Dual education is a specific form of training in higher education. It aims to align higher education with labour market demands through practice-driven training of future professionals. Dual education is a form of close cooperation, in which all participants –students, partner companies, and the university – have obligations and additional responsibilities, but also enjoy enormous benefits.
The number of companies interested in dual training in our faculty is constantly growing, with 11 partner companies currently offering prospective students the opportunity to participate in dual training. The number of students participating in and graduating from dual training is also increasing every year, and now exceeds 40.
Participation in dual training provides companies with the opportunity to employ student-employees who become familiar with the company and its work processes during the training period, and who are directly informed about national and international professional innovations through their close partnership with the university.
More information on joining our dual education programme can be found here.
In Commerce and Marketing Bachelor’s Programme:
In Tourism and Catering Bachelor’s Programme:
Dual education is a great opportunity for students, but it also comes with greater responsibilities As well as studying full-time, students in a dual training programme also undertake regular work placements in a company as "student-employees", which means that they will have gained a significant amount of work experience by the end of their course.
Step 1: Apply to the higher education institution, to the desired programme by the deadline for higher education admission applications (this is generally 15 February for programmes starting in September), at https://www.felvi.hu/. The results of the admission procedures are announced at the end of July, when admission thresholds are determined.
Step 2: Apply to the partner organisation of your choice in the manner advertised by the partner. Students may apply to several partner companies. If the application is successful, the partner will conclude a contract with the applicant. An agreement made among the partner company, the University, and the student is the prerequisite for admission to the dual education programme.
Choosing a company:
Companies are free to determine the admission criteria and the selection process, , in which the University has no say. Students should be prepared to take part in an interview similar to job interviews and motivational discussions, but some companies may require various tests or tasks to be submitted (for example, math problems in economics, language tests, IQ-tests, etc.). It is worth asking the HR contacts of the company of your choice about these.
In case of an unsuccessful application to the partner company, the student cannot commence the dual education, but can enrol to the university as a regular student (in case the university admittance was successful, of course).
The Faculty contact for dual education is a member of the Faculty who helps and supports the successful completion of the university studies of students in dual education, and who supports the establishment and operation of Faculty dual partnerships.
In Commerce and Marketing Bachelor’s Programme:
Lajos Kasza, Professor of Practice (Department of Commerce)
In Tourism and Catering Bachelor’s Programme:
János Debreceni, Assistant Lecturer (Department of Hospitality)