Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME / Műegyetem)
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME / Műegyetem) is a public institution in Budapest, Hungary, accredited by Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; TIME network. Primary language: Hungarian. AlmiStudy lists 5 canonical subject areas, all verified against Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; TIME network.
- Country
- Hungary (HU)
- City
- Budapest
- Control
- public
- Language
- Hungarian
- Accreditation
- Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; TIME network. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME / Műegyetem) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.bme.hu/?language=en
Subjects offered
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Civil Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Architecture · Chemical Technology and Biotechnology · Electrical Engineering and Informatics · Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering · Natural Sciences · Economic and Social Sciences
Founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II as the Institutum Geometricum, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME or Műegyetem) is the WORLD'S OLDEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY of university rank still in continuous operation. Approximately 21,000 students. **6 Nobel laureates** affiliated including Eugene Wigner (Physics 1963), Dennis Gabor (Physics 1971, holography), George de Hevesy (Chemistry 1943), János Harsányi (Economics 1994). 🕯️ MAJOR HONEST CONTEXT — 22 OCTOBER 1956: BME is the BIRTHPLACE OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION. On 22 October 1956, BME students formulated their famous '16 Points' — a list of demands including withdrawal of Soviet troops, free elections, freedom of press, restoration of national symbols, and the rehabilitation of Imre Nagy. The mass demonstration the following day, 23 October, ignited the Revolution. Soviet tanks crushed the uprising on 4 November 1956; approximately 2,500-3,000 Hungarians were killed and ~200,000 fled as refugees. The BME 16 Points are commemorated annually; 23 October is a Hungarian national day. Every BME student knows their university's role in this defining moment of Hungarian history. The Műegyetem's central building (Wigner-Jenő Korszerű Mérnökképzésért Alapítvány site) bears witness to this history.
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