In 2018, Fudan University formally signed a two-year Erasmus+ Program agreement with Lorand University, Hungary, and renewed the agreement to 2023 after the expiration of the validity period. According to the terms of the Agreement, the School of Philosophy of Fudan University and the Department of Philosophy and Chinese Studies of Lorand University ought to annually send 1-2 qualified students(who are required to have good academic performance and offer necessary proof of language ability) to each other for an exchange which lasts for 1 semester or 2. The selected participants are free from tuition fees, application fees, examination fees and other such fees, and can also obtain necessary information and help from the other party in visa, insurance, courses selection and accommodation so that they can quickly adapt to the local life and focus on studies. After the end of the exchange period, they will receive transcripts in English version from the other party as the proof of their academic completion. Credits obtained from the other party, if complied with relevant regulations, can also be transferred back to their home university. This agreement will also activate the teachers exchanging, academic cooperation and cultural communication between the two parties.
Lorand University, which is located in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, ranks highly in US News, CWUR and 4ICU year after year, and has great advantages in classicism, classical linguistics, western Marxist, continental philosophy, Chinese studies as well as the philosophy of science. The school of philosophy of Fudan University hopes to further promote the long existed collaboration with the Lorand University through this program, so as to train students to become philosophical scholars with both solid academic foundation and broad international vision, and at the same time expedite the establishment of our academic platform in Hungary and even in the whole Europe.
