Budapest University of Technology and Economics, BME Budapest University of Technology and Economics, BME FACTS AND STRATEGIES, 2012 VISIT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION DELEGATION SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 6 th March, 2012

Institutum Geometricum – Hydrotechnicum Technical University of Budapest Budapest University of Technology and Economics  8 Faculties, 77 Departments  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 Biotechnology (1873)  Electrical Engineering and Informatics (1949)  Transportation Engineering (1951)  Natural Sciences (1998)  Economic and Social Sciences (1998) BME in Figures

3 3 Nobel laureates of BME Dénes GÁBOR ( ) holography, in 1971 Jenő WIGNER ( ) theoretical physics, in 1963 György OLÁH (b:1927) organic chemistry, in 1994

4 4 Former students of BME Tódor (Theodore) von KÁRMÁN Aeronautical Engineer & Mathematician ( ) Leo SZILÁRD Physicist ( ) Ede TELLER Physicist ( )

5 5 Former graduates of BME Donát BÁNKI inventor of carburator ( ) Károly ZIPERNOWSKY inventor of transformer ( ) Ernő RUBIK inventor of Rubik’s cube (1944-)

6 6 Golden Quality Prize in Higher Education (Ministry of Education and Culture, Hungary, 2007) Friendship Order (Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam, 2007) Based on the decision of the Former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Highness Tran Duc Luong the Budapest University of Technology and Economics was awarded the Friendship Order for its active contributions to the tranining of human resources for Vietnam, contributing to the development of the friendship relationship between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Hungary. Elite-Research University Award (Ministry of Education and Culture, Hungary, 2010) Focus areas: Sustainable energetics Vehicle technology, transportation, logistics Nanophysics, nanotechnology, material science Biotechnology, health and environment protection Intelligent environmet and e-technologies Awards

7 77 Civil Engineering (8 semesters) Mechanical Engineering (7) Energy Engineering (7) Industrial Design Engineering (7) Mechatronics (7) Architecture (8) Chemical Engineering (7) Bioengineering (7) Environmental Engineering (7) Electrical Engineering (7) Computer Science and Engineering (7) Transportation Engineering (7) Mathematics (6) Physics (6+1) Management in Engineering (7) Business and Management BA (6+1) International Business BA (6+1) Applied Economics BA (6) Communication and Media Sciences BA (6) BSc/BA Programs (1 semester - 30 credits) Faculty of Civil Engineering (EMK) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (GPK) Faculty of Architecture (EPK) Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (VBK) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (VIK) Faculty of Transportation Eng. (KSK) Faculty of Natural Sciences (TTK) Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (GTK)

8 88 MSc/MA Programs /4 semester MSc programs (120 credits)/ ENGINEERING MASTER PROGRAMMES EMK Structure civil engineer (1,5 years) EMK Infrastructure civil engineer (1,5 y) EMK Geodesy & geoinformatics (1,5 y) GPK Mechanical engineer GPK Mechatronics engineer GPK Mechanical modeling EPK Architecture (5 years) VBK Chemical engineer VBK Bioengineer VBK Environmental engineer VIK Electrical engineer VIK Computer engineer VIK Biomedical engineer KSK Transport engineer KSK Logistics engineer KSK Vehicle engineer OTHER MASTER PROGRAMMES TTK Applied Mathematics TTK Physics TTK Cognitive sciences GTK Economics GTK International economy GTK Regional and environmental economy GTK Marketing GTK Master of Business Administration GTK Financial GTK Accounting GTK Management and Organisation GTK Technical manager (2009) GTK Engineer- teacher

9 99 Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Architecture Fac. of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Faculty of Transportation Engineering Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences Doctorate Schools (PhD/DLA) /3 years/ ~900 PhD students/candidates Civil Engineering and 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 Psychological Sciences (Cognitive science) Economy, Management and Organizations History of Technology and Science

