University of Szeged
Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School
Foreign Students' Secretariat
Your Education. Our Mission.
International legalization of your diploma/degree
Why do I need to get my diploma/degree legalized ?
If you have a diploma issued by a Hungarian institute of education which you would like to use in a country other than Hungary, you need to get it legalized.
Legalization proves the authenticity of the document to a foreign authority.
Why is it very important to specify the country where the diploma/degree will be used?
There are two kinds of legalization: Apostille legalization and diplomatic legalization.
You need an Apostille certificate for your diploma if the country where you are going to use it is a participant of the Hague Convention (Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, Concluded 5 October 1961).
Diplomatic legalization is needed if the target country is not a participant of the above mentioned convention. In this case after we have legalized your diploma/degree, you need to go to the Embassy of the target country accredited to Hungary to finish the process.
Please note that one document can only bear one kind of legalization.
How do I find out whether the target country is a participant of the Convention or not?
You can easily double-check it on the website of the Hague Convention: www.hcch.net (convention No: 12/”status table”). The website is available both in English and French.
Order of stamping
1. EDUCATION OFFICE(Oktatási Hivatal)
1055 Budapest V. kerület Szalay u. 10 - 14.(entrance at the corner of Szalay & Honvéd utca), phone: (+36-1) 374-2100
Reception hours:
-Monday -Thursday: 9:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 –16:00
- Friday: 9:00 - 12:00
Bring your ID/passport on you along with the original diploma
2. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ( Külügyminisztérium, Konzuli Szolgálat, Hitelesítési részleg )
1027 Budapest II. kerület Nagy Imre tér 4. E épület, földszint
phone: (+36 1) 458-1000
Reception hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 9:00 – 12:00
- Friday 11:00 -12:00 (only for receiving the stamped documents)
The Apostille and diplomatic legalization of your documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be accomplished within 15 days.
Fee payable: 5500 Ft/ document
Detailed information:
http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/tajekoztato-a-kulfoldi-felhasznalasra-szant-okiratok-felulhitelesitesenek-rendjerol
July 1st is a public holiday, therefore , the above ministries will be closed.
3. YOUR EMBASSY (if it is required by your country)
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The University of Szeged and MSD have established a joint Pharmaceutical Industry Partnership Department, marking a new chapter in their collaboration. This initiative builds on a long-standing partnership – further strengthened in 2023 through clinical trial cooperation – and seeks to foster innovation in research, education, and pharmaceutical development. The agreement was officially signed in Szeged by Prof. Dr. László Rovó, Rector of the University of Szeged; Prof. Dr. Ildikó Csóka, Director-General for Strategic Planning; Prof. Dr. Zsolt Szakonyi, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy; Sean R. Smith, Managing Director of MSD Pharma Hungary Kft.; and Dr. Szabolcs Barótfi, Director of Clinical Research at MSD Hungary.
On May 12, the University of Szeged held an official ceremony to inaugurate its new research unit: the Host–Pathogen Interaction Center. Located within the Institute of Biology, the Center features Hungary’s only in vivo experimental station of its kind, alongside five newly renovated laboratories. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to support the development of antimicrobial therapies, with a particular focus on antifungal treatments – addressing a pressing yet often overlooked public health concern. The project was made possible through both professional and financial support from Katalin Karikó, an SZTE alumna and recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The origins of the University of Szeged date back to May 12, 1581, when István Báthory established the Jesuit College in Cluj-Napoca – an institution recognized as SZTE's legal predecessor. Exactly 444 years later, the University marked this anniversary with a symbolic “birthday gift”: the signing of two strategic partnership agreements. Supported by two of South America’s leading scientific and healthcare institutions, these partnerships are set to position SZTE among the global research elite in emerging and internationally significant fields of healthcare research and education.
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