BME Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Actual News

Guest lecture of Mr. Ryosei Kokubun, Former President of the National Defense Academy of Japan and Professor Emeritus at KEIO University, Japan

Prof. Ryosei Kokubun, who is currently staying in Hungary through BC4LS, gave a guest lecture for th..

Our colleagues participated in GeoSES 2021 Conference

Our colleagues Associate Professor Dr. Mária Szalmáné Csete and Ph.D. student Anıl Yıldırım Poyraz p..

Our colleagues participated in Water Security and Climate Change 2021 Conference

Associate Professor Dr. Mária Szalmáné Csete and PhD student Anıl Yıldırım Poyraz from our departmen..

The „F- factor” is the series of public talks organized by the Department of Environmental Economics.

At the event various eminent scientists and researchers are invited to give a lecture to those inter..

The 26th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference in Budapest!

The International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) will take place its 26th annual c..

BME International Climate Change Role Play

A new course demonstrating the complex issue of Climate Change through a role play is offered by the..

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History

The history of our Department started in the second half of the last century. One of the first Hungarian researcher groups, analysing the interactions of environment, economy and society, was established in the mid 1970s, within the “Political Economics Department I.” of the Budapest University of Technology. The education of environmental economics started as a sub-topic of economics, but a whole course was started soon. The Faculty of Chemical Engineering launched its “Environmental Engineer Specialist” program in 1974, and we joined this as the “Professional Group of Environmental Economics” in the end of the decade.

Mission

Our Department has had a double mission since its establishment: to contribute to the development of a positive environmental attitude of the students at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and to actively participate in the education of environmental experts (environmental engineers and managers) with up-to-date, scientifically based knowledge. We follow an interdisciplinary approach during our educational and research activities, what is necessary, considering the nature of environmental problems, their impact mechanisms and efficient solution options.