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8/13/2019 Master Programme in Health Policy, Planning and Financing, Specialization in Health Economics (Etvs Lornd University, Budapest)

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Are you considering enrolling in our MSc programme?Let us explain why this is the right choice, bothprofessionally and personally. Our programme is aunique initiative in Central and Eastern Europe: it

offers basic knowledge similar to that in programmesin Western Europe, but in addition it also preparesstudents to apply their knowledge and specicanalytical skills in the context of middle-incomecountries.

The Specialization in Health Economics, launched inEnglish, offers multi-disciplinary expertise and a problem-oriented approach. Such knowledge and skills will remainrelevant in the long run and help graduates understandand analyse key issues of future health systems, such as:efficiency of health technologies, sustainability of healthnancing, and techniques to measure and inuence theperformance of health care systems.

Our programme prepares students for career positions inboth the private and public sectors. This includes healthcare governance and nancing at national and local levelsand careers at pharmaceuticals companies, public andprivate health care providers, as well as education andresearch institutions.

Zoltn KAL, MD, MSc, PhD, co-director of the internationalMSc programme Zoltn VOK, MD, Msc, PhD, co-director of the internationalMSc programme


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The Master Programme enables graduates to understandthe complexities of health care systems both at macroand micro levels and to perform tasks in analysis, planning,

nancing and management of health technologies, healthcare services and health systems.

We expect applicants from foreign countries whowould like to acquire state-of-the-art knowledgeand skills in the areas mentioned above witha special focus on applicability in emerging

markets. Foreign students studying at Hungarian medical

universities may choose to combine theirmedical degree with the degree offered by ourprogramme.

A master degree in English can also be anattractive option for Hungarian students, givenincreasing international co-operation in severalareas of health care.

The MSc programme offers a specialization inhealtheconomics in a full-time schedule.


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m e Thebasic courses module (28 credits) offers the basics

of multi-disciplinary orientation and comparativeanalyses of health care systems. Included are courses on

health economics; health policy; health law and ethics;epidemiology, public health, etc.

Theprofessional core material (32 credits) includesmaterial on the analysis of health care systems,institutions, services and technologies, including thedevelopment of alternatives in decision-making. Included

are courses on health economic evaluations; healthnancing; health services organisation; health informatics;statistical methods in health care analyses, etc.

Thespecialization in health economics covers the mostimportant international sources of knowledge, while alsopreparing students to execute practical applications. Thestudents individual professional programme also playsa vital role, which is realized in the form of the thesisseminar and internship. Thecompulsory courses are:methodology of economic modelling in health care;measurement of patient-reported outcomes; nancingof health technologies; health technology assessment;strategic pricing and marketing of health technologies;thesis seminar. Students have to select 3elective courses which can be any courses offered at ELTE in any MA/MScprogramme.

Internship The MSc internship gives the students the opportunityto apply the concepts and technical skills they have

mastered during the rst two semesters:

The duration of the internship is 160 hours. It can be completed in pharmaceutical

companies, government agencies, health careorganisations, consulting companies, commercialinsurance companies and research institutions.

Students have to prepare an internship report.

Zoltn Vok, co-directorof the MSc programme

Zoltn Kal, co-directorof the MSc programme


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Our faculty members have an exceptional combination ofinternational work experience at multinational public andprivate organizations (e.g., the OECD, Novartis in Basel,

University of Sheffield, Erasmus University, etc.), researchand teaching both abroad and in Hungary. Our facultymembers serve as policy advisors to global health carecorporations, public decision-makers and internationalprofessional societies (e.g., International Society ofPharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research).

The MSc programme also benets from the experiencesof the members of our International Advisory Board. Ourinternational exposure guarantees the transferability ofknowledge and skills learned here to different health caresystems and technologies.

