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Greetings from the Rector
Our school is old and new at the same time. Although the Budapest Business School was only created as recently as 1 January 2000, the origins of the three colleges constituting this new school can be traced back over a century. With about 20 000 students, ours is Hungary’s largest business college. And we look beyond that. Our vision is to become a leading institution of higher education in business studies and related areas.
We are convinced that by pooling the resources of the three colleges — the College of Com-merce, Catering and Tourism, the College of International Management and Business Studies, and the College of Finance and Accountancy — Budapest Business School has a chance to play a leading role in Hungary and the neighbouring regions in creating a business school that pre-pares students for the demands of an ever changing labour market. All of our academic prog-rammes have been accredited by the competent Hungarian authorities. We take pride in these programmes since they effectively combine theory and practice.
Choosing from a wide range of courses offered by the Budapest Business School, our students may acquire a broad spectrum of theoretical knowledge and practical skills that will enable them to work for businesses or public organisations. They will learn everything that is necessary to embark on a successful career, maintaining high ethical standards, looking for innovative so-lutions, and demonstrating good communication skills in both native and foreign languages. Budapest Business School is your path to success.
Eva Sandor-Kriszt Ph.D.
The Development of the BBS
The Budapest Business School (BGF–Budapesti Gazdasági Fôiskola) was established on 1 January 2000 when, as a result of a wide-ranging restruc-turing of the system of Hungarian higher education, three large business colleges, merged to form a leading business school. These were: the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism (CCCT), the College of International Management and Business Studies (CIMBS), and the College of Finance and Accountancy (CFA). With about 20 000 students, BBS is now the largest college and one of the largest higher educational institutes in Hungary. Tens of thousands of graduates from the BBS and its pre-decessors are much sought-after professionals in their respective fields and some of our alumni now occupy outstanding positions in the dynamically developing Hungarian business community as well as in international business life.
A 500-strong highly qualified faculty guarantees the high standards of professional education. They are assisted by hundreds of visiting professors and lec-turers coming every year from abroad or from local companies to teach classes, give lectures or pre-sentations (in Hungarian or in foreign languages) to complement the work of staff members. These ex-ternal experts — coming from the academic or busi-ness world — render invaluable service to the mana-gement of the school by giving advice, information, and recommendations either individually or by tak-ing part in different advisory bodies or staff meettak-ings.
International and Domestic Relations
Our school attaches great importance to the inter-national acceptance and validation of our pro-grammes, diplomas and degrees. Different prog-rammes established jointly with foreign universities make it possible for students from other countries to enrol in courses taught in foreign (English, Ger-man or French) languages. Learning foreign lan-guages, with special emphasis on the language of business, is a fundamental requirement for BBS stu-dents. BBS has an Institute of Foreign Languages that specialises in language teaching, examinations and teacher training.
BBS has become an integral part of international higher education and research. We have profes-sional connections with 110 institutes of higher edu-cation in 21 countries. The various study trips, student and staff exchanges, joint research and edu-cational programmes make it possible for the par-ticipating parties to share experiences and to adopt new teaching methods, materials, and technologies. It is also worth mentioning that our graduates often find employment with foreign businesses or multi-national companies. By keeping in touch with our alumni who have such jobs, we can maintain our position in practice-oriented higher education.
Ratings in Higher Education
BBS has always regarded the needs of the labour market as the most impor-tant gauge of its educational activities. We always watch with interest how employers assess the work of our graduates, as this is an indication of how well the school trains its students. We often liaise with the most important employers and regularly ask for their opinions. We are happy when high level managers and HR specialists appreciate the performance of our graduates, and welcome any suggestions about how to improve our educational system. According to surveys made by leading Hungarian papers, business reviews, and other independent bodies, the Budapest Business School usually ranks among the top institutions of Hungarian universities and colleges in em-ployers’ opinions.
Academic Programmes
In the academic year 2006/2007, in the spirit of the Bologna process, Hungarian institutes of higher education introduced the system of academic degrees with three levels (Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate) thus making it easier to compare the degrees awarded. The Bologna process encourages student and staff mobility, and the establishment of cooperation agree-ments in the European Higher Education Area. Students can now continue their studies in other higher educational insti-tutions in different countries; can be sent abroad on place-ment (internship) and even start a career or a business in another EU member country.
