LUDOVIKA UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE

Department of Aliens Policing

Department of Aliens Policing 

The Department of Immigration Studies started its operation in 2012, the year of the foundation of the University, on the initiative and support of the then Office of Immigration and Nationality. The teachers of the Department started their work as the officials of this Office. Their primary task was to develop and run a training programme suitable for providing appropriate preparation for the students in terms of both theory and practice in the fields of aliens policing, asylum and citizenship and to enable them to manage administrative law enforcement tasks in these areas.

Since 2019, when the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing was established, the Department has been operating as the Department of Immigration Studies. Our colleagues belong to the professional staff of the Police and are commissioned police officers. Today the key mission of the Department as an organisational unit conveying specialised police knowledge is to establish a law enforcement specialisation that prepares students both for carrying out aliens policing administrative tasks and for pursuing a police career.

 Since 2024, the Department has been known as the Department of Aliens Policing. 

 

Head of Department of Immigration Studies

The head of the Department of Immigration Studies is police colonel Dr Zoltán Hautzinger, habilitated associate university professor. He has been serving as an army and a law enforcement officer since 1992, first working as staff of the Border Guard, later the Police and the Office of Immigration and presently the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing. His current field of research is the relationships between migration and criminal law (crimmigration).

Contact Information


Department of Immigration Studies

Postal address: 1441 Bp. Pf. 60. (P.O. Box)

Office: 1083 Budapest, Üllői út 82., University of Public Service Educational Centre, Room Nr. 246.

E-mail: rtk_idegenrendeszeti_tanszek@uni-nke.hu

Telephone: +36-1-432-9024, +36-1-432-9000/19-219

Head of Department: Dr. Zoltán Hautzinger, pol. colonel, associate university professor

Secretariat: Edit Lutter

 

The department carries out its core duties under the authority of the University, with professional support from the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing. Its teaching activities are organized within the framework of independent specializations:

  • BA in Law Enforcement: This program is designed exclusively for full-time police officer candidates, ensuring a steady supply of trained officers for the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing.

  • BA in Law Enforcement Administration (starting in the 2025/2026 academic year): A part-time specialization for civilian students seeking advanced knowledge of the structure and key responsibilities of specialized migration administration.

  • BA in Law Enforcement Administration with a Specialization in Aliens Policing (starting in the 2024/2025 academic year): A correspondence-based program for students already in police service, covering general police knowledge as well as the administration and policing of aliens, alongside the competencies required for officer rank.

These courses offer professional police training with a specialization in immigration. Throughout the program, students gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of how legal frameworks apply to migration and foreign nationals. As police officers, they actively participate in exercises and coursework that lead to police qualification, including the development of appropriate conduct and behavior expected in the police service—also known as police socialization.

In addition to classroom training, students are required to complete traineeships as part of their basic police service. Trainee officers specializing in immigration must complete practical placements not only with the Aliens Police but also with general police service departments.

Immigration students hold officer candidate status, meaning they are both university students and members of the police force. Their studies are supported by the law enforcement agency, and in return, they are obligated to complete their degree and serve within the respective law enforcement body upon graduation.