RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENGLISH PROGRAM STUDENTS

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN HUNGARY

2011-2012

CODE OF CONDUCT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN ............ 9 I. CODE OF CONDUCT IN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATIONS .... 9 General Code of Conduct Concerning Students and Employees .............. 9 General Code of Conduct Concerning Leaders of the University........... 12 General Code of Conduct Concerning Decision-Making Bodies of the University ............................................................................................. 14 II. CODE OF CONDUCT IN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATIONS . 15 General Code of Conduct Concerning Instructors ................................. 15 Requirements in Connection with Oral and Written Exams and their Evaluation ............................................................................................ 16 Ethical Norms Concerning Students ...................................................... 18 III. ETHICAL RULES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ........................ 19 Freedom of Research and Performing Scientific Activities .................... 19 General Ethical Expectations from those Performing Research Tasks ... 20 General Ethical Expectations from Students Participating in Research Tasks .................................................................................................... 21 Ethical Expectations Regarding Scientific Publication .......................... 21 Ethical Issues Pertaining to the Practical Use of Research Results ....... 24 Using of Research Supports .................................................................. 24 Medical Research Performed on Humans ............................................. 25 Experiments on Animals........................................................................ 26 Hazardous Substances .......................................................................... 27 IV. ETHICS COMMITTEE ................................................................... 27 V. REPORTING THE VIOLATION OF RULES STATED IN THE CODE OF ETHICS................................................................................. 28 General Rules of Proceedings ............................................................... 29 Appeals ................................................................................................. 29 ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................... 31

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EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN ................................................................ 32 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 32 I. GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................. 32 Scope of the Regulations ....................................................................... 32 Bodies and Individuals Authorized to Act on Study- and Exam-Related Matters ................................................................................................. 33 Student Status ....................................................................................... 34 II. PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL MATTERS........ 39 The Schedule for the Academic Year ..................................................... 39 Obligations of Students as to Registration, Reporting Changes in Personal Data, and Adding/Dropping Courses ..................................... 39 The Electronic Lecture Book ................................................................. 41 The Credit System ................................................................................. 43 Exam course ......................................................................................... 44 Student Obligations............................................................................... 44 Subject/Course Requirements ................................................................ 47 Language Study and Language Exams .................................................. 49 Physical Education ............................................................................... 50 Attendance ............................................................................................ 51 Student Transfer ................................................................................... 51 Simultaneous Studies ............................................................................ 53 Cross Registration (Partial Transfer), Subject/Course Recognition ....... 53 Special Provisions on Teacher Training ................................................ 55 Special Provisions Concerning Partial Transfer ................................... 56 III. THE TESTING AND ASSESSING OF KNOWLEDGE ................. 57 The Examination Period ....................................................................... 57 The Chief Forms of Testing and Assessing Knowledge .......................... 58 The Order of Examinations ................................................................... 60 Repeating Failed Exams ....................................................................... 61 Retaking a Successful Exam for a Better Grade .................................... 62 Calculation of the Grade Average ......................................................... 62

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IV. THE FINAL PRE-DEGREE CERTIFICATE THE THESIS, THE STATE EXAMINATION, AND THE DIPLOMA ................................. 65 The Completion of the Program ............................................................ 65 Degree Thesis ....................................................................................... 65 State Examination Board ...................................................................... 66 State Examination ................................................................................. 67 Retaking a Failed State Examination .................................................... 68 Diploma ................................................................................................ 68 Honours Degrees/Diplomas .................................................................. 71 V. MISCELLANEOUS AND CLOSING PROVISIONS ...................... 72 Fees ...................................................................................................... 72 Definitions ............................................................................................ 72 Closing Provisions ................................................................................ 75

APPENDIX I. ACADEMIC DATA MANAGEMENT AND REGISTRATION .................................................................................... 78 Registration .......................................................................................... 78 Registration for the Semesters ............................................................... 79 Certification of Student Status ............................................................... 80 Closing of the Semesters ....................................................................... 80 Entries .................................................................................................. 80 Diploma ................................................................................................ 81 Diploma Supplement ............................................................................. 81 Visiting Students ................................................................................... 82 Admission of Transfer Students ............................................................. 82 The Transfer of Students ....................................................................... 82 Termination of Student Status ............................................................... 83 Student ID............................................................................................. 83 Dormitory Registration ......................................................................... 83 Supply of Information to the National Higher Education Information Center ................................................................................................... 84 Adjustment of Data ............................................................................... 84 Archiving .............................................................................................. 84 Replacement of Lost Documents............................................................ 85

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APPENDIX II. THE ELECTRONIC LECTURE-BOOK ........................ 86 The Announcement of and Registering for Courses ............................... 86 Review of Performance ......................................................................... 87 Closing the Assessment of Performance ................................................ 88 Certification of Performance................................................................. 89

APPENDIX III. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF MEDICINE ......................................... 90 SECTION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................... 90 1. a The Force of the EER ..................................................................... 90 1. b Persons and Faculty Bodies with Responsibility for Educational Matters and Examinations .................................................................... 91 1.c The Students Legal Status............................................................... 93 SECTION 2 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ............................................. 95 2. a The Structure of the Academic Year ............................................... 95 2.b Registration .................................................................................... 95 2. c Subject Requirements ..................................................................... 96 2.d Admission to Lectures and Acceptance of Subjects .......................... 97 2.e Participation in Activities ................................................................ 97 2.f Interruption of studies ...................................................................... 97 2.g Transfers ......................................................................................... 98 2.h Individual Schedule ......................................................................... 99 2.i Parallel Courses Offered by Other Higher Education Institutes ....... 99 SECTION 3 RULES FOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT .................. 102 3.a The Examination Period ................................................................ 102 3.b Principal Forms of Assessment and Evaluation ............................. 102 3.c The Order of Examinations ........................................................... 103 3.d Averaging Grades/Calculating Credit Index .................................. 104 3.e The Recording of Examinations ..................................................... 104

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SECTION 4 THE FINAL YEAR ............................................................. 106 4.a Rules for Study and Examination in the Sixth (Final) Year ............ 106 4.b The Accreditation Procedure for Foreign Training Places ............ 108 SECTION 5 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION DISSERTATION, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE................... 110 Degree Certificate............................................................................... 114

APPENDIX IV. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF DENTISTRY .................................... 116 SECTION 1 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ........................................... 116 The Structure of the Academic Year .................................................... 116 The Legal Status of the Student ........................................................... 116 Transfers ............................................................................................ 117 SECTION 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, DISSERTATION, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE................... 118 Degree Certificate............................................................................... 123

APPENDIX V. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF PHARMACY .................................... 125 SECTION 1 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ........................................... 125 The Structure of the Academic Year .................................................... 125 Subject Requirements .......................................................................... 126 Transfers ............................................................................................ 126 Admission to Lectures and Acceptance of Subjects .............................. 127 SECTION 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, DISSERTATION, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE................... 129 Degree Certificate............................................................................... 130

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APPENDIX VI. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ........................... 132 SECTION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................. 132 Tasks of the Faculty Education Committee .......................................... 132 SECTION 2 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ........................................... 135 Subject Requirements .......................................................................... 135 The Structure of the Academic Year .................................................... 137 Practical Training .............................................................................. 138 Foreign Language Requirements ........................................................ 138 Transfer .............................................................................................. 140 SECTION 3 RULES FOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT .................. 141 Examinations ...................................................................................... 141 Principal Forms of Assessment and Evaluation................................... 142 SECTION 4 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, DISSERTATIO, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE................... 143 Final Examinations ............................................................................. 147

APPENDIX VII. SPECIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENGLISH PROGRAM STUDENTS ....................................................... 149 DUTIES OF THE STUDENT .................................................................. 149 Legal status of the International Students ............................................ 149 Admission into the English Program ................................................... 151 Transfer .............................................................................................. 154 Crash course ....................................................................................... 155 Dismissal from the University ............................................................. 155 Payment of the Tuition Fee ................................................................. 156 Initiating the Refund of Overpaid Amounts.......................................... 162 Learning Languages ........................................................................... 162 Physical Education ............................................................................. 162 Health Insurance ................................................................................ 163 Special Rules in the Sixth (Final) Year ................................................ 164 Special Regulations for Basic Medicine Course Students .................... 164

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APPENDIX VIII. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STUDENT SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY .......................................................................... 167

APPENDIX IX. RULES OF DISCIPLINE AND RESTITUTION APPLYING TO STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN ................................................................................................................... 168 General Provisions ............................................................................. 168 Rules of Disciplinary Procedure ......................................................... 169 Disciplinary Responsibility ................................................................. 169 Disciplinary Penalties and Measures .................................................. 170 Bodies in the Disciplinary Jurisdiction ................................................ 171 Initiation of Disciplinary Procedure.................................................... 172 The Disciplinary Hearing ................................................................... 173 The Disciplinary Decision ................................................................... 175 Legal Remedy Against a Disciplinary Decision ................................... 178 Initiation of a New Procedure ............................................................. 179 Exemption from Disciplinary Penalty .................................................. 179 Rules Relating to Liability for Damages .............................................. 180 Exercisers of Jurisdiction in Damage Restitution ................................ 181 The Rules of Procedure Governing Restitution of Damages Entry and Adjudication of the Claim for Damages .............................................. 182 Legal Remedy Against a Decision on Damage Restitution ................... 184 Closing Provisions .............................................................................. 184 CLOSING PROVISIONS ........................................................................ 185 FEES FOR EXTRA PROCEEDINGS ..................................................... 186 DEADLINES ............................................................................................ 187 WHO TO FIND ........................................................................................ 188

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CODE OF CONDUCT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN

The University of Debrecen, in order to fulfil obligations of its role in society, deems it indispensable to determine the rules of behaviour in society, moral norms and ethics of its faculty and students, to ensure a high quality of personal relations, harmony and happiness, that are necessary for a high quality of work to foster the traditions, good reputation and professional and institutional integrity of the University. Rules of the Code of Conduct are to be obeyed by all employees, students of the University and anyone conducting studies in specialized non-degree programs without acquiring a student status (later referred to as students and employees). Rules apply to those pursuing duties at the University on the basis of a contractual relationship in case the contract explicitly states this. The University as an employer or contracted partner undertakes to provide protection to all students and employees in the course of their exercising their rights and fulfilling their obligations listed in the Code of Conduct.

Chapter I. CODE OF CONDUCT IN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATIONS

Part One General Code of Conduct Concerning Students and Employees It is a moral obligation of all students and employees to abide by all rules and regulations of the University. The Code of Conduct contains expectations not dealt with in any other Rules and Regulations of the University or if these rules are in connection with moral requirements. The Code of Conduct contains norms determining constitutional values based on general human and voluntary agreements. Conduct and behaviour discussed

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on the Code is deemed ethical when it is in consistency with the expectations listed. A breach of ethics occurs when expectations of the Code of Conduct are disregarded voluntarily or involuntarily. All students and employees have a right to the protection of their human dignity and personal rights and it is at the same time their moral obligation to respect the human dignity and personal rights of others. It is the obligation of all students and employees to contribute to the completion of tasks determined in the mission statement, institutional development plan and Statutes of the University, bearing in mind that the Universitys basic tasks are education and scientific research and development. The University expects its students and employees to represent moral values in face of other Higher Education Institutions. Students and employees are obliged to support each other in every permissible way in the performance of University assignments. They should endeavour to cooperate and honour the work of others. A basic requirement in the work relationship is to support and honour each other. All students and employees are obliged to protect the good reputation and dignity of the University and should refrain from manifestations against its interests. They are to enforce an ethically desirable community identity by showing loyalty and solidarity towards individuals, institutions and organisations within the University. It is the moral duty of all students and employees to do their duties to the best of their ability. Tasks commissioned by the leaders and organizations are to be completed the best possible way and can only be declined in advance with an overriding cause. The University is to provide proportional remuneration or moral recognition for the extra work done. Conducting party political activities or campaigns and the distribution of political pamphlets are prohibited within the University. Both lecturers and students are obliged to refrain from expressions of political views outside the scope of the school curriculum. In case of involvement in politics they are to - distinguish their political activities from their tasks within the University,

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refrain from making the impression of the Universitys dedication towards a political trend, refrain from joining groups or movements the aims of which are in contradiction with Universitys mission statement, aims and interests.

The University is not committed to religious views, ideology of any kind and neutral and tolerant towards all nationalities, race, sex or sexual preferences. Students and employees may only express their opinion concerning the affairs of the University in a responsible way and within their own competence. It is their moral duty to take actions against any views that discredit the University in an unjustified way. Information to the press may only be released by a representative of the University authorized to do so. Students and employees are to bear in mind that whenever they express their views inside our outside the University, they act as University representatives, thus their views are to be authentic, accurate and in the interest of the University. Statements, publications and advertisements released by the University should contain authentic and accurate information at all times. The release of inaccurate and false information that might put competitors in an unfavourable situation is against the norms of the University; the person releasing such information commits an ethical offence. Support of any kind aiming at acquiring advantages should be morally condemned and rejected. Situations where suspicion of committing such offences might arise should also be avoided. The breach of rules concerning the protection of personal data is considered to be an ethical offence if no other serious infringement occurred. The protection of confidential information concerning the students and employees of the University is considered to be of outmost information. Databases, records should be stored according to relevant rules and regulations. The acquisition and release of such information is an ethical offence. Information on wages, study results, personal life, political or religious views are to be treated confidential at all times.

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The voluntary breach of the protection of intellectual property is an ethical offence if no other serious infringement occurred. Students and employees are obliged to be familiar with, respect and protect intellectual properties of the University. Students and employees, as members of the community are required to disclose any information aiming at the promotion of careers (scholarships, grants, possibilities of further studies etc.). Students and employees are expected to counter any discrepancies occurring at the University even if their action raises personal conflicts. The conscious release of false information in connection with the University its institutions, students and employees especially if it raises suspicions of their ethically questionable actions is a grave ethical offense. Students and employees have the right to express criticism towards University leaders, institutions, actions, practices at University forums. Threatening with punishment or any action of retribution against anyone exercising this right is a grave ethical offense. It is expected of all students and employees to lead a moderate life acceptable by society. It is their ethical responsibility to avoid situations where their personal honour and dignity or that of the University is damaged. Ethical sanctions may only be exercised against anyone in case of voluntary action. It is expected of all foreign students and employees of the University to adhere to Hungarian and University norms of behaviour (while retaining their own cultural norms at the same time) and enhance integration to the community to an extent necessary for their activities by getting familiar with our culture and traditions. Part Two General Code of Conduct Concerning Leaders of the University It is expected of leaders of the University to conduct their institutions with consideration to ethical requirements listed in the Code of Conduct. Thus they are obliged to: - pay attention to personal and professional problems of their employees and be patient and considerate in dealing with them,

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prepare their decisions carefully by asking for and possibly taking into consideration the opinion of their employees, provide employees with the necessary freedom and competences (within the relevant rules and regulations) to do their work, make sure that all concerned will receive all the necessary information required for their work, provide moral support and encouragement for their employees continuous education, demand accurate and polite service from employees dealing with administration, refrain from making their employees appear in an unfavourable light and resent any such attempts of others.

It is the leaders moral obligation not to misuse his authority when awarding favours, grants, or distinctions or in decisions of any kind. Thus he will commit an ethical offense if he - fails to provide his employees with complete equality of opportunities, the necessary publicity especially in connection with grants, publications, and scientific evaluations, - uses his authority in private life in situations outside work - uses his authority to enforce his political or ideological views on his employees. It is the leaders ethical obligation to help settle all professional problems arising within his institution. He is to take into consideration the interests of the University and his institution whenever making decisions. It is his duty to provide correct and authentic information in connection with his institution (e.g. when it is required for grants, scientific activities, scientific categories, publications).Thus he commits an ethical offense by - publishing the names of experts in papers in the hope of increasing its success when these experts contributed in no way to the writing of the paper, - having his name appear in scientific releases, research reports even if he made no relevant contribution to their creation or taking advantage of the scientific research results of his employees or PhD students,

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publishing the names of leading scientific professionals as lecturers in accreditation documents, curricula, or list of courses who take no part in the preparation or the execution of the course.

It is expected of leaders to use all means in their possession to develop their leading capabilities. Leaders have a special obligation of avoiding al situations resulting in undeserved favours. They commit an ethical offense - if they fail to make clear which institution he is representing in case of having other interests (e.g. as a private entrepreneur, in commercial companies) outside the University, during meetings in connection with these outside interests. - when applying for a grant while taking part in its evaluation process or evaluating the application of an employee and concealing the fact of and failing to cease this conflict of interests. - when using their scientific rank or authority to influence or attempt to influence the scientific evaluation, habilitation results of their employees regardless to professional criteria. Part Three General Code of Conduct Concerning Decision-Making Bodies of the University 1. It is the moral duty of members of University decision making-bodies a) to take part in meetings, except for cases of representing the interests of the Board at other meetings, or other employment, or a preorganised leave authorized by the leader or health problems, b) the fact of the above hindrance and its reasons are to be reported (if they are known) to the organizer of the meeting well in advance, c) they are to make sure that the decisions made are well grounded, d) they are to aim at objectivity and be responsible in considering the consequences of decisions. e) they are to consider the opinion of all concerned in the questions on the agenda . f) they should express their opinion in short and in a civilized way.

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2. It is the moral duty of members of decision-making bodies to prepare for meetings and do their best to make well-grounded decisions that influence the lives and circumstances of the students and employees of the University. In case conditions for a well-grounded decision are not provided (not all information is available) they are obliged to make amendments. 3. It is the duty of all taking part in the work of the decision making-bodies to represent views that are objective and in coherence with the interest and opinions of all concerned. They are to provide constant information to those they represent. 4. Members of the decision making-bodies are to act in view of the interests of the people they represent. If these interests are differentiated according to economic activity (faculties), institutional units, sections, educational units, members cannot be asked to provide a uniform vote. 5. Members of the decision making-bodies should aim at a correct process where all views are evaluated. Votes disregarding possible opinions carried out with use of a special agreement, bribe or other means of influence should be avoided. It is considered an ethical offence to initiate, call upon, force or accept such a vote.

Chapter II. CODE OF CONDUCT IN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATIONS

Part One General Code of Conduct Concerning Instructors 1. Instructors of the University must complete their task in the best way they can and do everything in their power to ensure that the students acquire the necessary competences in the best possible way. 2. Instructors of the University must follow and contribute to the development of their discipline and utilise methods supporting these competences. 3. Since their main task is to contribute to the students' academic and human development, it is their duty to ensure conditions for effective and high quality

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studies. Thus, it is their duty to take action against events or personal behaviour violating these conditions. 4. Instructors of the University are required to make objective decisions. They must avoid positive or negative judgement resulting from previous acquaintances or discrimination on the basis of sex, ethnicity, religion, political preferences or other. 5. They must be open to questions, professional, or other. They are required to set the time of office hours and make them known to the students at the beginning of the school semester. 6. Instructors of the University can give orders to students only in educational or University matters. 7. Instructors of the University may never take advantage of the teacher-student relationship. 8. Instructors of the University are required to teach their classes indicated in the programme under their name. They may send in a substitute only at exceptional cases. A change of classes is only possible with the permission of the Head of Department. 9. Classes are to be held at the given time and place. The instructor must go to class well prepared. Students are to be informed of any changes well in advance. 10. Information during classes must be adapted to the level of the students. 11. Written material at the disposal of the students must always include new elements of development in connection with the topic. 12. Scientific research results reached with the cooperation of students may only be published with the name of the student appearing as co-writer. 13. Disabled students are to be given the necessary allowances during examination. Requirements in Connection with Oral and Written Exams and their Evaluation 1. It is the duty of Instructors of the University to inform students of all the requirements and prepare them for examinations. They must be clear in the type of achievement required, conditions, time and circumstances of the examination, and must adhere to these at all times. They must make up a list of topics and present it to the students at the beginning of the semester if possible. The list must serve as the basis for examinations and should be

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adhered to at all times. They must make sure that the students have no access to the questions before examination. 2. The material of oral or written examinations is to be compiled in a way to be executed by all students completing the course or courses on which the exam is based. Contents of each test must be on the same difficulty level. 3. Instructors of the University are required to offer alternate examination dates spread evenly within the given period. The time for examinations for full time students may only be set for weekdays from 7am to 6pm and must be announced well in advance. In the case of oral exams the time is to be set in a way to avoid long periods of waiting. 4. Responsible and professional examining processes require instructors to organise oral examinations in a way that a third person (e.g. the next student preparing for his turn) is present. Examination in private is not permitted. 5. Examiners must ask students to present proof of identity before examinations. 6. Examiners must warn the student that in case prohibited means of help are used or one is caught and proved to be preparing to use these aids, the examination is annulled. 7. Special attention must be paid to students using permissible aids only, and not place honest students at a disadvantage because of the dishonesty of one of their fellow students. 8. In the case of essays written at home one evaluation aspect is how much of an original work it is. 9. Evaluation of written tests and the notification of students of the results should not take more than two weeks. 10. Evaluation of tests should be on the basis of unified, impartial criteria published in advance. Faculty should refrain from evaluation of the student's work in an offensive manner. 11. In case of partial or complete failure of an exam, examiners are required to give reasons for their judgement and supply the correct answers upon request from the student. 12. Examiners must honour the oral examination event by dressing properly. 13. Examiners are required to observe rules of the treatment of student personal information and must not publish results without the students' consent.

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Part Two Ethical Norms Concerning Students 1. Students may only use permissible aids during their work. Students acting otherwise gain unfair advantage and violate norms of correct professional activities. 2. The use of not permissible aids (books, notes or any electronic device) refers to: a. The use or attempt of using aids not permitted at written tests or home work, b. Receiving the correct answers at written or oral exams from others either in person or through other means of contact (e.g. mobile phones), c. Asking another student to act as a substitute at exams, or attempting at doing the exam as a substitute to another student. 3. The student may not have unauthorized access or may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to questions of the examination. 4. Students may not take writings, ideas or research work of another and represent them as their own (essays, diploma work, professional papers). 5. Students may not represent work done in cooperation with another as one's own and should not give false impression on the rate of one's own contribution. 6. Written work or part of a written work submitted to an instructor with the aim of obtaining grades, credit scores or other may not be submitted to another instructor without the first instructor's permission, neither at the same time, nor later. 7. Knowledge obtained at the University must not be used against the University for wrong purposes such as the creation of computer viruses, unauthorized entry into a computer, the use of unsafe methods in planning. 8. Students must present a proof of identity at examinations. 9. Students must honour the oral examination event by dressing properly. 10. Students must not use give to others or receive non permissible aids at examinations. 11. Students may represent their own research results during their work only with consideration of legal and university restrictions.

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12. Students may only aid the work and professional advancement of others by honest means. 13. Personal data submitted (e.g. at applications) must always be accurate. 14. Students are required to supply a correct, deliberate and objective opinion when asked, especially during a student evaluation process.

Chapter III ETHICAL RULES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Part One Freedom of Research and Performing Scientific Activities 1. The universitys objective is to create circumstances under which research and scientific activities may be performed without any obstacles. The freedom of research and performing scientific activities, together with the freedom of thought, expression, publication and peaceful assembly, are essential elements to the core academic activity to be carried out at a proper level. University citizens will also be ensured the opportunity to present their scientific opinion (positions and criticisms) within the scope of freedom of expression, provided that these do not interfere with others similar options and that they are fair regarding potentially different positions. 2. For the freedom of research and performing scientific activities it is essential for decisions pertaining to appointments, promotions, employment, assignments regarding academic research tasks, supports for research and science to be performed, and the distribution of all other advantages and burdens, to be independent from the ethnic background, sex, political, social and other views of the person concerned.

3. The general aim of scientific research, the performance of scientific activities and creative work shall be to acquire new, scientifically founded knowledge and to create works of art.

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Part Two General Ethical Expectations from those Performing Research Tasks 1. The general ethical expectations from public servants performing research tasks at the university and from the researchers assigned to academic research activities (hereinafter: researchers) are identical with the expectations outlined in Part One of Chapter I with regard to university instructors. The researchers undertaking a role in the management of students scientific work shall also be responsible for the ethical aspects of the work performed by the student under their guidance. The controlling researcher shall clearly state his/her expectations from the student involved in the research process, inform the student in detail about the aim of the project, the work expected from the student and his/her responsibilities. The researcher shall be available for consultation on a regular basis, within the scope of which he/she shall provide advice, promote the research process and appraise the students work by including supporting arguments. In the course of his/her contractual research activity under the scope of the activity supplementing the core activity, the researcher shall perform a work that is in compliance with the universitys professional prestige and standards. He/she shall provide correct and comprehensive information to the principal. With regard to the research assignment fee, he/she shall apply the rates adopted by professional public opinion, and he/she may not seek to cause damage to the university or the principal. The researcher shall preserve the universitys business secrets. Further legal relationship aimed at the performance of work in the scope of which information constituting a business secret of the university is used shall be deemed incompatible. The researcher shall observe and shall have observed the legal provisions pertaining to research and copyright, as well as the universitys Code for the Management of Intellectual Property.

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In the course of his/her work, the researcher shall act in an environment conscious manner regarding his/her workplace environment, and shall require his/her colleagues to thus proceed. Part Three General Ethical Expectations from Students Participating in Research Tasks 1. The general ethical expectations from students participating in research tasks at the university are identical with the expectations outlined in Part Two of Chapter I, together with the additions specified in this section. In the course of their research activities, the students shall seek to perform conscious work and to obtain necessary advice and appraisal, evaluation. In the course of external professional training sessions, and his/her research activities performed outside the university, the student shall also observe the individual provisions required by the receiving entity, institution (e.g. plant secrets). The student shall keep the business secrets of the university. Further legal relationship aimed at the performance of work in the scope of which information constituting a business secret of the university is used shall be deemed incompatible. Also, the student shall observe the legal provisions pertaining to research and copyright, as well as the universitys Code for the Management of Intellectual Property. Part Four Ethical Expectations Regarding Scientific Publication 1. A publication is the description of original scientific results achieved by the authors and for which the authors undertake professional responsibility. The aim of a publication is to provide information on the results achieved by the research team and to promote the use thereof by others. A scientific publication is an announcement, study, book extract, book confidentially examined by experts.

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Every researcher shall prepare in an authentic form and preserve the documentation of experimental, observational materials or theoretical conclusions and creative works registered in a controllable manner (repeatable by experts). The documentation shall contain all details of the research process required for the adequate experts to clearly understand and definitely reproduce it. The documentation shall be prepared parallel with the research and include any changes to the original hypotheses and the detailed plan of the experiment. The documents shall not expire and they may not be discarded. It is both a question of copyright and of ethics that instead of repeating certain data, authors should call attention to their former, already published results and others results, and to how those can be used as an initial basis, by identifiable references. The authors shall bear responsibility for the contents of the information published. It is the task and right of the persons participating in the research process to determine the sequence of authors. Authorship without significant intellectual contribution is debatable in ethical terms. The leader of the organisational unit that participated in the research is only entitled to authorship with regard to the article concerned if it participated in the elaboration thereof. Authorship also represents a responsibility that shall not lapse. The author(s) may not submit manuscripts of basically identical contents simultaneously to several places for the purpose of primary publication. Exceptions are cases where the manuscript is turned down, or withdrawn by the author(s). At the same time, a preliminary publication published in short form may be re-submitted in an extended, full format, by correct reference to the preliminary publication. The basic requirements of ethical provisions relating to information-type publications are identical with the ethical standards of scientific publications. Although the requirements of scientific rigour may not be fully enforceable in works written for lay persons, the author(s) shall strive to achieve such an aim

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to the extent it does not risk common understanding. It is not ethical to inform the daily press or promotional organs about new scientific discoveries prior to the publication(s) written on the results being accepted by professional forums (expert journals, conferences etc.). 8. Should the suspicion of plagiarism, deliberate manipulation of data, deliberate deception or any fraud arise in relation to a scientific publication, the leader of the competent organisational unit shall initiate an ethical investigation against the authors, or in a more severe case, conduct a disciplinary procedure. Unpermitted intellectual conduct with regard to scientific research and the performance of scientific activities: a) b) arbitrary amendment, falsification of data, plagiarism, non-recognition of authorship and/or essential contribution of others (including students), or the use of information, ideas, data obtained by way of a confidential manuscript, tender material or exchange of information between associates, or the irregular use of archive materials, c) violation of legislation and academic regulations, provisions serving the interest of the health and safety of the researchers, the persons involved in the research activity or others, or the violation of legal provisions pertaining to the research activity. The scope of non-authorised intellectual conduct shall not include the factors inherent to the research process, such as errors committed in good faith, different interpretation or data judgement, or experiment planning. 10. In the publication about the result of the scientific research and the performance of sciences, and in the result of the creative work performed, it must be properly indicated when others results, wordings, visual or verbal communications, either directly quoted or copies prepared or re-worded, are consciously used. This requirement shall be observed regarding original results whether or not published.

