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University of Pécs · Hungary

Biology

Three-year biology degree in English with neurobiology, genetics, microbiology, ecology, botany and zoology, and a choice between lab-based and ecology-based modules.

Where
PécsHungary
Degree
BScBiology
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
30 June 2027
Admission
SelectiveMotivation letter
EU/EEA fee
€2,500 a semester
More facts
Degree
BScBiology
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 November 2026

    University of Pécs - applications open for 2027/28
    Details

    Published with its year: "the application period starts on 1st November 2026 and the application deadline is 30th June 2027 for the academic year 2027/2028 beginning from September 2027". Pécs adds the sentence that makes the opening date matter: "Since admission is continuous, the earlier you apply, the more spots we can offer." There is one intake a year. It is on the online-application page (https://admissions.medschool.pte.hu/application-form), as of 23 September 2026; the page on the same site titled "Deadlines & Requirements" publishes no deadline at all, so look for dates on the application page.

    Source
  2. 3 March to 14 July 2027

    University of Pécs - entrance exams, every Wednesday
    Details

    Published with its year: "Entrance exams are organized each Wednesday between 3rd March and 14th July 2027." The window runs weekly, not continuously - there are twenty Wednesdays in it and you sit one of them. Register two weeks in advance. Exams can be sat in Pécs, in Budapest at McDaniel College, or abroad through representative agencies, and there is a 250 USD (about €220 at the ECB rate of 24 September 2026) entrance exam fee on top of the application fee.

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  3. 30 June 2027

    Application deadline: all other degrees listed (autumn 2027)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published with its year: "the application deadline is 30th June 2027 for the academic year 2027/2028". It is on the online-application page, not on the page called "Deadlines & Requirements", which carries no dates at all. Because the entrance-exam window closes on 14 July and exams have to be arranged two weeks ahead, applying at the very end of June leaves almost no room to sit the exam, let alone re-sit it.

    Source
All dates for this programme (1 more)
  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After most Hungarian deadlines. You apply on predicted grades and entrance exams, and upload the Diploma once you have it.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Hungary

What it is

The degree gives a full grounding in biology, with strengths in neurobiology, genetics, microbiology, animal and plant ecology, botany, zoology and plant physiology. The first four semesters cover cell biology, comparative anatomy, plant taxonomy, biochemistry and microbiology. In year two you choose an infra-individual module, with laboratory and cellular biology, or a supra-individual module, with ecology, each mixing lectures, seminars and practicals. Laboratory practices and a botanical and zoological field practice are included, and students can use modern instruments in the Szentagothai Research Centre and join one of its research groups.

What you need

  • IB Diploma exempts from the English test; no IB subject or exam is asked.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Pécs

The full IB Diploma is required (single certificates are not accepted) and exempts from the English test, though Medical, Pharmacy, Health and Engineering applicants are still tested. No IB exemption from medical exams.

Where it says so

Check it on international.pte.hu

How places are decided

    • Motivation letter
    Decided on your school transcripts, a 3,000-3,500 character motivation letter and B2 English (certificate or IB Diploma); no entrance exam is described.
Sources (2)
  1. Biology at PTE — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at PTE

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