An exploration of Budapest soon reveals it to be one of the most culturally diverse capitals in all Europe. There is a huge range of cultural entertainment to choose from in Budapest. There are theatrical performances and concerts of classical and light music every day, with both Hungarian artists and guests from all over the world.

The Budapest Spring Festival and the Budapest Autumn Festival are two major international art festivals. Grand opera and ballet are staged at both the Opera House and the Erkel Theatre, whereas the Operetta Theatre is the place to see and hear the operettas and musicals of Lehár, Kálmán and Ábrahám. “The Phantom of the Opera” is on all the year round at the Madách Theatre, and foreign language productions, mostly English, are put on at the Merlin Theatre. Vibrant folk music and dance shows are regularly held at the Buda Vigadó and Duna Palota Theatres.

The thermal waters of Buda have been used since ancient times, the Romans and the Turks built baths here, several of which can still be seen and even used today. Budapest received official recognition for its thermal and medicinal waters as early as 1934, so it’s hardly a surprise that health tourism currently plays an important role.

Nowadays virtually every four-star hotel or higher comes complete with its own array of health and fitness services, and many of these are genuinely spas in their own right, that is to say the internationally-known services they provide are based first and foremost on the proven medicinal properties of the mineral water to be found here. The atmosphere is conducive to effective treatment, and qualified medical assistance is always at hand.

Budapest offers high-standard programs in the fields of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Science and Human Kinesiology. Besides medical subjects you can also study Law, Mathematics, Psychology, Physical Education and Music, or various disciplines of the Humanities.

In the past two decades more than 10.000 international students enrolled at local universities. Today, the top 10 countries of student enrolment are Germany, Israel, Norway, Cyprus, Iran, Sweden, USA, Nigeria, China and Canada.