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Part Five Ethical Issues Pertaining to the Practical Use of Research Results 1. Should the research results have potential practical applications, the researcher shall endeavour to realise them directly or by involving others. If a researcher of the university is requested to perform practice-related research activities that, in his/her, judgement have no proper scientific basis, he/she shall reject the request. Generally, it is not advisable for the researcher to participate in commercial advertising activities, but he/she shall by no means participate in the advertising of a product or procedure, regarding whose reality he/she has doubts based on his/her knowledge and/or experiences. In relation to each research conducted regarding a product of a company, the sponsor of the research activities shall be clearly indicated in the publications. Part Six Using of Research Supports 1. Scientific researchers, persons performing scientific activities and creative work shall strictly observe the requirements of the institution providing research support and the relevant academic rules. Direct support used in scientific research, performing scientific activities and creative work shall be indicated in the publications, and other media used for publishing the results. Deliberate misuse of support is prohibited. Support obtained may only be used for the purposes of the supported own research (project). It is prohibited to expect the persons supported to contribute to common costs from which their project has no direct gain.

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Part Seven Medical Research Performed on Humans 1. In the course of medical research performed on humans, the persons performing the tests shall strictly follow and shall, under all circumstances, observe all relevant legislation and other provisions, the positions of the board of professionals, irrespective of whether the experimental work is performed by a university researcher, a student or a guest researcher. In the course of the research activities, a primary aspect shall be the maximum protection of the person participating in the research. The person involved in the research shall be informed by the head research physician or the physician appointed by him/her and participating in the research in oral and written form and in a detailed manner comprehensible for the patient about the schedule of the research, the nature of planned therapeutic measures, the possible and expected consequences and any potential risks. Only those persons may be involved in the research activity who has provided their written consent to participation in the examination, following full-scope information given to them. The persons participating in the research shall be entitled to freely withdraw from the research process at any phase thereof. Prior to the commencement of the research, the leader of the research shall submit an application to the relevant research ethics committee (see http://king.pharmacol.dote.hu/keb). In case of medical research performed in humans, the Regional and Institutional Research Ethics Committee (RKEB/IKEB) and/or the ETT TUKEB are entitled to provide professionalethical authorisation and opinion, pursuant to Decree no. 23/2002. (V. 9.) EM of the Ministry of Health. In the course of the clinical trial of medicinal products for human use, the provisions of Decree no. 35/2005. (VIII. 26.) of the Minster of Health shall be applied.

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Research may only be performed in test facilities where personal, professional and material conditions are deemed adequate by the RKEB/IKEB. The leader of the research shall have an ongoing reporting obligation following the commencement of the research about the research experiences, undesirable and severe undesirable events towards the RKEB/IKEB and the other ethics committees providing professional-ethical opinions. Part Eight Experiments on Animals

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Part Nine Hazardous Substances 1. Persons using hazardous substances shall strictly follow and, under any circumstances, observe the relevant legal and other provisions irrespective of whether the experimental work is performed by a university researcher, a student or a guest researcher. Persons working with such materials shall attend appropriate training, use personal protective equipment and require that also from others, where appropriate. 2. Persons using hazardous substances shall also share the joint responsibility of all students and employees regarding a safe and healthy environment and a safe and healthy workplace.

Chapter IV. ETHICS COMMITTEE

1. Violations of the above rules as well as cases of dispute are the responsibility of the Ethics Committee. 2. The committee consists of 9 members proposed by the three University Centres and the Student Union, two each. The president of the Committee is appointed by the Rector. In special ethical cases ad hoc members may be asked by the president to aid the work of the Committee. 3. The Committee Rules of Procedure are to be adopted within 30 days by the members. 4. The Committee must report on their operation and decisions to the University Senate at the end of each Academic Year.

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Chapter V. REPORTING THE VIOLATION OF RULES STATED IN THE CODE OF ETHICS

1. Violation of the Norms of Ethics may be reported within 30 days of their becoming known, by the offended party or anyone familiar with the happenings and is willing to give proof of the validity of such reporting with disclosure of his/her identity. 2. No anonymous reporting is considered by the Committee. 3. No procedures are to take place in cases when the event took place more than three months before. In cases of continuous ethical offense the date of the last event is to be considered with view of identical or similar cases happening in the past. 4. Reporting must be as specific as possible, including the name of the person involved, the place and date of the event and proofs available. It should aim at disclosing all details of the circumstances and all proofs available. 5. Reporting may be made orally or in writing to the Rector, Deans and other institutional heads of the University or to the Student Union Representatives. 6. Oral reporting must be recorded and signed by the person reporting, the person receiving the report and the person drawing up the report. 7. Reporting and the submitted proof must be presented to the President of the Ethics Committee without delay, but within 3 working days at latest. 8. The person reporting the offence must be informed about the arrival of the reporting by the President of the Committee within 3 working days.

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General Rules of Proceedings 1. No proceedings or legal actions can be taken that would put the suspect of the case at a disadvantageous position in case of a suspicion without proof. 2. Suspects of each case must be heard, unless circumstances of the case clearly prove that the reporting is groundless. 3. The person reporting the offence must not face disadvantages. However, groundless reporting by the same person at a number of times is considered an ethical offense. 4. The Ethics Committee may take the following decisions: a) State that the offense in question is a violation of the rules of the Code, b) Order the offence to be made public at the University of Debrecen c) Order disciplinary proceedings in case the violation of norms impose the suspicion of disciplinary offence, d) The Committee may request the Rector to file a criminal complaint in case of suspected criminal offence. 5. The Persons reporting the offence, the suspect and the victim must be informed of the Decisions of the Ethics Committee, first during the committee meeting, if they are present, and second, in writing within 8 days. The letter must be delivered to the above persons' hands or mailed by registered mail. As soon as the letters are delivered, sanctions may be carried out. 6. Sanctions are delayed in case either of the parties decides to appeal against the decision of the Committee. Appeals Appeals against the decisions of the Ethics Committee must be addressed to the Rector of the University within 8 days, who is required to assess them within 15 days. Chapters I. III. and IV. of the Ethics Code of the University of Debrecen were accepted by the Senate of the University of Debrecen in Decision No. 16/2007 (XI.15) dated 15th November 2007. Chapter II. was accepted in Decision No.

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/2008 (XII:18) dated 18th December 2008. Provisions of Chapters I. III. and IV. entered in force on November 16. 2007, while provisions of Chapter II. entered in force on 19th December 2008. and must be applied to cases in progress as well.

25. June 2009. Lszl Fss M.D.,Ph.D., D.Sc. Rector

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ABBREVIATIONS

EC Educational Committee ESC Educational Sub-Committee SCT Sub-Committee for Credit Transfer EER Educational and Examination Regulations EO Education Office FM Faculty of Medicine FD Faculty of Dentistry FPh Faculty of Pharmacy FPH - Faculty of Public Health BMC Basic Medicine Course NEPTUN The electronic academic system

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EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN INTRODUCTION

The Senate of the University of Debrecen (hereinafter referred to as: Senate), in agreement with the Student Self-Governing Body of the University/Student Union (hereinafter referred to as: Student Union) on the basis of the provisions of Law CXXXIX. of 2005 on Higher Education and its executive order and Government Decrees 289/2005. (XII. 22.) and 79/2006. (IV.5.) hereby stipulate the following Educational and Examination Rules for the University of Debrecen.

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scope of the Regulations 1 (1) The scope of Educational and Examination Regulations at the University of Debrecen shall cover the study and exam-related matters of students, including Hungarian citizens as well as citizens of other countries (foreign students) if they enjoy the same legal status as the Hungarian students (hereinafter referred to as: students) enrolled at the University in one tier programs, college/university level undergraduate degree and complementary programs, in Bachelor programs of the Bologna Process (BSc, BA), in Master programs (MSc, MA), and in specialized postgraduate non-degree programs in all (full-time, evening, correspondence or distance education) tracks. (2) Unless otherwise stated or specified in individual statutes or international agreements, the study and exam-related matters of international students, with permanent residence outside of Hungary, shall be subject to the provisions of these present EER. The detailed rules and regulations concerning international students, together with faculty-level special study-related matters, if they deviate from the provisions of these present Regulations, shall be appended to these EER as faculty/conservatory level supplements/appendices. (3) The scope of these EER shall not cover the issues of specialized postgraduate degree programs and doctoral programs.

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The rules and regulations concerning these latter types of programs shall be discussed and approved by the University Senate in accordance with the currently effective university regulations. Bodies and Individuals Authorized to Act on Study - and Exam- Related Matters 2. (1) The body of first instance authorized to act on academic and exam-related matters of the students is the Faculty Educational Committee (hereinafter referred to as: Educational Committee - EC). (2) The composition of the EC shall be specified in the supplement. The EC and its sub-committees shall have a 50% ratio of student representation with voting power. (3) The non-student members of the EC shall be delegated by the Faculty Council, while its student members shall be delegated by the faculty-level Student (Self-) Government. Due to his/her position, the head of the Credit Transfer Sub-Committee is also either a member of or a regularly invited participant in the committee. (4) The chairperson of the EC shall be the educational vice dean of the faculty. (5) The ECs of the individual faculties may also establish sub-committees and may confer certain powers upon them. (6) The EC shall establish a Credit Transfer Sub-Committee whose authority shall be to decide on credit equivalency matters and issues. (7) The extent of authority and control of the Educational Committee includes the following areas among others: transfer of students within the university and from other educational institutions, the examination of student appeals as detailed in 5/B. (7) in case the appeal is rejected by the lecturer/educational unit responsible for the course.

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 the establishment and enforcement of a uniform order of procedures concerning the issues and matters of study and examinations specified in the supplement (8) Additional extent of authority and control exercised by the EC shall be detailed in Appendix III. of the regulations containing the faculty features. (9) The EC shall determine its own rules of procedure and agenda. The EC may confer some of its powers upon the chairperson of the EC. (10) Students are entitled to submit an appeal against the decisions, actions, or oversight of the faculties with reference to the breach of provisions concerning the legal status of students. An appeal may be submitted in case of disagreement with the evaluation of the fulfilment of academic requirements if the decision is in opposition with the requirements excepted by the University or contradicts the University Rules and Regulations or the regulations concerning the organization of examinations were breached. There shall be a separate set of university rules regulating the procedure of submitting and adjudicating appeals by students. Student Status 3. (1) Student status is granted to those who have been admitted or transferred to the university on the basis of the University Rule sand Regulation of Admission of the University, to enrol in one tier programs, college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, in Bachelor programs (BSc, BA), in Master programs (MSc, MA) specialized postgraduate non-degree programs in all (full-time, evening, correspondence or distance education) tracks, irrespective of the form of education. (2) Students admitted or transferred to the University may establish a student status in the year of admission. The student status commences with the registration. (3) At the beginning of the semester that follows the admission to the university, the students shall register at the proper faculty, as the rights and commitments related to the student status are granted only to registered students. Those who fail to register shall lose their right to participate in the given programs. Having taken care of the registration, as official students of the university,

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students may petition for leave of absence status (or a so-called passive semester). (4) The legal document to attest the existence of a student status is the student ID. The detailed rules and regulations concerning the student ID are listed in a separate set of university regulations and a statute. (5) If a student is registered simultaneously at several faculties/departments, the faculty where he/she has registered first among the faculties giving the instructions of his/her majors actively financed by the state (if there are any such faculties) shall be favoured from the aspect of registration and shall be called home faculty. (6) Due to their student status, students at the university exercise individual and collective rights. As specified in the supplement, the students have certain individual rights and obligations based on their student status even in the socalled passive semesters, however, they are not entitled to receive either financial or fringe benefits during this time period. (7) At the beginning of each semester (before the end of the second week of instruction), students shall indicate in the electronic registration system whether they wish to continue to pursue their studies (and take an active semester) or they opt for a passive semester. Instead of an active semester, students may still opt for a leave of absence or a passive semester if they petition for a leave of absence within four weeks after the commencement of the academic instruction. If a student fails to petition for a leave of absence prior to this point in time (i.e., s/he does not opt for a passive semester), the given semester shall be considered an active semester even if the student does not attend classes or fails to fulfil the academic requirements of any curriculum/syllabus. (8) In the one-tier program, students may be granted leave for a maximum of 4 passive semesters, which may be extended by 2 more semesters of involuntary leave for special reasons requiring equity treatment but only until the end of the original duration of the program. The duration of passive semesters may not exceed 2 contiguous semesters. In undergraduate degree programs and master programs (BSc, BA, MSc, MA), the duration of the passive semesters may not exceed fifty percent of the original duration of the program. (9) Pursuant to the basic principles of the credit system-based state-funded higher education approved by the University, students sponsored by the state shall

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regularly fulfil the mandatory requirements of their majors and satisfy the following conditions at the prescribed points in time in the active semesters following their first registration: (10) At the traditional college-level, obtain the 100/130 credits prescribed in the curriculum for the first 4 or 6 semesters in 6 or 8 active semesters; at the traditional university-level, obtain the 120/180 credits prescribed in the curriculum for the first 4 or 6 semesters in 6 or 10 active semesters. (11) Fulfil the criteria-conditions required for progression as specified in the supplement (comprehensive exams, field practice, etc.) for the first 4 or 6 semesters within 6 or 10 active semesters. (12) The student status of those state-funded students who fail to fulfil the conditions listed in (9) or fail to obtain the credit(s) of a subject after three instances of signing up or after a total of six exams shall be terminated by the dean with the powers delegated to him, or the students may petition to continue their studies in the framework of non-founded program. After 2 semesters, these students may be readmitted into Government-funded status upon submitting a petition to the EC. Appendix III. to the regulation containing the faculty features details the conditions and means of being readmitted into Government-funded status. (13) A state-funded student who began her/his first-year university studies in September 2007 is permitted to continue her/his studies in the next academic year only as a fee-paying student if, at the end of an academic year, the Faculty finds that the credits achieved by the student during her/his last two active semesters amount to less than 50% of the credits required in the model curriculum. The number of students subjected to such a transfer may only reach 15% of state-funded students in the Faculty in the academic year. The assignment of students to the statefunded or fee-paying status is valid for one academic year. Student status shall be terminated a) if a student has transferred and been admitted to another institution of higher education, upon the day of the transfer, b) if a student announces that s/he intends to terminate his/her student status, on the day of the announcement,

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c) if a student cannot continue his/her studies in the framework of statefunded education and s/he does not wish to transfer to the non-founded program, d) on the last day of the final examination period following the last educational cycle or period (in the case of specialized postgraduate education) of the program, e) if the student status of a student is terminated by the Dean, authorized by the Rector of the University, as a result of failure to pay the tuition fees following an ineffectual formal notice and an examination of the social/financial situation of the student, upon the day the decision on the termination of student status comes into effect, f) upon the day when termination based on disciplinary action comes into effect, g) The faculty shall terminate the student status of any student who h) fails to fulfil the requirements of the present regulation and the obligations concerning his/her studies i) has failed to register for the forthcoming semester upon two consecutive occasions and failed to opt for a passive semester, j) failed to continue his/her studies following a passive semester. In all the cases mentioned above, students must be notified at least twice in writing, before the final decision is made, by calling upon them to fulfil their commitments before the given deadline, and they must also be warned about the consequences of potential non-performance. (14) The faculty may terminate the student status of students who fail to fulfil the requirements concerning progression in their studies as specified in the curriculum. (15) Students whose student status has been terminated shall be deleted from the official student list. (16) Student status shall not terminate for students who continue their studies in the upcoming tier of a multi-cycle education program or in an undergraduate program (BSc, BA) following a vocational higher educational program as long as they continue their studies without interruption in the upcoming semester in the same institution of higher education.

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(17) Permission for the continuation of studies according to paragraph (10) may be granted by the EC upon receiving and adjudicating a petition submitted by the student concerned. (18) A student in the fee-paying program with student-status granted earlier than September 2007 may submit an application, before the beginning of a semester, to the Dean of the Faculty requesting transfer to the statefunded program, if a vacancy is available in the state-funded program due to the termination of the state-funded status of someone either because s/he has discontinued her/his studies before its completion or because of a transfer to the fee-paying program. Prerequisite for such an application is that the applicant (i) has achieved in her/his previous two active semesters a total of 50% of the credits allocated in the model curriculum recommended by the institution and is placed at the front of the student ranking on the basis of the total corrected credit index. Also, his/her total corrected credit index should be higher than the total corrected credit index of the student at the lower fifth of the total corrected credit indexrecord of students in the Government founded program or (ii) produced a sport achievement outstanding at national or international level. The decision is made by the Dean of the Faculty at the beginning of each semester, taking in consideration the suggestions of the Sport Directorate if the request is based on sport achievements.

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II. PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL MATTERS

The Schedule for the Academic Year 4. (1) Each year, for establishing the schedule for the upcoming academic year, the rector shall make a proposal to the Senate after consulting with Student Union. The duration of the term-time per semester shall be 13-15 weeks, with the examination period covering at least 6 weeks. (2) The rector and the heads of the faculties may authorize a maximum of 6 days of vacation per academic year. The choice concerning the allocation of vacation time periods may be made with the consent and approval of Student Union. (3) Any time schedule differences from the provisions in paragraphs (1) and (2) may be authorized by the Senate. (4) The duration/unit of class time (contact hour) is 50 minutes. Obligations of Students as to Registration, Reporting Changes in Personal Data, and Adding/Dropping Courses 5. (1) Prior to commencing their studies, students shall appear for registration in person. Registration shall take place at the start of the first academic year in person and in writing. Before the registration period, the registrars office records the personal data of the students admitted in the electronic academic system (hereinafter referred to as: academic system). Students may request adjustments or corrections of the data on a registration sheet printed from the database of the academic system or they may attest the correctness of the data by signing the registration sheet. During the rest of the span of their student status, there shall be no need for yet another registration. (2) At the registration, students shall receive their Lecture Books. The Lecture Book is a public document certifying the completion of studies and taking the final pre-degree certificate (absolutorium), which also contains the data related to the fulfilment of the academic requirements. In the case of (tuition) fee-

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paying students, the academic and adult education contracts are also signed at the time of the registration. Even students pursuing studies simultaneously at more than one faculties/departments of the same institution may hold only one Lecture Book at a time. (3) Not later than the end of the second week of the term-time, students shall either register themselves through the academic system for the current active semester (with regard to all their majors) and sign up for courses to be taken as prescribed in the academic system and the supplement of the regulations or shall opt for a passive semester. Registration for the semester and adding/dropping courses may be freely altered until the end of the second week of the term-time. (4) State-funded students may sign up for one and the same course not more than three times. The add/drop choices of fee-paying students are discussed separately in the supplement. (5) The instructors are entitled to allocate students to courses based on educational considerations and their professional competence. (6) Students shall report any changes occurring in their personal particulars within 8 working days from the time of the occurrence. This notification may be implemented through the registration system in the case of data to which the system provides access. Any other change in personal data shall be reported in person to the registrars office at the host faculty. Students shall bear responsibility for the validity of the reported data. (7) Students may register for the upcoming academic time period even if they failed to obtain the amount of credits in the previous semester as specified in the supplement. (8) In exceptional cases, students may alter their choice of adding/dropping courses until the end of the fourth week of the term-time upon paying a fee for the procedure in return. (9) Students may withdraw their registration for the active semester in the first four weeks of the term-time and opt for a passive semester. (10) Students shall enter into the Lecture Books the subjects/courses they have signed up for in the academic system, together with the names of the instructors, the code numbers of the subjects/courses, and the credits for the subjects/courses in the way prescribed in the supplement. If the students

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pursue studies in several majors at the same time, the subjects/courses taken in the individual majors shall be entered into the Lecture Book on separate pages. (11) In case the students fail to pay the tuition fee due for the semester by the specified deadline, they may not commence to take exams in the given semester. (12) Students may not enrol for the university and may not take up subjects if they have not fulfilled the prorated payment requirement. This rule applies to students who started their studies from September 2007 onwards under a phasing-out system. 5/A. (1) In the framework of the basic program and the master program there is a possibility for the parallel taking up of a further (second) specialization. Such requests submitted in writing by students are assessed by the facultys educational committee after consulting with the person in charge of the specialization. Students studying in the framework of the state-sponsored program have to pay tuition fee if they exceed the prescribed credit number with 10% by taking up more courses than it is required. Further information about taking up a new specialization can be found in the regulations faculty appendix. The Electronic Lecture Book 5/B. The University of Debrecen introduces the use of the Electronic Lecture Book from September 2011 to be applied to all students registering after this date. Information in the Electronic Lecture Book is based on the electronic academic system and serves as the primary source of information. The Lecture Book (C type Lecture Book) is a printed form of the electronic academic system authenticated by the Dean or Vice Dean for Education of the relevant Faculty. Students having started their studies before 1st September, 2011, except for students of the Faculties of General Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Public Health will get a printed and authenticated document from the electronic academic system. These Forms are to be fastened in their paper Lecture Book

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from the Education Office each semester starting from September 2011. Students of the Faculties of General Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Public Health, having started their studies before 1st September, 2011, will be using their traditional paper form Lecture Book and are required to carry them to exams and have their grades recorded in them. In case of the C type Lecture Book and the ordinary lecture book with the fastened pages in them grades are recorded in the Study Results Booklet with a University logo. Students staring their studies in September 2011 will receive the Study Results Booklet at registration while those having started before September 2011 will get them at the start of the exam period for the first semester of 201112. Students are obliged to carry the Study Results Booklet to exams and have their grades recorded and signed by lecturers at the occasion arranged and announced in advance. Should the student fail to fulfil these obligations s/he voluntarily surrenders written notification about the exams and also the chance of subsequent check of the grades entered into the electronic administration system. The lecturer enters the grades in the electronic academic system the exam sheet and the Study Result Booklet as well as detailed in Appendix II. Students may make an objection concerning their grades recorded in the academic system within two weeks following the end of the examination period at the lecturer/educational unit responsible for the course. If the objection is justified the grade is to be corrected on the basis of what is written on the exam paper, in the electronic academic system the exam sheet and the Study Result Booklet as well. If the objection is not justified by the lecturer/educational unit responsible for the course and is rejected, the student may turn to the Educational Committee in at first instance and to the Student Matters Committee at second instance. Students may ask for a printed copy of the records in the electronic academic system free of charge. Students having started their studies before 1st September 2011. may ask for their traditional Lecture Books containing the printed electronic records at the Education Office in substantiated cases only. Rules concerning the application of the Electronic Academic System are detailed in Appendix II.

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The Credit System 6. (1) The University of Debrecen (hereinafter referred to as: the University) operates an accumulation credit system that measures in credits the workload necessary to fulfil the academic requirements involving academic working hours prescribed as the preconditions for receiving a degree or the certificate of a degree at the university in one tier-programs, in college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, in Bachelor and Master programs (BSc, BA, MSc, MA), in all tracks and forms of education (full-time, evening, correspondence or distance education). One credit stands for 30 student academic working hours. On average, the completion of an academic year equals 60 credits, and the workload for one semester in the curriculum corresponds to 30 credits. (2) The value of the credits, as long as the performance of the students has been accepted, is not dependent on what evaluation the students have actually received concerning their knowledge or competence. (3) The credit value of the individual semesters in the model curriculum recommended by the institution, with a consideration to the program period specified by the institution, may deviate from the recommended thirty credit figure by maximum three credits less or more. (4) Credits may be allocated only to courses whose evaluation is carried out on a five or a three-grade scale by administering a grade. No fractions of credits may be allocated to subjects/courses. (5) The allocation of contact hours and credit-values to subjects/courses is an organic part of the curriculum/syllabus. individual

(6) The average number of individual academic working hours determined for the allowed length of studies may not exceed three times the number of class hours (contact hours) in full-time education, five times the number of class hours in part-time and evening class education, twelve times the number of class hours in correspondence (external) education, and twenty-five times the number of class hours in distance education. (7) The curriculum shall specify the system of prerequisites, i.e., the previous completion of what other courses are required for signing up for certain

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(individual) courses. A maximum of three other courses or one module (incorporating several subjects either thematically or depending on the training objectives of the major) may be identified as academic prerequisites for a given subject/course. For certain subjects/courses either the previous or the simultaneous completion of other subjects/courses may be accepted or required. Exam course 6/A. (1) The exam course is an exam occasion provided for students who have completed all requirements of a given course to sign up for the exam but did not take or pass it. In case of exam courses, classes will not be offered. (2) According to the course rules, it is possible to offer exam courses. Exam courses can be initiated by the head of the educational department, the Education Committee of the given Faculty or by the Committee of Educational and Student Affairs. (3) Signing up for an exam course counts as signing up for a regular course and thus it is included in the number of courses a student had signed up for. Student Obligations 7. (1) The Dean of each Faculty is responsible for providing information in a verifiable fashion to students registering for classes concerning their rights and obligations, requirements necessary for earning a degree, and the time schedule and academic requirements for the first semester. (2) In the interest of providing information for the students, the Rules and Regulations of the university, the Educational and Examination Regulations, and other relevant rules and regulations concerning the students shall be made accessible in the offices of the Deans, in the Student Union offices, in the institutional libraries, and on the homepage of the university/faculties. (3) The credit-system institutional information packages compiled by the faculties shall contain the following items: the programs, the curricula, the regulations on the acquisition and transfer of credits between different levels of training,

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and the order of prerequisites, which shall point out what courses are required to have been completed for signing up for other courses. (4) Prior to the beginning of each academic term an educational guide shall be made available for the students in both Hungarian and English in soft (electronic form on the Internet or on CD) and hard copy. The general part referring to the University must contain the following information: a) the name and address of the institution, the identification data of the institution issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture; b) the general characteristics of the institution; c) the time schedule for the academic year, the academic term-time; d) the name and contact details of the coordinator involved in institutional mobility and assisting students with disabilities; e) a description of how to access educational and career counselling services ; f) a description of the registration and enrolment procedure; g) important information for international students (in particular, application for a residence permit, conditions for admission to the higher education institution, living expenses, medical assistance, insurance information); h) fees and other contributions charged by the higher education institution, and general conditions specified in the contracts concerning the academic training; i) dormitory and other accommodation facilities; j) library and computer services; k) sports facilities, opportunities to undertake leisure activities; The section on the different majors in the educational bulletin includes: a) sample/model curricula; the levels of attainable qualifications and degrees, and higher vocational qualifications; b) in the case of all of the required and required optional courses, course units (hereinafter referred to as: courses, including both required and required optional courses and course units):

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ba) the name of the course, the number of contact hours, the credit value of the course, its code, the frequency with which the course can be taken up in the course list, bb) the language of education, bc) the educational prerequisites, bd) a description of courses as required or required optional, be) the allocation of courses in the curriculum, bf) the coordinator of the course, the instructor of the course, bg) the aim of the acquisition of the technical content of the course, bh) a short course description, and a description of course requirements, attainable (sub)skills of application and (sub)competencies, bi) bj) academic requirements during the academic year, the assessment of the acquired knowledge, (sub)skills and competencies (end-term grade, or examination grade), the study materials that are at the students disposal to acquire the course material, skills and competencies,

bk) the method of assessment, bl)

bm) a list of recommended reading, c) administrative order managing educational problems of students, the office hours of the Education Office; d) students opportunity for legal remedy.

The section on the description of departments/institutes in the educational bulletin includes: a) at least 6 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, the departments/institutes shall advertise the course list (complete with the following: code, academic level, prerequisites, instructors, duration,

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instructional method, means of evaluation, number of contact hours, credits), b) at least 6 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, the faculties shall advertise the list of optional courses (complete with the following: code, academic level, prerequisites, instructors, duration, instructional method, means of evaluation, number of contact hours, credits), c) information on how courses offered by other majors or at other levels of education may be accepted, d) agreements among the institutions concerning the equivalency of credits, e) the forms and scheduling of testing and assessing knowledge within the given training period and the time schedule for the examination period, in particular the first and the last day thereof. Subject/Course Requirements 8. (1) The course requirements shall be prepared by the academic teaching units. (2) The course requirement system shall comprise the following elements: a. attendance and participation requirements, b. requirements for mid-term tests, their number, approximate date, possibilities and means of retakes or the fact if they may not be retaken, c. conditions for obtaining a mid-term grade, where the instructors signature indicates class attendance, d. cases where the subject requires a parallel practice/seminar/labour to sign up for the exam e. requirements for signing up for an exam preceded by a course the s the completion of which is evidenced by the lecturers signature. f. the components that the final grade shall be based upon, g. lists of required and recommended reading, h. the credit allocated to the subject/course.

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(3) The course requirements determined by the course coordinators shall be made available for the students in a written form during the first week of the given course, comprising information on the dates of end-term tests, the deadlines for the fulfilment of end-term requirements and possibilities for making up or retaking them. (4) Course requirements shall be scheduled in such a way that the students should have sufficient time to fulfil them. (5) In the case of subjects, where the prerequisite of the mid-term/practical grade is regular attendance at the classes, the instructor verifies this with his/her signature in the Lecture Book and takes care of the electronic academic system administration as well. (6) If the course program requires mid-term exam and the student fails to fulfil this, the given department provides an occasion to repeat it in the educational period. Should the student fail this occasion as well, a new occasion must be offered until the end of the third week of the exam period to repeat the midterm exam. (7) Should the subject require a parallel practice/seminar/labour to as an obligation for the final exam, students are only allowed to sign up for the exam if the seminar/practice/labour is completed. If failing to do so, the not completed note will be written in the Lecture Book and in the electronic system as well. (8) The faculties may regulate the principle if courses are required to be prerequisites for other courses in the framework of the curricula of the individual majors. (9) The faculties shall make sure that the students during the course of their studies should be able to choose from a total of subjects/courses of at least 20% more credit value than the total amount of credits prescribed for the given major. (10) The faculties shall ensure the possibility for state-funded students of taking 10% more credit-value of subject/courses than the total amount of credits prescribed for the given major.

