STUDENT COMPASS

1. Details of the higher education institution

Name of instituion: (Episcopal )Theological College of Pécs
Abbreviation: PPHF
Address: 7625 Pécs, Hunyadi János utca 11 (HUNGARY)
Phone: +36-20-333-11-33
Institution identification number: FI 63810

2. General characteristics of the higher education institution

The Episcopal Theological College of Pécs publishes on its website, among other things, general information about the institution on its website at www.pphf.hu.

3. Specific conditions of training supported by a Hungarian state (partial) scholarship

The conditions to be fulfilled by students enrolled in higher education vocational training, bachelor, master and part-time courses financed by a Hungarian state scholarship are laid out in §§ 48/A-48/S of Act CCIV of of the 2011 Act on National Higher Education (hereinafter referred to as the Nftv.). The full text of the Act is available at: http://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?docid=A1100204.TV

A summary of the conditions is available at the link below: https://www.felvi.hu/felveteli/jelentkezes/koltsegek_es_juttatasok/magyar_allami_osztondij_feltetelei

4. Student requirements

The regulations of the PPHF are available at the link below: https://pphf.hu/intezmeny/dokumentumtar/

The document includes:

• the admission procedure within the framework of this Act,
• the rules governing the exercise of student rights and the fulfilment of student obligations, the procedure for the processing of applications and appeals relating to student status,
• the rules governing student academics and the acquisition and assessment of knowledge, skills and competence (Study and Examination Regulations),
• the procedures for determining and meeting the payment obligations of students and for the distribution of student allowances (Regulations on Fees and Allowances),
• the rules governing disciplinary proceedings and compensations,
• the rules on the prevention of student accidents and the procedures to be followed in the event of accidents.”

5. Timetable for the academic year and study programs

The periods for the academic year are available at https://pphf.hu/oktatas/eves-program/ under the Annual Programme heading.

Current activities are published in the Current News section of the website www.pphf.hu. Students receive up-to-date information on current activities and applications in the form of an e-newsletter sent to the e-mail address they have provided.

6. Procedures for dealing with student academic affairs, office hours

Department of Academic Affairs

a) opening hours:

• Weekdays: 9AM to 4 PM
• consultation for correspondence students on Saturdays: 9 AM to 12 PM

b) Contact information: email: to@pphf.hu and phone number: +36-20-333-1133

Financial Office:
Financial Administrator: Tuesday – Thursday 10AM to 12 PM
Faculty office hours: available from the beginning of the academic semester on the notice board of the Academic Affairs Department and at https://pphf.hu/oktatas/oktatok/ 
Further consultation opportunities with faculty may be requested by e-mail or in person.

Whom do I contact?

Dóra Regölyi-Goján (to@pphf.hu):

• Academic questions (enrolment and withdrawal, proof of status)
  complaints
• consultation
• ETN

Zsófia Németh (nemeth.zsofia@pphf.hu):

• Special events,
• Theolingua Language Exam and related language courses,
• academic affairs,
• Financial administration on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 AM to 12 PM (Financial Office);

Kincső Élő (rektorititkarsag@pphf.hu; konyvtar@pphf.hu)

• accounts
• purchases/acquisitions
• furniture/equipment
• library matters
• Yettel/ fleet

Dr. Imre Somodi (somodi.imre@pphf.hu)

• enrolment, registration
• application, admissions
• student identity card
• submitting requests
• general information on academic matters

József Tarjányi (admin@pphf.hu)

availability and management of study support software

7. Student mobility

Information on student mobility is available on the following website: https://pphf.hu/oktatas/mobilitas/
Administrator for mobility affairs: Veronika Kuti (mobility@pphf.hu; kuti.veronika@pphf.hu)

8. Procedures for student appeals

Case-specific information and rules of procedure for student appeals can be found at: https://pphf.hu/intezmeny/dokumentumtar/

9. Access to academic counselling, career guidance

The PPHF Department of Academic Affairs is in charge of Enrolment, Careers and Student Counselling Services.

10. The enrolment and registration process

Student status is established upon enrolment:

• enrolment happens in person at the college, details and dates of enrolment will be communicated to the admitted students in the admission notification letter
• students must also register in the ETN, the college’s Digital Academic Record system, students will receive information concerning the ETN upon enrolment
• enrolment with state scholarships and with self-financing, the conditions of which will be communicated to prospective students by the staff of the study department during the enrolment process

Registration period:

• during this period the student declares his/her semester status
• information on the registration period is sent by the Department of Academic Affairs via the ETN system
• the registration period is 1 week, the period of which is fixed in the academic year schedule approved by the Senate (Annual Programme)

Registration of upper year students:

