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International Conference on Engineering Education - ICEE 2008 CLOSING CEREMONY Welcome Address

International Conference on Engineering Education - ICEE 2008 CLOSING CEREMONY Welcome Address Prof. Gyula SALLAI, DSc Budapest University of Technology and Economics ( BME ) BME, Budapest, 31st July , 2008 http://icee2008hungary.net/ www.bme.hu.

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International Conference on Engineering Education - ICEE 2008 CLOSING CEREMONY Welcome Address

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  1. International Conference on Engineering Education - ICEE 2008CLOSING CEREMONY Welcome Address Prof. Gyula SALLAI, DSc Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) BME, Budapest, 31st July, 2008 http://icee2008hungary.net/ www.bme.hu

  2. Facts and Strategies, 2008 Budapest University of Technology and Economics, BME Prof. Dr. Gyula SALLAI

  3. BME in Figures • Institutum Geometricum – Hydrotechnicum • - - - - - - - - - - • 1949-2000 Technical University of Budapest • 2000- Budapest University of Technology and Economics • 8 Faculties, 77 Departments • 24 000 Students • Academic Staff: 1300, with scientific qualification: 700 • Golden Quality Prize in HE – (in Hungary, 2007) • Web Popularity Ranking: 81st in Europe (2007) Faculties: • Civil Engineering (1782) • Mechanical Engineering (1871) • Architecture (1873) • Chemical and Bioengineering (1873) • Electrical Engineering and Informatics (1949) • Transportation Engineering (1951) • Natural Sciences (1998) • Economic and Social Sciences (1998) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  4. Nobel laureatesof BME DénesGÁBOR(1900 - 1979)holography, in 1971 Jenő WIGNER (1902 - 1995) theoretical physics, in 1963 György OLÁH (b:1927) organic chemistry, in 1994 G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  5. Former students of BME Tódor (Theodore) von KÁRMÁN Aeronautical Engineer & Mathematician (1881-1963) Leo SZILÁRD Physicist (1898-1964) Ede TELLERPhysicist  (1908- 2004) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  6. Former graduates of BME Donát BÁNKIinventor of carburator(1859 - 1922) Károly ZIPERNOWSKYinventor oftransformer(1853-1942) Ernő RUBIKinventor of Rubik’s cube(1944-) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  7. Education at the BME • Traditional Dipl. Eng. Programs (MSc, 5 years) – in Hungarian • From 2005/2006 two-cycle linear higher education system in Hungary (Bologna process). Engineering education in general: 7 semester BSc programs (210 credits) 4 semester MSc programs (120 credits) • PhD Programs (3 years) • BSc, MSc and PhD curricula in English, partly in German, French, Russian • Since 1994 European Credit Transfer Scheme • Programs are qualified by the Hungarian Accreditation Body (MAB) • Continuing Engineering Education, postgraduate courses, MBA, etc. G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  8. Students attending the BME (2007) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  9. Academic Staff (2007) 9 Facts and Strategies of the BME, 2008 G. Sallai, BME, Hungary G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  10. Traditional MSc (5 year) Programmes Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Faculty of Transportation Engineering Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences 10 Facts and Strategies of the BME, 2008 Civil Engineering Land Surveying and Geoinformatics Mechanical Engineering Production Engineering Power Engineering Architectural Engineering Chemical Engineering Bioengineering Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Technical Informatics Transportation Engineering Mechanical Engineering Engineer-Physics Mathematics Engineering Manager Business Manager G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  11. BSc/BA Programmes at the BME Faculty of Civil Engineering (EMK) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (GPK) Faculty of Architecture (EPK) Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering (VBK) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (VIK) Faculty of TransportationEng. (KSK) Faculty of Natural Sciences (TTK) Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (GTK) • Civil Engineering (8 semesters) • Mechanical Engineering (7) • Energy Engineering (7) • Industrial Design Engineering (7) • Mechatronics (7) • Architecture (8) • Chemical Engineering (7) • Bioengineering (7) • Environmental Engineering (7) • Electrical Engineering (7) • Computer Science and Engineering (7) • Transportation Engineering (7) • Mathematics (6) • Physics (6+1) • Management in Engineering (7) • Business and Management BA (6+1) • International Business BA (6+1) • Applied Economics BA (6) • Communication and Media Sciences BA (6) 11 Facts and Strategies of the BME, 2008 G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  12. 