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(11) The students shall be furnished with a model curriculum, broken down to semesters which, if properly followed and completed, guarantees that the students receive their degree exactly at the end of the time period specified in the national qualification requirements and the program and exit requirements. Students may deviate from this if they follow individual study plans. Language Study and Language Exams 9. (1) According to the executive and ministerial decrees on the national qualification requirements and the program and exit requirements (hereinafter referred to as: requirements) of majors in one-tier college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, in Bachelor programs (BSc, BA), in Master programs (MSc, MA), and specialized postgraduate non-degree programs, the completion of the requirement of passing a language examination (which is recognized by the state or qualifies as the equivalent thereof) and presenting the certificate of said language examination shall be prerequisite to the award of the diploma certifying the accomplishment of academic studies. (2) If the qualification requirements specify a general language examination, students admitted to one-tier programs, college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, Bachelor programs (BSc, BA), Master programs (MSc, MA), and specialized postgraduate non-degree programs shall be exempted from the obligation of passing the language examination if they reach the age of 40 or older in the first year of their studies in the first year, if they reach the age of 40 during the span of their studies within the time period specified in the qualification requirements of their major and if they already held a student status on July 1, 2003, if they reach the age of 40 within the time period specified in the qualification requirements of their major commenced in the 2003/2004 academic year as first-year students.

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This provision shall be applicable for the last time in the case of students who will take their final examination in the 2015/2016 academic year. (3) Further information on language programs or the possibilities of preparation for the language examination are detailed by supplement number 3 to the regulation containing the faculty features. (4) The Faculty gives credit for a required professional foreign language term. Physical Education 10. (1) Students at one-tier college/university level programs at the University of Debrecen must take two compulsory contact hours of physical education per week for the first four semesters of their studies. Exceptions are students at the Faculties of Applied Economics and Rural Development, of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management and of Music. Students at Bachelor programs (BSc, BA) require to take the same number of hours for the first two semesters (except for students at the Faculty of Music), while students at the MA, MSc programs require the same number of hours during their first semester. The requirement for students at the one-tier university programs is two hours per week for three semesters. The requirements of physical education can be fulfilled by completing any of the courses announced by the Center for Physical Education and Sports and approved by the Dean. The physical education requirements for the Faculties of Applied Economics and Rural Development, of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management are detailed in the supplement. (2) The fulfilment of physical education requirements is a prerequisite to issuing the certificate of state examination (absolutorium). (3) The fulfilment of physical education requirements may be substituted and redeemed with involvement in quality professional sports, certifiable use of university sports services, certifiable involvement in university sports activities.

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 in sports programs organized by the Centers for Physical Education and Sports. Individual activities in fitness centers (without the presence of a coach or a PE teacher) (4) In the case of individual activities (without the presence of a coach or a PE teacher) a precondition for acquiring a signature is the minimum level reached at the Hungarofit assessment detailed in the Physical Education Rules. (5) Petitions for exemption and acceptance shall be adjudicated by the sports director and the heads of the physical education teams.

Attendance 11. (1) Lectures constitute an organic part of the education process, therefore, the University expects the students to attend them regularly. (2) Attendance in the case of seminars/practical courses is compulsory, with some variation depending on the actual specifications of the individual course requirements. Information concerning the acceptable extent and the consequences of absences and the ways to make up for missed classes shall be published in the supplement.

Student Transfer 12. (1) Admission by transfer to the faculties of the university shall be granted to students if their legal status as students has not been interrupted or has not been terminated for reasons of dismissal or expulsion due to disciplinary action, or in whose case the conditions leading to dismissal or expulsion are not presently relevant, and they satisfy the requirements specified by the receiving/hosting faculty in the supplement.

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 transfer requests of those having a legal status as students in the master program are judged at first instance based on individual consideration by the dean of the host faculty. (2) The responsibility of making decisions on matters concerning transfer issues between individual faculties (departments) of the University or from another university shall rest with the EC while the acceptance of credits earned at another faculty or in an independent institute shall be decided by the Credit Transfer Sub-Committee of the receiving faculty. The sub-committee may ask professional experts to assist in the preparation of their decision. In the case of a one-to-one equivalency, the Credit Transfer Sub-Committee shall automatically accept the credits from the sending institution. In the case of a minimum 75% equivalency between the programs of study of courses offered by the sending and the receiving institutions, the number of credits recognized equals to the number of credits the course is worth in the curriculum of the receiving institution. If the higher credit value of the course offered at the sending institution is the consequence of a significantly larger body of acquired knowledge, surplus credits may be taken into account in the credit amount available for optional courses. (3) Agreements between two institutions may be initiated concerning the mutual or unilateral recognition of courses. The agreements concerning course recognition issues shall be made public and available for the students. (4) In supplementary graduate training, credits transferred on the basis of college level studies shall be supplemented by further credits for obtaining a university level qualification. (5) A maximum amount of 60 credits for studies accomplished in accredited school-based higher vocational training can be transferred to college level and university level education and to undergraduate programs (BSc, BA), regardless of the fact whether these were obtained earlier in secondary or tertiary student status. (6) In the areas of adult education (correspondence undergraduate programs, specialized postgraduate non-degree programs), it is examined whether there is a body of professional aptitude acquired previously that could be recognized through credits in the case of a 75% overlap. Authentication may take the form of an exam. During their career paths, students entering adult education may have been involved in practical activities that cover 75% of some practical course in a non-degree training program. In undergraduate

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majors (BSc, BA), only such professional aptitude may be authenticated that has been acquired after the high school leaving exams (school-based), at least at the level of higher vocational training. In the case of non-accredited programs, this knowledge shall be tested through an exam. (7) Further conditions and requirements for transfer and the procedural order for transfers shall be detailed in the supplement. Simultaneous Studies 13. (1) Students in simultaneous studies may pursue their studies in two different educational institutions at the same time and, upon graduation, they are awarded two separate diplomas. (2) A student may participate in simultaneous studies if his/her student status is not suspended or terminated in his/her home institution and s/he can fulfil the academic requirements in both institutions at the same time. (3) The home institution in the case of students admitted to simultaneous studies is the one where the students are entitled to receive student benefits. (4) In the case of simultaneous studies, the students hold a separate Lecture Book in both institutions of higher education. (5) Students participating in simultaneous studies need to fulfil all the requirements prescribed for them and they are also subject to the provisions of the EER as well as other university regulations on students. (6) In the case of simultaneous studies in two majors, the accomplishment of one given academic requirement may be taken into account for credit accumulation in both majors. Cross Registration (Partial Transfer), Subject/Course Recognition 14. (1) Students of the university may attend lectures and seminars offered at other departments, faculties, or institutions of higher education if it is not restricted or prohibited by the regulations of the hosting institution and they can simultaneously meet their academic responsibilities in their home institution.

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(2) Students may take the (required or required optional) courses that are offered by the department (sub-department) of their majors at another institution/faculty and may request the Credit Transfer Sub-Committee upon completing the course and earning the credits (receiving a grade) to recognize the credits of the course. Prior to commencing the semester (signing up for the course at another institution/faculty), students may submit a petition to the Credit Transfer Sub-Committee requesting for the official opinion of the subcommittee on the issue of 75% overlap in the course material. The amount of credits that an institution gives for a course outside the host institution equals to the amount that is allocated to the substituted course in the curriculum of the given program of study. (3) Those students, whose student statuses were terminated due to academic requirement failure but were accepted again after a repeated entrance exam, can ask the Credit Transfer Sub-Committee of the Faculty in a written request to acknowledge the previously completed credits. The Credit Transfer SubCommittee is entitled to acknowledge even 100% of the earlier completed credits. The rules of credit transfer are authoritative, in these cases as well. (4) The faculty shall recognize the credits acquired by their students in a different domestic or foreign higher education institution on the basis of interinstitutional credit equivalence agreements, individual student contracts or legislation on credit equivalency. Two curricula shall be regarded as equivalent if they cover at least 75% of one another. The extent to which two curricula are similar is determined by a faculty level Credit Transfer SubCommittee. This equivalency results in the obligatory recognition of credits within and among institutions. (5) Credits may be allocated to a given accomplished study requirement only once within a program, but this accomplished requirement may be recognized by (an) other program(s). (6) Students shall earn a minimum of 1/3 of the total credits required in the institution that issues a medical doctors, dentists or legal diploma. (7) Credits obtained at lower study levels which also fulfil the requirements of higher level study are to be recognized. (8) Study abroad is considered to be a special case of cross registration. In the framework of this possibility, the students of the university pursue their studies and take exams in a higher education institution abroad on the basis of

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the mutual agreement permission of the academic committee of the faculty. Students are only allowed to participate in foreign training if they fulfil the conditions of the student status determined in 3 . Students may study abroad according to an individual study plan. (9) Credits earned by students during partial training at higher education institutions abroad shall be recognized according to the provisions of paragraph (4). (10) A student is eligible for scholarship during partial training abroad if he/she started his/her studies with the permission of the University, reached the minimum level of receiving a scholarship during the previous semesters, students in basic training completed minimum 60% of the credits. The scholarship is solely granted if the student requested according to the provisions of the University of Debrecen Code of Charges and Service Fees, studied in an EEA member state and holds a certification from the foreign institution concerning the exact time of the studies and the courses to be completed. The yearly sum of the scholarship is regulated by the University student refunds and benefits regulations. For completing the practical courses prescribed in the curriculum abroad, the preliminary permission of the person responsible for the practical course shall be obtained. (11) Students from other universities may attend any lecture at the university unless obstructed by objective circumstances. In the supplement, the faculties may introduce provisions concerning classes other than lectures or special cases. Special Provisions on Teacher Training 15. Teacher training at the various faculties of the University of Debrecen is coordinated by the Division of Teacher Training headed by the Deputy Chair of Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

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Special Provisions Concerning Partial Transfer 16. (1) The student status of students who aim to pursue a partial qualification commences with the registration without an application process. Students shall be entitled to exercise their rights by virtue of their student status and they shall also comply with the obligations based on this legal status, with the exceptions specified in this section. (2) Persons who aim to pursue a partial qualification and who do not maintain student status elsewhere shall be granted student status only once, for a maximum of two semesters and only in the fee-paying program. (3) At the end of the partial university studies, the faculty shall issue a document certifying the fulfilment of the academic requirements and their credit values. These credits may be accepted in academic studies. (4) By virtue of this legal status, students are not entitled to pursue studies in order to obtain further (vocational) qualifications, make a request for transfer to the University, maintain further (simultaneous) student status or guest student status, suspend their student status, except if they cannot comply with their student obligations, through no fault of their own, due to childbirth, an accident, or any other unexpected event. (5) Decision is made on the announcement and start of the partial qualification program, on the process and conditions of application and about the aim and content of the training by the Faculty Boards. (6) The partial qualification program that results in a certificate primarily serves the fulfilment of the requirements of new specializations and the preparation for the master program.

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III. THE TESTING AND ASSESSING OF KNOWLEDGE

The Examination Period 17. (1) Upon commencement of the term-time, the faculty shall be required to publish in the academic guide, in the manner customary at the faculty, the methods of student performance assessment and the related dates of such assessments during the given term, as well as the time schedule for the examination period, in particular, the first and the last day thereof. The instructors responsible for the coordination of individual courses shall publish no later than three weeks before the end of the term-time the dates set for the individual examinations, the names of the examiners, the dates and manner of registration for the examinations, the date of publishing the results of the examinations, and the possibilities for retake examinations. Furthermore, s/he shall implement the registration in the academic system. (2) The minimum number of examination dates per subject/course shall be three, evenly distributed in the entire examination period. The minimum number of examination places shall be 150% of the number of the students who have taken the course. The last examination date may be reserved for students who have already received a grade in the given subject/course. (3) Students may register (sign up) for the examinations through the academic system. Registration for the examination is possible until 12 oclock noon on the day before the examination. Cancelling registration for the exam is possible until 12:00am, midnight on the day of the exam. If a student has cancelled his/her registration for the examination, s/he can only sign up for another examination date that is not yet fully booked. The instructors giving the examination are not obliged to appoint a new examination date because of cancellations. (4) If the examination dates available are in conflict with the students interests to appropriately prepare for and take the examination, the competent EC, when requested by the Faculty Student Union, shall investigate the issue and make a decision.

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The Chief Forms of Testing and Assessing Knowledge 18. (1) The prerequisite-based forms of testing and assessing knowledge, conforming to the given educational objective (examinations), shall be determined by the requirements and the curriculum. (2) Assessment of the students knowledge of the teaching material may be carried out according to a five-grade scale: excellent (5), good (4), satisfactory (3), pass (2), fail (1); or a three-grade scale: excellent (5), satisfactory (3), fail (1) Regular attendance in classes that qualify as criteria-conditions (e.g.: physical education) may be indicated through the instructors signature in the Lecture Book. (3) Assessing forms of subjects/courses: a) The curriculum may prescribe a practical course/seminar grade if the practical application of the course and the assessment of the application skills are possible and necessary from the aspect of the training objective. Students shall primarily try to obtain assessment of course work and the related credits during the term-time. Assessment shall be carried out according to a five-grade or a three-grade scale. The assessment of course work shall be based upon the results of the tests and assessments during the term. b) A report is the assessment of the material specified in the course syllabus which, if successfully delivered, means that the student will earn the relevant amount of credits. It shall be assessed according to a three-grade scale. c) An end of semester examination is the comprehensive assessment of the material of a subject/course, generally covering a semester which, if passed, means that the student will earn the relevant amount of credits identified in the course requirements. It shall be assessed according to a five-grade scale.

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d) A comprehensive examination is the comprehensive assessment of the material of subjects/courses considered fundamental from the aspect of the training objective, generally covering and closing several semesters. The supplement shall carry information on how many compulsory comprehensive examinations the student shall take in the given major and how many credits are allocated to these if passed. It shall be assessed according to a five-grade scale. (4) The curriculum shall contain relevant information concerning the deadline for the completion of the compulsory field practice, its requirements, and the means and methods of its assessment and evaluation. (5) In the case of subjects/courses that are to be assessed through a report or an (oral) examination and that are appended with a follow-up seminar/practice, as well as in the case of subjects/courses that comprise only seminars/practice, the instructors may offer the students a grade on the basis of their term-time performance. The possibility of being offered a grade shall be announced to the students in advance, at the beginning of the semester. Students are not obliged to accept the grade offered and may opt for taking an examination. (6) An unsuccessful mid-course written test cannot result in the student not being allowed to take the exam. (7) A successful mid-course test result can be counted in the end-term exam in the forms of: a) offered grade, b) extra points in the exam result, c) exclusion of one part (e.g. minimum questions) of the exam (8) If the teacher (e.g. examiner, supervising person) recognizes the use of any not-allowed means or methods during the test, the test has to be suspended and the student has to be given grade one or qualification not-compliant. In the case of examinations it is to be registered in the lecture-book, in the electronic academic system and on the exam-sheet as well. In the case of other types of tests it is to be registered in writing. (9) If the teacher conducting the test recognizes the use of any not-allowed tools that constitute the serious violation of academic obligations (e.g. the use of telecommunications devices), the test has to be suspended.

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The dean of the faculty decides on the initiation of disciplinary proceedings based on the written notification submitted by the teacher (until the following workingday latest). In the case of examinations no entry is to be made in the lecture-book while the entry not assessable is to be made in the electronic academic system until disciplinary proceedings have ended. Also, the fact of suspension is to be recorded on the exam-sheet. In the case of other types of tests the fact of suspension is to be put in writing. At the end of the disciplinary proceedings, the entries made in the lecture book and in the electronic academic system are to be identical. The proceedings result in the number of test opportunities being reduced by one. In the absence of disciplinary proceedings the provisions set in paragraph (8) are governing. The Order of Examinations 19. (1) Students may take an examination only in subjects they have duly signed up for according to relevant regulations at the beginning of the semester. (2) Students may plan their examinations individually or in a group. (3) Oral examinations, including the final examination and the defence of the degree thesis, shall be, in general, open to the public. Further information concerning oral examinations shall be detailed in the supplement. (4) The student is obliged to arrive by the start time of the exam. (5) The examinee shall be provided a short time period before the examination to get prepared. (6) The examiner (or the chair of the examination board) shall be responsible for the proper circumstances and quiet atmosphere of the examination. (7) Students may submit a written proof of an excuse for missing an examination within three working days at the Education Office. The Education Office will delete their registration for the examination. Missing an exam shall not influence in any way whatsoever the assessment of the students knowledge.

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If students fail to appear for the examination, their knowledge cannot be assessed. (8) Missing an examination without a legitimate excuse shall result in recording failed to satisfy the requirements in the academic system and students shall have missed one potential chance for taking the examination in the given semester. If the student does not attempt to take the examination during the semester at all, the record failed to satisfy the requirements shall be entered in the lecture book, too, by the Education Office. If the student fails to sign up for the exam during the educational period or signs up but does not appear on any of the exam occasions, the not completed note will appear in the electronic academic system. The examination grade shall be determined according to the assessment principles announced in advance. Repeating Failed Exams 20. (1) Students may take each examination maximum three times in the same examination period. Retake examinations may be taken before an examination board on request of the student. The head of the Department responsible for the course shall appoint the members of the examination board. The students may exercise this right even if the examination is taken in a different semester. (2) If students fail to complete their field practice, or it cannot be assessed properly on the basis of the work done there, the conditions for making up for this shall be determined with regard to the provisions of the supplement by the supervisor responsible for arranging the field practice. (3) To be fair and reasonable in cases when it is really necessary and supported with a valid proof, the head of the faculty may give his/her consent to an examination to be taken beyond the expiration of the examination period.

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Retaking a Successful Exam for a Better Grade 21. (1) If students wish to improve the grade or assessment that they have already received, they may do so in maximum two subjects per semester and once per subject within the examination period. The assessment and the grade received at the make-up examinations shall be final and irrevocable, except if it is failed, which may be then improved in another retake according to the relevant regulations on failed examinations. (2) The grade received after the retake of a passed examination may not be improved any further. Calculation of the Grade Average 22. (1) The adjusted credit index and the stipend index shall be calculated and recorded by the Education Office following the closing of the examination period without any delay. For the academic grade average, the weighted grade average shall be taken into consideration. For the calculation, the product of the credit values of subjects graded a pass or higher multiplied by their grades shall be divided by the total amount of credits completed. Weighted grade average = completed credits (2) The stipend index assesses both the quality and the quantity of the work of the students. For the calculation, the product of the credit values of subjects graded a pass or higher multiplied by their grades shall be divided by the total number of credits undertaken. Stipend index = credits undertaken (3) The average and the stipend index shall be calculated in a way that the final value shall be rounded to two decimal places. (4) The grades received for completion of previous courses by the students who leave for studying abroad shall be converted to European Credit Transfer

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System (ECTS) grades for the foreign hosting institution, whereas the grades of received in the home institutions by foreign exchange students coming to study here shall be converted by the foreign institution. (5) In the credit system-based education, the instrument for monitoring the performance of a student for a time period exceeding a semester is the weighted academic average. For the calculation of the weighted academic average, the product of the credit values of subjects completed in the given time period multiplied by their grades shall be divided by the total number of completed credits. (6) For the assessment of the students performance from the aspects of quality and quantity in one semester, the credit index and the adjusted credit index, for more than one semester the cumulative adjusted credit index are used. For calculating the credit index, the product of the credit values of completed subjects multiplied by their grades shall be divided by thirty credits in the case of an average progression. The adjusted credit index may be calculated from the credit index with the multiplication factor corresponding to the ratio of credits completed during the semester and credits undertaken by the student at the registration. Credit index = 30 Adjusted credit index = Credit index * completed credits credits taken The cumulative adjusted credit index should be calculated similarly to the adjusted credit index with the difference that 30 credits for each semester and the number of credits taken and completed during the whole period must be used. (7) After each semester, a hierarchical list of students belonging to each academic year (in the given branch, according to the number of their active semesters) should be prepared in increasing order of their adjusted credit index, to establish the rank of order of students within a semester. At the end of each semester, the cumulative adjusted credit index (based on the achievements of the student in all of her/his active semesters) shall also be calculated for each student. The cumulative adjusted credit index calculated after the last active semester of a student shall determine her/his rank of order among those

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completed the same branch of studies. Depending on the Faculty, a rank of order can be established for students of all years, e.g., within a branch of studies, or within a Faculty on the basis of the cumulative adjusted credit index. These lists, containing the personal identification number of students (EHA code) are made public in the usual way by the Faculties. (8) The supplement to the EER may specify the minimum weighted academic average required after a given academic period for the continuation of studies or for the attainment of the diploma or certificate at the closing of studies.

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IV. THE FINAL PRE-DEGREE CERTIFICATE THE THESIS, THE STATE EXAMINATION, AND THE DIPLOMA
The Completion of the Program 23. (1) As the closing act of studies at the university in one-tier programs, in college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, in Bachelor programs (BSc, BA), in Master programs (MSc, MA), and in specialized postgraduate non-degree programs, the students shall be issued a final pre-degree certificate (absolutorium). (2) The absolutorium (final report) has to be completed except for the students of the non-subsidized program- within the double amount of time of the training/course counted from the registration, indicated in the course and graduation requirements, including active and passive semesters as well. Students who have received their pre-degree certificates may take their state examination. Degree Thesis 24. (1) As a prerequisite for the state examination, students in one-tier programs, in college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, in Bachelor programs (BSc, BA), in Master programs (MSc, MA), and in specialized postgraduate non-degree programs shall prepare a degree thesis. (2) The announcement of topics for the degree thesis shall be detailed in the supplement. (3) The requirements concerning the contents of the degree thesis, the general criteria for assessment, and the number of credits allocated to the degree thesis shall be specified in the supplement. (4) The preparation of the degree thesis shall be supervised by an internal consultant approved by the department and may be assisted by an external consultant accepted by the department if necessary.

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(5) Students may also offer a topic for the degree thesis, which the competent head of department may accept or reject. (6) The conditions of the acceptance of a SSS [Student Scientific Society] paper as a degree thesis shall be listed in the supplement to the regulations. (7) The degree thesis shall be adjudicated by the referee(s) and graded by an appointed board of experts in a five-grade scale. (8) Information concerning the deadline for the submission of the degree thesis shall be included in the supplement. State Examination Board 25. (1) The chair of the state examination board shall be appointed from among acknowledged external experts of the field or the professors or associate professors of the university, whereas the members of the state examination board shall be delegated and commissioned with the consent of the faculty council by the dean of the faculty. The length of the appointment of membership or chairmanship in the state examination board shall be 12 months. (2) The state examination board shall have a minimum of two members apart from the chairperson. The actual number of members shall be specified in the supplement. At least one of the members of the state examination board shall have no employment relationship with the higher education institution (University of Debrecen). (3) The distribution of students to individual commissioned state examination boards shall be published by the Education Office.

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State Examination 26. (1) After receiving their pre-degree certificate, students in one-tier programs, in college/university level undergraduate degree programs and complementary programs, in Bachelor programs (BSc, BA), in Master programs (MSc, MA), and in specialized postgraduate non-degree programs, conclude their studies by taking a state examination. (2) The state examination shall test and assess the knowledge, skills and abilities requisite to the award of the diploma, whereby the students shall also prove their ability to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. (3) The conditions for taking the state examination and the examination itself shall be defined in the requirements for the given major. Any student who began her/his studies in September 2007 or later shall not be permitted to sit for the state examination if s/he is in debt to the University of Debrecen. (4) The state examination shall be taken in an examination period following the award of the pre-degree certificate. The state examination shall be taken before an examination board. (5) If the students do not take their state examination before their student status expires, they may take it during any examination period in accordance with the prevailing program requirements. (6) The supplement issued by the faculty may stipulate further conditions to be fulfilled for taking the state examination if the state examination is to be taken more than seven years after the issue of the pre-degree certificate. (7) The result of the state examination shall be calculated according to the method prescribed in the qualification requirements of the given major. (8) The state examination may consist of several parts, depending on the stipulations of the curriculum (the defence of the degree thesis, and additional oral, written, and practical examinations) (9) If the students fail in any part of the state examination, the state examination shall be retaken as specified in the supplement. (10) The oral examination shall be assessed by the members of the state examination board according to a five-grade scale. The state examination board shall then consult behind closed doors and vote about the final grade

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for the state examination. In the case of an equal division of the votes, the chairperson shall be given the casting vote. The result of the state examinations shall be announced by the chairperson of the board. (11) There shall be minutes taken during the state examination. The results of the constituent parts as well as the grade for the state examination shall also be entered into the traditional paper-form Lecture Book. Further provisions concerning the state examination may be included in the supplement. Retaking a Failed State Examination 27. (1) The retake of a failed state examination may be attempted in the following examination period at the earliest. (2) If, according to the provisions listed in the supplement, the referee(s) unanimously assess(es) the degree thesis as failed, the student may not take the state examination and shall prepare another degree thesis. The conditions and the deadline for submission of this degree thesis shall be listed in the Appendix III. to the regulation containing the faculty features. Diploma 28. (1) The diploma (or medical doctors, dentists, lawyers certificate) shall be issued and delivered to the students having passed the state examination within thirty days from the presentation of the document in evidence of a valid language examination. The diploma is a public document bearing the coat of arms of the Hungarian Republic, certifying that the studies have been successfully completed in the major identified in the diploma. (2) The amount of credits required for the diploma and the number of credits allocated to the degree thesis shall be specified in the requirements of the given majors. (3) In the complementary degree program, a number of credits complementing the amount of credits recognized from the college level program to the amount of credits required in a university level program shall be obtained.

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(4) The minimum amount of credits required in specialized postgraduate nondegree programs shall be 60. (5) In the tracks other than full-time, the amount of credits required to be obtained in a given major shall be the same as required for the corresponding major in the full-time track. (6) The diploma is a public document bearing the coat of arms of the Hungarian Republic and displaying the name of the University of Debrecen, its OM [from the initial letters of the Hungarian words for Ministry of Education] identifier, the serial number of the diploma, the name, place and date of birth of its holder, the level of qualification or the degree awarded, the program, professional qualification, specialization, and the training schedule of the program, as well as the place, year, month, and day of issue. The diploma shall also be furnished with the signatures of the rector of the University of Debrecen (in case of incapacitation with the vice-rectors) or the Dean of the given Faculty (in case of incapacitation with the vice-deans)and the chair of the state examination board, and shall bear the stamp of the University of Debrecen. In the event that the student does not possess evidence of the language examination at the time of the state examination and, therefore, the diploma is issued after the state examination period, and in case of incapacitation of the president of the state exam committee, the diploma may be signed by the Facultys vice-dean for academic affairs instead of the chairperson of the state examination board. The rules of procedure set in the present section are to be applied when signing the clauses of the diploma. The diplomas issued shall be registered in a central registry. (7) If the diploma cannot be issued because the student cannot present any certificate of a language examination, the University of Debrecen shall issue a certificate instead. Such certificates shall not certify any academic or professional qualification but the fact of the completion of the state examination, which should include the signature of the Dean or his deputy for academic affairs. The rules of the present section are also to be applied when signing the certification of the diploma issue. The certificates issued shall be registered in a central registry.

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(8) Information concerning the subjects to be taken into consideration when assessing the diploma according to the qualification requirements shall be included in the supplement. (9) The diploma shall be assessed on the basis of the calculation of the grade average as follows: outstanding excellent good satisfactory pass 4,81 5,00 4,51 4,80 3,51 4,50 2,51 3,50 2,00 2,50

(10) The title of doctor in the case of dentists, medical doctors, and lawyers shall be assessed on the basis of the calculation of the grade average as follows: summa cum laude cum laude rite 4,51 5,00 3,51 4,50 2,00 3,50

(11) The diploma shall be issued in Hungarian and English or in Hungarian and Latin or, if the instruction is not delivered in Hungarian, in Hungarian and in the language of instruction. Upon request by the student, the diploma may be issued in another language, the related costs of which shall be borne by the student. (12) The diploma supplement defined by the European Commission and the European Council shall be issued together with the Bachelor and Master degree in Hungarian and English. The diploma supplement is a public document. (13) Students may accrue the number of credits required for the issue of the diploma or the certificate in a shorter period of time than the allowed length of studies as specified in the qualification and exit requirements and, therefore, the diploma may be issued to them earlier. The allowed length of studies may also be shortened in the case of a second or further degree program through the recognition of aptitudes acquired previously (credit transfer).

