Budapest Business School

Budapest Business University
Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem
BBS Rectorate in downtown Belváros-Lipótváros
Former name
Budapest Business School
TypeState owned public university
Established1857; 167 years ago (1857)
RectorProf. Dr. Balázs Heidrich
Academic staff
400+[1]
Students19,000[1]
Location,
47°30′29″N 19°07′29″E / 47.50806°N 19.12472°E / 47.50806; 19.12472
CampusUrban, small
ColorsWhite and gold   
AffiliationsNetwork of International Business Schools, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, International Association of Universities, European University Association, Central and East European Management Development Association, European Association of Insitiutions of Higher Education, University Industry Innovation Network, Institute of Hospitality, Principles for Responsible Management Education[2]
WebsiteWebsite

Budapest Business School (BBS) (Hungarian: Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem [ˈbudɒpɛʃti ˈɡɒzdɒʃaːɡi ˈɛɟɛtɛm] (BGE); officially: Budapest Business University (BBU)[3] ) is a public business school specialising in business studies and social sciences in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1857 by the merchants and bankers of Austria-Hungary. It is the oldest public business school in the world, and the second oldest among all business schools, after the ESCP.[4]

The BBS is Hungary's market-leading and largest business school. It conducts education and research in leadership, economics, operations management, marketing, entrepreneurship, organizational behaviour, and other areas. The school offers 12 Bachelor's degree programs, usually in a choice of English, French, German, or Hungarian, and 12 Master's degree programs, of which the most popular ones are Master of Finance, Master of Management (equivalent to an MBA), Master of International Business, and Master of Tourism Management. Moreover, it offers a PhD in Management and other post-graduate professional qualifications.

  1. ^ a b uni-bge.hu, BGE Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem. "BBS in a nutshell". BGE.
  2. ^ uni-bge.hu, BGE Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem. "Accreditations and International memberships". BGE.
  3. ^ uni-bge.hu, BGE Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem. "History and traditions". BGE.
  4. ^ uni-bge.hu, BGE Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem. "History and traditions". BGE.