10 Total : 30,6 billion HUF ( 105,5 million €) Budget €  290 HUF State budget 53 % R&D& innovation 26 % Tuition fees 11 % Other income 10 % Budget 2011 Total : 33,3 billion HUF (119 million €) 1€  280 HUF

11 BME participation in FP 7 Projects Year (and number of projects) EU contribution in Euro projects projects projects projects projects Total - 83 projects Average project size

12 BME participation in FP 7 Projects (thematic) Thematic areas and fields of activityNumber of projects 1. Cooperation 55 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology4 Information and Communication Technologies31 Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies 4 Environment (incl. Climate Change)1 Transport (incl. Aeronautics)11 Security and Space2 Joint Technology Initiatives (Clean Sky JTI)2 2. Ideas (ERC StG)3 3. People Capacities 4 5. Euratom 10 TOTAL 83

13 Research –Recent development Research University, in 2010 by the Hungarian government (5 in the country) - Rector of BME Gábor PÉCELI University CAMPUS, new building, reconstructions, territory management, etc.

14 Strategic Research Areas 1.VTL - Vehicle Technology, Transport and Logistics Intelligent Vehicle Technologies and Transport Systems, Integrated Logistics 3.BHE - Biotechnology, Health and Environmental Protection Biopharmaceuticals, Support of Way of Life, Environment Friendly Technologies 4.NNM - Nanophysics, Nanotechnology and Materials Science Nanoelectronics, Nanostructures, Structural and Functional Materials 5.IET - Intelligent Environment and e-Technologies Future Internet, Embedded Systems, Network and Software Technology 1.SE - Sustainable Energy Environment and Climate Protection, Renewable Energy, Supply Security

15 Strategic research Areas (in pictures)

16 Strategic relations - Companies Alcoa Audi Bosch Budapest Gas Works EGIS E.ON Ericsson Flextronics General Electric Hewlett-Packard Hungarian Electric Works Hungarian Oil Co. (MOL ) Hungarian Post IBM Intel Knorr-Bremse Microsoft Nokia Oracle Paks Nuclear Power Plant Richter Gedeon SAP Sanofi-Aventis (Chinoin) Siemens Telenor

17 International Relations Strategical Objectives  Strengthening the ambitious partnership with EU countries.  Making valuable efforts to hold the principal streamline towards universities, excellence in technology and economics in the world.  Drawing a considerable attentiveness towards the universities of the neighboring countries.  Establishing new connections with Far Eastern countries - universities.  Promoting the most widespread student mobility.

18 International relations (education) Education in 4 languages (English, French, German, Hungarian) – about 400 regular foreign students. PRIORITY – Student / Professor exchange Some programs: EU Erasmus (1-2 semesters, about incoming, outgoing students) CEEPUS. (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) ATHENS (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network / Socrates). 14 leading European universities, 2*1week courses. Mobility of cca students / year T.I.M.E. Network of cca. 50 leading universities of technology. Double diplomas, doctorate cooperation, summer schools etc.

19 erasmus.bme.hu 19 Number of ERASMUS Agreements (2011)

20 International relations (membership) EUA (European University Association) AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) iNEER/ICEE (International Network on Engineering Education and Research/International Conference on Engineering Education) EAIE (European Association for International Education) CESAEER (Conf. of European Schools of Advanced Engineering Education and Research) SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) CRP (Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology) 4TU League (Regional cooperation of BME, CTU in Prague, SUT in Bratislava, TU Vienna) Cooperation Platfom of the Metropolitan Universities of Technology from Central and Eastern Europe

21 Some of the major University Bilateral Agreements  Vienna University of Technology, Graz University of Technology, Austria  Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Finland  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway  Zhejiang University (Hangzhou), China  Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands  University of Virginia, FloridaTech, University of New Hampshire, USA  RWTH Aachen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany  Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic  Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Technical University of Košice  Hanoi University of Technology, Open University, Vietnam  National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel  Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbay, India  University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Waseda University, Osaka Univesity, Japan  Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

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26 BME Central Building (101 years) The cradle of the Hungarian revolution in 1956

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