Orientation day
Ms. Ildikó Pieczka and Ms. Emese Pálfi
Contact hours: 3
Central European Culture
Eszter Greskovics
Archivist, art historian at Artpool Art Research Center, Budapest
Contact hours: 20 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 1.4
Systems Biology: Neuronal genomics and proteonmics
Gábor Juhász, PhD, DSc
Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Contact hours: 20 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 1.4
Neocortex: from structure to function
László Négyessy, PhD
Complex Systems and Computational Neuroscience Group, Wigner RCP, Hung. Acad. of Sciences, Budapest and Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest
Contact hours: 20 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 1.4
Microsystems to interface neurons
Zoltán Fekete, PhD
Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
Contact hours: 20 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 1.4
Statistics of the Brain
Gergő Orbán, PhD
Computational Systems Neuroscience Lab, Wigner RCP, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Contact hours: 20 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 1.4
Advanced Data Analysis Methods
Zoltán Somogyvári, PhD
Complex Systems and Computational Neuroscience Group, Wigner RCP, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Contact hours: 20 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 1.4
Brain imaging: from normal to pathological
Lajos Kozák, MD, PhD
MR Research Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest
Contact hours: 10 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 0.7
Neural rhythms: normal and pathological
Dániel Fabó, MD PhD
Department of Functional Neurosurgery and Department of Epilepsy, National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Budapest
Contact hours: 10 | (8 weeks) semester hours: 0.7
The Program is open to undergraduate students of all disciplines with a sufficient personal maturity to adapt to a new environment and to a foreign society. Consequently, any undergraduate student of a University or College of good standing, who by the time of the start of the SysNeuro Summer Program has completed the first two semesters of his/her studies, is eligible to enrol in the Program.
Students from any academic background are welcome, however, familiarity with one or more of the following disciplines is likely most conducive to completing a successful study in the framework of SysNeuro: computer science and mathematics; natural sciences; biology; neurobiology; medicine.
Students from other disciplines should contact the Program before application time in order to discuss the compatibility of their academic background and the expected benefits to be derived from completing the Program.
The selection of students takes place on a competitive basis, with previous academic results constituting the sole selection criteria. The general minimum entry requirement at application time is a US grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Students with a GPA lower than 3.0 should inquire with the Directors on the possibility of a waiver.
Fill in the Application Form
Send applications electronically to bscs@bscs-us.org AND ALSO send a hardcopy to:
Name: László Négyessy, Ph.D.
Address: Department of Theory, WIGNER RCP, RMKI, HAS, Konkoly-Thege M. út 29-33, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary
Office: KFKI Campus, Building 13, Floor 2, Room 6.
E-mail: negyessy.laszlo at wigner dot mta dot hu
Phone: +36 1 392 2222 x1238
Fax: +36 1 392 2742
The Program operates on agreements with various Colleges and provides different services as per agreement. This is a fully tuition driven program and most students are expected to fully cover their own tuition costs.
Tuition fee and accommodation: $5300.
Estimated living costs for the two months of the program: $1200.
SysNeuro students get full Semmelweis U transcripts (US compatible) directly acceptable at their sending (home) universities.
Students’ home universities typically require the achievement of credits as result of a study abroad stay. In the case of doubt, the acknowledgement of earned credits by the students’ home university must be negotiated in the application phase. BSCS Systems Neuroscience students are properly enrolled at Semmelweis U at the time of their studies in Budapest.
Thus the SysNeuro credit system is identical with the credit system of Semmelweis University, which in turn strictly follows the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). For official ECTS information, please consult this link:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/tools/docs/ects-guide_en.pdf
In terms of credits numbers, BSCS Systems Neuroscience offers 18 ECTS credits, detailed as follows. Students can obtain 1.2 credits for one contact hour. The 8 courses (7 Neuroscience and 1 Central European Culture), each is consisted of 20+3 hours of lectures+practice, equals 16 credits and an additional 2 credits can be obtained for the Hungarian language course.
Every BSCS Systems Neuroscience student attending at least 90% of the classes and meeting the requirements of each examination receives a Semmelweis transcript as well as a Certificate from the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University demonstrating the duration and other specifics of the courses attended and also the grades obtained.