Bachelor’s Programmes
At present, these are the BA programs offered by the BBS: • Business Management
• Teacher Training
• Commerce and Marketing (also in English and German) • Communication and Media Studies
• Finance and Accounting (also in English) • Human Resource Management
• International Business Economics (also in English and French)
• Tourism and Catering (also in English and German)
Master’s Programmes
BBS students (and graduates from other institutes of higher education) with a Bachelor’s degree can continue their stu-dies by selecting from one of our Master’s programmes. From 2009, the following Master’s programmes are planned to be launched:
• Accounting • Teacher Training • Finance
• International Studies
• Management and Leadership • Marketing
• Tourism Management
Our students are also offered the possibility of enrolling in programmes run jointly with foreign universities. These are the following:
a.) Master of Arts in International Business, a programme run together with Anglia Ruskin University, Ashcroft In ternational Business School, Cambridge, Great Britain (in English)
b.) International Management of SMEs (Gestion des en terprises PME-PMI) run jointly with Université Paris X Nanterre, Paris, France (in Hungarian)
c.) MA in e-Business, Net-Economie, a programme run jointly with the Université Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France (in French)
Post Graduate (Second Degree Acquisition) Programmes
These programmes are meant for those who already have a degree (in business stud-ies or in other fields) but wish to complement their training in some specific areas. BBS offers over 40 specialised programmes for those who want to enlarge the scope of their knowledge.
Higher Vocational Training
These are four-semester (two-year) module-based, highly specialised and practice-ori-ented programmes that focus on the demand of the labour market. They lead to a diploma in the specific field of study.
Lifelong Learning
Today it is usually not enough to rely on knowledge acquired years ago. The Lifelong Learning Centre of BBS offers different forms of training to update professionals in va-rious areas, including on-the-job courses, Master’s programmes jointly operated with foreign universities, etc.
Short Courses
Since the changing environment of business life requires constant updating of the skills and knowledge gained years ago, BBS provides programmes which can meet these demands. BBS and its Colleges therefore offer different forms of training to update pro-fessionals in various areas.
The Structure and Management of the Budapest Business School
A simplified organogram of the BBS
The Senate
The Senate is the decision making and controlling body of the BBS. It consists of 19 members having voting rights. At least one fourth, but not more than one third of the Senate consists of students; however, the majority (including the Rector) is a body of elected academics or re-searchers.
The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is mainly concerned with the financial manage-ment of BBS. It is responsible for strategic business decisions and for making the best use of the funds available. It also has the power to audit the implementation of the decisions taken.
The Rector’s Office
The chief officers of the Rector’s Office are the Vice-Rectors and the Treasurer. The Rector’s Office is in charge of organizing and controlling the operation of the BBS.
The Colleges
Each college is a separate unit in charge of planning, developing, or-ganising and teaching the accredited programmes.
The three colleges constituting the BBS are:
• the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism (CCCT), • the College of International Management and Business Studies
(CIMBS), and
• the College of Finance and Accountancy (CFA).
Academic Departments
The academic departments are in charge of the disciplines constitut-ing the common core of all academic programmes.
Department of Economics and Methodology • Division of Economic and Social Sciences
• Division of Methodology (Business Mathematics and Computer Science)
Department of Foreign Languages and Communication
• Each college has a division to teach foreign languages specific to the programmes taught.
Professional Academic Departments
These departments are in charge of specific disciplines of business stud-ies taught in the colleges. They are responsible for all the professional subjects taught in Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes.
• Department of Commerce and Marketing - Division of Marketing
- Division of Commerce
• Department of International Business Economics - Division of Economic Diplomacy
- Division of International Trade and EU Studies • Department of Communication and Media
- Division of Applied Communication - Division of Social Communication • Department of Catering and Tourism
- Division of Catering - Division of Tourism
• Department of Business Teacher Training and Pedagogy - Division of Teacher Training
- Division of Physical Education • Department of Finance and Accountancy
- Division of Finance - Division of Accountancy
- Division of Auditing Management
• Department of Management and Human Resources
- Division of Entrepreneurship and Human Resources - Division of Business Informatics
Satellite Institutes
The College of Finance and Accountancy has two satellite institutes: one in Salgótarján, about 100 km north of Budapest, and the second in Zalaegerszeg, about 240 km south-west of the capital. Both institu-tions offer the same courses as the Budapest headquarters.
RECTOR’S OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENTS ADVISORY BOARD THE RECTOR
COLLEGES ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
SATELLITE INSTITUTES THE SENATE
College of International Management
and Business Studies (CIMBS)
Academic programmes
offered by CIMBS
BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES
• Commerce and Marketing - Marketing Communication - Quality Management - International Marketing • Communication and Media Studies
- Multicultural Communication
- Public Relations and Spokespersonship - Regional Relations and Project Management • International Business Economics
(also in English and French) - Economic Diplomacy
- International Business Enterprises - International Business Communication
he history of the CIMBS reaches back to 1957 when the International Commercial Correspondence School was established with a view to training highly qualified experts in commerce who spoke foreign languages. In 1962 the School was renamed the Foreign Trade School, and in 1972 it was entitled to award college degrees in Foreign trade. In 1992, programmes were launched in English and French in coopera-tion with foreign universities. In 2000, the College became part of the Budapest Business School. At pre-sent, the CIMBS has about 4000 students.
