Óbuda University
| Óbudai Egyetem | |
| Latin: Universitas Budensis | |
| Motto | "Pro scientita et futuro" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1879 |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. János Fodor |
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Administrative staff
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421 |
| Students | 12,888 |
| Location |
Budapest, Hungary 47°32′1.6″N 19°2′5.75″E / 47.533778°N 19.0349306°ECoordinates: 47°32′1.6″N 19°2′5.75″E / 47.533778°N 19.0349306°E |
| Website | www.uni-obuda.hu |
The Óbuda University (Hungarian: Óbudai Egyetem, Latin: Universitas Budensis) named after Óbuda, a part of Budapest, is a technical university in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 2000 as Budapest Tech (Hungarian: Budapesti Műszaki Főiskola) with the merging of three polytechnical institutes (Bánki Donát Technical College, Kandó Kálmán Technical College, Light Industry Technical College). With nearly 13,000 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.
The university with the merger of former polytechnic institutions has founded the following faculties:
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