Kindergarten Education
| Insitution: | Eszterházy Károly Catholic University |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Pedagogy |
| Course / programme name: | Kindergarten Education |
| Branch of Science: | Teacher Training |
| Level of studies: | Bachelor |
| Qualification: | Pre-School Teacher |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Duration of the course / programme: | 6 semesters semesters |
| Location/city of the course: | Jászberény |
| Study in Hungary link: | http://studyinhungary.hu/institution/eszterhazy-karoly-university-67.html |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/eszterhazyuniversity |
| Instagram: | https://www.instagram.com/unieszterhazy/ |
| State Scholarships | Available |
The aim of this 3-year bachelor programme is to educate and train pre-school teachers who are equipped with decent professional literacy and knowledge. They possess sophisticated teaching capabilities, self-awareness as well as people’s knowledge to create engaging and age-appropriate learning environment. They are capable of keeping full focus on the children and show positive attitudes towards them. They are able to cooperate with the children’s families and various stakeholders in society and to apply the best teaching practices in a variety of educational environments. They have the competencies for transferring universal and national values. The courses focus on early childhood education from psychological and pedagogical aspects, language development, the role of play, foundations of literacy, arts, music, mathematics and science, intercultural issues and research in early education
Secondary school leaving certificate and suitability audition
| Entrance examination: | Yes |
| Entrance type: | Oral |
| Minimum level of language proficiency (oral): | B2 |
| Minimum level of language proficiency (written): | B2 |
| Place of examination: | Online |
The admission procedure consits of the following parts:
- 20-30 minutes long online interview
- evaluation of application documents
Online interview: The international office will contact all applicants to set up a suitable time for the online interview. Applicants will be interviewed by appointed staff members from the Department and the international office. Professors will check the applicant’s preliminary knowledge of the chosen study area and motivation. The international office will check the language skills and intercultural competences of the applicant.
The admission decision is based on the following results:
- result of previous studies (max. 20 points)
- CV, motivation letter (max. 20 points)
- online interview (max. 60 points)
Minimum admission requirements: 60 points. Those applicants who gain less than 5 points in any section of the admission procedure will be rejected.
| Contact person name: | International Student and Scholar Services Office |
| Contact person job position: | International Coordinator |
| Contact e-mail: | admission@uni-eszterhazy.hu |
| Contact website: | www.uni-eszterhazy.hu/en |
| Contact person name: | Ms Anita Molnár |
| Contact person job position: | International Coordinator |
| Contact e-mail: | molnar.anita@uni-eszterhazy.hu, studentmobility@uni-eszterhazy.hu |
| Contact website: | www.uni-eszterhazy.hu/en |
| Contact person name: | Ms Anita Molnár |
| Contact person job position: | International Coordinator |
| Contact e-mail: | studentmobility@uni-eszterhazy.hu |
| Contact website: | www.uni-eszterhazy.hu/en |
| Availability of preparatory year in the Stipendium Hungaricum programme: | No |
| Availability of specialisation year in the Stipendium Hungaricum programme: | No |
| Min. students | 3 |
| Max. students | 15 |
| Availability of preparatory year in the Diaspora Scholarship programme: | No |
| Availability of specialisation year in the Diaspora Scholarship programme: | No |
| Min. students | 3 |
| Max. students | 15 |