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(14) The diploma awarded after the completion of an undergraduate course, a graduate course, or a one-tier program, and a specialized postgraduate nondegree program entitles its holder to hold the jobs and to pursue the activities defined by the relevant acts and laws. The English descriptions of the levels of education corresponding to the degrees certified by the diplomas awarded in Hungary are as follows: - undergraduate degree, Bachelor or baccalaureus (abbreviated as: BA, BSc), graduate degree, Master or magister (abbreviated as: MA, MSc). Holders of a Master degree are entitled to use the designation Master (MSc; MA) after the professional qualification (e.g.: engineer MSC, economist MA, teacher MA/MSc, etc.) as certified by their diploma. The diplomas of medical doctors, dentists, and lawyers certify a doctorate title. The associated abbreviated forms are as follows: dr. med., dr. med. dent., dr. jur. (In the English language medical diplomas: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) and Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.))

Honours Degrees/Diplomas 29. A degree/diploma with honours shall be issued to the student who receives an excellent grade in all the subjects of the state examination, whose grades for the degree thesis and for all the comprehensive exams basic exams/ terminal exams are excellent, and the grade average of all his/her other examination grades and seminar grades is minimum 4.00 or better, and who does not have a grade lower than satisfactory among all of his/her grades. summa cum laude diplomas are awarded to students who get excellent results in all the subjects of the final state exam in bachelor courses and master courses of the Bologna system , the thesis grade is A and all the other valid exam and practical results are not worse than B.

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V. MISCELLANEOUS AND CLOSING PROVISIONS

Fees 30. Students shall pay the fees and contributions specified for them by the set of regulations titled Fees and Contributions to Be Paid by the Students of the University of Debrecen and the Forms of Financial Support available for them. Definitions 31. ECTS (European Credit Transfer System): A European credit transfer system that facilitates a greater degree of student mobility among the higher education institutions in Europe for the students of the institutions that accept and approve the basic principles and guidelines of ECTS. ECTS grade: means the conversion of the grades received as follows: Hungarian grade ECTS grade 5 A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1 F In the case of a three-grade scale, the grade shall be converted to the corresponding Hungarian grade first. Excellent: 5, satisfactory: 3, fail: 1. The conversion method shall be used in reverse, too, when ECTS grades are converted into Hungarian grades. Individual study hours mean the part of studies apart from contact hours, expressed in working hours, that the student spends studying and fulfilling the requirements on average (including the time spent studying in the examination period). Individual study plan: means that the institutional EER and the curricular requirements provide a possibility for the student to make his/her own choice out

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of the selection of courses offered for each academic time period according to the conditions specified in the regulations and curricula. Term/Semester is a period of about 21-22 weeks consisting of a term-time and an examination period, the length of which is expressed in units of time. On average, 30 credits are expected to be earned per semester in a program. Active semester: is a semester in which the student signs up for courses and completes them (in the given major). Passive semester: is a semester in which the student opts for a temporary suspension of his/her studies (in the given major). Home faculty: if a student is registered simultaneously at several faculties/departments, the faculty where s/he registered first among the faculties giving the instructions of his/her majors actively financed by the state (if there are any such faculties) shall be favoured from the aspect of registration and shall be called home faculty. Undergraduate (Bachelor) program (BSc, BA): the first tier of the multi-tier linear system of training in which the acquired undergraduate degree (baccalaureus, bachelor; hereinafter called: undergraduate degree) certifies the facts of graduation and qualification for the purpose of finding a job in the labour market. It also prepares for entry into the second tier of the system, called graduate or Master program. Graduate (Master) program: the second tier of the multi-tier linear system of training, in which the acquired graduate or Master degree certifies the fact of graduation and the corresponding qualification. Student workload: the time necessary for a student of average talent, with average educational background, and of average potential future performance, to successfully complete academic work (among average circumstances) expressed in working hours, i.e., the sum total of contact hours and the individual student working hours. Credit: a relative unit of students work representing in relation to the course-unit or curricular unit the estimated time necessary for the acquisition of a specific

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body of knowledge and the fulfilment of requirements; one credit equals 30 study hours. Credit accumulation: the activity of accumulating credits during ones studies. The credits earned in each academic time period shall accumulate to the credits earned previously until the student obtains all the credits required for the diploma (including the credits allocated to the required material as well). Credit allocation: the allocation of subjects/course and credits to one another in the curriculum. Module: a curricular unit of a department including subjects/courses that comprise a related body of knowledge concerning the training objectives of the department or an individual specialization. Modules can be thematically consecutive and interchangeable. Model curriculum: the distribution of the subjects/courses to semesters in such a way that a student who wishes to progress in an average fashion may follow it by observing the prerequisite requirements when signing up for each course, and by completing work in each semester that is sufficient for earning 30 (3), will be able to complete his/her study requirements within the time period specified in the qualification requirements. Contact hour: a class requiring the personal cooperation of the lecturer for the fulfilment of the academic requirements specified in the curriculum. Subject/course: the professional unit of measurement in the curricular structure of a major, which may be associated with conditions relating to registration and completion. Foreign student enjoying the same status as Hungarian students: a person of non-Hungarian citizenship holding an immigration or residence permit valid for the territory of the Hungarian Republic or a person qualifying for refugee status according to an additional statute, as of the day of issue of their ID or residence permit. Part-time training: training provided in the framework of the training schedule associated with evening or correspondence training. The length of the part-time

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training shall equal at least thirty but not more than fifty percent of the contact hours of full-time training (at least three hundred contact hours per semester). The length of specialized postgraduate non-degree programs shall be between 20% and 50% of the contact hours of full-time studies. All regulations for specialized postgraduate non-degree programs shall be applied for students beginning the first year of their studies in specialized postgraduate non-degree programs on 1st September, 2007 or later. Distance education: a particular form of training, involving the use of ICT teaching aids and teaching-learning methods based on the interactive relationship between the teacher and the student and the students individual work, where the number of contact hours is less than 30% of the contact hours in full-time training. Closing Provisions 32. (1) These regulations were accepted and approved by the Senate of the University of Debrecen on May 25, 2006 (resolution No. 23/2006. (VI.22)). Its provisions shall enter into force as of September 1, 2006. With these regulations entering into force, the regulations titled Credit System-Based Educational and Examination Regulations of the University of Debrecen, accepted on June 28, 2001, and amended several times, shall be automatically repealed. (2) Students who pursue their studies outside the credit system-based programs shall be reasonably subjects to the provisions of these present regulations with the exception of the provisions on assessing student performance (credits). The supplement to these present regulations may specify the relevant features at the faculty level. (3) Students who started their undergraduate higher education studies before September 1, 2006, with the exception of those participating in a pilot BSc program, shall be awarded a diploma with college degree or a diploma with university degree. (4) For those students who started their studies before 1st September 2006, the University offers the following options to finish their trainings. If the program of the earlier system is not launched anymore, the student:

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(5) may complete subjects necessary for the completion of the program but not offered in the Model curriculum, in a preferential academic order; (6) can join the courses of the Bologna system, where s/he can complete the course requirements with the earlier completed credits being acknowledged according to the regulations of the credit transfer procedure. can request a transfer to a Bologna training, where the initial requirements equal with that of the earlier training and the earlier completed credits can be acknowledged by a credit transfer procedure; (7) can cancel his/her student status. All these requests are to be considered by the Credit Transfer Sub Committee of the given Faculty. If the student requests his/her transfer to a Bologna training and the request are accepted by the assigned committee, the student status is considered permanent with the conditions of the acceptance but with the agreement to continue his/her studies under the requirements of the newly chosen course. (8) Students who have been admitted to the traditional college/university level undergraduate degree programs must comply with the academic requirements specified at the time of their registration and in the current educational and examination regulations. (9) Paragraphs 1. (3), 2. (10), 3. (2), (8), (17), 5. (5), 7. (4), 9. (2), 14. (9) and 31. . (5) in the regulations were modified by the Senate on 2nd November 2006 by means of resolution number 11./2006. (XI. 2.). The regulations came into effect on 3rd November 2006. (10) Paragraphs 1. (1), 3. (1), 3. (9), a 3. (10), 6. (1), 9. (2), 16. (3), 18. (7), 22. (1), 23. (1), 25. (1) in the regulations were modified by the Senate on 19th April 2007 by means of resolution number 14./2007. (IV. 19.). The regulations came into effect on 20th April 2007. (11) Paragraphs 3. (2), 3. (9), 3. (10), 5. (2), 5. (12), 25. (3), 27. (6), 27. (14), 30. in the regulations were modified by the Senate on 4th October 2007 by means of resolution number 10/2007. (X. 4.). The regulations came into effect on 5th October 2007. (12) Paragraphs 3. (11), (16), (17), 10. (1) and (3), 12. (2), 16. , 21. (8) and (9), 27. (1) in the regulations were modified by the Senate on 20th

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December 2007 by means of resolution number 14/2007. (XII. 20.). The regulations came into effect on 21st December 2007.

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APPENDIX I. ACADEMIC DATA MANAGEMENT AND REGISTRATION

The purpose of student academic data registration is the precise and full-scale management of data prescribed in the relevant statute, which may serve as a basis for providing statistical and other information. In particular, its purpose is the registration of the state-funded length of study, the student ID-s, and the diplomas, supplements to the diplomas, degrees, and certificates issued. The student registry shall be operated as an electronic system. A paper-based registry shall be retained for the management of certificates of the legal status of students, the minutes of state examinations, and the registry of issuing diplomas and certificates, the registration sheets, and the forms for registering personal data. The electronic academic system shall contain academic information on different majors and the URL address where further information is available. Each user who has access to the data stored and managed in the academic system shall read and observe the pertinent rules on protection of data and the related institutional regulations. Registration (1) The registration sheet is a form for certifying the establishment of student status, containing the following information: the students name, code, major(s), work schedule, the name of the institution, its OM identifier, the students signature, and further particulars requested by the academic system. (2) The registration sheet shall be paper based. (3) Personal registration shall be entered into the student registry within 3 working days. Every person shall have only one file in the electronic academic system. (4) A personal folder shall be established for collecting the documents related to the student, his/her studies, and personal particulars. Students enrolled simultaneously in several faculties shall also have just one single personal folder; however, data important from the aspect of individual programs shall be registered by the respective faculties, too. Among the Education Offices concerned, the office of the faculty where s/he registered first (home faculty) among the faculties giving the instructions of his/her majors actively funded

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by the state (if there are any such faculties) shall be favoured from the aspect of registration and manage his/her folder. (5) The registration sheet shall be kept together with its supplements in the personal folder. (6) The students written and signed acknowledgement concerning the reception of a brochure of academic information and, in the case of fee-paying students, the adult education contract shall constitute supplements of the registration sheet. (7) On the basis of the data registered in the academic register, the Education Office of the training faculty shall print the section of the registration sheet of the student that contains personal data, a copy of which shall be placed in the personal folder and a copy of which shall be sent to the home faculty (if the home faculty is different from the training faculty). A student participating in more than one program shall enrol in Education Offices of each of his/her training faculties for each one of his/her active majors. This office then shall, without any delay, send a copy of the enrolment to the home faculty (if the home faculty is different from the training faculty). (8) Upon enrolling, the student shall receive at the training faculty the respective information brochure concerning his/her training, and the fee-paying students shall sign the adult education contract. These documents shall constitute supplements to the original registration sheet, which shall be placed in the students personal folder together with the newly prepared registration sheet and a copy shall be sent to the Education Office of the home faculty (if the home faculty is different from the training faculty). Registration for the Semesters (1) The students request for a passive semester shall be adjudicated within 5 days and the students shall be informed about the decision. The fact of granting a request for a passive semester shall be registered in the academic system within 3 days after the decision in order to make sure that the change could be included in the next instance of data supply. (2) The suspension or temporary termination of student status and the data concerning state-funded and fee-paying semesters shall be registered in the case of each and every student with regard to each and every major.

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Certification of Student Status (1) The certification of student status shall be paper based. (2) Certificates of student status shall be issued by the Education Office upon the students request. The certificate may be issued only from the academic system and may be delivered only to the student. Closing of the Semesters (1) The Education Office shall, by majors, identify the number of credits taken for the current semester and the previous active semesters as well as the number of credits obtained, the number of accumulated credits obtained, the weighted grade average, the accumulated weighted grade average, the stipend index, the credit index the adjusted credit index and the accumulated adjusted credit index. (2) From the academic system, a registration record shall be printed with the academic results of the past semester. The printed registration record shall be placed into the faculty personal folder of the student and it shall also be sent on to the Education Office of the home faculty (if the home faculty is different from the training faculty).

Entries (1) The following items shall be entered into the academic system: the registration of the student for the individual semesters, the suspension of the student status, further entries concerning his/her student status, transfer, termination of student status, and resolutions made on the basis of rights and obligations. At the termination of the student status, the relevant pages of the registration record shall be printed and placed into the personal folder. (2) The registrars office shall enter into the Lecture Book of the students the following items of information: the registration record number, the certification of the final pre-degree certificate, the data about the degree thesis and the certification of its completion, the data about the language examination, the components and the result of the state examination, the assessment of the diploma or certificate, and the reference numbers of the resolutions regarding the students studies.

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Diploma (1) The Education Office shall keep a registry in the academic system about diplomas and certificates issued. The relevant data shall be entered into the system within 5 days after the issue. (2) Supply of information on and archiving of the diplomas issued shall be carried out by the central IT operational body. (3) The delivery of the diplomas shall be registered in the delivery book of diplomas and certificates. (4) The institutions of higher education shall use the form of diploma and diploma supplement approved by the registration center. (5) The minutes taken at the state examination shall be attached to the registration record of the students. The certificate issued about the completion of the state examination shall be registered in the academic system within 3 working days. Supply of data on the certifications issued shall be carried out by the IT Directorate.

Diploma Supplement (1) Within 30 days following the issuing of the diploma, the students shall be issued a Diploma Supplement in Hungarian and English. The supplement shall contain the data of the results achieved. The issued and certificated supplements shall be placed into the Europass folder and delivered to the students. (2) Supply of information on and archiving of the Diploma Supplements issued shall be carried out by the central IT operational body. (3) The Diploma Supplement forms shall be handled by the Education Office according to the regulations on document management.

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Visiting Students Students of visiting student status shall be also registered in the academic system and a registration record shall be kept about them.

Admission of Transfer Students (1) In the cases of study in another institution, in another program, or abroad, the location of study, the subjects/courses completed and recognized in the present program shall be entered into the academic system with the note accredited. Subjects/courses entered in such a way shall be taken into consideration when calculating accumulated completed credits. They must not be taken into consideration when calculating the academic grade average, the credit index, or the stipend index. (2) When calculating the accumulated credit index, the accredited subjects/courses shall be taken into consideration with the original grades received. (3) As regards the recognition of work experience and other requirements fulfilled that do not belong to the programs in the scope of the Act on Higher Education, the competent authority shall be the credit Transfer SubCommittee of the faculty. The Transfer of Students If the students transfer to another institution of higher education, the termination of student status shall be entered into the academic system and the Lecture Book. From the registration records of the students, the following information shall be printed and placed into the personal folder: registry of state-funded semesters, disciplinary and compensation data, deficiency data and resolutions. Following this, the Lecture Book or a printed and authenticated sheet from the academic system and the personal information package of the students shall be transferred to the receiving institution of higher education.

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Termination of Student Status (1) If the student status is terminated for whatever reason, it shall be registered in the academic system without any delay. Following the termination of the student status, it is prohibited to delete the data on the student from the academic system. (2) The following data shall be printed from the registration record and placed into the personal folder upon the termination of the student status: data related to the student status, a registry on the state-funded semesters, disciplinary and compensation data, deficiency data and resolutions made according to the students rights and obligations. (3) Dismissal or expulsion from the institution of higher education or the interruption of studies shall be registered into the Lecture Book as well as the electronic academic system. (4) Following the closing of the registration record, the Lecture Book or a printed and authenticated sheet from the academic system shall be issued to the students. Student ID The student ID issued to the students and its accessories shall be handled by the Education Office of the home faculty. Registration shall be carried out in the academic system. Dormitory Registration (1) Dormitory registration shall be implemented in the academic system. (2) The order of dormitory registration shall be regulated by the dormitory regulations.

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Supply of Information to the National Higher Education Information Center (1) The institution shall report the establishment and the termination of the student status as well as the changes in the student status as determined in statutes to the National Higher Education Information Center within 15 days. (2) Information on diplomas, certificates, and doctoral certificates shall be sent to the National Higher Education Information Center within 30 days. (3) The supply of information to the National Higher Education Information Center shall be sent by the central IT operational body on the basis of the data available in the academic system on the first and the sixteenth days of each month. (4) The processing of the data published by the National Higher Education Information Center shall be carried out by the IT Directorate. The distribution of student identifiers shall be the responsibility of the Education Office. Adjustment of Data (1) The Education Office of the home faculty shall register within 2 working days the changes reported in students data in the academic system. (2) If the student status of a student admitted to a state-funded program is terminated before the completion of his/her studies, or s/he decides to continue his/her studies as a fee-paying student, a fee-paying student can take his/her place. The change in the financial status shall be recorded in the academic system by the Education Office within 2 working days. Archiving (1) The IT Directorate shall be responsible for the security of the data in the academic system, the handling of security savings, the archiving of data, the management of archived data, and the annual archiving of data on graduating students. (2) Five years after the termination of the student status, all documents the content of which is also recorded on the registration record may be disposed of.

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Replacement of Lost Documents (1) A duplicate may be made to replace lost Lecture Books, or the printed and authenticated sheet from the academic system as well as diplomas and certificates on the basis of the academic system. A fee shall be charged for duplicates. (2) If a Lecture Book is full, another one shall be attached to it in a way that it should be fixed to the original so that they could not be separated. (3) Lost or destroyed registration records shall be replaced on the basis of the contents of the available registries or documents.

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APPENDIX II. THE ELECTRONIC LECTURE-BOOK

The Announcement of and Registering for Courses (1) All courses students can register for must be announced or organized to be announced in the administration system by each department by the last day before the registration week. (2) Students must register for courses they would like to complete in the academic system. Registration for the courses lasts until the end of the first week of the semester. (3) In exceptional cases, upon the lecturers advice and upon request, the modification of registration for courses is still possible for one more week after payment of the procedure fee. (4) Within 5 days after the end of the registration period defined in point 2 and 3, the student may raise objections to the data concerning the courses registered in the academic system to the head of the Educational Office. If records are modified on the basis of the objection, the department concerned is to be informed about the changes. (5) From the fifth week of the semester on, the list of courses cannot be modified in the academic system except for exceptional cases to be authorized by the vice-dean for education affairs of the faculty concerned and has to be reported to the University Student Service Center. (6) On the closing day of the registration period the registered courses of each student are saved and stored for the period of one year by the University Student Service Center. Students receive an electronic notification on the registered courses.

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Review of Performance (1) In case the grade is based on the performance given during the semester, the instructor is to record the grades obtained in the result sheet printed from the academic system, in the academic system itself and in the students lecturebook authenticated by his signature, in the course of a prearranged meeting, by the third week of the examination period. (2) In case of courses ending with an exam, an appropriate number of exam days are to be announced as specified by the Rules and Regulations for the entire examination period. The information required is as follows: the days of the exams, the names of members of the board, the time and mode of registration, the day of the publication of the exam results, and opportunities of retaking the exams. (3) Students must register for exams in the academic system and may modify their registration by 12 oclock of the day preceding the exam. (4) The student must present his/her identification documents (student card or ID card) at the exam). (5) Students may only take part in the exam if they have registered for the given date in the academic system and proved their personal identity. (6) The Education Office shall register, delete or modify exam grades in the academic system only on the basis of written instruction by the vice dean. (7) In case of oral examinations At the end of the examination the examiner makes a record of each grade on the exam sheet and in the students Lecture Book, signs it and ensures that the grade is recorded in the academic system by the third working day following the examination in case of examinations taken on the last day of the examination period by the last day of the examination. (8) The examiner stores the examination sheets until the beginning of the next examination period. (9) In case of written examinations The correction of the tests and recording of grades in the academic system is to be done within five working days after the exam. In case there are less than five days between the examination and the last day of the

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(4) In case of posterior modification of the archived data the University Student Service Center is informed in writing by the Vice Dean of Education Affairs. Data saved cannot be modified, saving is repeated if necessary, and it is stored next to the original saving. (5) After the close of the semester the list of registered subjects (if not done previously) and list of completed subjects is printed, authenticated and fastened in the traditional paper-form Lecture Book if it is still used. Certification of Performance (1) After the close of the semester the student can follow up the data of his/her own performance in the academic system directly, s/he can print it as well. (2) In the event of studies abroad the student may ask for an authenticated certification containing the data of his/her performance. In this case the University provides this certificate in English. (3) In case the student leaves the university during her/his studies, the certificate about the cancellation of student status and the authenticated Lecture Book printed from the electronic academic system or the traditional paper-base Lecture Book are provided. (4) At graduation the student receives the authenticated version of her/his printed, verified, and bound Lecture Book or his traditional paper-form Lecture Book. In case the Educational Bureau grants the permission to apply the electronic Lecture Book, the obligation to use the paper-format Lecture Book ceases to be used (except for the case of a contradictory decision made by the Faculty). Thereafter the Lecture Book is an inseparably bound document printed from the academic system and authenticated by the Dean and Vice Dean for Education Affairs of the Faculty concerned.

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APPENDIX III. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Special provisions relating to students of the English Program are described in Appendix IV of the Rules and Regulations for English Program Students.

Section 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. a The Force of the EER The EER apply to all Hungarian and foreign students with the same legal status as Hungarian students participating in the Government Sponsored and Fee-paying Program, to scholarship holding foreign students in the Hungarian Program (unless regulations or international agreements specify otherwise) and to students participating in the English Fee-paying Program who commence their studies in the - Faculty of Medicine (henceforth FM) and - Faculty of Dentistry (henceforth FD) - Faculty of Pharmacy (henceforth FPh) - Faculty of Public Health (henceforth FPH) from academic year 2004/2005 onwards. Furthermore, the EER apply to everyone involved in teaching at the University. To students commencing their studies before academic year 2003/2004, the EER accepted at the Faculty Council meeting on May 23, 2000 apply.

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1. b Persons and Faculty Bodies with Responsibility for Educational Matters and Examinations (1) In order to discuss questions relating to teaching and to establish points of principle, the Faculty shall set up a Faculty Educational Committee (EC) with powers and duties as laid down in the Operational Orders of the Faculty. The Chairman of the Committee shall be the official deputy of the Dean. (2) Matters relating to education and examinations concerning all (individual) students in the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Public Health shall in the first instance be dealt with on the basis of uniform principles by an Educational Sub-Committee (ESC) set up jointly by the faculties concerned. The Educational Sub-Committee (ESC) shall carry out its duties according to the principles laid down by the Faculty Educational Committee. The Faculty Educational Committee shall, however, in the formulation of their opinions, take fully into consideration the suggestions of the Educational SubCommittee. The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Medicine shall vote for the Chairman of the Educational Sub-Committee on the basis of the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and with the consent of the Faculty Councils of Dentistry, Pharmacy and Public Health. The Educational Sub-Committee shall consist of a chairman, voting only in the case of a tied vote, thirteen teachers summoned by the respective Deans and having the right to vote (the Head of Year from each year in the Faculty of Medicine, the person responsible for educational matters and a nominated teacher from the Faculty of Dentistry, the person responsible for educational matters from the Faculty of Pharmacy, the person responsible for educational matters from the Faculty of Public Health, the head of the Educational Office and the two heads of the English Program); thirteen elected students with the right to vote (one student from each year of the Hungarian program in the Faculty of Medicine, one person from Dentistry, one person from Pharmacy, one person from Public Health, one person from the English Program in the Faculty of Dentistry, one person from the first and second years of the English Program in the Faculty of Medicine, one person from the third and fourth years of the English Program in the Faculty of Medicine, one person from the fifth and sixth years of the English Program in the Faculty of Medicine). For purposes of decision-making by the Educational Sub-Committee, the presence of fifty percent of those entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum. The body consisting of 26 committee members having the right to vote shall take decisions by simple majority. The Educational Sub-Committee shall execute

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its functions according to operational rules. Minutes must be kept of the meetings of the Educational Sub-Committee. The chairman of the Credit Transfer Committee shall have a standing invitation to attend. The Heads of Year and the persons responsible for educational matters for the year shall coordinate for the year in question the testing of students during the semester and the order of examinations. The Heads of Year are appointed by the Dean; the persons responsible for educational matters for the year are elected by secret ballot by the students of the year. The Head of the Educational Office is responsible for the preparation of matters to be discussed in the meeting of the Educational Sub-Committee (collecting petitions and providing data) and for sending out decisions in a timely and objective manner. The scope of the activities of the Educational Sub-Committee shall include among other things: transfers both from other educational institutions and within the students own institution, re-admittance to the Faculty, consideration of petitions concerning personal educational programs and examinations, consideration of appeals connected with refusals to sign the Lecture Book, consideration of requests for professional practice, making recommendations to the Faculty Educational Committee regarding the development of procedures connected with education and examinations.

EC delegates the problems of students which arise from their foreign citizenship but which can be verified with official documents to the Board of Directors of the English Program. If the decision relate to the pursuit of studies, they can only be made with the consent of the Chairman of EC. No appeal can be made against the decision of the Committee. (3) The development of uniform procedures in connection with education and examinations is the concern of the Faculty Educational Committee.

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1.c The Students Legal Status (1) During their first registration, students of first year must present their certificate of Hepatitis B vaccination to the Education Office. The student who refuses the test for or the inoculation against Hepatitis B may not sign on for the following active semester. The expenses of the vaccination shall be covered by the student. (2) In the one-tier program, students may be granted leave for a maximum of 4 passive semesters, which may be extended by 2 more semesters of involuntary leave for special reasons requiring equity treatment but only until the end of the original duration of the program. The duration of passive semesters may not exceed 4 contiguous semesters. In case of international/foreign students the duration of the passive semesters can be all together maximum 4 semesters if it is reasoned (e.g. in case of military service) (3) Following the basic principles accepted by a university in the Governmentfunded credit-based training scheme, a student who is financed by the Government is obliged on appropriate occasions in the active semesters following the first registration to meet the requirements of professional training relating to their branch of study and the conditions stated below. The student shall obtain in the course of at most 10 active semesters the number of credits prescribed for the first 6 active semesters of university tuition. The student must fulfil a further criterion needed in order to proceed beyond the first 6 active semesters, namely to complete at the latest in the course of the first 10 active semesters the professional practice prescribed in the faculty bulletin. (4) The Faculty will suspend the legal status of a Government-funded student who does not fulfil the requirements listed in Section 3 sub-section (9) or who is unable to collect the credits for a subject after having taken it at the most three times and having sat the examination altogether six times, or the student may at his/her own request continue their studies at their own expense. The students having requested to continue their studies in the non-subsidized program can apply for the new subject four times in order to complete the missing subject. The Faculty will suspend the legal status of those students who cannot meet the requirements of a subject after taking it up altogether four times. The student cannot be re-admitted to the University.

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(5) Students who continue their studies at their own request and at their own expense, may after the elapse of at least two semesters and on the basis of a request handed in to the Educational Committee be re-admitted to Government-funded professional training on condition that they have made up the missing credits (subjects). During the students course of study there will be only one chance to be readmitted to the Government-funded training. (6) Before the beginning of his/her studies, a Hungarian student taking part in medical training shall take an oath, and a foreign student shall make an affirmation. The text of the oath and the affirmation shall be approved by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Medicine. (7) In the case of payment arrears the legal status of the student ceases to exist if the dean abolishes it after futile requests for payment and examining the social status of the student. By exercising his power transferred to him by the chancellor, the dean abolishes the legal status of the student on the day the decision made in the subject is finalized.

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Section 2 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

2. a The Structure of the Academic Year The academic term-times in the Hungarian Program of the Faculty of Medicines are: In the first, second, third fourth and fifth years: 15 weeks In the sixth year: 35 weeks The examination period is at least 6 weeks. 4 weeks of midyear practicum block must be completed during both semesters on fourth and fifth year, before the end-of-term examinations. If from one subject there are midyear practicum block as well as practicum block during the semester of the comprehensive exam, the student must complete at least one of these at the University of Debrecen, MHSC. 2.b Registration (1) Registration is to be carried out on the days defined by the EO. The student must register with the University or request permission to suspend his/her studies by the end of the 2nd week of each semester at the latest. In individual cases the ESC may grant permission to register beyond the stipulated date. (2) The student may register for the next semester even if he/she does not obtain the number of credits specified in the faculty regulations out of the credits available in the previous semester. (3) At registration, the student must record in the Lecture Book the courses to be taken, the name of the lecturers, the code number of the courses and the credits to be awarded. (4) The student admitted to the University may be granted permission to postpone the beginning of his/her studies for a maximum of 2 years. The request for postponement must be submitted to the ESC by the date of registration.

