Mathematics Study Abroad Programs in Hungary

Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education, or Summer@BSME, is a six-week summer program wherein participants immerse themselves in mathematical exploration to experience first-hand learning in Hungarian pedagogy. Then, they investigate how to bring this pedagogy into their future classrooms. They spend five weeks in the beautiful city of Budapest and one week in rural Hungary at a math camp for kids, observing Hungarian Math teachers as well as participating in and assisting with Math lessons and games. In the spirit of Hungarian instruction, BSME faculty challenges our participants to take part in creating, rather than just learning, the material. BSME courses are designed so that credits are transferable to American and Canadian colleges and universities, with transcripts issued by St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. BSME welcomes students who are: 1) currently pursuing secondary Mathematics teaching licenses at their home institutions 2) planning to pursue other paths to Mathematics licensure 3) in-service Math teachers 4) or simply curious about learning and teaching Mathematics