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
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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):
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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:
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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)