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(5) The ways of paying tuition fees and other charges are stipulated in special regulations. Payment of fees is to be made by the end of the 6th week of a semester at the latest. Students participating at their own expense may take a subject four times at the most. 2. c Subject Requirements (1) The subject requirements for students include the knowledge presented in all contact hours or contained in the compulsory textbooks as described in the English Program Bulletin, and any other requirements proclaimed by the Departments. (2) The Course Coordinator is obliged to give reasons in writing for the refusal of a signature in the Lecture Book and to send these to the Education Office at the latest on the last day of the academic term. The Education Office will inform the student of the decision. The Course Coordinator will also make known what conditions need to be fulfilled in order to get the missing signature in the Lecture Book. The student may enter an appeal against the refusal of signature to the Educational and Credit Transfer Sub-Committee of the Divided Program (ECTCDP within 8 days. Provided the ECTCDP has granted the students appeal, the Chairman of the ECTCDP must certify by signature the acceptance of the semester. (3) The compulsory summer practice may be completed neither during the academic term-time nor during the examination period. The summer practice and the interim blocks of practice can be conducted at the clinics and accredited practicing areas of the UDMHSC. The completion of valid professional practice (summer practice, block of practice, and sixth year practice) in teaching departments of other Hungarian medical faculties or hospitals, or foreign educational establishments depends on the prior approval of the Educational Sub-Committee (excluding nursing practice done in the first and second years, which can be done at any Hungarian hospital without special permission).

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In order to request a permission, the student must obtain a declaration from the receiving institution (in the case of English Program students a form issued by the Education Office must be signed), that it will provide the professional program prescribed by the University free of charge, and a declaration that it will not be a burden on the Universitys budget. In the case of interim blocks of practice application happens through Neptune academic system. In the case of summer practice the staff at the Education Office collects the application until the deadline indicated in the university calendar. (4) In the case of accredited places of training abroad, the student has to submit the schedule of practice to the academic administrator concerned. (5) Rules relating to the accreditation of foreign places of training can be found in the appendix of the present book of regulation. 2.d Admission to Lectures and Acceptance of Subjects Students from other universities, faculties and courses of study may take part only in those lectures, laboratory practices and seminars of the Faculty of Medicine in which patients are not displayed and the personal rights and rights of data protection of patients are not infringed. 2.e Participation in Activities The Course Coordinator may compel 30% attendance at the lectures. Taking part in seminars and laboratory practices is compulsory. The number of allowable absences, the consequences and how they can be made up can be found in the requirements of the subject (in the subject timetable). 2.f Interruption of studies (1) The interruption of studies may be requested from the Chairman of the ESC directly before the beginning of an examination period or within 15 days after its successful completion. (2) In response to an application for the interruption of studies, the Chairman of ESC notifies the student in writing within 8 days after the decision was made by the ESC, of the conditions under which he/she may continue their studies.

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2.g Transfers The Faculty of Medicine as receiving department will not allow a transfer to the Medicine Program: a) from faculties or from institutions of higher education aimed at different professional training, b) from the Faculties of Pharmacy, Dentistry, Public Health and Health, c) from self-funded training into government-funded training (with this exception: students, who started their studies in government-funded training and switched to self-funded training because they did not fulfil the requirements, may be granted a transfer if they have fulfilled the requirements for re-admissions) Transfers are allowed only at the start of the academic year. Students from medical faculties of other universities may request a transfer into the second or third years if: a) they have completed at least two valid full semesters and obtained in the last two semesters a minimum of thirty credits in compulsory subjects, b) their legal status as student did not expire because of exclusion or dismissal, c) their scholarship grade of the last two semesters is at least 3.00 (minimum 15 compulsory credits per semester) or (in the event of studies abroad) the equivalent value. A request for transfer by a former student of the Faculty of Medicine counts as a request for re-admission. The students officially closed (finalized) lecture-book must be attached to the request for transfer to the Faculty of Medicine. For purposes of evaluation of requests for transfer from places of professional training (universities, colleges) abroad, the curriculum of the transferring institution and the Lecture Book containing the results of examinations taken, together with an official Hungarian translation. The request for transfer must be handed into the Education Office. The Educational Sub-Committee will refuse requests with deficient documentation.

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No transfer is allowed to any other faculty within the Health Science Center. After completing one or more year one may restart another program in another faculty after retaking the entrance examination. One cannot restart his/her studies again on the same faculty. 2.h Individual Schedule In order to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the credit-based curriculum, the student may work out an individual academic schedule bearing in mind the conditions set in the curriculum and faculty regulations. If the individual schedule differs from these conditions, the student has to ask the ESC for permission after consultation with Heads of Departments. In the 6th year, however, the individual schedule may be granted for the whole academic year. The academic requirements for 6th year students (interns) following an individual schedule are defined by the Heads of Departments. A planned schedule approved by the Heads of Departments should be attached to the application. The ESC will be in charge of this procedure. 2.i Parallel Courses Offered by Other Higher Education Institutes (1) The student participating in parallel programs may take a course in two higher educational institutes, faculties or courses at the same time, on completion of which he/she gets a degree from both. They are admitted for a parallel program in the FM (FD, FPh and Molecular Biology Course) if he/she meets the entrance requirements of the Faculty. (2) Only those students whose legal status with the parent institute is not suspended and who can meet the academic requirements at both faculties/courses at the same time are allowed to take part in parallel programs. (3) The student is allowed to participate in parallel programs on condition that he/she has been granted permission for it by the ESC of the receiving faculty, for which the opinion of the ESC of the parent institute has been taken into consideration. (4) Admission for parallel programs is decided on by the ESC of the receiving faculty/institute.

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(5) The parent institute/faculty for the student participating in a parallel program is the one where he/she is eligible to get their allowances. (6) If the student gets a degree from one institute/faculty, s/he will follow a basic second or further degree program in the other. (7) Further degrees may be obtained under the rules of the Fee-paying Program. (8) The student participating in parallel programs must have a Lecture Book in both higher educational institutes/faculties/courses. (9) The student participating in parallel programs has to satisfy all the requirements prescribed for him/her and he/she also has to keep the EER as well as other university/faculty/institute rules and regulations related to him/her. (10) If the student in parallel programs satisfies one particular requirement in two different programs at the same time, it may contribute to his/her credit accumulation in both programs. (11) Without special permission the student of the University may attend lectures and classes given by another higher educational institute, faculty or course, unless the regulations of the receiving institute restrict or prohibit it and the student fails to meet the academic requirements at the same time. (12) The student may also register for a compulsory or required elective course set in his/her curriculum with another institute or faculty, and on meeting the credit requirements (or being offered a grade) s/he may ask the Subcommittee for Credit Transfer (henceforth SCT) to recognize the credits of the course. Before the semester (i.e. before registering for a course with another institute or faculty) the student may submit a request to the SCT to enquire about the 75 per cent equality of the course material. A substituting course completed in another institute or faculty is worth the number of credits offered for the course substituted for in the curriculum of the degree program. (13) The credits awarded to the student by another Hungarian or foreign higher educational institute are acknowledged according to an inter-institutional agreement on credit equivalence, individual schedule or regulations on credit acknowledgement. Two course materials are considered equal if they correspond at least 75 per cent to each other. The extent of correspondence between the course materials is examined by the SCT of the faculty or

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institute established for this purpose. The equivalence requires the institute's commitment to acknowledging credits within the institute and between institutes, too. (14) When satisfying an academic requirement in a particular degree course or program, the student can be awarded credits only once. However, academic achievement assessed in this way can be acknowledged in other courses and programs. (15) Students have to earn at least 50% of the required total credits within the faculty of University of Debrecen that issues the diploma. Diploma can be issued only if the amount of credit points completed abroad does not exceed the 66 ECTS. (16) Regarding the different levels of programs specified in 84 of the Higher Education Act, the credits obtained in a lower level program but which also satisfy the requirements of a higher level program have to be acknowledged. (17) Education abroad, which is part of the program, is a special type of parallel education program. It means that with special permission from ESC, the student of the University continues his/her studies in a foreign higher educational institute for at least three months and takes his/her examinations there. The student can participate in a foreign program within the framework of an individual schedule. (18) The credits obtained in the parallel program at a foreign University are acknowledged as defined in sub-section 13. (19) If the University does not have an agreement on credit transfer with a particular institute or this institute is not approved by our University, the student needs preliminary permission from the ESC in order to meet the requirements of the clinical practices prescribed in the curriculum. Students from other universities, faculties and degree programs may attend the lectures, laboratory practices and seminars in the FM, FD and FPh, only if there is no case presentation, and personality and data protection rights are not violated by their presence.

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Section 3 RULES FOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

3.a The Examination Period (1) The Heads of Departments will ensure that the students can choose on the basis of an individual or group exam schedule in the case of an oral exam in the given subject from at least three examination days per week and in the case of a written examination or a written and oral examination from one examination day a week. The Departments have the right within reason to determine (maximize) the number of students allowed each day to take an examination. In the case of an oral examination the Department may not set a minimum to the number of students taking the examination. The Department is obliged within the examination period to select as many places of examination as equal 150% of the number of students that took up the subject. In the examination period of the sixth year every working day is an examination day, and in the cycle of clinical practices at least one examination day a week must be set aside. (2) The prior approval of the Educational and Credit Transfer Sub-Committee of the Divided Program is needed to select fewer examination days than defined above. (3) In the fourth and fifth years, in the examination period of the tenth week of the semester, the Departments must provide at least as many possibilities as required for the students (half the number of students who took up the subject) who are obliged to take an examination. 3.b Principal Forms of Assessment and Evaluation (1) The examination may consist of at the most three parts: practical, written and oral examination. In cases where one student is examined in a practical or oral examination after the close of the semester, the examination will take place in the presence of at most two examiners or an examining board. (2) In the case of written tests and examinations the students have the right to inspect their corrected and evaluated test papers.

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(3) During oral and written tests (interim tests or examinations) students are not allowed to take any type of communication- or data storage devices (e.g. electronic device) to the venue of the test. In case the supervising person recognizes the presence of such device s/he has to suspend the test. The supervising person has to initiate in writing a disciplinary procedure at the Dean by sending the report made about the case. 3.c The Order of Examinations (1) The Department may publish a course of examinations which depart from the standard syllabus only with the permission of the Dean. (2) Oral examinations are as a rule open to the public. In the case of clinical subjects and examinations in the dissection room the public may be excluded or restricted to students and doctors who have taken an oath. (3) The Head of the Department shall make known in advance the time at which the exam shall begin and the oral examination must begin within, at most, two hours of the set time. The process of the final examination and the end-ofsemester examination may not take more than six hours. The process of a final examination or an end-of-semester examination may not be extended to two working days. (4) Final examinations may be held by full or associate professors; end-ofsemester examinations and final practical examinations may be held by full, associate or assistant professors as well as those who get permission from the Dean of the Faculty on the basis of the recommendation of the Head of the Department. A second retake of an examination must be held before a committee whose members are summoned by the Head of the Department. The chairman of the committee may not be a member of the department in question. The chairman of the committee can be a full or associate professor. Students must retake an examination as far as possible before other examiners than those in the previous examination. (5) Apart from the examiner and the examinee, a teacher or a student must be present at the examination.

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3.d Averaging Grades/Calculating Credit Index (1) After the examination period the student's Lecture Book is closed, irrespective of the fulfilment of the academic requirements of the semester. (2) Immediately after the examination period the EO averages the grades and calculates the credit index, then enters them into the student's Lecture Book, and keeps a record of the credits awarded for credit-based courses. (3) When averaging grades and calculating the credit index, the EO will disregard any improved fails. (4) Every academic period the EO averages the grades and calculates the credit index of the student pursuing his/her studies through an individual schedule on the basis of the examinations passed. (5) Immediately after the examination period the EO averages the grades, then enters them into the student's Lecture Book, and keeps a record of the credits. The weighted average result and grant index are entered into the Lecture Book. When calculating the former, we divide the sum gained from multiplying the credit value and grades of courses awarded a pass or "satisfied the requirements", at least, by the sum of credits completed. (6) The average result is calculated to two decimal places, and entered into the student's Lecture Book and permanent record. (7) The grant is calculated according to the grant index. 3.e The Recording of Examinations (1) The examiner enters the result of the examination into the Lecture Book and certifies it with his/her signature. The Lecture Book is a legal document, consequently in the event of erroneous entries, correction must be verified by the examiners signature. The student is strictly prohibited from making any changes in the Lecture Book. (2) The department is required to keep a journal on the examinations, which is to be kept for 3 years. The journal should contain the name, year and group number of the examinee, the name of the examiner,

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 the examination questions, the grade and/or credits, and the date of the examination. (3) The examiner shall enter the exam grade on the results sheet, which should be certified by the Head of Department and forwarded to the Education Office within 24 hours of the examination. The person in charge of the electronic academic system NEPTUN shall input the exam grades into the system cause them to be printed out, and having had them verified by the signature of the Head of Department, shall forward them to the Education Office.

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Section 4 THE FINAL YEAR

4.a Rules for Study and Examination in the Sixth (Final) Year (1) During the final sixth year students obliged to complete: practice time: 35 weeks preparation time: 6 weeks examination period: 6 weeks (2) At the time of enrolment, the order of subjects in the final examination must be set, which must include: practice time preparation time examination dates (3) The subjects in the sixth (final) year are as follows: Internal Medicine, 10 weeks, Final Examination Paediatrics, 7 weeks, Final Examination Surgery, 5 weeks, Final Examination Neurology, 4 weeks, Final Examination Psychiatry, 4 weeks, Final Examination Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5 weeks, Final Examination (4) The sixth year must be so arranged that a maximum of one-sixth of the students of the year are assigned to each subject at the same time. At the time of enrolment to the sixth year, the student will undertake to complete the sixth year program by deciding the order of subjects. They must choose which practice subject to start with but must complete the other practices in the order stated above. Only those in possession of a valid personal study program may depart from the sequence of practices. For this purpose the request must be

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submitted to the Educational Sub-Committee, which will apply to the entire sixth year. After that the sequence must be kept and the practice locations that have been reserved may not be changed. Students may report via the Education Office for a new practice only after the successful examination closing the previous practice. A new practice program may begin only on the first day of the week. (5) The student must be guaranteed one weeks preparation time before the start of the examination. The completion of the practice must be certified item-byitem in the Lecture Book (stamp, signature, date). The student may be admitted to an examination only when s/he also completed the requirements for in-term and summer practice relating to the subject in question. The Department must get the student to make up the missing practices. The Head of the Department in question shall set the conditions for making up the missing practice. (6) The sixth year practices may be done preferably in the Departments of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen MHSC or in the teaching hospitals or divisions of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen MHSC. Permission is needed from the Educational Sub-Committee following previously requested approval from the department concerned for practice to be carried out in any other teaching departments or hospitals of medical schools in Hungary or in educational institutions abroad. In the case of practices in the year of the comprehensive exam carried out abroad, at least two weeks out of the practice period must be spent in the examining teaching department, except for the practices completed in the hospitals accredited by the University of Debrecen, MHSC as well as practices during the ERASMUS Program, in which cases the University home practice must be done in the University of Debrecen, MHSC. During practices, the requirements of the Practicum Block Lecture Book must be fulfilled, which the designated tutor shall authenticate by signature both in the Practicum Block Lecture Book and in the regular Lecture Book. (7) Special examination regulations for the sixth year. The student must sit the final examinations in the order selected for the teaching year. An examination may be retaken only in the same Department in which the first examination took place, regardless of how much time has elapsed between the two examinations. Before the retake, additional practice must be done.

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(8) The duration of additional practice is as follows: Internal medicine, 5 weeks Paediatrics, 3 weeks Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3 weeks Surgery, 3 weeks Neurology, 2 weeks Psychiatry, 2 weeks After which the student must be guaranteed a further one weeks preparation time. (9) Those students who failed their retakes (C examination) must repeat the practice prescribed for the subject in question. The student must carry out the supplementary practice in the same Department of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen MHSC in which the first examination took place. 4.b The Accreditation Procedure for Foreign Training Places Training places accredited by universities of EU member states in their countries are automatically considered as accredited training places by Our University. The further points of the present regulation apply to training places that differ in their legal status. (1) The International Education Center (IEC) proposes the faculty accreditation of a foreign hospital/health establishment. (2) The Educational Committee together with the IEC Directory Board appoints an ad hoc Reviewing Committee. (3) The Committee in collaboration with the IEC Directory Board sends the documents needed for the accreditation to the director of the foreign training place applying for accreditation, or to the person being in charge of the accreditations execution. The document contains the conditions of the FM accreditation and the documents that have to be sent. (4) The applying health establishment fills in and sends back the filled forms. The institute declares to satisfy the conditions.

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(5) In the possession of the submitted documents the committee advises the sending of a Visiting Committee, the members of which are assigned by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and by the Director of the International Education Center. (6) The Visiting Committee makes a report on the basis of their visit. Based on the report the Educational Committee and the IEC makes a recommendation towards the Faculty Council of FM about the accreditation of the foreign health establishment. (7) The Faculty Council of FM votes about the submission and in case of the Faculty Councils supporting resolution the contract becomes concluded. (8) The accreditation approved by the Faculty Council is valid for five years but can be withdrawn in a shorter time too if the institute fails to satisfy the previously assigned conditions because of changes in the institute. (9) During the five-year accreditation period the accredited institute has to be visited at least once. The members of the Visiting Committee are appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and by the Director of the IEC. At the end of the visit the Committee makes a report about their experiences and within two weeks from the time of their arriving back forwards it to the Dean of the FM. (10) At the end of the five-year accreditation period the accreditation of the accredited institute can be renewed; the rules relating to it are the same as those applying to the first accreditation process.

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Section 5 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION DISSERTATION, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE

(1) Students with a certificate of completion may take the state examination only if they have successfully defended their dissertation. Students in debt to the University of Debrecen, MHSC cannot sit for the final state exam. (2) Dissertation subjects and the names of the supervisors by department will be published in the Bulletin and on the faculty website. (3) Dissertations must be handed in to the Education Office. Two copies, bearing the signatures of the supervisor and the head of the department and the departmental stamp, must be on paper and one more copy has to be handed in electronic format. The following must be attached to the dissertation: a) a suitably completed form for submitting the dissertation b) analysis by the supervisor constituting a written evaluation of the student c) a summary of the dissertation bearing the name of the author and the title d) the students declaration that the dissertation is his/her independent work (notarized by the supervisor) The length of the dissertation (excluding bibliography, diagrams and tables) shall be between 6,000 and 10,000 words. The dissertation must be submitted in typewritten or computer-printed form and bound in a pleasing manner. Upper and lower margins of 2.5 cm and left and right margins of 3 cm must be left. The structure and the progress of the argument must satisfy the following: The dissertation may give an account of the authors own experimental investigations; it may be a textual, clinical-pathological or statistical analysis, a literature review, audio-visual teaching material, a tool, a model, a specimen or a computer program. While it is not necessary that it should contain new scientific results, it must be the product of the authors independent work. Sources of results that have not been obtained independently must be cited precisely. The title page shall contain the title of the dissertation, the names of

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the author and the supervisor, the name of the Department in which the dissertation was prepared, the name of the head of the Department and the date of completion. The dissertation may not be submitted without the signatures of the supervisor and the head of the department or his/her deputy. It must consist of separate chapters setting out the introduction, the motivation of the work, the results and the discussion. The literature references must appear in the text in ascending numerical order. The dissertation must contain a summary of not longer than two pages. The literature references shall contain the name of the authors (with the initial letters of the first names) of the work cited, the complete title of the article, the name, volume and page number of the journal and the year of publication. If books are referred to, the author of the book, the title and the publisher must appear. The number of references should not be fewer than twenty or exceed fifty. The examiners shall weigh up the logical structure of the dissertation, how well it is supported by scientific literature, the methods applied and the accurate presentation of the results. The supervisor of the dissertation must prepare a written evaluation of the professional activities of the author of the dissertation, which must be handed in together with the dissertation to the Education Office or the persons responsible in the Department. The Education Office shall give the submitted dissertation to two official examiners, selected via the panel of experts appointed by the Educational Committee. In the case of dissertations written externally, at least one of the two officials has to be a teacher of the UDMHSC. If an examiner cannot satisfy the request, s/he must return the dissertation to the Education Office without delay. The examiner must complete his/her written opinion within four weeks. If neither examiner accepts the dissertation, the student must rewrite it, taking into account the critical remarks of the examiners. If only one of the examiners does not accept the dissertation, the student must re-work it. The re-worked dissertation must be sent back to the examiner who formerly rejected it. The oral defence can proceed on condition that both examiners accept the dissertation. The student shall receive the examiners written opinion, which s/he must acknowledge in writing, even in the case of acceptance. The dissertation must be defended in the Department which is coordinating it or in which it is announced. The defence will take place before a board of three members, which consists of a chair person (the head of the Department, or a senior teacher assigned by him/her), and two examiners. The supervisor

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shall also be invited to the defence. The board will evaluate the dissertation in a closed session. Minutes will be prepared in triplicate, containing the name of the student, the title of the dissertation, the place and time of the defence, the questions raised by the members of the board and the replies given, and the grade granted by the board. One copy of the dissertation will remain in the Department and the department will send the other two to the Education Office. One copy of the dissertation must be kept in the Department for five years; the Education Office will send one copy to the Kenzy Library, where the work may be read in situ but not loaned out. The comments by the examiners and the replies to the comments shall form an attachment to the minutes. (4) The dissertation may also be prepared within the framework of the Student Scientific Society. These papers, when graded five, are accepted in their original form as dissertations if the judge of the local Student Scientific Society Conference accepts the held lecture as defence of the dissertation and the paper submitted to the Education Office is accepted by both of the judges. Documents relating to the acceptance of the paper (comments by the examiners and replies) must be handed in as an attachment. A form must also be completed and handed in, containing data of the Student Scientific Society paper and its presentation (title, authors, departments, and supervisor). (5) The deadline for handing in the dissertation is three months before the state examination. The student may change the deadline for handing in the dissertation by two weeks in a justified case and with the permission of the chairperson of the Educational Sub-Committee on the basis of a recommendation by the Head of Year. After the two weeks time is over the submission deadline can be extended with a maximum of another two weeks, during which the fee set in the Regulation on Student Fees and Benefits has to be paid. (6) The state examination will take place before a six-member examining board of which the members represent six basic disciplines and the chairperson is one of the members. The chairperson of the board and its members will be summoned by the Dean.

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(7) On the day of the oral examination it shall be established by drawing lots in which Department (in front of which state examining board) the students will take the state examination. (8) The state examination consists of a written, practical and oral part. The date of the written state examination is set by the National State Examination Committee. The dates of the practical and of the oral examinations are set by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty. The multi-part state examination is considered to be successful if each part receives at least a satisfactory grade. The results of the examination parts may not be combined. With the exception of part D (dissertations), the successful taking of which is a prerequisite for taking the other parts of the examination, the multi-part state examination may continue if the grade of any other part is unsatisfactory. Only the unsuccessful part of the examination needs to be retaken. The grade of the multi-part state examination is the simple mathematical average of the successful examination parts: Xzv = D + W + O + P 4 where: Xzv is the number standing for the grade of the multi-part state examination. D is the grade of the dissertation W is the grade of the written examination O is the grade of the oral examination, and P is the grade of the practical examination The grade of the multi-part state examination is based on the calculated averages according to the following five-point scale: 4.51 5.00 3.51 4.50 2.51 3.50 2.00 2.50 excellent good satisfactory pass

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Degree Certificate In the establishment of the class of the degree the following shall have equal weight: each compulsory Final Examination and each special end-of-semester examination listed below, the dissertation and the further three parts of the multipart state examination. Final examinations needed for obtaining the degree Special end-of-semester examinations

Anatomy, Histology Embryology Biophysics Biochemistry Medical Chemistry Dental Physiology Oral Anatomy, Histology, Embryology I. Pathology Genetics Hungarian language Cell Biology Internal Medicine Molecular Biology Pharmacology Neurobiology Behavioural Science Dental Microbiology Oral Surgery Clinical Biochemistry Prosthetic Dentistry Preventive Medicine Periodontology Emergency Medicine Restorative Dentistry Paediatric Dentistry XD = Xn + D + W + O + P n+4 where: XD, the number standing for the evaluation of the degree. Xn, the total of the grades in the compulsory final examinations and the special end-of-semester examinations listed above. n, the number of compulsory final examinations and special end-of-semester examinations. D, the five-point grade of the dissertation. W, the grade of the written examination (part of the multi-part state examination). O, the grade of the oral examination (part of the multi-part state examination). P, the grade of the practical examination (part of the multi-part state examination).

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The class of the degree is based on the following: Summa cum laude 4.51 5.00 Cum laude 3.51 4.50 Rite 2.00 3.50

July 30, 2011 Lszl Csernoch M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. Dean

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Appendix IV. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

The scope of regulations are the same as for the Faculty of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine is replaced by Faculty of Dentistry) with some exceptions and additions listed below.

Section 1 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

The Structure of the Academic Year The academic term-times in the Hungarian and English Programs of the Faculty of Dentistry (FD) are: 1st semester of all years: 15 weeks 2nd semester of the first four years: 15 weeks 2nd semester of the fifth year: 12 weeks the examination period is at least 6 weeks. The Legal Status of the Student Students in the self-founded program may request for a vacant place in the Government-founded program until the start of the semester on the condition of having acquired at least 15 credits/semester in the previous two semesters and his/her corrected credit index was at least 3,00 in each semester. Decision is made by the Dean on the basis of the applicants place in the student ranking.

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Transfers (1) The Faculty of Dentistry as receiving department shall not allow a transfer: - from faculties or from institutions of higher education aimed at different professional training, - from the Faculties of Pharmacy, Medicine and Public Health to Dentistry, - from courses of study in public health higher education institutions, (2) Students from places of dental training in other universities may request a transfer into the second and third years in the Faculty of Dentistry if: they have completed at least two valid full semesters and obtained in the last two semesters a minimum of thirty credits in compulsory subjects, their legal status as student did not end because of exclusion or dismissal, their scholarship grade of the last two semesters is at least 3.00 (minimum 15 compulsory credit points per semester) or (in the event of studies abroad) the equivalent value, they have studied in college all those subjects in natural sciences required for the mastery of basic medical knowledge, and they meet the above requirements (in such cases the student can be transferred only into the first year of the self-funded program). as part of the co-operative agreement between the Dental Faculty of Semmelweis University and the Dental Faculty of the University of Debrecen, the students application for transfer may proceed if the student proves by means of the attached documents that they have successfully completed the prescribed subjects and examination requirements in the curriculum and have permission from the Dean of the Faculty to leave and a proof of previous removal from the students register. Transfers are allowed only at the start of the academic year. A request for transfer by a former student of the Faculty of Dentistry counts as a request for re-admission. The students officially closed Lecture Book must be attached to the request for transfer to the Faculty of Dentistry. For purposes of evaluation of requests for transfer from places of professional training (universities, colleges) abroad, the curriculum of the transferring institution and the Lecture Book containing the results of examinations taken, together with an official Hungarian translation shall be attached.

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The request for transfer must be handed in at the Education Office. The Educational Sub-Committee will reject requests with deficient documentation. Any Hungarian student attending non-subsidized training can apply for vacancies, if any, in the government subsidized education until the beginning of the semester, provided that s/he has achieved an average credit of 20 per semester in the previous semesters, and his/her adjusted credit index was at least 4.00 in each of the previous semesters. Decisions will be made by the Dean according to the applicants place in the order of rank of school achievements.

Section 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, DISSERTATION, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE

(1) Students with a certificate of completion may take the state examination only if they have successfully defended their dissertation. (2) In the Faculty of Dentistry the dissertation subjects and the names of the supervisors by department and teaching department will be published in the faculty bulletin and on the faculty website. In order to choose a topic not on the list, the prior consent of the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry is needed. (3) Two copies of the dissertation, bearing the signatures of the supervisor, the head of the Department and the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry and also bearing the stamp of the Faculty of Dentistry, must be handed in to the Education Office of the Medical and Health Science Center. The following must be attached to the dissertation: - a suitably completed form for submitting the dissertation - analysis by the supervisor constituting a written evaluation of the student - a summary of the dissertation bearing the name and the title - the students declaration that the dissertation is his/her independent work (endorsed by the supervisor).

