Equal opportunities

Last modified: 24. September 2026

The benefits available to students with disabilities are set out in Annex 2 of the Study and Exam Regulations: The Code of Equal Opportunities for Students with Special Needs, so a summary of the benefits and discounts available under the Code is given below on the University’s website under Regulations menu. 

Students with special needs are defined in the NHE Act as students (applicants) with disabilities, which is defined in Section 108(6) of the NHE Act as follows: students (applicants) with disabilities: who have a mobility, sensory or language disability, or, in the case of a combination of several disabilities, a cumulative disability, autism spectrum disorder or other mental development disorder (severe learning, attention or behavioural disability). Students with special needs do not include students who are chronically ill or whose educational records during their time in public education include a diagnosis of a student with a disability of integration, learning or behaviour (DILB). 

The University Student Welfare Committee (USWC) may also consider applications from students with chronic illness and DILB for a study discount to enable them to successfully complete their studies, but they are not covered by this Policy in relation to students with special needs. 

The definition of DILB is based on the definition of a student with difficulties regarding integration, learning and behaviour according to Section 3 of Article 4 of Act 190 of 2011 on National Public Education: a student who, based on an expert opinion prepared during public education studies, is significantly underachieving in relation to his/her age, has social relationship problems, learning and behavioural difficulties, and who was not classified as a student with special educational needs in public education, but as a DILB student. 

Of course, in equal opportunities matters, as in all student matters in general, data and information may only be disclosed to those University staff members who are authorized to do so and who are otherwise bound by confidentiality obligations in their job duties with regard to the information they receive. 

On campus, students with disabilities are handled by the Equal Opportunities Coordinators, so students with disabilities should contact the campus coordinator for registration, eligibility and benefits, or if they have any problems or concerns: 

 

Buda Campus 

Dr. Beáta Gosztola associate professor (Institute of Horticultural Sciences)
1118 Budapest, Villányi út 29-43. Building “G”, 1st floor
Phone: +36 1 305 7458
E-mail: Gosztola.Beata@uni-mate.hu  

 

Georgikon Campus 

Dr. Gábor Lukács associate professor (Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics)
8360 Keszthely, Deák Ferenc Street 16., Building “A”. Office 225 
Phone: +36 83 545 204 
E-mail: Lukacs.Gabor@uni-mate.hu 

 

Kaposvár Campus 

Dr. Márta Gelencsér-Bakó associate professor (Institute of Education) 
7400 Kaposvár, Guba Sándor street 40.
Phone: +36 82 505 839 
E-mail: Gelencserne.Bako.Marta@uni-mate.hu  

 

Károly Róbert Campus 

Patrícia E. Kovács-Burunkai coordinator (Student Service Center)
3200 Gyöngyös, Mátrai út 36., Building “A”. 1.107 
Phone: +36 37 518 304 
E-mail: Burunkai.Patricia@uni-mate.hu  

 

Szent István Campus 

Zsófia Éder coordinator (Campus Directorate of Szent István Campus)
2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly street 1. Auditorium (Aula) Building, first floor 107. 
Phone: +36 28 522 000/2220 
E-mail: Eder.Zsofia.Hajnalka@uni-mate.hu   

 

The tasks of the coordinators for equal opportunities for students with disabilities: 

• participation in the assessment and registration of applications for benefits and exemptions for students with disabilities submitted by students with disabilities; 

• liaising with students with disabilities and their personal assistants; 

• providing assistance to students with disabilities in their studies and exams and organizing consultations requested by students with disabilities. 

 

Disability Certificate 

If the student's (applicant's) disability already existed during his/her studies in public education, the disability or special educational needs can be confirmed by an expert opinion issued by the county (capital) pedagogical specialized service institutions – or its legal predecessor - and their member institutions acting as county expert committees. The student shall attach a simple copy of the documents certifying this, containing the expert opinion drawn up during the period of public education, to the application for a reduction or exemption. If the disability or special educational needs of the student (applicant) did not exist during the secondary education, the disability that arose afterwards can be certified by an expert opinion issued by the ELTE National Pedagogical Specialist Service. Applicants or students of non-Hungarian nationality may prove their disability by providing a certified translation of the expert opinion issued abroad. An expert opinion issued in English does not require an official translation. 

Students with student status and students who have passed their final exams may apply for the benefit or exemption in accordance with the NHE Act Implementation Guide Article 63, by submitting a request in Neptun SYS. 

To be eligible for assistance, a student shall be registered and the University will register them as a student with special needs. The campus coordinator for special needs students can provide appropriate assistance to students with special needs if the student registers and provides the original and a copy of the appropriate certificate(s) at the time of registration. 

The registration is based on filling in the application template (data sheet), as defined in Article 39(6) of the Regulation and regulated in Appendix 4 of the Regulation, https://ed.uni-mate.hu/ and then and maybe applied for by submitting it in NEPTUN SYS. The campus coordinator will assist the student in completing the form upon request. 

Registration is open until 30 September in the autumn semester for students who have established a student status during the semester and until 28 February in the spring semester, and continuously for students who have established a student status before. 

 

Privileges and exemptions 

Students with special needs may benefit from privileges and exemptions to meet the study requirements during their studies and may request exemption from the foreign language proficiency test or part or all of its level. 

The University Student Welfare Committee (USWC), on the basis of a recommendation of the Campus Coordinator for Special Needs and the University Equal Opportunities Committee, decide on the basis of a professional opinion on the determination of assistance, exemptions and discounts, on the evaluation of all applications for discounts for special needs students, partial or full exemption from study obligations, and for the extension of the semester of state-supported/ state scholarships for special needs students. The student may appeal against the decision of the USWC to the Student Appeals Committee within 15 days. 

The University shall provide the coordinator with access to the data necessary to assess the special treatment of students with special needs. Access to the necessary data is provided by the Educational Directorate. 

 

Assistance available to all students with disabilities 

At the request of the student following the decision of USWC, a personal assistant may be assigned at the discretion of equal opportunity coordinator, if all necessary conditions prevail. A contract shall be concluded with the personal assistant for the performance of the personal assistant's duties, if he/she is remunerated, specifying the number of hours to be devoted to the performance of the personal assistant's duties during the term of the contract and the remuneration approved by the Director-General for Economic Affairs. Students with special needs may make audio recordings of lectures, in accordance with his/her peers and instructors but may use them only for their own studies. The instructor shall be notified in advance of any attempt on audio recording. 

At the request of a student with special needs, the instructor or the exam board may, for written or oral exams or other exams, reduce the preparation time for the exam, compared to the time allowed for students without special needs, by the amount of time allowed for the exam, in accordance with the provisions of the NHE Act Implementation Guide shall be extended by at least 30%. 

In the case of multiple co-existing disabilities, the type of disability is covered by NHE Act Implementation Guide. Any of the preferences listed in the Implementation Guide may be granted, taking into account the individual needs of the student. In justified cases, at the request of the student, and on the basis of the expert opinion, the relevant type of disability may be granted any of the advantages listed in NHE Act Implementation Guide also additional or other benefits to promote equal opportunity may be granted to the student. 

Students with special needs can apply for an extension of their semester with state support according to Article 47(4) of the NHE Act. 

 

The special benefits applicable to each type of disability are set out in Annex 2 to the Study and Exam Regulations on Equal Opportunities for Students with Special Needs Sections 4-9.