CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies)

About CEEPUS

CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) is an exchange academic programme in the fields of education and research which involves 15+ Central-European countries, that offers both teachers and students opportunities to spend a study or teaching period abroad at the partner universities of CEEPUS Member Countries, including participation in special courses and summer universities. CEEPUS scholarship holders are granted exemption of tuition fees at the host institutions.

CEEPUS Member Countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Poland, Prishtina/Kosovo, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary

The main activity of CEEPUS is university networks - created by minimum 3 universities from 3 different countries - operating joint programs on special subject fields. CEEPUS offers mobility grants for students and teachers in this framework. It is a unique opportunity to share knowledge and experiences among countries with a common cultural heritage and a strong background of academic cooperation.

ELTE is a member of 11 awarded and 4 umbrella networks in 2024/25.

If your home institution is not part of a CEEPUS network that has a relevant scientific topic for you, you can choose to submit a Freemover application. Freemover applications can be financed only when the CEEPUS networks did not use their quota and there are still free scholarship months. Therefore, this option is usually available for the second semester. For the first semester, a limited number of Freemover scholarships are usually available of which the National CEEPUS Office publishes information on their website at the beginning of summer.

You can find the current call for applications here and detailed information regarding contacts, mobility grants and application requirements here, please read them carefully before you apply.

Further information via CEEPUS website and Tempus Public Foundation website.

With general questions regarding Eötvös Loránd University and CEEPUS Grant payment procedure, please contact Ms Orsolya Pósch at ceepus@elte.hu. Educational/academic issues are to be discussed with the faculty or Network/Academic Coordinators (2024/25 ).