Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) is a leading institution in technical and economics higher education in Hungary with significant international relations and appreciation. BME excels in RDI and its education is supported by over 1200 faculty and research fellows, teaching over 20 000 students from all over the World. Institutum Geometrico-Hydrotechnicum, the legal predecessor of Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) was founded in 1782, and it was the first institute in Europe to train engineers at university level.