Description
The goal of this program is to prepare students for the design and development of software for intelligent systems including, e.g. autonomous cars. Students will get up-to-date knowledge in one of the fastest growing and dominant technological trends of the future. The training offers students the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge and competences in software technology, real-time systems, artificial intelligence, robotics and deep learning, data mining, computer image and signal processing, process control, computer graphics and vision. Electives include GIS systems, autonomous systems security issues and industrial mathematics. Students will be involved in the work of the research labs and can work on real industrial research together with professionals of leading companies interested in autonomous systems and autonomous driving.
This program is recommended to applicants who are interested in a career related to self-driving cars, robotics or artificial intelligence.
This program enables students to gain new skills in design, implementation, operation and maintenance of software for self-driving vehicles. Students get thorough and up-to-date knowledge in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Our courses cover a wide spectrum of topics related specifically to current challenges of autonomous vehicles, and they prepare students for a variety of career options in software development in autonomous systems.
Autonomous software systems are becoming widespread in application areas, such as media, finance, customer service, and healthcare. ELTE offers students the opportunity to explore and develop their careers through professional practice at partner companies. We combine the training of students with the research activities at the university, and we invite our best students into R&D&I work of research labs. These long-running, innovative software-engineering projects are carried out in cooperation with industrial partners like Ericsson and Bosch and work together in international teams on real problems of autonomous systems.
ELTE endeavours to provide a supportive and enjoyable atmosphere for learning - we provide helpdesk and extensive assistance during studies.

Strength of program
Computer Science for Autonomous Systems program was developed in accordance with Autonomous Systems technical major of EIT Digital Master School. Hungary, as full node of EIT Digital through ELTE can provide therefore a top European double degree program shared with the leading European universities. There are two ways of studies of CS for Autonomous Systems. Applicants can choose ELTE for their two-year long full master program in CS for Autonomous Systems. Or, they can apply to EIT Digital Master School, and choose for their Exit year studies ELTE EIT specialization Computer Science for Autonomous Driving.
The high standard of training is guaranteed by the highly qualified academic staff. Teaching is supported by modern infrastructure and well equipped computer labs (artificial intelligence, databases, and robotics). The library of the Faculty contains several thousand volumes. Upper-year students and PhD students help the first-year students in a mentor system to overcome their first challenges at the university.
In addition to the high level of theoretical training, the Faculty's relationship with the business community, the joint research and development projects offer up-to-date practical knowledge and experience to the students. Extracurricular research activities of the students are supported and supervised by leading scientists of the Faculty and professionals of partner companies.

How much does it cost?
The tuition fee is 3,200.00 EUR per semester, needs to be paid by semester start OR in case you need it for a visa, until the deadline of the visa administration.
Furthermore, you have to pay an 80 EUR application fee. (It is a NON-REFUNDABLE one-time fee) It is the fee of the administration costs of your application: checking your documents, organising your interview. Without the payment of this fee your application will be rejected.

• Submit your application at Computer Science for Autonomous Systems MSc course (elte.hu)
  Application deadine: please check it on the website

IMPORTANT! Before submitting your application, please double check your personal data AND the e–mail address with you register will be your official e-mail address, we will write you information letters ONLY onto this e-mail address. In case you would like to change your e-mail address later, please write an e-mail to coordinator@csmsc.elte.hu

• Please, sign in at the site and upload the following application materials wholly:
  • Secondary school certificate (GCE / GCSE / …)
  • Bachelor-level degree. If you don’t have a final document yet (because you’re in your final year), you can send it later, as soon as possible, but please send us your transcript anyway.
  • Transcript of records
    Without these documents the admission committee rejects your application!
  • Copy of any further documents - e.g. computer courses, language exams etc.
  • A curriculum vitae, listing your personal data, your educational background, and work experience (if you have), and mentioning whatever you find relevant
  • A motivation letter describing your situation and objectives with applying to our University’s training
  • A copy of the main pages of your valid passport.
  • A passport photo not older than 3 months.
  • Proof of application fee transfer – 80 EUR

In case the academic transcript of your Bachelor studies is missing, your application will be rejected.
If a document is not in English, please send both a copy of original and an official English translation, otherwise we cannot evaluate it.
Of course, you must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally come to the university.
In case you apply for more than one training programme in an application period, only one application fee needs to be paid.

What happens next?

• In case you payed the application fee, your documents will be checked
• In case you have uploaded everything correctly, you will get an invitation e-mail for an online test to your e-mail address registered during the application process, and we organise you an interview in English to check if you have an intermediate level language knowledge.
• Once everything is done and your results exceed the expected level, you will receive a Letter of Acceptance via the application site.
• With the Letter of Acceptance you can apply for a visa.
• In case any of the necessary documents is still missing until 20 November 2024, your application will be rejected.

IMPORTANT! In case you submitted your application, but got no answer at all until 15 November please write an e-mail to coordinator@csmsc.elte.hu

Bank account – for paying administration fee of 80 EUR

The application fee should be transferred to the following bank account number of our University.

Name of beneficiary: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

Address of beneficiary: Egyetem tér 1–3., Budapest, H-1053, HUNGARY

Account number:
10032000-01426201-00000000 (Hungarian format)
HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000 (IBAN format)

Swift code: HUSTHUHB

Bank’s name and address:
Magyar Államkincstár (Hungarian State Treasury)
Váci út 71., Budapest, H-1139, HUNGARY

IMPORTANT!!! Please add the following Comment to the bank transfer
Name of Student, MSc in Computer Science, E10207/18
Without the correct comment, your payment will not be accepted!

With any questions or remarks, please contact the coordinator: coordinator@csmsc.elte.hu