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The length of the dissertation shall be a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 typewritten pages. The dissertation must be submitted in typewritten or computer-printed form and bound in a pleasing manner. Upper and lower margins of 2.5 cm and left and right margins of 3 cm must be left. The structure and the progress of the argument must satisfy the following: The dissertation may give an account of the authors own experimental investigations; it may be a textual, clinico-pathological or statistical analysis, a literature review, audio-visual teaching material, a tool, a model, a specimen or a computer program. While it is not necessary that it should contain new scientific results, it must be the product of the authors independent work. Sources of results that have not been obtained independently must be cited precisely. Students shall acknowledge their responsibility under criminal law for the originality of the dissertation. The title page shall contain the coloured logo of the Faculty of Dentistry (to be downloaded from the faculty website (http://dental.med.unideb.hu), the name of the University and the Faculty, the title of the dissertation, the names of the author and the supervisor, the name of the Department in which the dissertation was prepared, the name of the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry and the date of completion. The first, unbound copy of the dissertation is to be signed by the supervisor, the second and at the same time final version should bear the signatures of the supervisor, the head of the Department and the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. No dissertations are accepted without these signatures. It must consist of separate chapters setting out the introduction, the motivation of the work, the results and the discussion. It must also contain a summary of not more than two pages. Medical spelling should be according to the Medical Dictionary published by Akadmiai Kiad. Image captions should also include mention of the source. The Bibliography is to be constructed according to the requirements of the periodical Fogorvosi Szemle. Only materials from published scientific literature may be used, no publications of uncertain origin are accepted. If books are referred to, the author of the book, the title and the publisher must appear. The number of references should not be fewer than twenty or exceed fifty. The examiners shall weigh the logical structure of the dissertation, how well it is supported by scientific literature, the methods applied and the accurate presentation of the results. The supervisor of the dissertation must prepare a written evaluation of the professional activities of the author of the dissertation, which must be handed in together with the dissertation to the Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry or the persons responsible in the Department.

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The admission deadline of the unbound dissertation is 15 th December. Dissertations submitted after the deadline may only be evaluated in the evaluation period following the next deadline appointed. The Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry shall give the submitted dissertation to two official examiners, selected via the panel of experts appointed by the Teaching Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry. If an examiner cannot satisfy the request, s/he must return the dissertation to the Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry without delay. The examiner must complete his/her written opinion within three weeks. The dissertation and the opponents opinion are to be returned to the students by the first day of the second semester. The primary opponent opinion will not award a grade, but will present a list of faults and flaws that are to be corrected and made good upon consultation with the supervisor. Students will answer any questions arising during evaluation. If no questions arise the necessary corrections are to be made only. The then bound dissertation will be returned to the opponent together with answers to possible questions. The opponent will then complete a complex opinion in view of both versions of the dissertation, corrections made and the students answers to possible questions, declares whether it can be issued for defence and a proposal for the grade to be awarded. The dissertation must be defended in the Faculty of Dentistry/ in the Department which is coordinating it or in which it is announced. The defence will take place before a board of three members, which consists of the Head of the Department, or a senior teacher assigned by him/her, (the chairman), and the examiners. The supervisor shall also be invited to the defence. The board will evaluate the dissertation in a closed session. The duration of which is 30 minutes, 5 minutes of which is taken up by the students free oral review of the dissertation. Minutes will be prepared in triplicate, containing the name of the student, the title of the dissertation, the place and time of the defence, the questions raised by the members of the board and the replies given, and the grade granted by the board. One copy of the dissertation will remain in the Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry and the Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry/the Department will send the other two to the Education Office. One copy of the dissertation must be kept at the Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry/in the Department for five years; the Education Secretariat of the Faculty of Dentistry will send one copy to the Kenzy Library, where the work may be read in situ but not lent out. The

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comments by the examiners and the replies to the comments shall form an attachment to the minutes. (4) The dissertation may also be prepared within the framework of the Student Scientific Society. Only those papers can be accepted as dissertations that were accepted as dissertations by the jury of the conference of the local Student Scientific Society and were in the process awarded an excellent grade. A multi-author paper can be accepted as a dissertation by the first author in its original form if accompanied by a declaration of renunciation by the other authors. Documents relating to the acceptance of the paper (comments by the examiners and replies) must be handed in as an attachment. A form must also be completed and handed in, containing data of the Student Scientific Society paper and its presentation (title, authors, departments, and supervisor). (5) The deadline for handing in the bound (corrected, revised) dissertation and the two written responses to the evaluation is the first day of the fifth week of the second semester. If the student misses the deadline, he/she may proceed with the final examination but may not take the state examination. The final opinion is to be prepared by the opponent within two weeks of his receiving the final version. The qualification of the primary opponent opinion can be: a) taking account of the observations it can be issued for defence (with a proposition of grade to be awarded) b) it cannot be issued for defence, the student is not allowed to take the final exam. (6) The state examination will take place before a 3 to 6 member examining board of which the chairperson is one of the members. The chairperson of the board and its members will be summoned by the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. (7) The state examination consists of a written (test), a practical (demonstration on a patient) and oral examination. The date of the written state examination will be decided by co-ordination among the Heads of Department of the places of dental training in Semmelweis University, the University of Debrecen, the University of Pcs and the University of Szeged. The dates of the practical and of the oral state examination will be decided by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty. The complex state examination is considered to have been passed if each individual part (dissertation and the three part-exams) has obtained at least a pass grade (2). If the grade of the written part of the state examination is fail (1), the state examination may

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not proceed. If any part of the performance of the state examination is unsatisfactory (fail) the complex state examination must be retaken (parts of the state examination may not be assembled from more than one cycle). The regulations for improving an unsuccessful state examination are contained in the Agreement signed on 18th February 2002 by the Faculty of Dentistry of Semmelweis University, the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Debrecen, the Dental Division of the University of Pcs and the Dental Division of the University of Szeged, according to which: there are two opportunities a year to retake the written state examination, in August at the same time as the written part of the state examination in Medicine (retake) and on the first Monday of December. Students having failed their written state exam in the first occasion or were not able to take the exam at all will be offered a second chance in August or December on the day and time set by the Dean of the Faculty 4 weeks in advance.

The grade of the complex state examination is based on the calculated averages according to the following five-point scale: 4.51 5.00 3.51 4.50 2.51 3.50 2.00 2.50

excellent good satisfactory pass

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Degree Certificate In the establishment of the class of the degree the following shall have equal weight: each compulsory Comprehensive Examination and each special end-ofsemester examination listed below, the dissertation and the further three parts of the complex state examination. In order to obtain a diploma at least 150 credits of the total required, and at least 2/3 of the credits required in subjects closely related to dentistry have to be earned as a student of the UD MHSC, Faculty of Dentistry or at accredited institutions of the Faculty. Special end-of-semester examinations: - Biophysics - Medical Chemistry - Dental Anatomy - Genetics - Molecular Biology - Cell Biology and Histology - Neurobiology - Microbiology - Clinical Biochemistry - Preventive medicine - Oxiology

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XD = Xn + D + W + O + P n+4 where: XD, the number standing for the evaluation of the degree. Xn, the total of the grades in the compulsory final examinations and the special end-of-semester examinations listed above n, the number of compulsory final examinations and special end-of-semester examinations D, the (five-point) grade of the dissertation (a precondition for admittance to the state examination) W, the grade of the written examination (part of the multi-part state examination) O, the grade of the oral examination (part of the multi-part state examination) P, the grade of the practical examination (part of the multi-part state examination) July 30, 2011

Csaba Hegeds L.D.S., M.D., PhD. Dean

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APPENDIX V. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF PHARMACY

The scope of regulations are the same as for the Faculty of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine is replaced by Faculty of Pharmacy) with some exceptions and additions listed below.

Section 1 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

The Structure of the Academic Year In the Faculty of Pharmacy the period of professional training consists of 10 semesters, each of which in the first four years consists of 15 weeks, with an examination period of at least 6 weeks. According to the applicable legislation [Government Decree 73/2002 (IV.12.), Government Decree 77/2002 (IV.13.)] , the ninth semester in the 2011/2012 academic year begins with a two-month pharmacy practice from 15th July to 15th September. The 12-week academic term lasts from 1st October to 24th December. The ninth semester thus consists of 8 weeks practice and 12 weeks theory. The tenth semester practice in public pharmacies and pharmacies of hospitals and teaching hospitals lasts from 5th February until 25th May. The condition for beginning the tenth semester is the acquisition of all the credits prescribed as conditions up to that moment in time, that is to say the total number of credits reduced by the credit points relating to the dissertation and the fourmonth practice in the final examination.

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Subject Requirements The compulsory summer practice may be completed neither during the academic term-time nor during the examination period. In the Faculty of Pharmacy the period of the compulsory summer practice is four weeks after the completion of the fourth semester, and four weeks after the completion of the sixth semester, which shall be spent either in a public pharmacy or in an institutional pharmacy, and partly in a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. The head of the organization in question gives a certificate and to provides the student with an evaluation. The 26-week compulsory professional practice before the state examination can be spent only in public pharmacies or institutional pharmacies. The completion of the practice is a condition for obtaining the degree. The practice after the fourth and sixth semesters can be done in any pharmacy, while the practice before the final examination can be done only in an accredited pharmacy. English Program students must do the practice after the fourth and sixth semesters in any public pharmacy or institutional pharmacy, and partly in a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. The practice before the final examination may be spent only in institutions accepted by permission of the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy. Transfers Transfers are allowed only at the start of the academic year. A request for transfer by a former student of the Faculty of Pharmacy counts as a request for readmission. The students officially closed Lecture-Book must be attached to the request for transfer to the Faculty of Pharmacy. For purposes of evaluation of requests for transfer from places of professional training (universities, colleges) abroad, the curriculum of the transferring institution and the Lecture Book containing the results of examinations taken, together with an official Hungarian translation, moreover, if required, a notarized Declaration of Acceptance from the accepting institution (University of Debrecen) in Hungary shall be attached. Transfers are allowed only at the start of the academic year. The Faculty of Pharmacy as receiving department will not allow a transfer: - from faculties or from institutions of higher education aimed at different professional training, - from the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry to the Faculty of Pharmacy, - from courses of study in public health higher education institutions,

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Students from faculties of pharmacy in other universities may request a transfer if: they have completed at least two valid full semesters in the place of professional training to which they were admitted. In order to obtain the credits needed for transfer, the following must be fulfilled. their legal status as student did not expire because of exclusion or dismissal, their credit index/grade point average is at least 3.00 or (in the event of studies abroad) the equivalent value, they have studied in college all those subjects in natural sciences required for the mastery of basic knowledge in pharmacy, and they meet the above requirements (in such cases the student can be transferred only into the first year of the self-funded program). The following achievement of credit points is needed for transfer: After 2 university semesters: the student may be transferred on achieving 40 credits. After 4 university semesters: the student may be transferred on achieving 90 credits. After 6 university semesters: the student may be transferred on achieving 145 credits. After 9 university semesters: the student may be transferred on achieving 200 credits. The request for transfer must be handed in at the Education Office. The Educational Sub-Committee will refuse requests with deficient documentation. No transfer is allowed to any other faculty within the Medical and Health Science Center. After completing one or more year one may restart another program in another faculty after retaking the entrance examination. One cannot restart his/her studies on the same faculty. Admission to Lectures and Acceptance of Subjects (1) Students in the Faculty of Pharmacy must obtain at least 40% of the compulsory credit total in the Departments of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen. (2) The prior permission of the Educational Sub-Committee is needed to complete the practices prescribed in the syllabus if there is no agreement for

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transfer of credits with the institution in question or it has not been accredited by our University as a teaching unit. (3) Students from other universities, faculties and courses of study may take part only in lectures, laboratory practices and seminars of the Faculty of Pharmacy in which patients are not displayed and the personal rights and rights of data protection of the patient are not infringed by their presence.

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Section 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, DISSERTATION, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE

(1) Dissertation subjects and the names of the supervisors in each department will be published in the Bulletin and on the faculty website. . In order to choose a topic not on the list, the prior consent of the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry is needed. (2) In the Faculty of Pharmacy the deadline for handing in the dissertation is 1 st March. If the student misses this deadline, s/he can proceed with the final examinations, but may not take the state examination. (3) Two copies of the dissertation must be handed in to the Education Office. The length of the dissertation shall not exceed 40 typewritten pages. The examiners must complete their written opinion within two weeks. If neither examiner accepts the dissertation, the student must re-write it, taking into account the critical remarks of the examiners. Should the dissertation be rejected by one of the examiners, the dissertation shall be given to a third examiner and the opinion of the latter will henceforth be decisive. The oral defence can proceed on condition that two examiners accept the dissertation. (4) The state examination consists of written (test), practical and oral parts. The chairperson and the members of the examination board are summoned by the Dean/Vice-Dean. In the case of the Faculty of Pharmacy the times of the written final examinations of the current year in question shall be set by the Ministry of Education. The dates of the practical and oral state examinations are set by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty. The examination takes place before a 3-5 member examination board. (In the Faculty of Pharmacy the examination board for the final practical examination consists of two university teachers; in the case of a theoretical exam it consists of two experts recognized in the field and two full or associate professors from the Faculty of Pharmacy). The members of the board represent the basic professional branches of pharmacy.

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Degree Certificate In the establishment of the class of the degree the following shall have equal weight: each compulsory Final Examination and each special end-of-semester examination listed below, the dissertation and the further three parts of the multipart state examination.

Comprehensive exams

Special end-of-semester examinations - Pharmaceutical Neurobiology - Immunology - Clinical Pharmacy - Clinical Pharmacology - Biopharmacy

- Pharmaceutical Biology II - Organic Chemistry Theory II - Quantitative Analytical Chemistry III - Human Physiology II - Pharmaceutical Biochemistry - Complex Pathology II - Pharmaceutical Chemistry Theory II - Pharmacognosy Theory II - Pharmaceutical Technology Theory IV - Pharmacology Theory II - Medical Microbiology II - Pharmaceutical Bioanalytical Chemistry II.

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XD = Xn + D + W + O + P n+4 where:

XD, the number standing for the evaluation of the degree. Xn, the total of the grades in the compulsory final examinations and the special end-of-semester examinations listed above. n, the number of compulsory final examinations and special end-of-semester examinations. D, the five-point grade of the dissertation. W, the grade of the written examination (part of the multi-part state examination). O, the grade of the oral examination (part of the multi-part state examination). P, the grade of the practical examination (part of the multi-part state examination). The class of the degree in the Faculty of Pharmacy is based on the following: Eminent Laudable Good Mediocre Pass 4.81 5.00 4.51 4.80 3.51 4.50 2.51 3.50 2.00 2.50

August 31, 2011

Mikls Vecsernys Phar.D., PhD, D.Sc. Dean

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Appendix VI. EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The scope of regulations are the same as for the Faculty of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine replaced by Faculty of Public Health) with some exceptions and additions listed below.

Section 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Tasks of the Faculty Education Committee (1) For the purpose of discussing issues related to education and adopting positions on the principles related thereto, the Faculty of Public Health (hereinafter: FPH) shall establish an Faculty Education Committee (hereinafter: FPH EC) with the tasks and powers established in the Rules of Operation of the FPH. The ex officio chairperson of the FPH EC shall be the deputy dean. The FPH EC shall be the first-instance authority in individual study and examination related issues of all students of the FPH. The FPH EC shall conduct its activities on the basis of its rules of procedures. The FPH EC shall keep minutes of its meetings. The head of the Educational Office for Specialized Postgraduate Programs of the FPH as the secretary of the FPH EC shall be responsible for the preparation of materials submitted to the meetings of the FPH EC (collection of applications, data supply) and for the exact and objective posting of the decisions of the same. The opinions of the persons in charge of the degree programs and subjects shall be enclosed with applications submitted to the FPH EC. Deadline for submitting applications to the FPH

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EC is the 5th official day preceding the subsequent meeting. Applications in the graduate programs shall be submitted to the Educational Organizational Office of the UD MHSC, while in the master program and in the specialized postgraduate programs to the Educational Office for Specialized Postgraduate Programs of the FPH. The composition of the FPH EC: Members with voting rights shall include: a) the deputy dean as chairperson b) one teacher representing each bachelor and master program, to be nominated by the dean and elected by the Faculty Council; c) one student representing each bachelor and master program, to be elected by the Students Self Government; Members with permanent invitation: a) The secretary of the FPH EC shall be the head of the Educational Office for Specialized Postgraduate Programs of the FPH, who shall have no voting rights. b) The director for education of the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Centre (UD MHSC) or the person delegated by the director for education shall be invited on a permanent basis. The FPH EC shall have a quorum when at least 50% of the members with voting rights are present. The committee shall pass its resolutions with simple majority. In the case of equal votes, the vote of the chairperson of the FPH EC shall be the decisive vote. Student representatives shall be elected for a term of 1 academic year, while teachers for a term of 3 academic years. The proportion of teachers and students in the FPH EC shall be 50-50%. The scope of powers of the FPH EC shall include, without limitation, the following: transfer from other institutes and within the same institute of higher education;

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 re-admittance to the Faculty; decisions on requests related to examinations; individual curricula and

decisions concerning requests related to the signing of the Lecture Book; decisions concerning requests related to professional practice, examination courses, degree thesis; decision on the re-admittance of students transferred to the tuitionpaying program back to state-funded program; decision on other education-related requests of students. Students may appeal against the decision of the FPH EC in accordance with procedure described in the rules of legal remedies of the University of Debrecen. The FPH EC shall have meetings at least three times during the term. The exact schedule shall be determined by the chairperson of the FPH EC at the beginning of the academic year and published on the Faculty website. The meetings are convened by the chairperson of the FPH EC. At the request or initiative of the Faculty Council, the dean, the chairperson of the FPH EC or the leaders of the Student Government of the FPH, the EC may also be convened in extraordinary cases. (2) The FPH EC shall establish a Credit Transfer Subcommittee, the task of which shall be: making decisions on the credit transfer requests; conducting the preliminary credit recognition procedures for the purpose of admission to master programs; The composition of the Credit Transfer Subcommittee of the FPH shall include at least three teachers and three students. The subcommittee shall elect its members from among the members of the FPH EC, by way of secret ballot. The provisions governing the period of membership in the FPH EC shall also be applicable to the mandate of the members of the subcommittee.

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Minutes shall be drawn up on the meetings of the subcommittee. Deadline for submitting applications to the Credit Transfer Subcommittee of the FPH is the last office day of the first week at the beginning of the academic term. Decisions shall be made in cooperation with the relevant course and educational program coordinators. (3) The FPH EC shall be responsible for the establishment of a uniform procedure related to study and examination related issues.

Section 2 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

Students starting their first year of studies shall be required to present proof of Hepatitis B vaccination when registering at the Education Office of the UD MHSC. Any student refusing Hepatitis B testing or vaccination may not register for the next active semester. Subject Requirements

1) Pursuant to the principles accepted at the university regarding credit-based, state-funded education programs, students participating in such programs shall be required to meet, at designated times for their degree programs in active semester following their first registration, the curricular requirements and the following conditions: Students in the bachelor and master programs (BSc, MSc) shall be required to earn at least 30 credits in their first 2 active semesters. In addition, in the physiotherapy specialization of the bachelor of nursing and patient care program, (hereinafter: physiotherapist program), students shall fulfil the following criteria, depending on the commencement date of their studies: for students who commenced their studies before 1 September 2006: comprehensive examination in the basics of health sciences;

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comprehensive examination in basic kinesiology, practice in massage therapy; EBHCT (Electro-Balneo-Hydro-Climato- Therapy) practice; kinesiology clinical practice;

for students who commenced their studies before 1 September 2009: comprehensive examination in the basics of health sciences; for students who commenced their studies after 1 September 2009: comprehensive examination in the basics of health sciences; comprehensive examination in kinesiology.

Students may fulfil the requirements of physical education by way of completing the courses offered by the Department of Physical Education, each having a fixed maximum number of students. 2) Participation at the seminars and practical sessions shall be mandatory, depending on the requirements of the given subject. The permissible extent of absences from these, as well as the consequences of such absences and the possibilities for making up for them, can be found in the course requirements issued by the Faculty. 3) In case of specialized postgraduate programs in the field of public health, students may only take examinations in the subjects entered in their Lecture Books, if they have attended at least two-thirds of the class sessions identified in the syllabus of the given subject. Otherwise, students have to retake the given subject. The FPH shall terminate the student status of students in the tuition-paying program failing to fulfil the requirements of a subject after registering for it three times. Students shall not be readmitted upon such termination of their status. 4) Students who, at their own request, continue their studies in the tuitionpaying program may, after two semesters, be readmitted to the state-funded program if they have completed all the courses they enrolled in.

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5) Students may be readmitted to the state-funded program only once in the course of their studies. 6) Students in the tuition-paying program, or those who do not fulfil the requirements outlined in 3. (9) of EER at their own request continue their studies in the tuition-paying program and shall pay a tuition fee proportional to the credits taken up in the term. The basis of calculation is the tuition fee determined by the educational program for the term covering 30 credits. Even if the credits are less than 10, the minimum tuition fee to be paid shall amount to as much as for 10 credits. The Structure of the Academic Year

(1) In the bachelor programs of the FPH, the length of the term session shall be 15 weeks per semester. The length of the examination session shall be 6 weeks after the autumn semester and 7 weeks after the spring semester. The English-language master program and the specialized postgraduate programs shall be modular. (2) The length of lectures, seminars and practices shall be 50 minutes, followed by 10-minute breaks. Sessions following each other on the same day may, with the consent of the instructor and the students, be combined, which means that the breaks will also be combined.

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Practical Training Students in the bachelor of public health program may only spend their practical training in accredited institutions. Students in the bachelor of nursing and patient care program, physiotherapy specialization may only participate in professional practices after the completion of healthcare-related aptitude tests as may be required by the institutions receiving them for such practices. Participation in the professional practices is mandatory. The length of the professional practices according to the curriculum (daily, weekly) shall be the same as the length of statutory working hours in place at the institution. The approval of the FPH EC shall be required for practices to be spent abroad. In order to obtain such approval, the student shall obtain the statement of the receiving institution indicating that the institution in question will provide the professional program prescribed by the university free of charge. The financing of professional practices fulfilled in the framework of Erasmus programs shall be in accordance with the contracts concluded with the institutions. Foreign Language Requirements

(1) In order to graduate from the public health inspector bachelor (BSc) program, students shall be required to have an intermediate-level C-type, state-recognized language examination, or the equivalent school leaving examination or diploma, in any official language of the European Union or in Russian. In order to graduate from the physiotherapist bachelor (BSc) program, students shall be required to have an intermediate-level C-type, staterecognized language examination, or the equivalent school leaving

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examination or diploma, in any official language of the European Union, Russian, or any language of the national or ethnic minorities of Hungary. In order to graduate from a master program (MSc), students shall be required to have an intermediate-level C-type, state-recognized language examination, or the equivalent school leaving examination or diploma, in any living foreign language in which the given field has a substantial body of literature. In order to graduate from the public health inspector university program, students shall be required to have an intermediate-level C-type, staterecognized language examination in any official language of the countries of the European Economic Area, or any language of the national or ethnic minorities of Hungary. (2) Students shall be required to present their certificates of language examination at the Educational Organizational Office of UD MHSC. In case of failing to do so, the student shall not receive his or her degree certificate. State-recognized language examinations may also be taken at the University of Debrecen. Students shall be required to pay the examination fee in effect at the time. The university shall provide the conditions for learning at least one foreign language. For students already in possession of the language certificate necessary for graduating, courses in foreign languages are optional. In the bachelor programs, English for medical purposes shall be a required course, taken by all students for credit. Students who do not yet have a certificate of language examination may attend a maximum of 240 hours of foreign languages free of charge. General English as a foreign language courses shall be considered as required courses, with no credit points attached to it. Courses offered in other languages may be taken by students as electives.

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Transfer A precondition for transferring from another institute of higher education shall be the completion of at least two validly completed semesters and a grade point average of at least 3.00. Any student participating in the medical or health science training program of any university may request to be transferred to the public health inspector specialization of the health care and prevention bachelor program, or the physiotherapy specialization of the bachelor of nursing and patient care program, if: they have at least two validly completed semesters and earned a minimum of 30 credit points in the mandatory subjects over the course of the past two semesters; and their student status was not terminated by way of expulsion or dismissal. The transfer requests of students in programs other than in the areas of medical and health sciences shall be evaluated by the FPH EC on a case-by-case basis. Transfer requests for a given semester may be submitted to the FPH EC by 1 September 1 and 1 February. Requests submitted after these dates may only be taken into consideration for the following semester. The transfer request of a former student of the FPH shall be considered as a request for re-admittance. The officially closed Lecture Book of the student shall be enclosed with the application for transfer to the FPH. For the evaluation of a request for transferring from an institute of higher education outside of Hungary, the student shall be required to enclose the curriculum of the given institute of higher education, a record of the examinations completed, along with an official Hungarian translation, as well as, in justified cases, the Statement of Acceptance by the receiving institution in Hungary, attested by a notary public. Insufficiently documented transfer requests shall be rejected by the FPH EC.

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Section 3 RULES FOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

Examinations 1) The provisions set forth in 17. (2) of the Studies and Examinations Regulations shall be applicable to the offering of examination dates. 2) The right of signature certifying the fulfilment of the term requirements and admission to the exam concerns the course coordinator. Another teacher can have the right of signature only by the permission of the deputy dean. 3) Comprehensive examinations may be held by full or associate university/college professors; end-of-semester examinations and final practical examinations may be held by full, associate or assistant university/college professors as well as those who get permission from the Dean of the Faculty on the basis of the recommendation of the Head of the Institute/Department. 4) A second retake of an examination (C chance) must be held before a committee with at least 2 members. The chairperson of the committee may not be a member of the institute/department in question. The written C chance exam shall be completed with oral part. 5) During the written and oral assessments (midterm exams or exams in the examination period) use of electronic devices appropriate for communication and data storage is forbidden. The assessment shall be suspended if the supervising person recognizes the presence of such devices. Further duties of the supervising person are written in 18. (9) of EER. 6) In case of refusing to sign a students Lecture Book, the course coordinator of a subject shall be required to provide written reasons and shall submit the same, in case of bachelor and master programs, by the latest day of the term session to the Educational Organizational Office of UD MHSC, and in case of specialized postgraduate programs, by the last day of the course, to the head of the Educational Office for Specialized Postgraduate Programs of the FPH. The Educational Organizational Office of UD MHSC or head

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of the Educational Office for Specialized Postgraduate Programs of the FPH shall notify the student of the decision. The course coordinator responsible for the subject shall also inform the student concerning the conditions under which such refused signature may be obtained. Students may submit a complaint to the FPH EC within 8 days against the refusal of a signature in their Lecture Books. If the FPH EC finds in favour of the student, the chairperson of the FPH EC shall sign the subject in the Lecture Book. Principal Forms of Assessment and Evaluation

1) The FPH shall use the credit index and the adjusted credit index for the evaluation of the performance of students in a given semester, and the cumulative adjusted credit index for the evaluation of students over multiple semesters, in accordance with the rules described in Article 22 (8) of the Studies and Examinations Regulations. The FPH shall take the ranking of the students established on the basis of the cumulative adjusted credit index into consideration for the decisions on transferring students into the state-financed and the tuition-paying programs. 2) The students shall be ranked in an increasing order on the basis of the adjusted credit index by term, by year and by educational program, determining the students ranking for the term. The majority of the compulsory subjects in the curriculum determines the year of the student. 3) The ranking list containing the NEPTUN code instead of the names shall be published on the faculty website at the beginning of the next term.

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Section 4 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, DISSERTATIO, STATE EXAMINATION AND DEGREE CERTIFICATE

1) Students who obtained their Certificate of Completion (absolutorium) may take their practical, written and oral final examinations once they have successfully defended their degree thesis. 2) The thesis topics shall be published under the names of the tutors in the Bulletins and the website of the Faculty. The selection of topic can be managed on the basis of the student proposal in accordance with the tutor and with permission of the head of the institute/department. Changes in the topic and/or the tutor shall be documented in writing to the relevant program officer of the FPH. 3) Students participating in a bachelor program shall submit their completed thesis topic selection forms at the end of the sixth semester, while students in the master program by the end of the second semester to the relevant program officer of the FPH. 4) Degree thesis shall be submitted to relevant program officer of the FPH in two bound copies and on electronic media (in pdf format). The length of the degree thesis shall be 6000 to 8000 words (exclusive of the bibliography, figures and tables). Degree thesis shall be written on computer, and submitted in an aesthetic form. A margin of 2.5 cm shall be left at the top and the bottom of the page, and 3 cm on the left and right hand side of the page. 5) In their structure, degree thesis shall meet the following requirements: a. Degree thesis may provide an account of the authors own experiment-based investigations; they may contain an analysis of an issue of public health or epidemiology or other issue related the program, a summary of the available literature, audiovisual educational material, tool, and model or computer software. It is not essential for a degree thesis to contain new scientific results, but they should be the result of the independent work of the authors. The source of non-independent results shall be accurately documented. The student shall declare that the degree thesis is his or her original work under penalty of criminal law.

