Budapest University of Technology and Economics

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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Hungarian Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem (BME)
Further languages German: Technische und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Universität Budapest
French: Université des Sciences Techniques et Economiques de Budapest
Russian: Будапештский университет технологии и экономики
Established 1782
School type Public University
Rector Prof. Dr. Molnár Károly
Location Budapest, Hungary (EU)
Address H-1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 3-9.
Students 24,000 total (2005)
Membership EUA, CESAEER, IAU, Santander Group, DRC, SEFI, AUF, ISEP, IAESTE, NEPTUNE, Athens Network
Homepage http://www.bme.hu/en/

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (in Hungarian, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem or in short Műegyetem) is the most significant University of Technology in Hungary.

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History

The legal predecessor of the university was founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II, named Institutum Geometrico-Hydrotechnicum (Institute of Engineering). 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 tér (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. An up-to-date pool of machinery and instrumentation has been provided by support from Hungary and abroad.

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Famous students

Among its Nobel Prize winner students are the inventor of holography Dennis Gabor, the chemist George Oláh and the physicist Eugene Wigner. Many other students of the university have become world-famous, including Tódor Kármán, Kálmán Kandó, Dénes Mihály, Károly Kós and Leó Szilárd.

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Present

In May 2000 the university had 1024 regular professors (more than 50% of whom had scientific qualifications). 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 credit system was introduced in 1995.

Today it has eight faculties:

  • Architecture
  • Civil Engineering
  • Economic and Social Sciences
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Natural Sciences
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering and Informatics
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<center>Universities in Budapest Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Corvinus University of Budapest | Central European University | Andrássy Gyula German Language University of Budapest | Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music | Semmelweis University | Pázmány Péter Catholic University | Károli Gáspár University of the Hungarian Reformed Church | Jewish Theological Seminary – University of Jewish Studies | Hungarian University of Applied Arts | Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest | Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts | Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University

Universities in the rest of the country

Reformed Theological Academy of Debrecen | Szent István University | Széchenyi István University | University of Debrecen | University of Kaposvár | University of Miskolc | University of Pécs | University of Szeged | University of Veszprém | University of West Hungary

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