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
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.
