At least 12,000 students will soon call the new Budapest Student City dormitories their home
The construction of the Student City will be the flagship project in dormitory development, highlighted Varga Bajusz Veronika, Secretary of State responsible for higher education, vocational and adult training, and youth affairs. She made these remarks during the opening speech at the National Association of Higher Education Dormitories (FEKOSZ) Dormitory Leaders’ Conference on Wednesday in Budapest.
12,000 new places for students in Budapest’s Student City
Dormitories are far more than just buildings and infrastructure created by humans. They are the very places where young people first experience the feeling of stepping into independent life responsibly, yet with support, explained the Secretary of State at a meeting held in Óbuda University’s Bánki Donát Dormitory.
Speaking about the Student City project, she emphasised that, following a government decision, the development will provide a minimum of 12,000 student places in the capital city, right next to the athletic stadium. This will mark Hungary’s largest-ever dormitory investment, the Hungarian News Agency wrote.
She added that the project will set a new standard not only in size but also in quality, offering world-class living environments, modern services, and sustainable, eco-friendly operation. The Student City is expected to welcome its first residents within three years at the latest.
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The government pledges ongoing improvements to existing dormitories
The Secretary of State recalled that Hungary’s revitalised and increasingly successful higher education sector is producing record numbers of students year after year, and Hungarian universities are improving their standings on international rankings. For this reason, it is essential to ensure safe and well-organised dormitory conditions for students.
“We can only talk about genuine higher education success if, alongside outstanding academic and research achievements, students enjoy a high quality of everyday life — a supportive environment where they can study, grow, and truly feel at home,” she stressed.
Varga Bajusz Veronika highlighted various government initiatives aimed at enhancing student living conditions and dormitory facilities:
- Over the past 15 years, more than 150 billion forints have been spent repurchasing privately owned dormitory properties
- 14,500 dormitory places have been returned to universities
- A 300 million forint fund launched the ‘Centrality for Dorm Students’ programme, through which essential everyday comfort items and furnishings were provided
- Several thousand dormitory places have undergone renovation
She assured that dormitory development will continue without pause, as it is a vital means of supporting both those in need and talented students.
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