1. Budapest University of Technology and Economics, BME Budapest University of Technology and Economics, BME since 1782 Dr. Peter Moson vice rector for international relations Ildikó Varga Athens organizer

2. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 2 ATHENS PROGRAMME 2014 March Session BME4 Danube Bridges BME7 Building Economics

3. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 3 BME in Figures 1782 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)

4. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 4 Education 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.

5. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 5 Students attending the BME

6. erasmus.bme.hu 6 Number of ERASMUS Agreements (2012)

7. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 7 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

8. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 8 Former students of BME Tódor (Theodore) von KÁRMÁN Aeronautical Engineer & Mathematician (1881-1963) Leo SZILÁRD Physicist (1898-1964) Ede TELLER Physicist (1908- 2004)

9. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 9 Former graduates of BME Donát BÁNKI inventor of carburator (1859 - 1922) Károly ZIPERNOWSKY inventor of transformer (1853-1942) Ernő RUBIK inventor of Rubik’s cube (1944-)

10. GÖMBÖC P.Moson, BME, Hungary 10 Gömböc Film Gábor Domokos Péter Várkonyi Dept. of Mechanics, Materials and Structures Dept. of Mechanics, Materials and Structures

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16. P.Moson, BME, Hungary 16 HUNGARY 10 000 000 inhabitants 2 000 000 live in the capitol, BUDAPEST HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE, related to Finnish Member of the EUROPEAN UNION since 2004

17. March 15. Hungarian National Holiday Remembering the Hungarian revolution and freedom fight of 1848

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24. Gömböc is displayed in Hungary's new image filmGömböc is displayed in Hungary's new image film P.Moson, BME, Hungary 24

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