Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsBudapest University of Technology and Economics, BME, BMEsince 1782since 1782

Dr. Peter Moson vice rector for international relations

Ildikó Varga Athens organizer

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ATHENS PROGRAMME ATHENS PROGRAMME

2014 March Session

BME4Danube Bridges

BME7Building Economics

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BME in Figures BME in Figures1782 Institutum Geometricum – Hydrotechnicum- - - - - - - - - -

1949-2000 Technical University of Budapest

2000- Budapest University of Technology and Economics

8 Faculties, 77 Departments

24 000 Students Academic Staff: 1300, with scientific

qualification: 700 Golden Quality Prize in HE – (in Hungary, 2007) Web Popularity Ranking: 81st in Europe (2007)

Faculties: Civil Engineering (1782) Mechanical Engineering

(1871) Architecture (1873) Chemical and Bioengineering (1873) Electrical Engineering and Informatics (1949) Transportation Engineering (1951) Natural Sciences (1998) Economic and Social Sciences (1998)

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Education at the BMEEducation at the BME

Engineering education in general:

7 semester BSc programs (210 credits)

4 semester MSc programs (120 credits)

PhD Programs (3 years)

BSc, MSc and PhD curricula in English

Since 1994 European Credit Transfer Scheme

Continuing Engineering Education, postgraduate courses, MBA, etc.

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Students attending the BMEStudents attending the BME

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graduates 2171 3021 1859 1392 5423 1416 547 2363

other students 164 208 302 158 21 138 19 3111

Fac. of Civil Engineering

Fac. of Mechanical Engineering

Fac. of Architecture

Fac. of Chemical and

Bioengineering

Fac. of Electrical Eng.

and Info.

Fac. of Transport Eng.

Fac. of Natural Sciences

Fac. of Economic and

Social Sci.

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Number of ERASMUS Agreements

(2012)

Number of ERASMUS Agreements

(2012)

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Nobel laureates of BMENobel laureates of BME

Dénes GÁBOR (1900 - 1979)holography, in 1971

Jenő WIGNER (1902 - 1995)theoretical physics, in

1963

György OLÁH (b:1927-)organic chemistry, in 1994

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Former students of BMEFormer students of BMETódor (Theodore)

von KÁRMÁNAeronautical Engineer

& Mathematician(1881-1963)

Leo SZILÁRD Physicist

(1898-1964)

Ede TELLER Physicist

 (1908- 2004)

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Former graduates of BMEFormer graduates of BME

Donát BÁNKI inventor of carburator

(1859 - 1922)

Károly ZIPERNOWSKY inventor of transformer

(1853-1942)

Ernő RUBIKinventor of Rubik’s cube

(1944-)

GÖMBÖCGÖMBÖC

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Gömböc Film

Gábor Domokos

Péter Várkonyi

Dept. of Mechanics, Materials and

Structures

Dept. of Mechanics, Materials and

Structures

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HUNGARYHUNGARY

• 10 000 000 inhabitants• 2 000 000 live in the capitol,

BUDAPEST• HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE, related

to Finnish• Member of the EUROPEAN UNION

since 2004

March 15.March 15.

Hungarian National Holiday

Remembering the Hungarian revolution and freedom fight of

1848

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BUDAPEST

BME

DANUBE

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PEST

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•Gömböc is displayed in Hungary's new image film

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Thanks for your kind attention!

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