Dormitory info

This page is about the dormitory placement offered by BME (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) to scholarship-holders and fee-paying students. Please note that PhD students are not eligible to receive dormitory accommodation. You may also wish to check out this page about private dormitories, in which you can pay for a placement, independent of your scholarship status.

Dormitory application

BME offers free dormitory placement to a limited number of students. At the beginning of each semester, you have the opportunity to apply for a place. Both senior (returning) and freshman (first-semester) students can submit their applications via the KEFIR system. For more information about the process, please check out our video guide.

The selection process for freshman students depends on their admission points (shown on Dreamapply), while for senior students, it depends on their academic achievements (CCCI). This also depends on your faculty, since each has different cutoff points.

Dormitories you can apply to – if you are eligible – are the following ones:

  • for Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora scholarship holders: This section is under construction. For further information, please contact imt.accommodation@bme.hu!
  • Martos Kollégium: for SCYP holders
  • Hungarian dormitories: – based on faculty – for fee-paying students. Note that only a Hungarian description is available for the process at http://ehk.bme.hu/kollegium/felveteli. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us for help at the following email address: imt.accommodation@bme.hu.

Penalty points

Tenants who have accumulated penalty points during their stay in the dormitory will have the following sanctions on their dormitory application:

  1. In case a Tenant has 1 to 9 penalty points, 10% of the penalty points will be subtracted from the Tenant’s CCCI average in the following dormitory application period. (e.g., if a Tenant has 3 penalty points and an average of 4.5, the modified average will be only 4.5-0.3= 4.2)
  2. Between 10 to 14 penalty points, Tenant cannot apply for dormitory in the following application period.
  3. In case a Tenant collects 15 penalty points, the Tenant must leave the Hostel with immediate effect. Besides this, the Tenant must also pay one month of housing allowance fee (40.000 HUF).

Room change

Your placement in your rooms is entirely random. However, it is possible to swap rooms between students upon reaching a mutual consensus. In this case, both students have to send an email to imt.accommodation@bme.hu, including all necessary details. We also organize room change periods every semester.

Application commitment

Please note that if you apply for a dorm place, you agree to stay there for the academic semester! It is possible to change your mind about accepting the place. Still, the time limit for this act is very short (usually a few days after moving in; the dormitory management determines the exact date each semester). After this time limit, even if you move out, you won’t receive the accommodation allowance for the semester!

House rules

This section is under construction. For further information, please contact imt.accommodation@bme.hu!

Dormitories

Óbudai Diák Hotel

Dormitory for Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) and Diaspora scholarship holders. 

Open hours: 0:00 – 24:00 Monday to Sunday

Check-in hours: 9:00-18:00 Monday to Sunday

Location: 

Óbudai Diák Hotel is located in Budapest, Kunigunda útja 25, 1037, about a 40 minute commute from campus. This duration is more than normal in Budapest and the route the tram takes can almost be called scenic! You can simply get to the dormitory by taking tram 19 or 41. When travelling to the dormitory, it is best to enlight at the tram station Szent Gellért tér – Műegyetem and getting of at Bécsi út / Vörösvári út. Public transit in Budapest is very cheap for students, you can buy a county pass for only 945 HUF, which allows you to travel around Budapest for a month! You can find more information about public transit here. Near the tram stop and about 10-15 minutes from the dormitory there is a mall called GOBUDA mall which contains many places you can eat, get groceries or just shop. There is also a fitness center, for those of you who work out!

Rooms: 

Students of BME will be placed in two bedded rooms.

Every room has their own refrigerator and on every corridor there is a shared, as well as a ladies bathroom. The dormitory also offers a stable internet connection.

Important! Upon moving in, every student has to bring a deposit of 20.000 HUF in cash, but no worries, this will be given back to you as long as you do no damage to the room.

The House Rules and penalty point system can be found as appendices of the dormitory tenancy agreement: Dormitory Tenancy agreement

Martos Flóra Kollégium

Dormitory for Scholarship For Christian Young People (SCYP) scholarship holders. 

Open hours: 0:00 – 24:00  Monday to Sunday

Location: 

Martos Flóra Kollégium is located in 1111 Budapest, Stoczek József u. 5,  right next to campus.  It takes around 10 minutes to get to any building on campus. Near the dormitory, there are numerous places you can eat. There is also a big mall called Allee, where you can find almost anything you need, including a supermarket. It takes 10 minutes to get to the mall on foot. 

Rooms: 

There are rooms with a maximum of 4 beds. 

The rooms of the dormitory are modern and fully equipped. Everyone has a cupboard, a table, a lamp for reading, a box spring bed, and bedding. Some rooms have direct access to their respective bathrooms. Fully equipped kitchens are shared by residents of each room. Wi-fi connection is available throughout the dormitory.