Budapest University of Technology and Economics 

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungarian: Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, shortened to Műegyetem), official abbreviation BME, is a public research university located in Budapest, Hungary. It is the most significant university of technology in the country and is considered the world's oldest institute of technology with university rank and structure, founded in 1782.

More than 110 departments and institutes operate within eight faculties. The University employs about 1100 lecturers, 400 researchers and other degree holders as well as numerous invited lecturers and practising specialists, including 34 members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Approximately 1381 of the university's 21,171 students are foreigners, coming from 50 countries. The University issues about 70% of Hungary's engineering degrees.