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Successful Grants, Prestigious Alliances, Promising Partnerships – BME’s International Presence in 2025
2026. 01. 05.
It was an exceptionally dynamic year for the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, not only in terms of scientific discoveries and new research results, but also on the international stage. We have selected one piece of news per month from the most important developments.
January
In the first days of the year, BME hosted representatives of one of China’s most prestigious universities. Delegates from the University of Science and Technology of China — ranked 133rd in the QS World University Rankings and a member of the elite C9 group, often referred to as China’s Ivy League — visited the university to explore opportunities for student exchange programmes and joint degree schemes:
Chinese elite university starts building links with BME
February
The rector of BME met with ambassadors of the member countries of the EELISA university alliance. Charaf Hassan informed the diplomats about the university’s organizational changes and future plans. In addition to the ambassadors of Germany, Romania, Switzerland and Türkiye, the meeting was attended by the Head of the European Commission Representation in Hungary, as well as representatives of the French, Italian and Spanish embassies:
March
A major success was achieved by the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences (GTK): two English-language master’s programmes received EFMD accreditation. It is one of the most recognised international qualifications in management and business education. No other higher education institution in Hungary has such accreditations for two of its Master's programmes:
Historic success at the BME GTK: EFMD accreditation for two Master’s programmes
April
Out of nine winning projects selected in EELISA’s call supporting innovative, interdisciplinary, challenge-based community projects, BME is involved in five—acting as project leader in two of them. This makes BME the second most active member institution of the alliance after Madrid’s UPM. The alliance’s fifth call was launched with a total funding budget of EUR 140,000:
Five BME projects win funding at this year's EELISA Joint Call
May
David Nesbitt, Global Digital Director of Jaguar Land Rover, delivered a lecture titled Software Defined Vehicle and Future Technologies at BME as part of the BME x JLR TechDays programme series. The company and the university have a long-standing partnership, with many BME alumni working as development engineers at Jaguar Land Rover:
JLR and BME are shaping the future of the automotive industry
June
Representatives of the Iberian International Nanotechnology Laboratory and BME signed an agreement on cooperation in materials science and nanotechnology. The partnership may include hosting visiting researchers for both short- and long-term stays, joint supervision of doctoral candidates, and the launch of joint education and research programmes:
BME Signs Agreement With International Nanotechnology Laboratory
July
BME became a partner in an EU-funded project with a total budget of EUR 1.3 million after successfully applying to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s Higher Education Initiative. The project, known as InnovaCyBridge and titled Strengthening Cyber Resilience and Management through Entrepreneurial Spirit, aims to integrate advanced cybersecurity management and startup management education into business programmes:
Cybersecurity and startup development: an EU project relies on BME expertise
August
A snapshot of Horizon Europe funding success: BME ranked first among all Hungarian institutions. Including funding obtained through projects under the Euratom subprogramme, BME’s successful applications receiveed a total of EUR 17.1 million in grants:
BME tops the Horizon Europe ranking
September
At the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Global Flood Partnership, a multidisciplinary community of scientific experts supporting humanitarian organizations, insurance companies, and first responders, several issues were discussed, from state-of-the-art technologies to indigenous forecasting methods:
UN researchers join discussions at international conference hosted by BME
October
Kala Vairavamoorthy, Executive Director of the International Water Association (IWA), gave a lecture at BME (and later an interview to bme.hu). The organization led by the British professor brings together professionals and institutions working in water management, water supply and wastewater treatment, and its importance is growing as climate change increasingly affects water resources:
Why do people have charged mobile phones even where there is no drinking water?
November
The International Scientific Advisory Board of BME held its first online meeting. Convening at least once per academic year, the board is composed of internationally recognized experts with outstanding achievements in science and/or science management, including a Hungarian Nobel laureate. Its mission is to contribute advisory input to strengthening BME’s international relations and competitiveness, to formulate recommendations, and, at the rector’s request, to provide opinions on strategic issues:
BME Establishes International Scientific Advisory Board
December
James Danly, Deputy Secretary of Energy of the United States, visited BME. He toured the university’s training reactor and held discussions on potential academic cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. In addition to current issues in Hungary’s electricity supply, the talks focused primarily on the steps required for the introduction of so-called small modular reactors (SMRs):
BME leaders hold talks with US Deputy Secretary
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