Dear Graduating Student,

According to the decision of the Dean of ELTE Faculty of Humanities, the Graduation Ceremony of the spring semester of academic year 2025/2026 is being organised at the time and place below:

Participation

You must indicate your intention to participate from 16:00 on 11th June 2026 (Thursday) until 23:59 on 28th June 2026 (Sunday) by filling in the Neptun request ‘BTK Registration for the Graduation Ceremony – Summer of 2026’ under Menu -> Administration -> Requests -> Request Fill.

If you fail to fill in the request by the deadline, or indicate that you are not participating, you will no longer be able to register for the Graduation Ceremony later. In this case, your diploma may only be collected in person, on a different day following the ceremony.

Important!

In case you wish to participate in the ceremony, submit your registration even if you have not taken a successful final exam yet.

You can cancel your registration later, if necessary.

Graduating students may invite a maximum of three guests to the ceremony, which means that entry to the hall where the ceremony is held can be granted to up to three family members or friends in total.

The venue of the ceremony is the building “Gólyavár”, located on the BTK campus, which has two halls. The Graduation Ceremony will be held in Mária Terézia hall, located on the upper floor, where guests may follow the event live, in person.

Pázmány Péter hall, located on the ground floor, is where guests who are unable to take a seat in Mária Terézia hall may watch the ceremony live on screen.

Please note that if more than three guests accompany you to the ceremony, any additional guests beyond the three-person limit can only be seated in Pázmány Péter hall of Gólyavár.

Picking up your Degree Certificate (Diploma) after the ceremony

If you cannot participate in the Graduation Ceremony, you can pick up your Degree Certificate after the ceremony, in-person or by an authorized representative (find the authorization form here: https://btk.elte.hu/en/documents_forms) in the following times:

• Between 21st - 23rd July 2026, every day between9:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00,

• from 1st September 2026 in the office hours (Mon.: 13:00-16:00, Wed.: 9:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00).

International students can pick up their Degree Certificate in Office 25 of building A (1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/A).

Please note that an authorized representative can pick up the degree certificate only by handing in an official authorization form, signed by you and two witnesses, which must be prepared beforehand. Find the authorization form here: https://btk.elte.hu/en/documents_forms. Please, note that the person picking up the degree certificate must present their ID before receiving the document.

Pictures taken at the ceremony:

At the Graduation Ceremony, pictures and a video will be taken by the photographer of the Faculty of Humanities. The pictures can be ordered at foto-video@btk.elte.hu. More information (in Hungarian): http://foto-video.elte.hu/.

Please be informed that if you do not consent to the creation of media recordings during the “Prior registration for personal attendance at the Graduation Ceremony” (Neptun request ‘BTK Registration for the Graduation Ceremony – Summer of 2026’), you will not appear in the live-streamed broadcast. As a result, your family members will not be able to view or follow your participation in the Graduation Ceremony via live stream.

Furthermore, in the absence of such consent, the professional photographer present at the event will not take photographs of you.

Extension of residence permit, plane tickets, validation of diploma 

If you would like to use your Hungarian diploma in your home country or any other country, you have to go through an administrational process in order to validate your degree. You will get the details after your Final Examination.

It is important to plan ahead the extension of your residence permit. The validation process may take 2-3 weeks, so calculate your travel date and extension date like this. Regarding the extension process, please read this guide.

Please note that the Final Examinations are held in-person.

If you have already achieved ’absolved’ status in a previous semester, you may not be in Hungary. Please read the section ’For students with shorter stays’ on the Visa procedure page very carefully. Should you need to apply for a C-visa in order to return to Hungary for your Final Examination, Graduation Ceremony, and - if necessary - the Apostille validation procedure, please contact your international coordinator to request a student status certificate with the required note. Please find the visa application form (for a stay shorter than 90 days) here.

How to make your diploma Apostilled?

Please read the following information:

Information Regarding the Legalization of public documents Issued by Hungarian Higher Education Institutions for Use Abroad (Information letter sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.)

Legalisation procedure of diplomas

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The ELTE International Alumni Chapter is an alumni association of all international students graduated at ELTE and those who had student status at least during one semester at ELTE but graduated at other university.

We hope that after returning home, you will maintain contact with your Alma Mater, friends and professional colleagues from Hungary. With us you can maintain your worldwide friendships and reach further learning opportunities.

Become a member of our International Alumni chapter and be part of a valuable international community. Join us and stay in touch!

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