According to the survey of the Ministry of Education of Hungary, the number of enroled international university students grew by almost 8,000 in Hungary during the last 5 years.
While 20,694 foreign students enroled in the Academic Year of 2012 -2013, their number continues to rise: 28,628 newcomers continued their studies last year.
The most popular university among foreign students in the AY of 2016 - 2017 was the University of Debrecen: 4,321 students were enroled; the second most popular institution was the University of Semmelweis with 3,470 new foreign students and the University of Szeged welcomed 3,208 freshmen.
As for the programmes, the most popular ones are General Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine.
