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Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) is a public university in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1782, with about 20,200 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Founded
- 1782
- Students
- 20,152
- Teaching language
- Hungarian, English
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The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, BME) is a public technical university in Budapest. Its origins date to the Institutum Geometricum founded in 1782, which is considered the first institute in Europe to award engineering degrees at university level.
BME has eight faculties: civil engineering; mechanical engineering; architecture; chemical technology and biotechnology; electrical engineering and informatics; transportation engineering and vehicle engineering; natural sciences; and economic and social sciences. Its main campus lies along the Danube in Buda, and Nobel laureates Dennis Gabor and Eugene Wigner studied there.
A wide range of bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes are offered in English for international students, alongside Hungarian-language programmes. The Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship supports many international students.
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What language are courses taught in at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)?
Courses at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) are taught in Hungarian, English.
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) was founded in 1782.
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