About us

SELTI Hungary started operations in Budapest in 2007. Since then the company has quickly expanded to provide dozens of opportunities for native English speakers to pursue teaching experiences in Budapest, and currently works with a variety of language schools, companies and private clients to meet their English teaching needs.

The core activity of our business is the operation of the SELTI Teach Abroad Program. This program enables native English speakers to take up teaching positions in Budapest for 6 or 12 month periods, with regular intakes happening year round. In addition to this core activity, SELTI Hungary also provides support services for teachers already based in Budapest, to help make the pursuit of English teaching work in the city easier. In everything that we do, we seek to deliver on our two company commitments: Quality & Experience.

Commitment to Quality: At SELTI Hungary we promise quality in everything that we do. We recruit the best candidates for the SELTI Teach Abroad Program. We invest into qualifications for people who work with SELTI in order to ensure teacher quality. We deal with all our stakeholders in a timely and effective way.

Commitment to the Experience: At SELTI Hungary we recognise that the experience is important. We are a youthful and dynamic company, with a strong teacher community to make the experience of teaching in Budapest excellent. Our youthful and dynamic culture spreads to the classroom, making learning more effective.

Management Team


Ryan Sheppard 
Managing Director
ryan.sheppard(at)selti-hungary.com

After working in the not-for-profit sector in different managerial roles in Europe and through Asia-Pacific, he moved to Budapest with his Hungarian wife, Ildi, and following in the family background of English as a Foreign Language teachers, founded SELTI Hungary. 


Phill Spear 
Assistant Manager phillip.spear(at)selti-hungary.com

Phill has experience in teaching English to business learners, and joined the management of SELTI Hungary in March 2008. He made the big move to Budapest because he enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures, and has loved every minute. 

Samanthya Bittinger
Head Teacher
samanthya.bittinger(at)
selti-hungary.com

Samanthya has been with SELTI Hungary since 2008 and recently assumed the role of Head Teacher in 2009. Samanthya hails from Ohio, US, and now helps new teachers to the program in adjusting to the teaching environment in Budapest.