2 year MSc/MA Programmes at the BMEfrom 2008 ENGINEERING MASTER PROGRAMMES EMK Structure civil engineer (1,5 years, 2009) EMK Infrastructure civil engineer (1,5 y, 2009) EMK Geodesy & geoinformatics (1,5 y, 2009) GPK Mechanical engineer GPK Mechatronics engineer GPK Mechanical modeling EPK Architecture (5 years) VBK Chemical engineer (2009) VBK Bioengineer (2009) VBK Environmental engineer VIK Electrical engineer VIK Computer engineer VIK Biomedical engineer (2009) KSK Transport engineer KSK Logistics engineer KSK Vehicle engineer OTHER MASTER PROGRAMMES TTK Applied Mathematics TTK Physics GTK Economics GTK International economy GTK Regional and environmental economy GTK Marketing GTK Master of Business Administration GTK Financial GTK Accounting GTK Management and Organisation GTK Cognitive sciences GTK Technical manager (2009) GTK Engineer- teacher 12 Facts and Strategies of the BME, 2008 G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  13. Doctorate Schools (PhD/DLA)~900 PhD students/candidates Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Architecture Fac. of Chemical and Bioengineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Faculty of Transportation Engineering Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences 13 Facts and Strategies of the BME, 2008 • Civil Engineering Sciences • Earth Sciences • Mechanical Engineering Sciences • Architectural Art (DLA) • Building Sciences • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Information Technology • Transport Science • Vehicle, MobileMachinesEngineering • Mathematics and Computer Science • Physics • Economy, Management and Organizations • Psychological Sciences • History of Technology and Science G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  14. Continuing/Adult Education at the BME • Institute for Continuing Engineering Education (MTI) Idea of life long learning of engineers in 1924 Established in 1939 (1st in Europe) Qualified by MAB in 2001 (EN ISO 9001:2001) „UNESCO Chair” Award in 2000 Member of SEFI, IACEE, FEANI… Qualification for the „Eur-Ing” in FEANI register (633 Eur-Ing at Dec. 2007) Aim: full CEE program, fitting to the market demand incl.: Postgraduate engineering courses, Economic, management and IT studies, Courses for special qualification / certificate (e.g. building surveyor, quality manager) Special EU topics (legal, economic, R&D….) Annually in average:80 courses, 1750 participants G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  15. Other forms of Continuing Education at the BME • Postgraduate education in eng. specialization Organized by the Faculties for engineers 4 semesters with exams, diploma-work, certificate 63 curricula, e.g.: welding, pharmacochemistry, R&D in EE, manager in energetics, city-planning, color-dynamics, reactor-technology, financial IT • Master in Business Administration (MBA) Since 1992 with Heriot-Watt University, since 1996 gradually redesigned with the assistance of American institutions by Fac. Economic Sciences MBA executive, professional Annually in average: 500 MBA diplomas • Further education courses: with certificateby Fac. Econ. Sci. E.g.: teachers of secondary schools, techn. experts in justice, educational manager, media designer, taxation expert, regional developer, environmental manager, etc. G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  16. Budget (2007) Other income10 % Total : 29,8 billion HUF (118,2 million€) Tuition fees11 % 1€  252 HUF R&D&innovation 26 % State budget53 % G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  17. BME as Research University • Competition and grants for basic and applied research • National (National Office for Research and Technology) • International (EU’s RTD Framework Programmes) • R&D for the industry and government • Bilateral strategic agreements, incl. e.g.: • collaborative and sponsored research • support of PhD education • courses for updating knowledge of co’s engineers, managers • involvement of co’s experts in the eng & mgmt education • Bilateral specification-based contracts,partly based on Contribution for Innovation by Act • Activity of the Scientific Workshops • Doctorate Schools (15), departmental research groups • Research groups (12) of Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the BME G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  18. Funded EU projects (2002-2006) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  19. University – Industry Collaboration Model Industry/Business/Gov University EDUCATION (BSc, MSc, PhD,Cont’ edu) GRADUATES,Postgraduates R E S E A R C H DEVELOPMENT DESIGN PRODUCTION SALES