Óbuda University

The Óbuda University (Hungarian: Óbudai Egyetem, Latin: Universitas Budensis) named after Óbuda, a part of Budapest, is a technical university in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 2000 as Budapest Tech (Hungarian: Budapesti Műszaki Főiskola) with the merging of three polytechnical institutes (Bánki Donát Technical College, Kandó Kálmán Technical College, Light Industry Technical College). With nearly 13,000 students it is one of the largest technical universities in the country. Having complied with the requirements, the institution was promoted to university status on 1 January 2010 under the name of Óbuda University. [1]

Óbuda University
Óbudai Egyetem
Latin: Universitas Budensis
Motto"Pro scientita et futuro"
TypePublic
Established1879
RectorProf. Dr. habil. Kovács Levente
Administrative staff
421
Students12,888
Location
Budapest
,
Hungary

47°32′1.6″N 19°2′5.75″E
Websitewww.uni-obuda.hu

Faculties

The university with the merger of former polytechnic institutions has founded the following faculties:[2]

  • Alba Regia Technical Faculty (Székesfehérvár)
  • Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering
  • Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering
  • Keleti Károly Faculty of Business and Management
  • John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics
  • Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering

Doctoral Schools
  • Doctoral School of Applied Informatics and Applied Mathematics
  • Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences
  • Doctoral School of Materials Sciences and Technologies

References
  1. "Óbudai Egyetem - Announcement by Prof. Dr. Imre Rudas on bmf.hu" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  2. "Obuda University, Budapest", Budapest Corner, retrieved 2010-12-20
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.