Budapest University of Technology and Economics

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affiliations =EUA, CESAER, IAU, Santander Network, DRC, SEFI, AUF, ISEP, IAESTE, NEPTUN, TIME, Athens Network, AIESEC [http://bme.aiesec.hu (local site)]
website =http://portal.bme.hu/langs/en/The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungarian: "Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem" or in short "Műegyetem"), abbreviated as BME, is the most significant University of Technology in Hungary.

History

It is considered the oldest universitiy of technology in the world.The legal predecessor of the university was founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II, named "Institutum Geometrico-Hydrotechnicum" (Institute of Geometry and Hydrotechnics). Count István Széchenyi played a considerable role in industrialization as well as the launch of engineering training in Hungary.

It was reorganized in 1871 as Royal Joseph Technical University and was elevated to equal rank with other universities in the country. It received its current site near Gellért square (next to the Art Nouveau Hotel Gellért) in 1910.

It was reorganized in 1934 as Palatine Joseph University of Technology and Economics and it played a dominant role in the interwar industrialization process besides engineer and economist training in Hungary.

The university was restructured again in the postwar period. The 1956 Hungarian Revolution was partly launched by students of the Technical University, followed by many professors. The two technical universities seated in Budapest were merged in 1967 to form the Technical University of Budapest with six faculties. In 2000 - two years after Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences was established - the official name changed to Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

Famous alumni

Among its Nobel Prize winner alumni are the inventor of holography Dennis Gabor, the chemist George Oláh, Donát Bánki the inventor of the carburettor and the physicist Eugene Wigner. Many other students of the university have become world-famous, including Alfréd Hajós, Alajos Hauszmann, Csaba Horváth, Kálmán Kandó, Tódor Kármán, Károly Kós, Dénes Mihály, Ernő Rubik, Imre Steindl and Leó Szilárd

Today

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In May 2000, the university had 1,024 regular faculty members (more than 50% of whom had a PhD in scientific field.). 34 professors/researchers of the university are members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Training courses are provided in five languages: Hungarian, English, German, French and Russian.

The ECTS credit system was introduced in 1995. This helps students to enroll in the student exchange program of the EU, Socrates (also known as Erasmus) and earn a double degree through the Top Industrial Managers for Europe network.

Colleges

At present university has eight Colleges (founding date in parentheses):
*College of Civil Engineering (1782)
*College of Mechanical Engineering (1871)
*College of Architecture (1873)
*College of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (1873)
*College of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (1949)
*College of Transportation Engineering (1955)
*College of Natural Sciences (1987)
*College of Economics and Social Sciences (1998)

Admissions

Admission is possible for Hungarians who pass the Hungarian high school matura with enough points (as calculated per the Hungarian system), as well as for anyone else in possession of an International Baccalaureate (again, with high enough points).

As with all Hungarian universities, a tuition fee of around 700 USD - for the Hungarian program - has to be paid per year. No extra fee is required for Hungarians if it is their first university, and they do not surpass a limit of 13 semesters to finish the university.

The University offers extensive English language programs on all its faculties, at all levels of study ( Preparatory Year, B.Sc., B.A., M.Sc. Ph.D) The Tuitiion fees vary from 2250 - 4500 EURO-s per semester.6% of the total students come from different countries of the world representing 50+ different countries; the majority of the students in the English Program are from Iran and Cyprus. For admission information, please contact the International Education Center of the University.

Location

The university is located on the side of the Danube between the Szabadság Bridge and the Petőfi Bridge and towards the Lágymányosi Bridge. This makes the university campus especially large and elongated which can cause a problem, as walking from one side of the university to the other can take as much as 20 minutes. Inner city Budapest is just across the river, about 10 minutes walk by either of the bridges.

ports

The University will host the IFIUS [http://www.ifius.com/budapest/ World Interuniversity Games] in October 2008.

External links

* [http://www.bme.hu Official website]
* [http://tanok.bme.hu International Education Center]
* [http://portal.bme.hu/langs/en/history.aspx Detailed history in English and in Hungarian]
* [http://foto.bme.hu Photo Gallery--A very large collection.]
* [http://portal.bme.hu/terkep.aspx Map of the university]