exam, you need to retake it all the time to enter the next course learning stage; on the other hand, Hungary has more holidays, Christmas, Easter, New Year, etc., plus Hungary's unique three National Day holidays, a semester of class time is not more than three months Many international students travel during the holidays, so there is not much time to study. Zhao Xuanxin believes that the holidays also need to arrange some revision time to cope with the small exams after returning to school.
Enterprises value work experience, and employment is not easy
Zhao Xuanxin, who has obtained six internship experiences during college, said that compared with academic qualifications, interviewers in Hungarian companies value students' work experience more, "Many of my friends around me are in class and work at the same time, and many students rush to work after class." Zhao Xuanxin said.
Zhao Xuanxin, who has interned in local travel agencies and hotels, found that Chinese students are very "popular" in Hungary. She recalled: "If the hotel receives Chinese guests, they will let me receive them. ”
But the employment situation is less optimistic, according to data released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office on November 29, 2021, the average number of unemployed people in August-October 2021 was 184,000, with an unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Unemployed people have been unemployed for an average of 9.2 months, and 35.8% of unemployed people need to be re-employed for at least one year. Because of the epidemic, many companies choose to lay off employees, international students in the job market is also struggling, Most of the students around Zhao Xuanxin are inclined to return to China for employment, but Zhao Xuanxin still chooses to stay in Europe and wait for a turnaround.
Hungarian degrees are recognized in other eu-union countries
It is worth mentioning that as one of the member states of the European Union, Hungary shares European higher education resources with other EU countries, and European countries also recognize Hungarian degrees.
At present, Zhao Xuanxin went to Vienna, Austria to run a milk tea shop, "The connection between European countries is relatively close, the living habits of European countries are similar, going to another country is as simple as our 'out of the province', do not have to worry about re-adapting to the new environment." ”
She said that she chose to create a milk tea shop mainly because she wanted to have a milk tea shop in Europe that belongs to the Chinese, providing a place for everyone to communicate, and in their leisure time, they can go to the milk tea shop to meet and chat.
Imperceptibly disseminate Chinese culture
In addition to studying and working, Zhao Xuanxin will often ask some Hungarian friends to go out to parties. "Compared with other European and American countries, there are very few Chinese living in Hungary, so the students here are 'forced' to integrate into the circle of locals, but Hungary is an inclusive and aesthetically diverse country, and they are very kind and enthusiastic to the Chinese."
Many friends in Hungary often ask Zhao Xuanxin about Chinese culture, especially about Chinese kung fu, "They are particularly obsessed with Chinese kung fu, and I am often asked by them if every Chinese can do kung fu, and I also jokingly replied, yes, you better not mess with me." Zhao Xuanxin smiled.
In order to show the hospitable side of Chinese and the charm of Chinese cuisine, Zhao Xuanxin basically invites foreign friends to dinner at home every month. Now, Zhao Xuanxin's foreign friends will also make several famous Chinese dishes, such as casserole porridge, steamed pork ribs with soy sauce, gollum meat, etc. "There are several parties, my foreign friends will cook themselves, and the cooking skills have been with me." Zhao Xuanxin smiled.
Study abroad in Hungary
Hungarian higher education is divided into two categories of institutions, state and non-state, and at present, there are more than 40 Hungarian higher education institutions recognized by the Ministry of Education of China.
The quality of higher education in Hungary is relatively high, and it has made great achievements in the fields of medicine, business, engineering, architecture, media, agriculture and so on.
Many universities in Hungary offer English-taught programs to international students, and the tuition fees are much lower than those in Western Europe and North America, but the teaching quality is similar, making it a cost-effective study abroad option. Most of the universities in Hungary use the EU credit system, and there are cooperation agreements with many universities in Europe and North America, and international students have the opportunity to exchange and exchange with partner universities during their studies.
Hungarian universities are not very high for Chinese students, high school or equivalent graduation can directly apply for undergraduate courses, if english can not meet the admission standards, you can also read preparatory courses.
University tuition and living expenses in Hungary are relatively low, with a tuition fee of 3,000-5,000 euros a year for preparatory classes, 3,000-6,000 euros per year for undergraduates, about 6,000 euros per year for two-year master's students, and 300-500 euros per month for living expenses. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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