Nobel laureates of bme dénes GÁbor (1900 1979) holography, in 1971

Nobel 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

Former students of BME

Former graduates of BME

Education at the BME

• Traditional Dipl. Eng. Programs (MSc, 5 years) – in Hungarian

• From 2005/2006 two-cycle linear higher education system in Hungary (Bologna process). 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, partly in German, French, Russian

• Since 1994 European Credit Transfer Scheme

• Programs are qualified by the Hungarian Accreditation Body (MAB)

• Continuing Engineering Education, postgraduate courses, MBA, etc.

Students attending the BME (2007)

Civil Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Land Surveying and Geoinformatics

• Mechanical Engineering

• Production Engineering

• Power Engineering

• Architectural Engineering

• Chemical Engineering

• Bioengineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Technical Informatics

• Transportation Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Engineer-Physics

• Mathematics

• Engineering Manager

• Business Manager

Civil Engineering Sciences

• Civil Engineering Sciences

• Earth Sciences

• Mechanical Engineering Sciences

• Architectural Art (DLA)

• Building Sciences

• Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Information Technology

• Transport Science

• Vehicle, Mobile Machines Engineering

• Mathematics and Computer Science

• Physics

• Economy, Management and Organizations

• Psychological Sciences

• History of Technology and Science

Continuing/Adult Education at the BME

• Institute for Continuing Engineering Education (MTI)

• Idea of life long learning of engineers in 1924

• Established in 1939 (1st in Europe)

• Qualified by MAB in 2001 (EN ISO 9001:2001)

• „UNESCO Chair” Award in 2000

• Member of SEFI, IACEE, FEANI…

• Qualification for the „Eur-Ing” in FEANI register
• (633 Eur-Ing at Dec. 2007)

• Aim: full CEE program, fitting to the market demand

• incl.: Postgraduate engineering courses,

• Economic, management and IT studies,

• Courses for special qualification / certificate

• (e.g. building surveyor, quality manager) Special EU topics (legal, economic, R&D….)

• Annually in average: 80 courses, 1750 participants

Other forms of Continuing Education at the BME

• Postgraduate education in eng. specialization

• Organized by the Faculties for engineers

• 4 semesters with exams, diploma-work, certificate

• 63 curricula, e.g.: welding, pharmacochemistry, R&D in EE, manager in energetics, city-planning, color-dynamics, reactor-technology, financial IT

• Master in Business Administration (MBA)

• Since 1992 with Heriot-Watt University, since 1996 gradually redesigned with the assistance of American institutions by Fac. Economic Sciences

• MBA executive, professional

• Annually in average: 500 MBA diplomas

• Further education courses: with certificate by Fac. Econ. Sci. E.g.: teachers of secondary schools, techn. experts in justice, educational manager, media designer, taxation expert, regional developer, environmental manager, etc.

Budget (2007)

BME as Research University

Funded EU projects (2002-2006)

University – Industry Collaboration Model

BME University Research Centers Consortia with industrial and academic partners

• 3G/4G Mobile Communications R&D&I Centre

• Information Technology Innovation and Knowledge Centre

• Inter-University Cooperative Research Centre for ICT

• Advanced Vehicle Control Knowledge Centre

• Biomedical Engineering Knowledge Centre

• Biomechanical Cooperative Research Centre

• Cooperative Research Centre for Intelligent Materials

• Infopark: Innovation and Technology Park (1st in CE Europe)

Strategic relations – Multinational and national companies

• Hungarian Telekom

• IBM

• Intel

• Knorr-Bremse

• Mentor Graphics

• Microsoft

• Nokia

• Oracle

• Paks Nuclear Power Plant

• Pannon Mobile

• SAP

• Siemens

• Visteon

Memberships in international organisations and networks

• EUA (European University Association)

• CESAEER (Conf. of European Schools of Advanced Eng. Education and Research)

• SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education)

• Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology

• 4TU League: Regional cooperation of BME, CTU in Prague, SUT in Bratislava, TU Wien

• INU (International Network of Universities)

• AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)

• ATHENS Network (Advanced Technology Higher Education Networks/Socrates)

• OECD-IMHE (OECD - Institutional Management in Higher Education)

• DEAN (Deans European Academics Network)

• WITEC (European Association for Women in Science Engineering and Technology)

• ENEN (European Nuclear Education Network)

• EDEN (European Distance Learning and E-Learning Network)

• ACA (Academic Cooperation Association)

• EU-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) University Network Program

• EAIE (European Association for International Education)

• IAUP ( International Association of University Presidents)

• EUNICE (European Universities Network for ICT)

• T.I.M.E. Association (Top Industrial Managers for Europe)

Some of the major University Bilateral Agreements

• Technical University of Vienna, Technical University of Graz, Austria

• Technical University of Helsinki, Finland

• INSA de Rennes, ENSAM, ParisTech, France

• KUL Leuven, Belgium

• NTNU Trondheim, Norway

• Zhejiang University (Hangzhou), Northeastern University (Shenyang), China

• TU Delft, The Netherlands

• RWTH Aachen, University of Karlsruhe, TU Berlin, TU Munich, Germany

• Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

• Technical University of Cracow, TU Warsaw, Poland

• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Technical University of Košice

• University of New Hampshire, of Virginia, Florida Tech, USA

• Hanoi Open University, Vietnam

• National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

• Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbay, Delhi, India

• University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Waseda University, Japan

• Seoul National University, Korea University, Republic of Korea

• Technical University of Tallinn, Estonia

Number of ERASMUS Agreements (2007-2008)

The BME Strategic Objectives

• A EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CREATION AND TRANSFER OF ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE

• Strong basic education and differentiated, high quality master education, aiming at prestigious BSc/BA and MSc /BA degrees, resp.

• PhD/DLA education and scientific qualification in technical and natural sciences, partly in economic sciences

• High-level research, development and innovation in cooperation with academic and business partners, by contracts, agreements and participation in national and European projects;

• Training flexibility corresponding to changing social and professional needs, the extension of curricula in English

• Perceptible contribution to the technical development of Hungary

• To be a valuable member of the European Research and Higher Education Area, harmonising theory and practice.