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BME and BorsodChem Sign a Strategic Innovation Partnership
2025. 12. 11.
Researchers and industry experts will work together on technological developments to make manufacturing more efficient, while students will have access to practice-oriented training opportunities.
The rector of BME and the chairman of the board of BorsodChem have signed an agreement on long-term cooperation in innovation and training. BME's faculties The faculties of BME train engineers in a wide range of fields, while BorsodChem employs engineers with diverse qualifications, therefore the agreement extends to all areas of shared interest. The cooperation among university lecturers, students, and industry experts is expected to yield new knowledge that, once integrated into production, can result in more effective and efficient manufacturing technologies. In turn, incorporating this knowledge into education will further raise the standard of practice-oriented engineering training.
Internships, theses
The parties have agreed to work together in the future on innovative technological developments that the company can put to practical use in production. In addition, where possible, they will jointly apply for research and development grants and, subject to mutual agreement, will publish or patent their results. As a practical training centre, BorsodChem will host factory visits and professional traineeships, provide thesis topics and supervisors with industrial experience, and there is also potential for developing PhD topics, including within the framework of the Cooperative Doctoral Programme.
| BorsodChem Zrt., part of the Chinese Wanhua Chemical Group, is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of plastic raw materials and inorganic chemicals. The products of the company, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, are essential raw materials for industries such as construction, automotive, furniture, clothing and footwear, wood and furniture, and household appliance manufacturing. It sells most of its products in Europe, but is also present in the North and South American, African, and Middle and Far Eastern markets. It places particular emphasis on innovation, for which it has established a separate research and development center in Gödöllő. |
“Entering into this partnership with BME is both an investment in the next generation of engineers and a commitment to strengthening our company’s innovation capabilities. We want to show students that BorsodChem offers real, long-term professional and career opportunities. By combining academic knowledge and industrial experience, we can unlock development pathways that neither party could achieve alone – but together we can create tangible value for the Hungarian chemical industry,” emphasized Alex Liu Junchang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BorsodChem.
"Any partnership that directly links education and research with industrial practice is of strategic importance to BME. BorsodChem is one of Hungary's leading chemical companies, which makes this collaboration particularly valuable for us as it opens up new opportunities in research and development, engineering education, and innovation.
The agreement enables our students to work on real industrial problems, while BorsodChem gains access to cutting-edge scientific results and talented young engineers,"
said BME Rector Hassan Charaf.
Rector's Office, Communications Directorate