Óbuda University

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Óbuda University
Óbudai Egyetem
MAV V43 loco in the Uni garden and traffic control along tram tracks, 2018 Obuda-Bekasmegyer.jpg
The main building and its surroundings in 2018
Latin: Universitas Budensis [1]
MottoPro Scientia et Futuro
Type Public
Established2000;24 years ago (2000)
Chancellor Gabriella Ormándi
Rector Prof. Dr. habil. Levente Kovács
Administrative staff
421
Students15,088
Location,
47°32′1.6″N19°2′5.75″E / 47.533778°N 19.0349306°E / 47.533778; 19.0349306
Campus Urban
Language Hungarian, English
Affiliations European University Association
Website www.uni-obuda.hu
Obudai Egyetem cimere.jpg
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia [2] 186 (2022)

The Óbuda University (Hungarian : Óbudai Egyetem, Latin : Universitas Budensis), named after Óbuda, a part of Budapest, is a university in Budapest, Hungary.

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History

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. [3]

Organization

Faculties

The university with the merger of former polytechnic institutions has founded the following faculties: [4]

University rankings
Global – Overall
THE World [6] 1001–1200 (2022)
THE Young Universities [6] 301-350 (2022)

Doctoral schools

Notable alumni

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