Summary 

Specialist in space technology postgraduate training course 

 

Space technology challenges

One of the most modern fields today is space technology, in which professionals face many challenges. Devices that operate in the harsh conditions of outer space must be prepared for various failures, undergo a variety of tests before launch, and have an adequate ground infrastructure to control the instruments in space and process the data they measure. This requires specialists with a wide range of knowledge. In 2020, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics established the master's program in space engineering in Hungary. This is a full-time, 4-semester course for which you can apply at felvi.hu in November and February of each year in Hungarian language.

 

In 2022, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics –  as a member of the UniSpace consortium – also established the specialist in space technology postgraduate training course. The first course started in September 2022 in Hungarian. Since 2024, we are offering this program in English.

In accordance with the objectives of the Hungarian Space Strategy document adopted by the Hungarian government, 17 Hungarian universities have entered into a consortium agreement in 2022 to launch four independent, but coordinated and coordinated continuing education courses in space science within the framework of the UniSpace program.

 

The purpose of the training

The aim of training in space technology is to train professionals with a technical knowledge of the processes of space technology development and the specific requirements of the space environment for technical developments. They will be familiar with the operation of basic space and related ground systems.

After the first semester, which is a distance learning semester with the same content for all four specialisation courses, the second and third semesters will introduce space communications, Earth Observation, spacecraft materials, rocket technology, robotics and many other interesting topics.

 

Who is the training for?

The course is aimed at graduates who already have basic university-level technical or scientific knowledge and competences and wish to acquire deeper knowledge and skills in the field of space technology. The profile and topics of the courses have been developed in consultation with the consortium members.

 

The schedule of the training

The course is a 3-semester correspondence course in which students complete 30 credits per semester. The number of contact hours per semester is 120 hours. Correspondence education takes place on Fridays and Saturdays. In the first semester of the training course, the subjects are held in the framework of distance learning (online classes), and in the second and third semesters at the locations of the institutions participating in the training (i.e., Dunaújváros, Győr and Miskolc in addition to Budapest).

 

Admission:

Application is open until August 29, 2024 on the following link: https://www.kth.bme.hu/urlap/498/

 

Name of the qualification in the diploma: specialist in space technology

Training period: 3 semesters

Start of the program: Mid-September, 2024

Admission requirement: At least BSc degree in agricultural, information technology, engineering science or natural science.

Course fee: The course is self-funded, the fee is HUF 600,000 per semester

 

Institutions participating in the training:

The following universities are participating in the training: the 4 faculties of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Transport and Vehicle Engineering), the Eötvös Loránd University, the University of Miskolc, the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Moholy-Nagy University of Arts, Ludovka National University of Public Service, Óbuda University, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Széchenyi University. The training partner is the Department for Space Activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

 

Program leader:

Dr. László Bacsárdi, associate professor, BME Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, bacsardi.laszlo@vik.bme.hu