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6) The title page shall include the title of the degree thesis, the name of the author and the tutor, the name of the institute/department where the degree thesis was prepared, the name of the head of the institute/department, and the year of preparation. 7) Separate chapters of the degree thesis shall include the abstract, the introduction, and the objectives of the work, the description of the methods, the results, the discussion, and the bibliography. 8) One of the internationally accepted citation methods (Harvard or Vancouver) shall be used for indicating references to the literature used and for the bibliography. The bibliography shall include the names of the authors of publications cited (with the initial letter of the first name), the full title of the publication, the title of the periodical, the volume and page number and the year of publication. In case of references to monographs, the author, title and publisher of the book shall also be indicated. The number of citations to literature should be preferably between 20 and 50. 9) Rules concerning the evaluation of degree thesis 10) It is the task of the reviewers to evaluate how logical the structure of the thesis project is, how well-grounded it is in the literature, the methods used, as well as the discussion of the results. 11) The FPH EC shall send the degree thesis submitted in the bachelor and master programs to 2 official reviewers, also taking into consideration the recommendations of the heads of the programs. In case of specialized postgraduate programs, the dean requests the evaluations to be submitted by the readers on the basis of the recommendations of the heads of the programs. If a reviewer invited is unable to fulfil the request for any reason, he or she shall return the degree thesis without delay. 12) The reviewer shall prepare the written evaluation within 4 weeks after the receipt of the degree thesis. 13) The degree thesis may be evaluated with a grade on a scale of one to five, returned for revision, or rejected. a. If either of the reviewers assigns a failing grade to the degree thesis, the student shall revise the same, taking into consideration the critical remarks of the reviewer. The revised degree thesis shall be

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returned to the reviewer three weeks before the defence of the degree thesis date at the latest, for a repeated evaluation. b. If both reviewers assign a failing grade to the degree thesis, the student shall rewrite it and may submit it before the beginning of the next examination period at the earliest, in accordance with 14. (4). c. Reviewers shall submit 2 signed copies of their written evaluations to the relevant program officer of the FPH, who shall then forward these to the students. Students shall reply to the evaluations in writing. The reviewers shall indicate in writing whether or not they accept the reply. The oral defence may be held after both readers accept the degree thesis. 14) The defence of the degree thesis of the degree thesis: a. The degree thesis shall be defended in the institute/department where the thesis topic was offered. The defence of the degree thesis shall take before a board consisting of 3 members, which shall include the dean or a senior faculty member appointed by the dean (chairperson) and the reviewers. The tutor shall also be invited to the defence of the degree thesis. b. The board shall evaluate the defence of the degree thesis in a closed meeting. Minutes of the defence of the degree thesis shall be drawn up in 3 copies, which shall include the name of the student, the title, the place and time of the defence, the questions asked by the members of the board and the grade agreed upon by the board. The evaluations of the reviewers and the responses submitted thereto shall be attached to the minutes. One copy of the minutes shall remain at the institute/department, while the other two shall be sent by the institute/department to the Educational Organizational Office of UD MHSC. c. One copy of the degree thesis shall be kept at the institute/department for 5 years, while the other copy shall be sent by the relevant program officer of the FPH to the Faculty Library, where the degree thesis can be read on site but not borrowed. 15) Degree thesis may also be written in the framework of the Student Scientific Society. Projects that may be accepted in their original form shall be single-author works, or co-authored works submitted by the first author

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along with a waiver of rights signed by the other authors, provided that they have already been accepted by the jury of the local Student Scientific Conference as degree thesis and have thus been evaluated with an excellent grade. The documents related to the acceptance of the work (evaluations, responses) shall also be submitted to the assigned member of the Educational Organizational Office of UD MHSC. In addition, the form with the data pertaining to the Student Scientific Conference paper and presentation (title, authors, institutes, and tutor) shall be completed and submitted. 16) The deadline for submitting the degree thesis in the bachelor and master programs shall be 1 April before the final examinations period of June and 1 November before the final examinations period of January. In case of specialized postgraduate programs, the deadline shall be included in the curriculum published for the given academic year. If the student misses the relevant deadline, he or she may not sit for the final examination in that academic year. In well-justified cases, the student may request for the extension of the deadline by two weeks, on the basis of the recommendation of his/her tutor, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the FPH EC in the bachelor and master programs and of the head of the program in case of specialized postgraduate programs. The late submission without preliminary request for the extension of the deadline in the following 2-week period can be accepted if the surcharge determined by the Regulation on Student Fees and Benefits is paid in advance. Submission after the extended deadline postpones the evaluation of the paper for the next final examination period.

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Final Examinations

1) The final examination shall be taken before a board consisting of at least 4 members. The board shall be set up by the dean, and shall include a chairperson and members representing the main areas of the program. 2) The final examination shall consist of a written and an oral part. In addition to the written and oral parts, a practical examination is also required in the program for physiotherapists. The order of the exams is as follows: written, practical (in the program for physiotherapists), and oral ones. The dates of the practical, written and oral examinations shall be determined by the deputy dean of the faculty. 3) In case a student fails the written examination he /she is not allowed to take an oral examination. Passing the written examination is a precondition for taking the practical one, and the student is allowed to sit for an oral examination if he / she had passed the practical exam. 4) If the student fails any component part of the final examination, he or she is required to repeat the given component. Such re-taken examination shall not be scheduled for a date before the next final examination period. Only the failed part(s) of the final examination should be retaken. The result of the final examination shall be the mathematical average of the grades of the successfully taken component examinations, calculated to two decimals. 5) In determining the evaluation shown in the degree certificate, the average grade of the comprehensive exams (CE) in the given bachelor or master program, the grade of the degree thesis (D), and the result of the final examination (FE) shall be taken into consideration with equal weight.

where: DC = the number serving as the basis for the evaluation of the degree certificate;

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D = the grade for the degree thesis; FE = the number used for the qualification of the final examination

In the physiotherapy program:

where: FEw = grade for the written final examination FEo = grade for the oral final examination FEp = grade for the practical final examination In case of public health specialized postgraduate programs, the qualification of the degree certificate shall be calculated as the mathematical average of the degree thesis, and of the written and oral final examinations.

August 31, 2011.

Rza dny, full professor Dean

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Appendix VII. SPECIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ENGLISH PROGRAM STUDENTS DUTIES OF THE STUDENT
(1) to complete the requirements according to the rules and regulations of the institution, (2) to keep the rules as set in the organizational and operational regulations of the institution and apartment hostels, (3) to keep the regulations of the premises and the areas of the institution; to observe the rules of practical training; to take care of the equipments according to the instructions; to protect the facilities and the equipments of the institution as well as the soundness and health of oneself and fellow students; to learn and apply the safety regulations; (4) to respect the traditions of the institution as well as the dignity of the employees and the fellow students of the institution Legal status of the International Students (1) International students having high school diploma according to the CXXXIX statute 42 (1)paragraph, 2005 below the age of 35 meeting the following requirements can be admitted to the medical educational programs of the University of Debrecen: for the Basic Medicine Course (BMC) a) successful completion of the Entrance Examination (or personal interview), or b) a suitable transfer has been arranged from another recognized College or University, and c) payment of the full one year tuition fee, the first semester health insurance fee and completion of the registration procedure.

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for the Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy Programs a) successful completion of the Entrance Examination (or personal interview), or b) successful completion of the Basic Medicine Course at the University of Debrecen, or c) transfer from another internationally recognized University Medical School listed on the WHO listing for medical schools and the personal interview, and d) payment of the full one year tuition fee, the first semester health insurance fee and completion of the registration procedure.

for the BSc in Physiotherapy, BSc in Public Health Programs a) successful completion of the personal interview, or b) successful completion of the Basic Medicine Course at the University of Debrecen, or c) transfer from another internationally recognized university and the personal interview, and d) payment of the full one year tuition fee, the first semester health insurance fee and completed the registration procedure. (2) Once a student has been granted entrance to one of the University programs, a defined legal relationship is set up between the student and the University of Debrecen. This legal arrangement guarantees that students have defined rights if they fulfil their obligations to the University. A student is fully entitled to these rights only when the fundamentals set and defined in this legal relationship are met entirely and the student is not in debt to the University. Part time students are granted the same rights as full time students. Their status is defined by the tuition fee paid as stated in Appendix IV. (3) A student enters the legal status mentioned above on the day of his/her first registration to the University or from the day of re-registration after having been granted permission to continue or re-engage his/her studies after a leave of absence. Students are entitled to their full rights only after having registered to attend the University and if they are not in debt to the University.

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(4) New international students will receive a Hungarian Student Card from the Education Office after having completed the registration procedure confirming their legal status as students of the University of Debrecen, Hungary. The Hungarian Student Card must be validated at the beginning of each semester. A Students legal status will not be recognized without a valid Hungarian Student Card, and continued disregard for re-validation will result in the legal status of the student to be suspended and considered null and void. (5) All students are required to report any changes in their Hungarian address within 15 days otherwise it will be considered as a discipline offence and will be reported to the immigration authorities failing to do so, the student has to face all the consequences. (6) All the statements, declarations and requests of the student towards the University will only be considered valid if sent: - in written form - in English (or Hungarian) document - personally or via registered letter to Education Office, International Education Center or the Presidents Office of the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center. Admission into the English Program (1) It is obligatory for all applicants to pass an Entrance Examination consisting of two parts. The first is a written multiple choice test, consisting of 3 subjects (Biology, Physics and Chemistry). The second is an oral part, in which the applicant must show proficiency in English and takes an exam in Biology and in a chosen optional subject, in front of a committee with at least 2 members. All applicants are required to have preliminary studies of at least one High School semester in Biology, Physics and Chemistry, completed. Successful applicants will gain admission either to the first year of Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy Programs, or to the Basic Medicine Course. (2) Students must declare in which main program they intend to study before taking the entrance examination and there is no possibility for transfer between the programs after admission (even to the BMC program). There is, however, one exception from this rule: transfer between the Faculty of

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Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry may be permitted within one month after registration for the BMC; a fee of USD 1500 (One Thousand and Five Hundred) must be paid by the student for such a transfer, and at most 20% of the students may take advantage of this exception. The entrance examination cannot be retaken in the same year. The entrance examination is aimed to assess the applicants knowledge in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. It is also the purpose of the interview to test the applicant's ability to demonstrate proficiency in English depending upon the fee-paying program to which the applicant is going to be admitted. The interview will also assess the applicant's general ability and commitment to study Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy at the University of Debrecen. Transfer students must also sit for an interview in order to assess their general ability and commitment to study Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy at the University of Debrecen. (3) Evaluation of the Entrance Examination: If the result of the applicants written exam is under 40%, the applicant can only be admitted to the Basic Medicine Course on the basis of their oral exam results. (Even if the oral exam results would allow admission to the first year.) Applicants may achieve up to one hundred points for each subject and up to one hundred additional points for their language knowledge at the oral examination. The maximum score of the oral examination is 300 points. Minimum scores required to be admitted to the first year of Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy Programs is 240, to the Basic Medicine Course 150. (4) The Admission Committee generally consists of a chairperson and independent examiners representing the scientific disciplines Biology, Chemistry and Physics, appointed by the Director of the English Program with the consent of the Dean of the Medical Faculty supervising the English Program. (5) Applicants are required to pay Application Processing and Entrance Examination/Interview fees. Payment of the fees must be received by the University before the interview in order to allow an applicant to sit for the Entrance Examination/Interview. Proof(s) of the payment of the fees should accompany the registration and personal documents sent to the International Education Center, University of Debrecen in order to expedite registration for the Entrance Examination.

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The following documents are required to be submitted: Certificate of Education (High School Diploma or Document of Graduation, any University/College Diplomas or Certificates); Documentation of citizenship and/or permanent residence; In case of applicants whose first language is not English, proof of English language proficiency Payment can be made in the form of bank transfer, certified check or bank draft to be paid to the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center. Personal checks are not accepted. Payment must be made in United States currency. The University undertakes no responsibility for paying bank charges on received amounts, therefore all bank charges must be paid by the applicants/students at the time of the initiation of the transfer. To assure proper identification of payments, the name of the applicant should be fully and accurately stated on all certified checks and bank drafts.

(6) The Entrance Examination will take place in Debrecen or at Recognized Examination Centers in designated foreign countries. (7) Applicants may be admitted to the Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy Programs of the University without an entrance examination on the basis of the following degrees or studies: B.Sc. degrees in natural science subjects or having studied biology, physics and chemistry at internationally recognized and listed foreign Colleges or Universities teaching in English language; International Baccalaureate diploma with at least a higher level and a subsidiary level exam in two of the entrance examination subjects (Biology, Physics and Chemistry) from a secondary school teaching in English language or having studied English as Language A1 in an IB (International Baccalaureate Organization, Switzerland) school. The diplomas must be sent for inspection to the International Education Center prior to the examination. Applicants may be admitted to the Basic Medicine Course without an entrance examination on the basis of the following results and diplomas: High school diploma from an accredited secondary school teaching in English language, a total score of at least 840 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or a composite score of 17 or above on the American College Testing Program (ACT) and/or minimum two A level examinations from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. For applicants whose first language is not English, proof of

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English language proficiency is required: a minimum score of 600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an A or B level Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). The possibilities of being admitted to the Medical School listed under the present paragraph are equivalent to the successful completion of the entrance examination. For all students who are admitted into the English Program without an entrance examination a personal interview is required before registration. During the interview the applicant must prove his/her scientific background at the level corresponding to his/her diploma, as well as English proficiency. Similar interview is required if the applicant is accepted on the basis of previous studies. The deadline to submit requests for exemption from the entrance examination is the 31st May. Students who are admitted to the English program of the Medical and Health Science Center at the University of Debrecen can start their studies in the academic year specified in the Letter of Acceptance. The applicants can request to postpone their studies for a maximum of one year in written form within one month after the entrance examination, paying 1000 USD seat reservation fee. If the student fails to register to the University within the given period, he/she can only start his/her studies after successfully passing a new entrance exam and completing the payment and other terms and conditions specified in the new Letter of Acceptance. The Letter of Acceptance is valid only for the Academic Year it is issued. Transfer Students with previous studies in another medical school can only request for transfer to the University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center at the beginning of the Academic Year (the deadline to submit transfer requests is 30th June). After completing one or more years one may restart another program in another faculty after retaking the entrance examination. One cannot restart his/her studies on the same faculty. Transfer students must pay their tuition fee in one instalment before registration. EC appoints a Permanent Committee to deal with the acceptance of transfer students into the English Program from other educational institutes. Transfers may only be accepted from internationally recognized universities based on the decision of the special committee of the EC. Registration

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International students must register personally at the International Education Center and the Education Office at the beginning of each semester and present all of the requested documents (e.g. original school documents, 4 passport photos etc). Students must register with the University via NEPTUN - the electronic academic system - by the beginning of each semester. Registration becomes valid when endorsed by the EO. The EO oversees that the courses the student registered for are entered in the Lecture Book properly. The student is obliged to provide the information s/he is asked for on the registration form. Changes of any kind are to be announced on enrolment, or within 15 days after their occurrence during the academic year. After appropriate registration, the student may request the validation of his/her Student Card. all consequences (even repetition of the semester, re-payment of the tuition fee) must be borne by the student if he fails to enrol before the given deadline or to register for the chosen subjects in the Neptun System, all consequences (even repetition of the semester, re-payment of the tuition fee). The University will not take any responsibility for the incidental failure of the NEPTUN system; the student is obliged to report such cases immediately to the Education Office in written form. Crash course Students admitted to the 1st year of the Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy Programs are obliged to attend a Hungarian crash course defined in the Letter of Acceptance. In case a student fails to attend the course s/he can sign up for a Hungarian course during the Academic Year for a fee defined by the International Education Center. Dismissal from the University In addition to the general conditions an international student will be dismissed from the University if he/she: fails the payment of due tuition fees. fails the payment of semester health insurance fees. possesses no valid student visa if applies.

The University reserves the right to dismiss the student who was convicted of intentional crime by the national court of any country.

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Payment of the Tuition Fee (1) The English Program tuition fee is set by the President of the Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen (President) for each academic year. The amount of tuition fee remains the same for a student during the entire period of his/her studies, provided the student does not repeat a year because of failure in academic performance and/or does not postpone his/her studies. However, the University reserves the right to readjust the tuition fee in case of severe changes in the exchange rate of the local currency vs. USD or EUR. (2) The amount of 1000 USD seat reservation fee is also part of the tuition fee of each Faculty. The seat reservation fee is non-refundable and with this the students may reserve their seats only for one academic year as indicated in the Letter of Acceptance. (3) Applicants who need visa to enter Hungary are obliged to pay the total amount of their defined tuition fee in one instalment (the amount of 1000 USD seat reservation fee is also included in this amount); the allowance for paying tuition fee in two equal instalments indicated in the Letter of Acceptance is not available for them. (4) For international students the defined tuition fee is due before the students register themselves in the official registration period of the given semesters. The amounts sent to the University can be considered paid when it is transferred to the University account. After paying the tuition fee and registering for the academic semester, students shall be obliged to collect their University Card without delay. This card enables them to identify themselves during classes and at examinations. Students in the same year of their studies pay the same amount of tuition fee for whatever reason they are studying in that year. After the end of the registration period, no matter what the reason is for the delayed payment, students have to pay late registration fee which is set under the Fees for Extra Proceedings. If students fail to pay their fee in full at the beginning of the academic year, they will be in debt to the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center. As a special favour granted to students, facilities for payment by two equal instalments are available before registering at the start of a given semester. Students may be granted an extension for payment beyond the time of registration and may register for their course if they prove in writing that they have applied for government funds. Students applying for governmental funds are obliged to pay their tuition fee for the first semester by October 31 and for the second semester by

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March 31, latest. In case of delayed payment beyond the above deadlines the student is obliged to pay a 5% interest per month on the defaulted amount. The late payment fee of 5% cannot be waived or reduced by any official of the University. If registered students fail to pay their tuition and insurance fees before the start of the examination period at the end of the semester or have any debt to the University, or do not finish the medical examinations properly the International Education Center will suspend them through the Education Office from taking the examinations. Unpaid health insurance money and any debt to the Auguszta Student Hostel are regarded as debts to the University. (5) All registered students of any Faculty of the Medical and Health Science Center are obliged to pay the core tuition fee every semester and register for a minimum of one course. (6) 50% of the fee is a core tuition, students who pay this fee are granted parttime status. Part-time students pay half of the defined tuition fee of the year to which they have been admitted (e.g. Genetics: half of the tuition fee for the 1st year General Medicine) +1 main subject, or +1 main subject + electives up to 15 credit points, or +only electives up to 15 credit points (7) If a student takes more than one course, he/she pays the 100% fee and is given "full-time" status. A full-time student belongs to and pays the tuition fee of the year from which he/she registers for the most of the main subjects. If a student registers for one-one subject from different years s/he will belong to the lower year, and s/he has to pay the total tuition fee of this specific year. The tuition fee is calculated every semester, on the basis of the subjects registered for and recorded in the Lecture Book of the students.

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(8) For the core tuition fee, students register for the following credit points maximum: General Medicine 1st 5th Year: 34 crp/Semester Dentistry 1st 5th Year: 34 crp/Semester st th Pharmacy 1 5 Year: 34 crp/Semester BSc in Physiotherapy 1st 4th Year: 34 crp/Semester BSc in Public Health 1st 4th Year: 34 crp/Semester The fee of these credit points equals to the core tuition fee of the specific year per the official credit points of the specific year. 2010/2011: e. g. 2nd Year General Medicine: 6 750 USD (half of the 13 500 USD) / 34 crp = 199 USD/crp. If a student takes up subject(s) after registration, and by this s/he is obliged to pay extra tuition fee, it will be automatically added to the tuition fee without any special notification and it will be indicated as tuition fee debts in his/her balance. These rules apply to every student without exception, and the sums of money calculated according to the principles above may not be reduced on any grounds. (9) Students are eligible to have a reduction of the tuition fee which is announced together with the tuition fee (with the exclusion of BMC, 1st year and transfer students), provided they are registering as full time students and pay the full annual fee before registering in the normal registration period for the 1st semester of a given year, they are not in debt to the University, and take up no more than the subjects listed in the course bulletin for the given year they are studying in. Students who are in debt cannot register. Students paying late because applying for government funds may claim the discount till October 31. No reduction will be made in respect of payment made after this date (e.g. in case of students paying late because applying for government funds). Students may not claim the reduction outside of the above deadlines. Students in the Basic Medical Course and 1st year students admitted from BMC are not eligible for the reduction. For students paying the reduced fee this amount is

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considered to be the full tuition fee and all further tuition fee allowances must be calculated after the reduction. 6th year students are eligible for reduction in case they spend the whole 6th year (35 weeks) at the University of Debrecen MHSC. (10) Since the full annual tuition fee is due before registration at the beginning of the academic year, in cases to which refund rules apply students may only reclaim any overpayment of tuition fee on condition that they prove the completion of the academic year in their Lecture Book at the end of the academic year in question or, in the case of 6th year students, that they have passed the state examination. Except for final year students and students who paid their full annual tuition fee, students may only submit their request for reclaim of tuition fee when they register for the next academic year in September. This rule does not apply to students who interrupt or finish their studies with permission from ESC due to reasons other than academic or disciplinary ones, as stated by the rules governing refunds. (11) Newly admitted and readmitted, as well as transfer students must pay the full tuition fee during the first year of their studies, regardless to the number of subjects they must study in that very semester, they are not eligible for any reduction. This also relates to 1st year students admitted from BMC. (12) Students maintaining their student status in a passive semester may not attend lectures, seminars, laboratory practices and they may not take examinations. They may take examinations that were due in previous semesters only after registering for an active semester. For students who interrupted their studies for any reason and rejoin the university course at any stage rules and regulations, as well as tuition fee payment regulations and fees applying to students studying in the same year will apply. Students owing the University any amount of fees are cannot request for certificates, transcripts and lose their rights concerning legal status, studies, results etc. in the University. (13) The Medical and Health Science Center reserves the right to revise payment of tuition fees. In case of wrong payment the students can be asked to settle their accounts within 5 years of the original payment date. If the payment involves bank transaction, the date of arrival of the tuition fee to the bank account of the Medical and Health Science Center, counts in all tuition fee related decisions. Students may present a bank statement about their transactions at the International Education Center to facilitate decisions. The date of the transfer is accepted, but only if the transferred amount appears within two weeks on the account of the Medical and Health Science Center.

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If the money does not arrive within this time the student looses all rights related to the actual money transaction. No appeal is accepted against such decisions. To achieve a short transfer time we advise students to initiate their tuition fee payments via one of the local banks in Debrecen. (14) From the 2nd year onwards, registered full time students who are otherwise eligible for tuition fee reduction (achieved standard academic progression according to the sample timetable written in the Bulletin) and achieved a weighted grade average of 4.50 or higher in the previous semester may submit an application to the International Education Center before the deadline set by the International Education Center (together with the Lecture Book closed (validated) by the Education Office) for a maximum of 20 per cent reduction of tuition fee. Up to 20 per cent of the registered students in each year may be granted the above reduction by the Committee appointed for this particular purpose by the head of the International Education Center. Based on their academic achievement, the top 5 per cent division of this group of students will be granted a 20 per cent reduction, while to the subsequent 5 per cent divisions of the group a 15, 10 and 5 per cent reduction will be offered. Students with the same academic achievement will be put in order again based on their grade average in the previous semester and then in the semester preceding the previous semester. Consequently, students excluded from a particular division will be considered in the next one. If more than 20 per cent of the students in a given year meet the above criterion, the reduction will apply only to students whose grade average corresponds exactly to the score specified for the 20 per cent limit. Completed registration is necessary requirement for submitting the application. No appeals can be made against the decision of the committee. Late applications will not be considered, and correspondence will not be entered into. BMC students are not entitled to a reduced tuition fee. 6th year students can only apply for reduction from the first semester tuition fee and on the condition that they pay the whole annual tuition fee and spend the whole 6th year in Debrecen. (15) International students leaving for USMLE preparation courses must notify the Education Office beforehand and pay an extra fee of USD 100 per week for the special rearrangement of their practices. (16) In the event of discontinuation of the legal relationship between the University and the student, the student may only demand a refund according to the following regulations: Students are eligible for a refund of tuition fee if they leave the University because of any reasons (e.g. academic, health).

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Students who interrupt their studies are eligible for a refund after the broken-period when they do not use any services of the University. The sum of 1,000 USD charged for seat reservation is considered to be a tuition deposit. This fee as well as the registration and the entrance examination fees are non-refundable. As far as refunds are concerned, each started month of the student's attendance at the University will be considered. Until the student is not removed from the university register, the University reserves the right to withhold any overpayment of the student in case of continuation of the studies. The tuition fee paid by those students who received a student visa (necessary for residents of non-EU countries) serves as a security deposit for the University therefore no refund from this can be made. For international students in the English Program, the University offers possibilities for consultation in groups, available on payment of a 28 USD tutorial fee. Teachers and instructors involved in these paid consultations are organized by the respective departments, however they are not allowed to participate in any form or under any conditions whatsoever in the examinations of the English Program students during the same year, in which they carry out this activity. Only the Dean of the Medical Faculty has the right to grant a special permission for examination of a student who has not paid his/her tuition fee by the scheduled time of the exam in question. Applications of this kind should be addressed to the Dean of the Medical Faculty; however, they must be forwarded to the Vice-Dean for previous inspection and judgement. In this special case the Lecture Book of the student must be kept at the Education Office, the relevant departments are to be informed and examination marks can be recorded in the Lecture Book of the student only through a special procedure conducted by the Education Office. All students studying in the English Program should submit their educationrelated applications to the ESC. Students must submit all their applications concerning financial matters to the Director of the International Education Center for first instance decision. The director applies the relevant paragraphs of Rules and Regulations to the following cases:

Tuition fee calculation based on status, i.e. the number of subjects studied in a given semester of a given year according to the course Bulletin and academic achievement of the student, as defined in the Rules and Regulations for English Program Students.

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Initiating the Refund of Overpaid Amounts Students may appeal to the Dean of the respective faculty with tuition fee related problems lying outside of the jurisdiction of the Director of the English Program. Students may appeal to the President in all tuition fee related cases that lie outside of the Deans jurisdiction in the second instance. All applications to the President should be submitted via the Deans office (not to the Presidents Office) with the appropriate documents and the Deans decision attached. In any legal disputes the University recognizes only the jurisdiction of the Hajd-Bihar County Court (Hajd-Bihar Megyei Brsg). Learning Languages The study of Hungarian language is compulsory for foreign students in the English Program in order to enable them to communicate effectively with patients during the clinical courses. Requirements of the Hungarian language courses are given in the course Bulletins. Students who pass an examination in Hungarian language at the Department of Foreign Languages successfully at the beginning of the first semester are granted exemption from further studies of the Hungarian language. Students of BMC I program who pass all their exams in the first semester successfully must sign up for and regularly attend Hungarian classes in the second semester. The Hungarian Crash Course is compulsory for the newcomer first year students as well as for the students who finish the BMC II program successfully. Students who are unable to take part in the Hungarian Crash Course have the possibility to attend Hungarian classes during the semester for the fee of 500 USD per semester. Physical Education Students may fulfil their obligation for physical education by taking courses announced by the Physical Education Sport Center and approved by the Dean of the MF and launched for a prescribed number of participants.

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Health Insurance According to the regulations of the Hungarian government (40/2004. (IV. 26.) ESZCSM, 33/1998 NM) in accord with University rules all students who study at any Hungarian medical school must go through a medical examination proving their health aptitude of being a medical student in order to not to interfere with patient care or safety, since certain chronic or recurring illnesses may be incompatible with medical training or practice. The University of Debrecen provides its international students with a health insurance card valid in all European countries (as well as in Tunisia, Egypt, Cyprus, the Canary Islands and the areas of Turkey outside Europe). In the case of students of the Medical and Health Science Center the cost of the health insurance and the compulsory medical examination fees are included in the amount of tuition fee for students starting their studies on 1 st September 2011. Exceptions are students accepted to the programs of the Faculty of Public Health. Only medical examinations taken at the University of Debrecen will be accepted. The examination includes the following tests: Chest X-ray HIV test Anti HCV test HBsAG test AntiHBs test Stool breeding (for those who start their practice at the Paediatrics Department).

All tests are be taken in the clinical departments of the Medical and Health Science Center. Students acquiring positive test results in any of the above cases will be suspended from taking the end of semester or final examinations.

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Special Rules in the Sixth (Final) Year Students of the sixth year should register in the EO before the beginning of their sixth-year clinical practice and pay at least 50% of the tuition fee before registration in case the they plan to spend all 6th year practices abroad. The tuition fee for the 6th year will be finalized when the student returns to Debrecen and the outstanding sum must be paid before the state exam. For extra semesters over two years students have to pay an extra fee and obtain a permit from the ESC. With the permit students must register in the EO before the beginning of each extra semester. The extra fee is half semester fee for the first extra semester and then on is increased by the same amount in each additional semester. Sixth-year students are full-time students in case they pay the full tuition fee and spend the whole 6th year (35 weeks) at the UD MHSC. Limitations of study period abroad:. (1) The total time a student can spend at other universities during his/her training is limited to two semesters plus one summer practice. This in fact means that those studying abroad for one semester during the clinical years 4 or 5 (e.g. within the Erasmus program) can only spend 5 months of their final (6th) year training at a foreign university, whereas those doing a complete 4th or 5th year abroad must complete their final year practices at the UD MHSC. (2) If a graduate of medical studies wants to be licensed in the USA and some other foreign countries, special provisions may apply to the length of hospital practices they can spend outside of the teaching hospital of the UD MHSC. It is entirely the students duty to check upon this provision. In certain countries e.g. some USA States family doctors practice is required. At the University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center this subject can be done in addition to the 6th year practices. Special Regulations for Basic Medicine Course Students In accordance with 119 of the Hungarian Higher Educational Act international students may undertake preparatory studies in the Basic Medicine Course for a maximum of two semesters as registered students of the University. The Basic Medical Course can be repeated only once with the Deans permission. General regulations and examination rules for Basic Medicine Course students are the same as those of the Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy Programs (if they apply at all). There are, however, some special rules and regulations valid only for Basic Medicine Course students.

