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Budapest TechEducation, Cooperation,
Professional Training

• János Fodor
• Vice Rector for Science

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Education
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Hungarian Higher Educational Institutions (72)
University College/ Polytechnic
State 18 13
Private 7 34
Total 25 47
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Competition

• Demographic bottom, decreasing number of
  state-funded students
• Cutthroat competition between different
  universities, and between universities and
  colleges
• Appearance of foreign colleges in Hungary
• Possessiveness of universities for MSc training

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Polytechnics/Colleges
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History

• Founded on January 1, 2000
• Integration of former technical colleges
• Bánki Donát Polytechnic,
• Kandó Kálmán Polytechnic,
• Technical College of Light Industry
• More than 12500 students

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Faculties

• Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Keleti Károly Faculty of Economics
• John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics
• Rejto Sándor Faculty of Light Industry

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Education System
PhD Courses
Master Courses (MSc)
High-level vocational training 4 terms/ 120
credits
Bachelor Courses (BSc) 7 terms/ 210 credits
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Accredited BSc programs

1. Engineering management
2. Electrical engineering
3. Environmental engineering
4. Informatics
5. Informatics in economy
6. Light industry
7. Mechatronics
8. Mechanical engineering
9. Safety engineering

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MSc programs

• Safety engineering (ZM University of Defense
  Budapest Tech, Faculties of Mechanical and
  Electrical Engineering)
• Informatics(Faculty of Informatics)
• Mechatronics(Faculties of Mechanical and
  Electrical Engineering, Faculties of Informatics
  and Economics)
• Teacher Training(linked to BSc programs)

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PhD programs

• Informatics PhD School
• Integrated Engineering Systems Multidisciplinary
  PhD School

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Research and Development
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Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

• Material Science and Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical and System Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering and Safety Technics
• Engineering Education

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Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering

• Automation
• Telecommunication
• Human Resource Development and Methodology
• Microelectronics and Technology
• Instrumentation and Automation
• Computer Engineering
• Power Systems

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Keleti Károly Faculty of Economics

• Economics and Social Science
• Intercultural Communication (language institute)
• Management and Organisation
• Physical Education and Sport
• Enterprise Management

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John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics

• Information Systems
• Intelligent Engineering Systems
• Software Technology

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Rejto Sándor Faculty of Light Industry

• General Engineering and Environmental Protection
• Leather-, Textile- and Garment Technology
• Media Technology
• Informatics and Mathematics

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Main Research Groups

• Intelligent Mechatronics Systems (Imre Rudas)
• Intelligent Systems (János Fodor)
• Operational Research and Stochastic Models
  (László Szeidl)
• Micro-architectures of superscalar processors
  (Dezso Sima)
• Materials and material technologies (Tamás Réti)

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Regional University Knowledge Centre (RET)

• Total budget 2,000,000 EUR
• 2006 2009

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Main goals of RET

• Carry on outstanding research-development,
  technology innovation and educational activity
• Intensively collaborate with the economic sphere
• Enhance the RD activities of companies
• Accelerate the technological and economical
  development of the region, hereby
• Increase economical competitive power of the
  country.

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Transportation Informatics and Telematics
University Knowledge Center (TIT-KC)

• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• Based on the communication technology developed
  within the CVIS project
• Establish a knowledge base for Hungary
• Trials of vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-infrastructu
  re communication coordinated by ERTICO
• Next level of European research results by moving
  from autonomous decision making to
  communication-based cooperative decision making

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International Relations
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International Conference Series

• INES
• ICM
• ICCC
• SAMI
• SACI
• SISY

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Institution development
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Educational Building in Óbuda
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Educational Building in Óbuda

• 6000 m2 net area,
• 10 lecture rooms (auditoria),
• For students and professors of the John von
  Neumann Faculty of Informatics,
• 19 computer laboratories,
• Rectors Office and the Technical and Finance
  Administration

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Educational building in Tavaszmezo utca
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Challenges and Vision
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Challenges ahead

• Strategic Plan (2007 2011)
• Incubator House
• Foundation of Spin-off organizations
• Addition to the PPP investment in Tavaszmezo utca
• New PPP in Óbuda

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Future Vision

• A competitive institution, in accordance with the
  European area of higher education, with
  characteristics of
• strong, practice-oriented bachelor programs in
  traditional disciplines accredited by the market,
• Masters courses,
• Doctorate programs,
• Novatory infrastructure.

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