Please find the dates of the final exams below.
Department of Tourism:
Tourism and Catering BA: 10-11 June 2014, 9 am
Tourism Management MA: 12 June 2014, 9 am
Department of Economics:
Economic Analysis MA: 17 June 2014, 9 am, Room: A/7
We wish you the best of success!
The Graduation Ceremony will be on 4th July 2014, 11 am in the Assembly Hall of Building “B”.
You have probably already run into several of the international students at the university. But do you know where they come from? Do you have an idea about what their home country is like? Can you imagine how they cope with the cultural differences?
Molonge Abawah Ivo, Tourism and catering bachelor student from Cameroon shared with us his experiences.
Why did you choose to come to study in Hungary?
I choose to study in Hungary because Hungary is located in the Western World and the certificates of the Western World are highly recognized in Africa and the job allocation will be highly paid.
What did you find the most difficult in this new culture?
The most difficult cultural difference here is the non familiarized attitude of the people (people like to live their private life without the influence of other people), in Africa, everyone is a family to all. Also the religious background of the people is not well placed and I could not find where to worship so easily. Furthermore, clubbing here is very popular and its fun here too, I like it.
Which is your favourite subject and why?
My favourite subject is Economics because I like it from birth and want to become an economic analyst. I could have a problem just maybe because of the examination system which is not so familiar with that of my former educational system. Also the manner with which the course was allocated, normally in economics, it has to be Micro Economics before Macro and is making other students to be so afraid of the course. I would say economics is very good for anyone who could be patient to study it, you will be all round needed in the job market.
What do you miss the most from your home country?
I miss my family and African friends, I miss African dishes, I miss playing soccer and also sitting in parks with my friends to listen to cool music. Life in Africa is so fun, I wish you go and experienced it with someone who is fun oriented. Beautiful beach and zoo with all species of animals, good waterfalls and antique lifestyle in the interior.
What are your plans for the future?
I am planning to become a self employed someone with a good business plan. Having a 5 star hotel is my dream and going into real estate business or banking hoping to become an African Billionaire. For the moment, getting an education background is my prior ambition.
Please share an interesting fact about your country, one that you think most Hungarians don’t know.
Regarding life in Cameroon, I will say it’s so fun to be there; they say Cameroon is Africa in miniature (what you can find in any African country, it is in Cameroon). Cameroon is blessed with fertile soil excellent in agriculture, plantation agriculture is the main source of income, oil refinery is also good, petroleum extraction is good, electricity supply is the best. Politically, I have grown to know just 1 National President from Birth (Paul Biya). So far, Cameroon has been govern by 2 Presidents after Independence. This is the country with the highest number of Ministers who have the most beautiful and expensive cars in the world. Cameroon has 10 regions and 2 languages are spoken nationwide (French and English).
Did you know that all taxi in Cameroon have the same color painting (yellow) and you can enter into a taxi at any point, no taxi number to call… 🙂
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The Faculty of Economics has launched its third academic programme in English. Beside the two MA programmes – Economic Analysis MA, and Tourism Management MA – students now can choose to apply for Tourism and Catering BA course. The application process is similar to the academic programs in Hungarian, with one difference; students’ English knowledge and motivation is tested at a personal interview. The first edition of Tourism and Catering BA started with 9 Hungarian and 2 foreign students (from Iran and Nigeria). This number makes it possible for students to study in a friendlier atmosphere and for lecturers’ to hold interactive lectures, giving the chance to students to ask more and discuss problems more openly. The Faculty’s aim is to attract more students from abroad to create diversity among students and to provide an international learning environment, where students can learn how to handle cultural differences and how to cooperate in such diverse teams.
The course contains general/foundation modules, foundation business modules, area specific optional modules, pathway related modules and elective modules. Four different pathways are offered; Hotel Management, Tour Operation and Event Management, Tourism Marketing and Active sport and Ecotourism. The first semester of the programme consists of mainly economics, methodological and business foundation modules. The subjects of this semester are: Mathematical Foundations of Economics, Macroeconomics, Economic Sociology, Introduction to the EU studies, Psychology, Introduction to Tourism and Business Communication.
[Written by: Janka Huják]
MY EXPERIENCE – by Diána Ugrai
“My name is Diana Ugrai and I’m attending the Tourism and Catering BA in English. This was the first opportunity to learn this subject in English at the University of Pannonia and I chose this to learn for my first semester.
As I like English in general I would like to improve my language skills. After one month I can tell that this special course is really useful and interesting. The Hungarian teachers also try to help us to understand the classes better. During this course some native speaking lecturers will teach us. For example, we had an international week course about business communication, which was delivered by Candy Fresacher. These lectures were enjoyable and interesting for everybody.
Besides we have other classes, for instance Introduction to Tourism, Introduction to Psychology and Economic Sociology.
All in all, I can recommend this type of education for everyone, who wants to achieve a good English knowledge. We hope that our efforts will lead to success at the end :-).”