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Students of the Basic Medicine Course must pay the full yearly tuition fee before registration and no refund can be claimed from this amount. As described under Rules and Regulations for Governing admission into the English Program, the applicants must declare before the entrance examination in which program (BMC I, BMC II, Medicine, Dentistry of Pharmacy etc.) they intend to study and this cannot be changed later. There is, however, one exception from this rule: transfer between the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry may be permitted within one month after registration for the BMC; a fee of USD 1500 (One Thousand and Five Hundred) must be paid by the student for such a transfer, and at most 20% of the students may take advantage of this exception. All other students who want to change between faculties must retake the entrance exam and restart the new program from the beginning. Students who want to transfer from BMC I to BMC II must pay a one time fee of 1000 USD. Students who achieve an average mark of 3.5 or higher in their tests are exempted from taking examinations of that very subject at the end of the first semester and at the end of the academic year, and their achievements at the end of the year will be recognized as a fulfilment of the admission requirements of that subject to the first year of Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy Programs. Students with average marks below 3.5 are required to take a final examination during the examination period. Successful completion of the Basic Medicine Course entitles the student to register for the first semester of the first year of their chosen subject (Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy), as declared at the entrance exam for the BMC Course. In case a student once started and failed the BMC course s/he shall not be allowed to sit for an entrance examination aiming to be accepted to the 1st year. The student who is admitted to BMC I course can request to postpone his/her studies 1 month after getting the Letter of Acceptance (but maximum until 10th of August) for maximum one year. The student who has registered to and started BMC I course can request his/her transfer to BMC II within the first 8 weeks in written form at the International Education Center. The fee of the procedure is 1500 USD. The Deans permission will cover the regulations regarding to the tuition fee to be re-calculated. Those students who fail in the BMC courses can repeat the training one more time with the Deans permission. Students getting the permission to repeat BMC I

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have to re-do the whole course (all three subjects) and must complete the first semester successfully in order to be eligible to register to the 2nd semester and should not miss more than three classes from each subject. The applicant has to pay the tuition fee of the BMC course in total, which contains the non-refundable 1000 USD seat reservation fee. The fee of the BMC courses is non-refundable except in cases of rejected visa application. The 1000 USD seat reservation fee is non-refundable in any cases.

Refund of the tuition fee of the BMC courses is possible until the half of the course, proportionally to time (BMC I 9 months, BMC II 6 months), if no visa was issued to the student. After the period following the first half of the course, the tuition fee cannot be refunded. July 30, 2011

Attila Jenei Ph.D. Director of the International Education Center

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Appendix VIII. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STUDENT SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY See: http://www.tdk.dote.hu/

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Appendix IX. RULES OF DISCIPLINE AND RESTITUTION APPLYING TO STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
On the basis of the provisions of the Higher Education Law CXXXIX of 2005, the Senate of the University of Debrecen (hereinafter The University) has laid down rules of discipline and restitution applying to the students of the University as set out below: Section 1 General Provisions (1) The scope of the Regulations extends to Hungarian students of the University and also, in so far as the law and international treaties do not provide otherwise, to students of foreign citizenship. (2) The scope of the Regulations also extends to students, whose legal status as students has been suspended, but by their behaviour have committed a disciplinary offence as defined in Section 2 sub-section (1), or have caused or suffered damage according to the definitions of Section 31 of the Regulations. (3) The Regulations shall also be applied in the Halls of Residence as modified by Section 4 sub-section (5).

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Section 2 Rules of Disciplinary Procedure Disciplinary Responsibility A student commits a disciplinary offence if s/he culpably and deliberately breaches his/her duties as laid down in the higher education law, or in the rules applying to students as laid down in the rules of the University and the Faculty. Any deliberate or thoughtless behaviour (whether of commission or omission) on the part of a student arising from his/her status as a student, which is likely to prevent or seriously disturb the ongoing educational work of the department or any other designated activity of the department, shall constitute a disciplinary breach. Any behaviour by a student outside the University, which, being inconsistent with the legal status of a student, seriously damages or endangers the reputation of the University, is a disciplinary offence. Breaches of duty are not regarded as disciplinary offences if their disadvantageous consequences are defined in the Educational and Examination Regulations. Disciplinary procedures may not be initiated if more than a month has passed since the disciplinary breach came to light, or more than three months have passed since the commission of the breach. In the application of these rules, the time of coming to light is time when the person who is authorized to initiate disciplinary procedures becomes aware of the circumstances which justify the proceedings. Any disciplinary proceedings against a student must be suspended if (i) a concomitant criminal proceeding is commenced against him/her in the same case, until the case is concluded by a non-appealable judgement, or (ii) if the student under the disciplinary proceedings cannot participate in the disciplinary interview because of hindrances beyond his/her control, until these hindrances cease to exist.

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Section 3 Disciplinary Penalties and Measures 1) Disciplinary penalties include: a. reprimand, b. serious reprimand, c. reduction, or withdrawal for a period not exceeding six months, of privileges and allowances as determined in the rules for support and allowances, excluding social support, may not be withdrawn, d. prohibition from continuing studies for a period to be determined, with a maximum of two semesters, e. exclusion from the University of Debrecen. 2) Along with the imposition of penalties laid down in sub-section (1) points (d) to (e) will go the final or temporary withdrawal of privileges and allowances deriving from the status of student. During the period of punishment according to sub-section (1) point (d) the status of student shall be suspended. 3) In the Hall of Residence, instead of the punishment laid down in sub-section (1) point (e), the penalty of being excluded from the Hall of Residence may be applied. 4) Neither the initiation of disciplinary proceedings nor the imposition of the disciplinary penalty shall be influenced by the students academic achievement. 5) In establishing the disciplinary penalty, all the circumstances of the offense must be taken into account, in particular the circles of those who sustained injury, the consequences, repetition and the severity of the offense. 6) The disciplinary proceedings may be abated and the student may be let off with a warning, if the severity of the offence taking into consideration all circumstances of the offence, in particular the personality of the student, the motive for the offence and the way in which it was perpetrated is not significant enough to justify even the lightest disciplinary punishment. 7) A legal appeal may also be lodged against a warning. 8) The fact of a disciplinary penalty must be recorded on the students registry sheet.

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Section 4 Bodies in the Disciplinary Jurisdiction 1) Disciplinary jurisdiction shall, in the first instance, be exercised by the Students Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty or Conservatoire. 2) In the second instance, disciplinary jurisdiction must be exercised according to the provisions laid down in the rules entitled Procedural System in the University of Debrecen for the entering and adjudication of petitions of appeal by students. 3) The Faculty or Conservatoire will select a Faculty Disciplinary Body consisting of teachers and students. The Faculty Council will determine the number of members, composition and means of selection of the Disciplinary Body. The proportion of students on the Disciplinary Body shall be established in such a way that student representation of one-third can always be assured in the disciplinary committee. 4) In a particular disciplinary process, the chairman of the Disciplinary Body will select from among its members a Students Disciplinary Committee consisting of at least three members. The Committee will consist at least of a chairman and two members (one being a member of staff, one a student). If a larger membership is selected for the Committee, at least one-third of the members of the committee shall be students. The student members of the Committee shall as far as possible be from the same year and from the same faculty as the student who is the subject of the disciplinary procedure. In the case of disciplinary proceedings against a foreign student, the foreign students departmental representative must also be involved. 5) A close relative of the student subject to the disciplinary procedure and other persons from whom an unbiased judgement of the case cannot be expected are incompatible and shall not take part in the disciplinary jurisdiction (Paragraph 685 clause (b) of the Civil Code). 6) The provisions relating to exclusion from the disciplinary jurisdiction shall also be applied to the person taking the minutes. 7) If any participant of the jurisdiction suspects that s/he is incompatible, s/he must report it to the chairman of the disciplinary body without delay. If the student subject to the disciplinary procedure complains of partiality by someone taking part in the disciplinary procedure, this may be made known to the chairman of the disciplinary committee before the closing of the first hearing.

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Section 5 Initiation of Disciplinary Procedure 1) The disciplinary procedure is initiated by a personal or an official report. 2) The disciplinary procedure shall be ordered by the Rector or the Rectors academic deputy or the head of the faculty in which the student was registered, and at the same time the student subject to the procedure shall be informed in writing. The order to initiate disciplinary proceedings must contain a short description of the offense on which the disciplinary procedure is to be based. a. The Disciplinary Body in question must also be informed of the institution of disciplinary proceedings, and the head of the Disciplinary Body is obliged to nominate the operative Student Disciplinary Committee within three working days. 3) If the student has student status in more than one faculty or institution of higher education, then that faculty or institution shall be entitled to initiate disciplinary proceedings, in connection with which the student failed in his/her duty, or of which was offended by the student. In such a case the person initiating the procedure is obliged to inform the other faculty/(ies) or institution/(s) of the initiation of proceedings. 4) Except in the event of an adjournment, the disciplinary proceedings must be concluded within 30 days. 5) If during the disciplinary proceedings a well-founded suspicion should arise that a criminal act has been committed, the Rector shall make a report to the official authorities on the basis of the information provided by the person who initiated the disciplinary proceedings. 6) Disciplinary proceedings in connection with a breach of duty committed within the framework of practical training must be conducted in the University.

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Section 6 The Disciplinary Hearing 1) The student subject to the disciplinary procedure, the witnesses and the experts must be summoned in writing in a certifiable manner. The summons must indicate the name of the person who is the subject of the disciplinary procedure, the time and place of the hearing and the capacity in which the addressee is being summoned. 2) The summons must draw the attention of the student subject to the disciplinary procedure to the fact that s/he has the right to submit a written defence, and must, in addition, refer to the possibility of making use of legal representation, and also that the non-appearance of the student or his/her legal representative will impede neither the holding of the hearing nor the passing of a resolution. The student should also be informed that if s/he can certify some acceptable reasons for non-appearance, a new date for the hearing will have to be fixed. 3) The facts of the case must be set out during the disciplinary proceedings, in the course of which the student must be examined and given the opportunity to express his/her standpoint and defence and furthermore to make use of evidence. If the proceedings, except if it is established in the judgement that the student has not committed any disciplinary breach. 4) The student and his/her appointed representative (the legal representative) may: a) inspect the documents of the proceedings and make extracts from or ask for copies of these, b) submit proposals, c) question witnesses and experts. d) They may not inspect the draft judgement, the minutes taken in closed discussions, and documents containing state or official secrets. 5) The chairman of the disciplinary committee shall lead the disciplinary hearing. S/he shall ensure adherence to the provisions of the law and the regulations and preservation of the order of the hearing, and shall take care that those taking part in the proceedings are able to exercise their personal rights. 6) If legal summons notwithstanding the student subject to the disciplinary procedure does not appear, without having previously given an acceptable

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14) Minutes shall be kept of the disciplinary hearing. The minutes shall be signed by the chairman of the disciplinary committee and by the person keeping the minutes. 15) The persons who have been examined must be made familiar with the minutes and following this shall be obliged to sign the relevant entry. The person examined may request an addition or amendment to the minutes. In the event of a refusal to sign, the reasons for this shall be recorded in the minutes. 16) The minutes shall be attached to the disciplinary documents. 17) If the minutes are written up on the basis of a sound recording of the hearing, the interested parties may forthwith listen to the sound recording again, but may also waive the right to do so. This fact must also be recorded in the minutes. In this case the minutes must be written up within three working days. Section 7 The Disciplinary Decision 1) After the completion of the process of gathering evidence, the disciplinary committee shall come to a decision in a closed session by simple majority verdict. The chairman and members of the disciplinary committee may be present, as well as the person keeping the minutes. 2) The decision may be to inflict a disciplinary penalty or to discontinue the disciplinary proceedings. 3) The disciplinary committee shall base the decision solely on the evidence directly examined during the disciplinary hearing. Facts which have not been proven beyond doubt may not be used in weighing the charge against the person subject to the disciplinary proceedings. 4) A decision to inflict a penalty shall be taken, if the disciplinary committee establishes that the student subject to the proceedings has committed a disciplinary breach and consequently the committee feels it necessary to inflict a disciplinary penalty on the student. The decision shall consist of two parts: a section giving the order and an explanation. 5) In the decision to inflict the penalty, the section giving the order shall contain: a) the names of the members of the Student Disciplinary Committee; and the name of the student subject to disciplinary responsibility and his/her other personal data (address, class of year, subject, branch), b) the disciplinary penalty that has been applied and other provisions related thereto (e.g. the order for public announcement of the decision),

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c) reference to the possibility of appeal and to the 15 day deadline for entering it. No reference need be made to an appeal, if those authorized waived the right of appeal at the time when the decision was promulgated. 6) The explanation of the decision to inflict a penalty shall contain succinctly: a) the established facts, b) the presentation and evaluation of evidence, the proof offered by the student but not accepted, and the reasons for ignoring it, c) exposition of what sort of breach was constituted by the action committed, and the extent to which the student was guilty in it, d) the circumstances that were taken into consideration when inflicting the penalty, e) reference to the laws, regulations and provisions on which the disciplinary punishment was based. 7) The disciplinary committee shall decide to abandon the proceedings if: a) the student has not committed a disciplinary breach, b) the offense perpetrated is not a disciplinary breach or it was not the student subject to the disciplinary procedure who committed it, c) the commission of the disciplinary breach cannot be proved, d) the guilt of the student cannot be established, e) the disciplinary breach has become out-of-date, f) the offense on which the proceedings are based has already been the subject of a non-appealable judgement through disciplinary channels, g) the disciplinary committee is issuing a reprimand to the student instead of imposing a punishment.

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8) The section dealing with the decision to abandon the proceedings shall contain: a) the name and other personal details of the student subject to the disciplinary procedure, b) indication of the disciplinary breach, on account of which the disciplinary procedure had been ordained, c) the declaration of abandonment of the disciplinary proceedings, d) indication of the reason for abandonment, e) the warning, if it was the decision, f) the possibility for entering an appeal. 9) In the explanation of the decision of abandonment a short description shall be given of the established facts and evidence, and reference shall be made to the reasons which moved the disciplinary committee to abandon the proceedings, in the course of which mention must also be made of the point in Clause (1), on the basis of which the disciplinary proceedings are to be abandoned. 10) The chairman of the disciplinary committee shall promulgate the decision that has been taken. 11) In the course of the promulgation the section dealing with the decision, as recorded in writing in the closed session, must be read and the substance of the explanation for the decision shall be made known. 12) After the promulgation of the decision, the chairman of the disciplinary committee shall call upon those authorized to seek legal remedy to make their declaration of appeal. After the declaration has been recorded in the minutes, the chairman shall close the disciplinary hearing. 13) The disciplinary decision shall be delivered to those concerned parties who are absent. 14) The decision of the disciplinary committee shall be recorded in writing within three working days of the promulgation. 15) The chairman of the acting disciplinary committee shall undersign the written record of the disciplinary decision. 16) The decision must be delivered to the student who was the subject of the proceedings and his/her appointed representative, even if the decision was made known to them by the promulgation. The delivery must be certified officially (by recorded postal delivery, or by being handed over in person).

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17) The disciplinary committee may not alter its decision that has been promulgated. However, mistakes not connected with the essentials of the decision (mistakes in names, numbers, calculations or other comparable clerical errors) may be corrected. 18) The decision of the first instance shall come into effect: a) on the day that those authorized to appeal have declared that they do not wish to pursue legal remedy or have withdrawn the petition of appeal, b) on the last day of the deadline for appeal, if the petition of appeal has not been entered within the deadline. 19) The legally binding decision may be put into effect, except where its judicial review has been requested. Section 8 Legal Remedy Against a Disciplinary Decision 1) The student subject to the disciplinary proceedings or his/her appointed representative (legal representative) may enter a petition for legal remedy (appeal) against the decision of the first instance within 15 days of receiving it into their hands. 2) The petition for legal remedy must be addressed to the Rector and handed in to the chairman of the disciplinary committee which acted in the first instance, who must send the same within three working days to the Educational Directorate along with the documents relating to the procedure of the first instance. 3) The petition for legal remedy has the effect of delaying the execution of the provisions laid down in the decision. 4) The regulations entitled Procedures in the University of Debrecen for entering and adjudicating pleas by students for legal remedy shall determine the means of adjudication of the plea for legal remedy. 5) The decision of the second instance becomes effective on publication. The legally binding decision may be carried out, except where the student has asked for a judicial review. 6) It shall be written in a separate clause on the decision which has come into force that the decision has come into force and may be carried out along with the date on which it came into force.

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7) The legally binding decision must be placed on record and a copy of the decision must be placed in the students personal file. 8) When sending out the final decision the disciplinary committee shall make known: a. the organ authorized to execute the disciplinary penalty, b. if the student is on a public scholarship, the grant-awarding authority, c. the person who ordered the disciplinary proceedings. Section 9 Initiation of a New Procedure (1) The student may request new proceedings within 30 days of being handed the legally binding decision. This request must be based exclusively on facts that did not come to light during the disciplinary proceedings (new facts) or on evidences not used therein (new evidence). (2) The request for the new proceedings must be handed in to the chairman of the disciplinary committee which acted in the first instance. The disciplinary committee which acted in the first instance shall adjudicate on the request. (3) A plea for legal remedy (an appeal) may be made against a decision of refusal by entering the plea within 15 days from the delivery of the refusal, addressed to the Rector but presented to the disciplinary committee which acted in the first instance, which is who are obliged to send the documents together with its opinion to the Educational Directorate without delay. In the adjudication of the appeal the provisions of Section 20 sub-section (1) shall be authoritative. Section 10 Exemption from Disciplinary Penalty (1) The student (or former student) shall be exempt from the negative consequences appertaining to the disciplinary penalty without any appeal and decision of exemption: a. in the case of disciplinary penalties as laid down in Section 4 subsection (1) points a) and b) after the passage of 6 months following the coming into force of the decision,

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b. in the case of disciplinary penalties as laid down in Section 4 subsection (1) point c) after the expiry of the period of time of the punishment which was decreed, c. in the case of disciplinary penalties as laid down in Section 4 subsection (1) point d) after the expiry of the prohibition. (2) The disciplinary committee having acted in the first instance in the disciplinary case may on the written request of the student and taking into consideration some particularly appreciable circumstances exempt the student from the negative consequences of the disciplinary penalty before the time laid down in sub-section (1) points b) and c). (3) In the case of an exemption, the disciplinary decision shall be invalidated in the official records of the student. This invalidation shall proceed by noting the exemption by the first-instance disciplinary committee on the records of the original judgement on file. (4) There is room for legal remedy against a rejection of a request for exemption made on the grounds of equity, which shall within 15 days of reception of the decision be handed in to the chairman of the disciplinary committee of the first instance but addressed to the Rector. In the adjudication of the plea for legal remedy the provisions of Section 20 sub-section (1) shall be authoritative. (5) If a plea for exemption on the grounds of equity is entered in connection with a disciplinary punishment involving expulsion from an institution of higher education, the Rector shall adjudicate, having listened to the opinion and recommendation of the head of the faculty. (6) If the student has been exempted from the disciplinary penalty, it shall be regarded as if s/he had not committed the disciplinary breach. Section 11 Rules Relating to Liability for Damages 1) The student in the course of his/her studies is liable to the University or, during his/her professional practice, to his/her employer for any damages caused by him/her unlawfully. 2) The amount of the damages shall be: 3) in the case of deliberate damage the full amount of the damage,

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4) in the case of inadvertent damage, fifty percent of the monthly lowest obligatory wage (the minimum wage) valid in Hungary on the date of the damage. 5) The student is liable for the full amount of damages for loss or damage caused to items which s/he took possession of by means of an entry in a register or a receipt, with a stated obligation to restore or to refund the same and which s/he keeps permanently in his/her possession and use or work with exclusively. They will be exempt from the liability if the loss came about from unavoidable causes. 6) In the case of damages of more than HUF 3000 the student can ask to make 612 monthly part payments. The person making the decision on the damages shall decide the duration of the part payments. 7) If a student suffers damage in connection with his/her legal relationship as a student or as a member of a hall of residence, or with his/her practical training, the full amount of damage must be refunded without regard to their guilt by the University, the Hall of Residence or the organizer of the practical training, except if it is proved that the damage arose from unavoidable causes falling outside their sphere of operations. Neither shall damages be refunded if the damage was caused by unavoidable misconduct of the injured party. 8) In other questions of material liability the rules relating to restitution of damages in Law IV of 1959 of the Civil Code shall be applied. 9) If in accordance with the law relating to professional training the student has formed a students contract, the provisions of the law relating to professional training shall be applied as regards the restitution of damages suffered by the organizer of the practical training or the student as the case may be. Section 12 Exercisers of Jurisdiction in Damage Restitution 1) The head of the faculty or conservatoire shall exercise jurisdiction in damage restitution in the first instance. In proceedings of the second instance the provisions of Section 20 sub-section (1) shall be authoritative. 2) For the purposes of carrying out the decision, the legally binding decision on restitution of damages must be sent to the finance manager of the Medical and Health Science Center / Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences. 3) A decision on restitution of damages may be made without an examination of the student (a simplified restitution) in cases where the student is obliged to refund the previously established sum of damages for damage caused to items

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taken into their possession (e.g. lost library books, sports equipment, departmental equipment). 4) Simplified restitution may be applied in cases of damage not exceeding HUF 10,000, provided the student admits on record the fact and the extent of the damage. 5) As regards restitution of damage suffered by the student, the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be authoritative in the first and second instance. In cases of restitution of damages in the first instance a decision must be made within 30 days. In exceptional cases, if the adjudication of the case calls for it, the deadline may be extended by a further 15 days. 6) Insofar as the student in the course of his/her professional practice and within the framework thereof causes damage to the employer or suffers damage from them, then - in the absence of relevant provisions in the contract relating to the professional practice made with the faculty organizer of the professional practice, the organizer of the professional practice shall arrange for restitution of damages through the medium of the head of the faculty. Section 13 The Rules of Procedure Governing Restitution of Damages Entry and Adjudication of the Claim for Damages 1) Concerning any damage determined in these Regulations and caused by a student, a record must be kept on the site of the damage, unless it does not come within the scope of the simplified restitution. The student who is suspected to have caused the damage shall sign the record and must declare whether or not s/he admits having caused the damage and is willing to pay compensation for it. This declaration must be included in the records. 2) As regards damage caused in the organizational units of the faculty, the head of the organizational unit shall keep a record of the damage; in the case of damage caused in the University and National Library the senior manager of the library shall keep a record of the damage. 3) The records of the damage must be sent to the head of the faculty. 4) In the case of damages exceeding HUF 10,000 or at the students request, those exercising jurisdiction in the restitution of damages must examine the student. A record must be kept of the hearing. 5) The records of the damage and of the hearing must be sent to the financial manager of the Medical and Health Science Center / Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences.

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6) The decision relating to restitution of damages must contain: a) the identity of the person exercising jurisdiction in the current case, b) the registration number and date of the decision, c) in the part dealing with the decision, the following must be included: the personal data of the student causing the damage, the damage caused, the amount of damages payable, provisions for possible partpayments, reference to the possibility of legal remedy with delaying force, d) in the part giving reasons for the decision, the damage must be described in detail, as well as the reasons for establishing the restitution and the circumstances which were taken into account. The provisions on which the decision of restitution is based must also be set out. 7) Restitution for any damage suffered by a student may be requested by him/her, in writing, from the head of the faculty or conservatoire. The request must include the type and details of damage, the circumstances in which it arose as well as the estimated, or if it is known, the actual value of the damage. 8) The head of the faculty or conservatoire shall send the request to the finance manager of the Medical and Health Science Center/ Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences for an opinion and for investigation. 9) The finance manager of Medical and Health Science Center/ Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences shall, in collaboration with the faculty concerned, examine the contents and circumstances of the students request and shall make recommendations for a decision. If necessary the student suffering the damage must also be given a hearing.

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Section 14 Legal Remedy Against a Decision on Damage Restitution (1) A plea for legal remedy (appeal) against a decision in the first instance may be entered in writing, addressed to the Rector, within 15 days of receiving the decision. (2) The petition of appeal must be handed in to the head of the faculty or conservatoire who must send it within three working days to the Educational Directorate together with all relevant documents. (3) For adjudicating the petition of appeal the provisions laid down in Section 20 sub-section (1) shall be authoritative. (4) The petition of appeal has the effect of postponing the execution of the provisions laid down in the decision. (5) A copy of the legally binding decision must be filed in the students personal records. Section 15 Closing Provisions (1) These Regulations, accepted by the Senate on 25th May 2006 by means of resolution number 44./2006. (V.25.), shall come into effect on 1st July 2006. Their provisions must also be applied to cases in progress. (2) With the coming into effect of the regulations the regulations entitled Disciplinary and Compensation Regulations for the Students of the University of Debrecen passed on 26th May 2000 and modified on 9th October 2003 shall lose their force. (3) The present regulations form a part of the system of requirements for students in the Rules and Regulations of the University of Debrecen. Debrecen, 25th May 2006 Prof. Dr. Jnos Nagy Rector

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CLOSING PROVISIONS
Students of the FM, FD, FPh and FPH may appeal to the President of the Medical and Health Science Center against the decision made by the Dean of the respective Faculty as a special favour on a single occasion during the whole study period. Written requests in this matter must be submitted to the Dean's Office (not to the presidents office) and the decision will be delivered also by the Deans Office. No personal requests and other ways of appeals will be considered by the President. Upon special request there is a possibility for a personal hearing by the Dean of the Faculty or the President of the Medical and Health Science Center (once during the whole study period). The documentation must be submitted also to the Dean's office.

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FEES FOR EXTRA PROCEEDINGS

Application fee Entrance examination/interview fee (in Debrecen) Change from BMC I to BMC II Change from BMC II to BMC I Changing major within BMC 150 USD 350 USD 1000 USD 1000 USD 1500 USD

Replacement of the Lecture Book: 2000 HUF Replacement of lost Student Card: 1800 HUF Replacement of lost Neptun code 1800 HUF Submission of the dissertation after deadline: 1st week: 10 USD/day 2nd week: 20 USD/day Submission of the Lecture Book after deadline 50 USD Library fines for overdue books: 40 HUF/book/day Transcript certificate: 10 USD/2000 HUF 2nd and further copies of certificates: 500 HUF Other certifications 500 HUF (no fees are to be paid for certifications to the Immigration Office) Replacement of lost health insurance card: 25 USD Replacement of lost University Card: 10 USD Repeated exams: B chance: 2000 HUF C chance: 3000 HUF Improving exam 1000 HUF Late registration (only with the Deans permission) 50 USD/week Late fee for each course registered/cancelled after the deadline 1-4 subjects 50 USD 5-10 subjects 150 USD 11 or more subjects 250 USD Tutorial fee 40 USD/hour

Transcript fees: *Transcript for loan purposes is free and posted/faxed immediately to the loan company.

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DEADLINES

Application for September Request for exemption from entrance exam Transfer request Application for January BMC BMC requests after final exam Request to change major on BMC

30th June 31st May 30th June 30th November 1 week after the last exam 2 weeks after registration

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WHO TO FIND Academic Advisors:

Year 1. Year 2. Year 3. Year 4. Year 5. Year 6. Dr. Pter Nagy, Institute of Biophysics and Cell Biology Dr. Szilvia Tks, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dr. Judit Szab, Institute of Clinical Microbiology Dr. Pter, Flp, Department of Internal Medicine I. Dr. Katalin Dank, Department of Internal Medicine III. Dr. Pter Batr, Department of Internal Medicine II.

Mobility Advisors:
Erasmus Office Orsolya Szabn Batri Tel: 258-011 e-mail: szaboneorsolya@med.unideb.hu Education Center 98. Nagyerdei krt. Room 110. Dr. Gyrgy Vereb Tel: 518-600/64307 e-mail: erasmus@dote.hu

Advisor for Disabled Students:

Dr. Habil. Zsuzsanna Vekerdy-Nagy Faculty of Clinical Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Tel: 255-942 e-mail: vekerdy@dote.hu

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Accommodation:
TROUBLESHOOTER Krisztina Simonyi Edit Halsz Tel:30/534 22 84 e-mail: troubleshooter.debrecen@gmail.com

Sports and Entertainment:

Department of Physical Education Dormitory III. 22. Mricz Zs. krt. (52) 411-600/54436 FMSA (Foreign Medical Students Association) Tel: 411-717/55220 e-mail: info@fmsa.hu

Library and Computer Services:

Kenzy Life Science Library Gyngyi Karcsony director Tel: 518-602 e-mail: gyk@lib.unideb.hu

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