Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezetet

What Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezetet does

Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezet is a Hungarian student work cooperative (iskolaszövetkezet) founded in 1995 and headquartered in Budapest, operating a job-matching platform that connects university and college students with part-time and project-based employment opportunities across Hungary. The cooperative serves as the legal employer of record for student placements, handling payroll, contracts, and tax compliance on behalf of partner companies, while students benefit from the under-25 SZJA personal income tax exemption up to the national average salary threshold (715,765 Ft/month). The organization operates from a central headquarters in Budapest's Kelen Irodaház and maintains regional offices in seven additional Hungarian cities (Debrecen, Kecskemét, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged, Győr), plus remote/home office listings.

The platform is a web-based system hosted at schonherz.hu featuring student registration, CV management, job browsing by city and category, application submission, and online contract signing via electronic signature integration. Job categories span administrative, casual/project-based, economic/business, technical/engineering, IT support, and developer/testing roles, with dedicated tracks for seasonal work, remote/home office positions, international/foreign students, and graduating students. Underlying technology operations and recruitment are delivered through a strategic partnership with Schönherz Informatikai Stúdió Kft., while email outreach is supported by Protopmail Kft.

The business model is a professional services / staffing arrangement: the cooperative earns fees on student employment contracts, priced on an hourly basis ranging from approximately 1,856 Ft/hour for entry-level or under-18 positions to 4,000 Ft/hour for IT/development roles, with administrative rates at 2,200–2,400 Ft/hour and technical/engineering rates at 2,145–2,800 Ft/hour. Pricing is largely transparent and published on the website. The cooperative employs 51–100 staff, serves a diversified enterprise and SME customer base across IT, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, hospitality, autonomous vehicles, and government (including BlackRock, a German-headquartered electronics manufacturer, a global healthcare company with 8,000+ employees, Hungarian government IT, and aiData), and operates under a cooperative governance model led by President Baross Levente.

Name

Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezetet

Legal name

Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezet

Website

https://schonherz.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezet is a Hungarian student work cooperative founded in 1995 that connects university students with part-time jobs across eight Hungarian cities, acting as the legal employer and handling payroll, contracts, and tax compliance for partner companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Employment Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Placement & Matching Agencies (EDAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF), Contractor of Record (COR) / Global Contractor Management (BPACAHAE)

Keywords

• Student employment services
• Part-time job placement
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Student job matching
• Cooperative employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student placement and employment services: The cooperative acts as the legal employer for students placed at partner companies. Revenue is generated through service fees from the employment arrangement, typically a percentage of student wages or fixed fees per placement. Students receive wages through the cooperative's payroll system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezet is a Hungarian student work cooperative that connects university and college students with part-time job opportunities across IT, engineering, administrative, and other roles. The cooperative acts as the legal employer for placed students, handling payroll, contracts, and compliance, while partner companies submit job requirements and the cooperative matches and places candidates.

Product overview

Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezetet is a Hungarian student work cooperative that operates a job matching platform connecting university students with part-time employment opportunities. The platform offers city-based job listings (Budapest, Debrecen, Kecskemét, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged, Győr), organized into job categories (Administrative, Casual/Project, Economic/Business, Technical, IT Support, Developer/Tester), with special offerings for remote work, seasonal positions, international students, and graduating students seeking permanent employment paths.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Job Matching Platform Web-based platform (schonherz.hu) operated by the cooperative that connects university students with part-time job opportunities from partner companies across Hungary, including online registration, CV management, job application, and the legal employment relationship.
• Regional Office Placement Services In-person staffing and placement services delivered through physical offices in Budapest (headquarters), Debrecen, Kecskemét, Miskolc, Pécs, Szeged, and Győr, supporting local student placement and employer relations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Under-25 students can receive gross salary as net up to 715,765 Ft/month due to SZJA exemption

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schönherz Informatikai Stúdió Kft.coreTechnology or IntegrationHandles recruitment and marketing activities for Schönherz Iskolaszövetkezet. The company provides recruitment services and manages the registration platform technology. Also handles job posting management through the [email protected] contact.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WHC Hungary: Hungarian staffing and HR services provider active in temporary placement and student recruitment, overlapping Schönherz on employer-side relationships and light-industrial/clerical roles.
• PannonJob: Hungarian regional recruitment and student placement firm with comparable offerings in temporary, part-time and graduate hiring, addressing the same dual-sided student/employer market.
• JobForce Hungary: Hungarian staffing firm focused on student and entry-level job placement with similar geographic and sectoral coverage. Competes directly for the same student supply and employer demand.
• Meló-Diák: Hungary's largest student work cooperative, operating the same iskolaszövetkezet model and competing head-to-head for university students and employer partners across Hungarian cities. Essentially a same-model, larger-scale peer.

Broad incumbents

• Trenkwalder Hungary: CEE-focused HR services group with strong Hungarian presence in blue- and white-collar temporary staffing. Competes for the same light-industrial and administrative temporary roles but is not specialized in student placements.
• Hays Hungary: Specialist professional staffing firm active in Hungary across IT, engineering and finance — segments where Schönherz also places premium interns (e.g., BlackRock, German tech employer). Targets overlapping employer demand for skilled temporary talent.
• Randstad Hungary: Global staffing major operating in Hungary with HR services, temporary placement and outplacement. Targets the same enterprise customers seeking flexible workforce solutions, but without the cooperative tax advantage.
• ManpowerGroup Hungary: Global staffing leader's Hungarian operation offering permanent, temporary and contract placement across white-collar and IT roles. Competes for the same employer-side temporary staffing budgets but does not specialize in the student cooperative niche.
• Adecco Hungary: Global staffing group's Hungarian arm providing temporary, permanent and recruitment process outsourcing across industries. Overlaps on enterprise temporary staffing but operates a broader portfolio beyond student work.

Emerging players

• StudentJob International: Online student-focused job marketplace operating across multiple European countries. Targets the same dual-sided student/employer market as Schönherz but via a digital-native platform rather than a cooperative legal structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/schonherz
• Facebookfacebook.com/iskolaszovetkezet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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