• registration is possible during the registration period, during this period the student must declare whether he/she wishes to be an active or passive student of the college
• you can register by degree course
• the student can change his/her registered status after the end of the registration period until 14 October in the autumn semester and until 14 March in the spring semester, after which date he/she can no longer change it
• you can request an exceptional pass by the end of the examination period by submitting an application to the Academic Registry (exceptional pass), by means of a written request, officially certified birth, accident, illness or other unexpected reason which prevents you from fulfilling your study obligations through no fault of your own
• if you are a student but do not declare your status by the deadline above, your status will be placed on passive status by the Department of Studies

Passive legal relationship:

• a student may be suspended (passivated) several times during his/her studies
• the period of continuous interruption (passivation) may not exceed two semesters
• except in the case of childbirth, accident, illness or other unforeseen circumstances which prevent the student from fulfilling his/her study obligations through no fault of his/her own
• a break of more than two semesters for an exceptional reason must be justified by an officially issued written document.

General information about the semester:

• The semester starts with the registration period, which lasts until the end of the second week of the academic term at the latest.
• At this time, the student can fulfil his/her obligation to register for the semester and make arrangements for enrolment in the course.
• During the registration period of the semester, the student checks the accuracy of his/her personal data, announces his/her decision to continue his/her studies, fulfils his/her obligation to enrol in a course, and reconciles and finalises the courses he/she has enrolled in the study system and plans to complete during the semester.
• Students have two weeks from the start of the registration period to register and submit their courses/exam courses in the e-learning system via the Student Administration Office.
• Students (single and two-semester programmes and Master’s programmes) are considered as visiting students at the University of Pécs for administrative purposes. They are obliged to enrol, activate or deactivate their current semester in the NEPTUN system according to the rules of the PTE, and their status is identical to their current status at the PPHF. Courses are enrolled or withdrawn in the Neptun system.

11. Amount of fees and charges levied by the higher education institution, general terms and conditions of training contracts

A student who is subject to a charge is a student who

• is pursuing his/her studies at a specified cost, and
• persons other than those referred to in § 39(1) of the Nftv. may pursue their studies exclusively on a fee-paying basis, and
• he/she has exhausted the funding period provided for in § 6, and
• has been reclassified as a self-financed student pursuant to § 6(2).

The Rector, on behalf of the PPHF, shall conclude a training contract with the student on enrolment, countersigned by the Finance Office. The training contract is available on the PPHF website at the following link: https://pphf.hu/intezmeny/dokumentumtar/ The training contract contains the name of the course, the amount of the tuition fee, which cannot be changed during the student’s term of study, except for an increase in the amount of the tuition fee in line with the inflation rate published by the KSH (the Austrian Central Statistical Office), but no more than once a year.
In the case of transfer to self-financing, the self-financing fee for the academic year in which the self-financing course starts will be set out in the training contract and the Department of Studies will draw up the levy on this basis.
For information on additional service charges and fees, see Annex 1, Volume III, Annex 1 of the Rules and Regulations
Rules on Fees and Benefits: https://pphf.hu/intezmeny/dokumentumtar/#01SIAKBJF6Y2GOVW7725BZO354PWSELRRZ

12. Accommodation in the halls of residence

For information about the halls of residence, please visit: https://pphf.hu/intezmeny/szakkollegium/ 
Head of the Dormitory: Dr. Mátyás Szalay
vezeto.szakkolegium@pphf.hu | +36 20 50 44 107

13. Library and computer services

The Library’s collections include Hungarian and foreign-language literature of the disciplines taught at the College, compulsory and recommended textbooks, notes and works for general information, basic journals, literature and partly journals of the fringe areas of theology, theoretical and methodological literature and auxiliary materials for the teaching of the faith. It also collects theses and dissertations written at the college and documents relating to the history of the institution. The Library acquires several copies of primary and secondary literature supplied by teachers as and when required.
In order to support students’ studies at the college, PPHF provides free WiFi internet access to its students on the college premises. Information on the use of WiFi network is available from the Department of Academic Affairs.

14. Sports and leisure activities

The College building includes a gym room.
Other sports facilities are organised by the Pope John XXIII Residential College
https://pphf.hu/intezmeny/szakkollegium/

15. Available courses and sample curricula

Course descriptions are available for downloading after enrolment in the ETN system.

Sample syllabi are available by subject at the links below:

https://pphf.hu/oktatas/osztatlan-kepzesek-ba-ma/teologia-osztatlan-ma/
https://pphf.hu/oktatas/osztatlan-kepzesek-ba-ma/hittanar-nevelotanar-osztatlan-ma/
https://pphf.hu/oktatas/ba-kepzesek/kateketa-lelkipasztori-munkatars-ba/
https://pphf.hu/oktatas/ma-kepzesek/pasztoralis-tanacsadas-es-szervezetfejlesztes-ma/
https://pphf.hu/oktatas/osztatlan-kepzesek-ba-ma/hittanar-nevelotanar-osztott-ma/