Timing and duration: 4 weeks (18 June -15 July, 2012)

Credit alue: 6 ECTS credits

1.1. Courses to take: 2 courses of BSc curricula / 3 credits each
- Measurement at Energy and Environmental Protection BMEGEENAG51
- Air Pollution, Waste Water, and Solid Wastes Management BMEGEÁTAG04

1.2. A series of lectures associated with the courses above (2x2 lectures/w, 90 mins each):
--energy production, traditional and alternative energy; sustainability; energy crisis; energy saving; environmental protection

1.3. Field trips: Paks Power Plant, Kelenföld Power Plant, Budapest Sewage Works (Csepel), Budapest Waste Works, Hárskút Center for Renewable Energy (bio farm)

Finance: EUR 3,500,- (incl. application fee, tuition, field trips, airport pickup upon arrival, accommodation, city transportation, health insurance, academic transcripts, administration.

Application process and deadline: (http://icepe.bme.hu/admission/application_form_2011.pdf)

Contact for information, and email application to eszter.kiss@mail.bme.hu 15th March, 2012 at the latest.


Faculty of Transportation Engineering

Four-semester M.Sc program in: - Transportation Engineering, with specialisation in transportation systems, specialisation in transport automation, specialisation in transportation engineering-management.

- Engineering Logistics, with specialisation in processes of logistics and specialisation in technical logistics.

- Vehicle Engineering, with specialisation in railway vehicle engineering, specialisation in automobile engineering, specialisation in naval architect engineering, specialisation in aircraft engineering, specialisation in mobile machine and building machine engineering, specialisation in automated materials-handling engineering, specialisation in vehicle manufacturing and vehicle repair, specialisation in vehicle system engineering, specialisation in transportation safety, specialisation in alternative vehicle drive systems.

Dean of the Faculty: Prof. Dr. Béla KULCSÁR
Vice-Dean responsible for English Programs: Prof. Dr. András ELEÖD


Faculty of Natural Sciences

Engineering Physics program with Branch of Nuclear Techniques at graduate level. Radiochemistry, reactor techniques, nuclear power plant technology, nuclear measurement techniques, radiation and environmental protection, applications for isotopes.

Dean of the Faculty: Dr. János PIPEK
Vice-Dean responsible for English Programs: Dr. Ilona KOVÁCS


Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences

The faculty cooperates closely with all other faculties to provide lectures in social sciences, languages, physical education and teacher education and psychology. Technical English Language courses and ESL courses for international students. Ph.D. programs in economic and social sciences.

Dean of the Faculty: Dr. János KÖVESI
Vice-Dean responsible for English Programs: Dr. László VALKÓ

Several Nobel Prize recipients have been associated with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Dennis Gábor (Physics), George Hevessy (Chemistry), Eugene Wigner (Physics), György Oláh (Chemistry) and János Harsányi (Economics). Further notable personalities have also studied or taught at the University: Edward Teller, nuclear physicist, Leo Szilárd known on his work on nuclear chain reactions, Marcell Breuer architect, Theodore Kármán aerodynamic scientist, Ernő Rubik, inventor of the famous cube, Donát Bánki, co-inventor of the carburetor, Károly Zipernowszky, one of the inventors of the transformer, Dénes Mihály, one of the inventors of television.

The first part of the present Campus along the Danube was built between 1892 and 1898. Based on UNESCO declaration this building ensemble has been part of the World Heritage since 1987. Further parts of the campus were built after the I. and II. World War including academic buildings, nuclear training reactor, student hostels and cafeterias. The Southern Campus is under construction; the new building of informatics (I) and an interesting piece of modern public building architecture (Q) have either been completed or close to completion. A few buildings of another university of Budapest, the University of Science (ELTE) is also located in the same area , together with different new academic buildings, the Inforpark buildings and sports facilities. The Central Library of the University houses 450.000 books and 120,000 volumes of professional journals. At the same time the Library has a strong technical reference section with free access to materials and the ALEPH integrated system, reading and research rooms and on-line access to international databases.

The University has an extensive computer network that is organised, co-ordinated and developed through the Department of Telecommunications and Informatics (TIO). TIO operates and develops the campus backbone network also providing global Internet connectivity and direct access to research and education networks worldwide. Students, professors and researchers can access the network from the departmental networks, or from WLAN hot-spots around the campus. The student residences are also connected to the university network with high speed links.

Besides the university-wide data network, computing services include e-mail, UNIX shell accounts, PC rooms, access to various research databases and scientific journals. A professional-grade video conference station is also available for professors and researchers, as well as supercomputers (operated by NIIF/Hungarnet, the Hungarian research network organisation).

Research at the University as a long-standing tradition is highly encouraged and occurs on all levels from the B.Sc. to the doctoral level. The research is both cooperative and individual, scientific and industrial, national and international. The Budapest University of Technology and Economics has several well-established research relationships with Western European universities. At the same time the university fosters an extensive series of long-established relationships with various branches of industry. Basic research projects are supported by the National Scientific Research Fund. The students are encouraged to participate in scientific research activities that will prepare them to do independent work as engineers after graduation. Project Laboratory Courses are part of Faculty Curricula, requiring students to do individual design work, usually in the second year of the B.Sc. studies. If a student has performed exceptionally well, research may as well be part even of the first year.

The University has entered into agreement of co-operation with about 80 universities in Europe, USA and other overseas countries. Some of these ventures are research-oriented while others include the exchange of faculty and students. The University also operates direct students exchange network and welcomes students year by year from the University of Technology, Sydney, the University of New Hampshire (USA), the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chongju University (South Korea), Technical Universities of Denmark, Delft, Helsinki, Norway, Vienna and the University of Karslruhe. Various mobility programs of the European Union have been playing an important role in strengthening and building up relationships through the ERASMUS Projects.

The Students' International Union was formed in 1990 to create an international family, providing environment where students are encouraged to pursue their academic work and also participate in social and recreational activities. The Club has also sought the right to represent its members and other students before the university administration and in matters that affect them as students of the university.