Budapest University of Technology & Economics - Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
The education of chemical engineers has a long-standing tradition in Hungary. In 1846, the Department of General and Technical Chemistry was founded at Joseph II Industrial School, one of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics’s predecessor institutions. Education of chemical engineers, separate from that of mechanical and civil engineers, reaches back to the 1863/64 academic year. Royal Joseph Polytechnic became a technical university in 1871. Students of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology receive a thorough education in areas of engineering in three main fields: biochemical engineering, chemical engineering, and environmental engineering; however, the specialisation branches are much more diversified. The Faculty’s educational system corresponds to the three-cycle structure applied both in the European Union and in the United States: bachelor (BSc) 7 semester long master (MSc) 4 semester long doctoral (PhD) 3 years long All these curricula have been carefully prepared to meet the needs and challenges of the actual career opportunities both in the developed and developing countries. The faculty places a particular emphasis on R&D&I activities in accordance with the social mission of our university. Research priorities are related to the fields of inorganic and organic chemistry, pharmaceutical innovation, process engineering, biotechnology, health and environment protection, food related topics, nanotechnology, material sciences, development of polymer composites. The scientific activities are connected to the national Research University program. The high-level research work and productive collaboration of the university with national and international research groups result in high number of international publications, patents and industrial applications. The research strategy includes the exploitation of scientific and technical results to achieve economic and social advances. A remarkable number of BSc, MSc and PhD students are strongly involved in the research work. Undergraduate students present their award-winning results at Students' Scientific Conferences and PhD students complete their thesis with high scientific impact in the Graduate School of George Oláh. These results play an essential role in the continuous extension of the scientific role of the faculty.