General information
01 Oct 2025
In Hungary, the recognition procedure of diplomas which has been obtained in a foreign country is based on the Act C of 2001 on the recognition of foreign certificates and degrees, which is applicable to any certificate issued under the jurisdiction of a foreign country for the purpose of the recognition, thereof as equivalent to a counterpart certificate obtainable in Hungary.
In case of healthcare qualifications, the recognition procedure can be conducted by two competent authorities based on the following classification.
| Competent authority | Certificates obtained in the European Union | Certificates obtained in non-member states |
| National Directorate General For Hospitals | qualifications in general medicine | specialist qualifications in medicine |
| specialist qualifications in medicine | specialist qualifications in dentistry | |
| qualifications in dentistry | specialist qualifications in pharmacy | |
| specialist qualifications in dentistry | other higher level specialist healthcare qualifications | |
| qualifications in pharmacy | secondary level healthcare qualifications | |
| qualifications in nursing | ||
| qualifications in midwifery | ||
| other healthcare qualifications | ||
| Educational Authority- Hungarian Equivalence and Information Centre | qualifications in general medicine | |
| qualifications in dentistry | ||
| qualifications in pharmacy | ||
| other higher level healthcare qualifications |