SERVICES MANAGEMENT INNOVATION (R&D&I creation and transfer support) KNOWLEDGE „Innovation channel” Publications PUBLIC SPHERE G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  20. BME University Research CentersConsortia with industrial and academic partners • 3G/4G Mobile Communications R&D&I Centre • Information Technology Innovation and Knowledge Centre • Inter-University Cooperative Research Centre for ICT • Advanced Vehicle Control Knowledge Centre • Biomedical Engineering Knowledge Centre • Biomechanical Cooperative Research Centre • Cooperative Research Centre for Intelligent Materials Infopark: Innovation and Technology Park (1st in CE Europe) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  21. Strategic relations – Multinational and national companies • Hungarian Telekom • IBM • Intel • Knorr-Bremse • Mentor Graphics • Microsoft • Nokia • Oracle • Paks Nuclear Power Plant • Pannon Mobile • SAP • Siemens • Visteon • Alcoa • Audi • Bosch • Budapest Gas Works • Continental Temic • E.ON • Ericsson • Flextronics • General Electric • Hewlett-Packard • Hungarian Electric Works • Hungarian Oil Co. (MOL) • Hungarian Posts G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  22. Memberships in international organisations and networks • EUA (European University Association) • CESAEER (Conf. of European Schools of Advanced Eng. Education and Research) • SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) • Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology • 4TU League: Regional cooperation of BME, CTU in Prague, SUT in Bratislava, TU Wien • INU (International Network of Universities) • AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) • ATHENS Network (Advanced Technology Higher Education Networks/Socrates) • OECD-IMHE (OECD - Institutional Management in Higher Education) • DEAN (Deans European Academics Network) • WITEC (European Association for Women in Science Engineering and Technology) • ENEN (European Nuclear Education Network) • EDEN (European Distance Learning and E-Learning Network) • ACA (Academic Cooperation Association) • EU-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) University Network Program • EAIE (European Association for International Education) • IAUP ( International Association of University Presidents) • EUNICE (European Universities Network for ICT) • T.I.M.E. Association (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  23. Some of the major University Bilateral Agreements • Technical University of Vienna, Technical University of Graz, Austria • Technical University of Helsinki, Finland • INSA de Rennes, ENSAM, ParisTech, France • KUL Leuven, Belgium • NTNU Trondheim, Norway • Zhejiang University (Hangzhou), Northeastern University (Shenyang), China • TU Delft, The Netherlands • RWTH Aachen,University of Karlsruhe, TU Berlin, TU Munich, Germany • Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic • Technical University of Cracow, TU Warsaw, Poland • Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Technical University of Košice • University of New Hampshire, of Virginia, Florida Tech,USA • Hanoi Open University, Vietnam • National University of Singapore,Nanyang Technological University, Singapore • Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbay, Delhi, India • University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Waseda University, Japan • Seoul National University, Korea University, Republic of Korea • Technical University of Tallinn, Estonia G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  24. Number of ERASMUS Agreements(2007-2008) G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

  25. The BME Strategic Objectives A EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CREATION AND TRANSFER OF ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE • Strong basic education and differentiated, high quality master education, aiming at prestigious BSc/BA and MSc /BA degrees, resp. • PhD/DLA education and scientific qualification in technical and natural sciences, partly in economic sciences • High-level research, development and innovation in cooperation with academic and business partners, by contracts, agreements and participation in national and European projects; • Training flexibility corresponding to changing social and professional needs, the extension of curricula in English • Perceptible contribution to the technical development of Hungary • To be a valuable member of the European Research and Higher Education Area, harmonising theory and practice. G. Sallai, BME, Hungary

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  28. Thanks for your kind attention! Budapest University of Technology and Economics, BME www.bme.hu

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