Óbuda University
Technical university in Budapest, Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Technical university in Budapest, Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Óbuda University (Hungarian: Óbudai Egyetem, Latin: Universitas Budensis), named after Óbuda, a part of Budapest, is a university in Budapest, Hungary.
Óbudai Egyetem | |
Latin: Universitas Budensis | |
Motto | Pro Scientia et Futuro |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2000 |
Chancellor | Gabriella Ormándi |
Rector | Prof. Dr. habil. Levente Kovács |
Administrative staff | 421 |
Students | 15,088 |
Location | , 47°32′1.6″N 19°2′5.75″E |
Campus | Urban |
Language | Hungarian, English |
Affiliations | European University Association |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 186 (2022) |
It was founded in 2000 as Budapest Tech (Budapesti Műszaki Főiskola) with the merging of three polytechnical institutes: Bánki Donát Technical College, Kandó Kálmán Technical College, and Light Industry Technical College. With more than 15,000 students it is one of the largest technical universities in the country. Having complied with the requirements, the institution was promoted to university status on 1 January 2010 under the name of Óbuda University.[2]
The university with the merger of former polytechnic institutions has founded the following faculties:[3]
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
THE World[5] | 1001–1200 (2022) |
THE Young Universities[5] | 301-350 (2022) |
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