BME Is the Only Hungarian University Among Kiro’s Partners

BME students can use Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) AI-powered development tool free of charge for one year. The tool is used by engineering teams at companies including Siemens, Delta and Ericsson. AWS is launching its Kiro Students programme in Hungary in cooperation with BME. Students will receive 1,000 Kiro credits per month, with no credit card required and no trial period, according to the website of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics.

AWS launched the Kiro Students programme in March 2026 with 11 universities in two countries. The initiative has since expanded significantly and is now available to students at 132 universities in 18 countries. BME is currently the only Hungarian university participating in the international programme.

An AI tool also used by major corporations

Kiro can support the entire software development process, from planning and coding to the creation of a finished application. In addition to being used by international companies, it has also been integrated into the workflows of teams working on Alexa+, Fire TV, Prime Video and AWS services within Amazon. Interest in the tool is growing rapidly: according to AWS data, the number of developers using Kiro has doubled from one quarter to the next, total usage has tripled, and enterprise use has increased nearly fivefold.

One of Kiro’s key features is spec-driven development. Users can describe in everyday language what kind of application or functionality they want to create, and the tool turns this into structured requirements, a development plan and a step-by-step task list. Developers can review and modify each step throughout the process, meaning that the AI does not simply generate the entire solution autonomously, but instead supports a transparent development workflow.

The same tool at university and in the workplace

The Kiro Students programme is designed to give students practical experience with AI-powered development tools already during their university years – tools they may later encounter in professional environments. BME students can use Kiro for university projects, professional assignments and their own development ideas. The tool can be used to break down a complex semester-long project into manageable steps, quickly create a prototype or hackathon demo, and automate a range of routine tasks.

Kiro can also be used directly from a web browser, no installation is required. Students can create their own AI agents and connect them to a variety of tools. This makes it possible, for example, to automate the monitoring of changes in datasets, code updates and other regularly recurring tasks.

“Hungary has an outstanding pool of engineering talent, and BME has been at the heart of it for more than 240 years.

 Launching the Kiro Students programme here means that BME students have access to the same professional AI development tools as their peers at leading universities around the world, and can use them on real projects, not demos,” said Gianni Romolo, AWS Head of Business Development for Central and Eastern Europe.

The use of AI-powered development tools is increasingly becoming part of everyday software development practice. According to AWS and BME, the programme can therefore also strengthen students’ preparedness for the job market. Before graduating, they can gain hands-on experience with the same technologies used by international development teams in real-world projects.

“Our students have always been among the strongest problem-solvers in the region. Tools such as Kiro give them an opportunity to put this knowledge to use in real software projects while they are still at university. 

This is exactly the kind of practical experience that can be highly valuable when they enter the job market,” 

said Pál Varga, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence.

BME students can register for Kiro using their university email address and then verify their student status through the SheerID system.

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