Applicants must hold a university Bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent college degree) in the fields listed below, or a university Master’s degree:

Fully recognised BA studies (full credit acknowledgement): Andragogy and Community Management BA degree, college degree in Cultural Management, Human Resource Management, Labour Counselling, Pedagogy, Psychology, Human Resources, Sociology, Political Sciences, Computational Librarian, Cultural Anthropology and the BA degrees of teacher education. Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Education, Special Education, Sociology.  

Conditionally recognised BA studies: any Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in case the applicant possesses 30 credits in the following fields: essential studies related to humanities: pedagogical, psychological, philosophical and ethical studies; adult education studies; communicational science related studies, communication development; information technology, library studies; essential studies related to social sciences: social studies, sociology, anthropology, political sciences; economic and legal studies. The condition of admittance is that the applicant should possess minimum 15 credits from these studies, the missing 15 can be obtained during the first semester of the applied program.

This program is not available for Hungarian citizens.

If the applicant takes their final examination during the current semester, and their degree certificate (diploma) is not issued before the last application deadline, a certification is required, which verifies that the applicant will presumably receive a degree. In case of being accepted as a student, however, the applicant must present the diploma upon enrolment at the latest.

The educational and outcome requirements are defined by the Ministry of Human Capacities (Regulation No. 18/2016. (VIII. 5.)) . The details of the application and admission process are defined by the Organisational and Operational Regulations of ELTE.

Minimum level of language proficiency (oral) (A1-C2): C1
Minimum level of language proficiency (written) (A1-C2): C1

Further comments:
The language of instruction for the entire programme is English, so a very good command of English is required during the oral entrance exam and throughout the whole programme. The language knowledge is assessed and evaluated during the interview, the Faculty of Education and Psychology doesn't require an official language certificate.

The application starts in the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process.

How to pay the application fee?

You are required to pay 60/120/180 EUR application fee (non-refundable) depending on the application period, at the following link:  ELTE Online Fizetési Rendszer

Please follow the instructions below carefully: 

 
Early Bird period: enter this specific code: EARLY BIRD PPK (valid between: 2025.11.25 – 2026.01.31)
Regular application period: enter this specific code: REGULAR PPK (valid between: 2026.02.01 – 2026.06.15)
Late application period: enter this specific code: LAST CALL PPK (valid between: 2026.06.16 – 2026.07.10)

The discount codes work without accents, but they are sensitive to spaces. To avoid any issues, the best option is to copy and paste the code directly as shown above. 

The deadline for application means the deadline of submission of the full and complete application package in the online system.

The application procedure includes 4 periods in order to give the applicants the freedom to submit their application when it’s most suitable for them.

Early bird application: until January 31st - discounted application fee: 60 EUR

Regular application 1: February 1st – March 25th - regular application fee: 120 EUR

Regular application 2: April 26th – June 15th - regular application fee: 120 EUR

Last Call: June 16th – July 10th - increased application fee: 180 EUR

We do not take applications between March 26th and April 26th!

When the university receives the full application package and it is checked by the Student Affairs and Registrar’s Office an entrance exam date option will be sent in the online application system after the application deadline for the relevant period. Please, check your messages in the application system, and the e-mail address that is linked to the account regularly.

The Faculty of Education and Psychology ELTE reserves the right to cancel the entrance periods in case the number of the admitted applicants reaches the limit during the previous entrance periods.

You are required to pay 120 EUR entrance examination fee (non-refundable) at the following link:  ELTE Online Fizetési Rendszer

There are no discounts for the entrance examination fee!

The entrance exam contains a discussion about the motivation and program-related academic background and professional experience of the applicant. Successful applicants must have a good command of English, be well-informed, familiar with literature, have good communication skills, have professional devotion, competence, professional attitude in the field of human resources and its market and have a clear vision of the future related to the profession. The entrance exam can be taken via Teams (you do not need to download the app).

Evaluation and results English!

You can obtain a maximum of 100 points for the MA in Human Resources Counselling program according to the following:

1. Reference work (maximum 20 points): based on the reference work submitted with the application.
2. Entrance Examination / Interview (maximum 70 points): based on the following criteria: being well-informed, familiar with literature, having good communicational skills, use of language for expressing yourself, professional devotion, competence, professional attitude in the field of human resources and its market. The Committee considers the applicant’s documentation of earlier scientific activities, professional experience abroad (e.g. via Erasmus program), professional activities, publications, and the motivation letter plus curriculum vitae.
3. Application (motivation letter and CV) (maximum 10 points)

Results and the official decision will be announced within a month after the entrance exam date, in the application system.

SPECIAL APPLICATION OFFER TO GRADUATES FROM BA PROGRAMME IN PSYCHOLOGY

AT ELTE PPK – 2026 SEPTEMBER INTAKE

Graduates from BA Psychology at the Faculty of Education and Psychology are offered a special application procedure to the faculty’s MA/MSc programmes in Psychology, Social Integration, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience, Human Resources Counselling and Educational Science.

The offered special application procedure in details:

•  The Faculty’s Psychology BA graduates have the opportunity to apply to the Faculty’s MA/MSc programmes during their last semester, without having to take the oral entrance exam.  
•  In case there is no entrance exam, the applicant’s scores are based on the following evaluation system

How to apply:

1) Submit your online application (ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM) also including the transcript of records of all the 5 completed semesters.  

2) Pay only the application fee (EUR 120), to the following account: Name of Bank: Magyar Államkincstár (Hungarian State Treasury) Address of Bank: Budapest, Váci út 71, Hungary – 1139 Holder of the account: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem 

Account No.: 10032000-01426201-00000000 SWIFT Code: HUSTHUHB IBAN Number: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000 
 
On the transfer order please put down your full name and the code of the chosen programme:

Psychology MA: AB01 B102 B10208/18

Social Integration MA: AB01 B102 B10207/18

Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience MSc: AB01 B102 AB1P17/09

Human Resources Counselling MA: AB01 B102 B10206/18

Educational Science MA: AB01 B102 B10201/18 
 
3) Results and the official decision will be announced within a month after the application got approved in the application system.  
 
Based on Section 34 of Government decree 423/2012 (XII. 29.) on the admission to higher education institutions, the higher education institution regulates the admission requirements and the method of ranking in the case of a Master’s programme, but the applicant can be admitted only if he/she achieves at least 50% of the maximum points. According to ELTE’s Admission Regulations if an applicant receives 0 points in any of the requirements of the admission procedure listed below, they cannot be accepted to the programme. 
 
Applicants graduated at ELTE PPK still have the right to apply in the original way by submitting all the required documents, and taking the entrance exam if they do not want to apply by getting their results assessed.  In this case, the procedure remains the same, including paying both the application and the entrance exam fee.  If you intend to apply and you have any questions, please, contact the Faculty’s admission coordinator, Ms. Violetta Frank (admission@ppk.elte.hu)