Hungarian Dance University

Founded in September 1950 as the State Ballet Institute, the institution became the Hungarian Dance Academy in 1991 and the Hungarian Dance University on 1 February 2017. Located in Budapest at Columbus utca 87-89 in the 14th district, the university offers preparatory programmes, BA programmes (Dance Artist, Dancer and Coach, Choreography) and MA programmes (Dance Teacher, Choreographer, Classical Ballet Dancer, Hungarian Folk Dance Artist) across departments including Classical Ballet, Choreography, Modern and Theatrical Dance, Hungarian Folk Dance, Modern Ballroom and Commercial Dances, and Art Theory. The campus includes ballet studios, a theatre hall, the Vályi Rózsi Library and Dance Research Centre, a health centre, and dormitory facilities. The university attracts students from over 20 countries and participates in international scholarship programmes including Stipendium Hungaricum and Pannónia. It is governed by the Foundation for the Hungarian Dance University.