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Advisory Committe of TIME Association holds Annual Meeting at BME
2026. 04. 01.
Implementing cross-border dual degree programs is one of the organization’s main goals.
At the end of March, BME hosted the annual meeting of the Advisory Committe of the international educational organization Top International Managers in Engineering (TIME). TIME has 58 member universities from 29 countries; BME has been a member since 2011.
Twenty members of the committe attended the meeting, including representatives from Sweden’s KTH, Polytechnic University of Milan, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Riga Technical University, Lisbon Technical University, University of Seville, Keio University in Japan, and University of Montreal.
| The TIME network was established in 1989 by four French engineering schools known as the Écoles Centrales (EC). Its member institutions include such prominent technical universities as TU Berlin, TU Munich, TU Wien, and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. One of the network’s main goals is to implement joint university programs that allow students to earn degrees from both institutions upon completion. BME’s current representative on the Advisory Committe is Associate Professor Eszter Gerhát, née Udvary, Vice Dean for International Affairs at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics. |
Rector Hassan Charaf welcomed the attendees, briefly introducing BME and its programmes, after which András Nemeslaki, Vice Rector for International Affairs, opened the meeting, emphasizing the importance of internationalization efforts in BME’s strategy, as well as the fact that the university’s new model allows for the launch of dual-degree programs (such as this one at BME).
The three main topics of the meeting were increasing the popularity of dual degree programs, reviewing the geographical diversification of the network, and exploring cooperation with companies; preparations for the 2026 annual general meeting were also discussed.
The meeting featured a presentation of the collaborative projects funded this year, one of which, entitled “Globalized micro-credentials for STEAM doctoral education”, includes BME. It is led by Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya in Spain, and in addition to BME, the Wroclaw University of Technology is also participating. The grant awarded amounts to 10,000 euros, which can be used to organize workshops and cover travel expenses. Representing BME, Mrs. Gerhát and Mr Dénes Zarka (Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Continuing Engineering Education) engages in the project.
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