The International Advisory Board was set up in 2010 withthe purpose of helping the DHPE to meet internationalstandards in its programmes and extend its international

relationships. Members of the IAB also contribute to theeducation of the Master Programme. The members of the IAB are as follows:

Ron AKEHURST, Prof., PhDStrategic Director, BresMed and Professor Emeritus, Schoolof Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University

of Sheffield, United KingdomArmin FIDLER MD, MPH, MScLead Adviser, Health Policy and Strategy, HumanDevelopment Network, The World Bank GroupChristophe GOURLETGeneral Manager Hungary-Bulgaria-Romania-Moldovaand Country Manager Romania-Moldova, Sano

Jens GRUEGER, PhDVice President, Head Global Pricing & Market Access, F.Hoffmann-LaRoche, Division Pharma, BaselLou GARRISON, PhDProfessor and Associate Director, PharmaceuticalOutcomes Research & Policy Program, Department ofPharmacy, University of WashingtonMartin McKEE, Prof. MD, DScProfessor of European Public Health, London School ofHygiene and Tropical Medicine, Research Director of theEuropean Observatory on Health Systems and PoliciesPaul A. KEOWN, Prof. MD, DSc, MBAProfessor of Medicine and Director of Immunology,University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Faculty of the Master Programme


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C a r e e r p r o s p

e c t s The Master Programme prepares students for career

positions in both the private and public sectors.

Linda HORTOBGYI (Research Associate at EVIDERA consultingcompany, London)

The masters degree helped me to start an internationalcareer as a health economist. The programme offers awide range of courses based on sound theoretical grounds,

which develop useful, competitive and marketable practicalskills. In-depth and hands-on knowledge can be acquiredthanks to studying in small groups and teams. It was agreat personal and intellectual experience.

Tams JO

(Economic Analyst at the Secretariat of Statefor Health, Ministry of Human Resources)

At my current workplace I can effectively use the theoreticaland methodological knowledge which I got during mystudies for health policy projects with strategic importance,such as introducing a single management information

system (SMIS) in the whole health care system.

Imre SZCS (Government Affairs Specialist,GlaxoSmithKline company, Budapest)

Working for a leading pharmaceutical company as a freshgraduate is an amazing feeling for me, but it is also a hugeresponsibility. This masters degree helped me to gain aresearch-oriented view, strong practical analytic skills anda good understanding of the pharmaceutical environment,which I can rely on condently on a daily basis.

Dvid KASIK(Head of Department, National HealthInsurance Fund)

Im currently running a department within the Hungarian

National Health Insurance Fund. Thanks to the uniqueknowledge that I acquired while attending the MSc programme, I was able to ll such a valuable position.I believe it is important to attend a programme which provides knowledge that can be used later on a daily basis.

Dorottya NAGY(Health Policy Expert, National Institute for HealthDevelopment)

The MSc Programme helped me to start my professionalcareer as a health policy expert at the National Institutefor Health Development. Thanks to this programme Imanaged to successfully build an extensive professionalrelationship network and to establish excellent friendships.


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Etvs Lornd University (ELTE)is one of the largestuniversities in Hungary and a true centre of modernhigher education in todays sense. It has eight faculties

covering nearly every scholarly eld. Degrees issued byELTE are acknowledged worldwide, and its course creditsare transferable in all countries of the European Union.The Faculty of Social Sciencesoffers ve BA, eleven MA/MSc and three Doctoral programmes. It houses fourteendepartments organized under six Institutes, including theInstitute of Economics, to which our department - the

Department of Health Policy and Health Economics (DHPE) - belongs.

Location of the Faculty The ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences is located on theDanube riverside, in the heart of Budapest.

Student life in BudapestOver the past decade Budapest has become oneof Central Europes favourite tourist and scholarlydestinations among young people. This should comeas no surprise, as Budapest features rich culturalprogrammes, a plethora of cafs, ruin pubs and baths,

has a vibrant nightlife, offers affordable accommodationand services, and has a well-organized service structurefor visitors and expats. Budapest, the capital of Hungary,has much to offer.


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A p p l i c a t i o n & A d m i s s i o n s

Type of programme : Full-time, taught in EnglishDuration of programme : 4 semestersSpecialization options taught in English :Health economicsNumber of credits : 120Application requirements: BA/BBA degree in any of

the following areas: social science, public health studies,health administration, economics, business administrationor a medical degree; and one essay as well as documentslisted on the webpage of the programme:Detailed information: http://tatk.elte.hu/studies/health-economics-msc Tuition fee (for a semester):

EURO 1380 (EU/ EEA students)EURO 3000 (Non-EU /EEA students)A limited number of subsidized places are availableApplication deadline: 30 April 2014

ContactsIssues related to the content of the MSc programme:

Zoltn VOK | [email protected]

Issues related to the application procedure:Julia GYRKE | [email protected]

Issues related to visas and travel & living in BudapestJulia GYRKE | [email protected]

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