Water-related higher education at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) by Prof János Józsa Head of Department, Head of Doctoral School Deputy dean for Science EWA Spring Days 2015, Budapest Water Conference, 4-6 Facts on the University Institutum Geometrico-Hydrotechnicum, established in 1782 ∗ Faculty of Civil ∗ Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 1782 Engineering and Informatics ∗ Faculty of Mechanical ∗ Faculty of Architecture ∗ Faculty of Transportation Engineering ∗ Faculty of Chemical Engineering ∗ Faculty of Natural Sciences Engineering University campus Main building Library By night 5 Facts on the Faculty Faculty of Civil Engineering ∗ Teaching staff: ~ 120 ∗ Technicians, administration: ~ 60 ∗ Students ∗ ~ 2100 full-time students: ∗ ~ 1750 BSc ∗ ~ 350 MSc ∗ ~ 40 PhD students Facts on the Faculty Faculty of Civil Engineering – Departments (with 10/5/1 rule each): ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Geodesy and Surveying Construction Materials and Technology Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics Structures and Bridges Structural Mechanics Highways and Railways Geotechnics and Engineering Geology Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Facts on the Faculty Faculty of Civil Engineering Specialisation in Hydraulic, Sanitary and Environmental Eng., BSc, MSc ∗ Teaching staff: ~25, at two departments ∗ Technicians, administration: ~ 15 ∗ Annual graduation ∗ ~ 40 in BSc ∗ ~ 20 in MSc ∗ Faculty Doctoral School Facts on the Faculty ∗ Civil Engineering BSc Programme – 8 semester ∗ Infrastructural Engineering Branch (after the 3. semester) ∗ Major and Thesis Work in Hydraulic, Sanitary and Environment Engineering at the two departments ∗ Thematic groups of subjects: ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ Base natural science disciplines Engineering science disciplines Civil engineering core subjects Civil engineering specialisation Social, economic and management subjects Human sciences subjects Facts on the Faculty ∗ Water in the thematic groups of subjects: ∗ Civil engineering core subjects ∗ Hydrology, Hydraulics, Environmental Protection Basics, Public Works, Hydraulic Engineering Basics ∗ Civil engineering specialisation ∗ Advanced Hydraulics, Advanced Hydrology, Water Resources Management, Regional Public Works Systems, Hydrobiology and Chemistry, Water Qulity Control ∗ Social, economic and management subjects ∗ Rural and Regional Development ∗ Field and lab courses Facts on the Faculty BSc ∗ Major in Hydraulic Engineering ∗ Specialisaton subjects e.g. Flood defence, Irrigation and Drainage, Hydroinformatics, Watershed Management, Hydraulic Project Management etc. ∗ Major in Sanitary and Environemntal Engineering Facts on the Faculty ∗ MSc – 3 semester ∗ Major in Hydraulic and Aquatic Environment Engineering ∗ Specialisation subjects ∗ Water systems modelling ∗ Integrated water management ∗ Environmental monitoring ∗ Hydrography and hydroinformatics ∗ Hydraulic engineering planning ∗ Subsurface water resources management ∗ Urban water management Facts on the Faculty ∗ PhD – 6 semester ∗ Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences Doctoral School at the Faculty ∗ Sub-programmes ∗ Structural Engineering ∗ Infrastructural Engineering – including Hydro-sciences ∗ Geo-informatics ∗ Future departmental staff members, researchers, innovators for industry Facts on the Faculty ∗ Complete BSc taught in English ∗ MSc in English in Erasmus Mundus framework ∗ Geo-Water International PhD Programme in English ∗ Field course in English financed by the Norwegian Fund ∗ International student and staff exchange ∗ Erasmus, Erasmus+, ATHENS, CEEPUS etc. Topics to deal with as thesis work: Lakes Topics to deal with as thesis work: Lakes Topics to deal with as thesis work: Rivers with floodplains Example on the complexity of thesis works: Flood hazard and risk analysis (G. Pálfi, BSc) Data Modelling Analysis Example on the complexity of thesis works: Flood hazard and risk analysis (G. Pálfi, BSc) Example on the complexity of thesis works: Effect of navigation on the flow and mixing in rivers with groynes (B. Kéri, MSc, jointly wit TU Delft) Modelled unsteady flow field at a groyne field due to passing ship Example of MSc thesis works continued in PhD research: Primary settling tanks in WWTP (K. Kiss, jointly with TU Graz)
© Copyright 2024