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Student Union (Hallgatói Önkormányzat – HÖK)
Address: ELTE TTK HÖK, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest, Hungary, H-1117
Phone: +36 1 372 2654, Ext.: 6054
Address: ELTE TTK HÖK, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest, Hungary, H-1117
Phone: +36 1 209 0555, Ext.: 1819
Fax: +36 1 381 2102, Ext.: 8002

President: Mr. Balázs GÖNCI

The Student Union, founded in spring 1990, is an organization consisting of the elected representatives of more than 4000 students of the Faculty. Its general aim is to represent, advise and assist the students of the Faculty in every aspect of university life. The members of the Union form diverse groups with specific tasks. As the highest level of representation the Union aims to present a united front in the decision-making bodies of the Faculty (Faculty Council), where the students hold 1/3 of the mandate. The legislative body of the Union is the General Assembly, which consists of 49 representatives of the different disciplines.

The president of the Union is assisted by 3 vice-presidents and other office-holders responsible for different functions. Day-to-day duties are discharged by a Steering Board elected by the General Assembly. This includes the president of the Union, the vice-presidents and 10 members.

The interests of the students are also represented in the operative committees of the Faculty, which means that we can directly take the responsibility for shaping our own lives as students. The Study Affairs Group of the Union advises the students in study matters (possibilities to choose majors, information about school fees, the intricacies of the Examination Regulations, etc.). The Bursary Committee decides on the distribution of the money granted by the state for the students bursaries and social assistance. The Foreign Affairs Group is responsible for helping and managering the problems of the foreign students studying on the Faculty. They also liable for keeping contact with universities of other countries and finding scholarship opportunites for the students of the Faculty. You can connect them through the coordinator of the group ( Ms. Zsófia József – kulbiz@ttkhok.elte.hu ).

The events held by the Union are coordinated by the Organizing Group. The Speciality Groups' members major in the same discipline. Their aim is to find solutions for problems specific for students studying in that field. The Student Union maintains contact with several institutions and universities from all over the world and helps students to be informed about international scholarship possibilities.

One of the important activities of the Student Union is the editing and publishing of a weekly newspaper, the Nyúz (this is the phonetic transcription of the word news). Its circulation is 2500, most of the readers are students of the Faculty. This is the only paper published by the Faculty, and it is subsidized from the budget of the Students Foundation and by the Student Union.

The background of these activities is provided by the Student Office, working under the supervision of the Union. The Student Office serves as the secretariat of the Union, and provides the students free and reduced-rate services (international student card, driver's school, language school, labor exchange, finding apartments and private tutoring information, domestic and foreign scholarship facilities, maps, movie programs, theatre tickets, etc.).

In order to be able to function independently, the Union has created a financial background for its activities by managing donations to the Students Foundation and running several enterprises on its own (Students’ Store, preparation courses for the university entrance exams, summer camps, etc.). We have 10 employees who either work in the Students Office or participate in our work in another way (e.g. financial manager). All these enterprises work for students benefit or relate to different levels of education. Thus, they contribute to the general welfare of our University. Another advantage of the Students Foundation is that the granting of any kind of assistance for the students of the Faculty is decided by the students, thus enabling them to make responsible decisions concerning their own lives. If you need further information about the Student Union, please visit our website: http://ttkhok.elte.hu

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