43. School system in Hungary
■ Institutional structures and the structure of
educational programmes are not aligned with
each other
■ Secondary education: wide variety
■ General education: until the age of 18
44. Academic Secondary School
Non-vocational, prepares for higher education
Length of programme:
4 years (regular)
5 years (bilingual education)
6 years (from age 12 to 18)
8 years (from age 10 to 18)
45. Vocational and Vocational
Secondary Schools
■ In vocational secondary school:
secondary school leaving
certificate
■ In vocational school:
lower level vocational
qualification
46. Matura
■ Final exam of high school
■ 2 levels, 5 subjects
■ Entry exam to universities
■ Language exam required
■ Oral and written exam
47. Higher education
■ Bologna process
■ Based on three consecutive cycles
■ Bachelor, Master and Doctorate courses
■ Divided (two-tier) and undivided (one-tier)
programmes
■ Higher-level vocational training, postgraduate
specialist training and adult education (lifelong
learning)
■ A intermediate language exam is needed to get
their degree
48. Integrated (one-tier) programmes
■ Undivided
■ Length 10-12 semesters
■ Result a Master degree
■ Besides religious education and
some programmes of arts, the
following programmes:
veterinary medicine,
architecture, dentistry,
pharmaceutics, law and
medicine