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Prof. Judit Hidasi
HIGHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Commercial Management • Advertising
• International Business Management • International Forwarding and Logistics Communication • Institutional Communication • International Communication Office Management • International Correspondence • Head of Secretariat
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
• Advertising • Export-Import Management • Intercultural Management in Asia • Logistics and Forwarding • Market Research • Marketing Applications• Public Relations and Spokespersonship
• Social Sciences and Business Translating and Interpreting • Special Module on Marketing
• Diplomacy and EU Studies
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES
• Master’s in Marketing (to be launched in February 2009)
• Master’s in International Studies (to be launched in September 2009) • MA in e-Business, Net-Economie (in French, in cooperation
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Research and Publications
Research is conducted in three areas: economics, linguistics, and communication media. The number of articles, papers, studies, and books published by CIMBS faculty ranges, on average, between 120 and 140 annually. CIMBS published three periodicals, two in Hungarian and one in English (EU Working Papers). Faculty members take an active part in research at national and international levels. Five colleagues are members of different bodies of the Hungarian Academy of Science, one of our colleagues is a UNESCO professor and another obtained the title of Jean Monnet Chair.
Connections with the Business
Community
Our school lays particular emphasis on cooperation with do-mestic businesses, multinational companies, and other profes-sional bodies. In 2002, a Career Office was set up to promote cooperation with employers and employers’ organisations and to give students assistance in finding internships and jobs after graduation. Over the past few years, we have organised presen-tations, workshops, and mock interviews jointly with Hungarian and international businesses. Some of the businesses with which we have regular contacts are Colgate-Palmolive Hungary, Bu-dapest Bank, Citybank, Procter and Gamble, IBM Hungary, Sam-sung Hungary, Porsche Hungaria, to mention just a few.
Cooperation with other
universities
Apart from contacts with numerous Hungarian insti-tutions of higher education and other organisations involved in business education, we have student and staff exchange agreements and other types of coop-eration agreements with several European universi-ties. Since CIMBS has special language training programmes, we have extensive Asian and Far-East-ern connections, e.g. with Russia (Pushkin Institute, University of Krasnoyarsk), Ukraine (Kiev State Uni-versity), Japan (Josai University, Ritsumeikan Univer-sity), China (Tienchin UniverUniver-sity), India (MICA Uni-versity), and Turkey (Istanbul Aydin University). CIMBS has had joint programmes (in French and in English) for nearly 16 years with foreign universities and colleges, e.g. Picardie Jules Verne University, Amiens, France; and Avans HogeSchool, Breda, Holland.
College of Commerce, Catering and
Tourism (CCCT)
The academic
program-mes offered by CCCT
BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES
• Commerce and Marketing (also in English and German)
- Commerce - Marketing
• Tourism and Catering (also in English and German)
- Catering and Hotel Management - Tourism and Hotel Management • Teacher Training in Commerce and Catering
- Commerce - Catering
HIGHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Commercial Management • Advertising
• Business Administration • Commercial Management
• European Union Business Management • SME Management
Catering and Tourism Management • Catering
• Tourism
he earliest predecessor of the CCCT was the Academy of Commerce founded in 1857 as the first Hun-garian institute of higher education of commerce, in today’s terms, the first “business school” of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The building which today houses the headquarters of CCCT in Alkotmány utca, in the centre of Budapest, was handed over to commercial higher education in 1885. Then it was used for both secondary and higher level education until 1969, when the College of Commerce and Catering was established.
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Krisztina Zimányi Ph.D.
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
• Commodities and Consumer Protection • Customer Service Management • EU Affairs
• Medical Tourism • ICT in Services
• Investment Management
• Market Research and Public Opinion Survey • Marketing and Entrepreneurship
• Organisational Communication • Protocol and Event Organisation • Regional Tourism
• Special Language Teaching Methodology • Tourism and Hotel Business
• Wine Tourism
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES
• Tourism Management
• Teacher Training in Commerce and Marketing • Teacher Training in Catering an Tourism
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Research and Publications
CCCT professors carry out research in their respective fields of study. Most of the work is concentrated on developing new teaching materials. Last year, for example, 19 books, 36 textbooks and nearly 50 papers were written by CCCT staff members. Most publications are also used in professional training outside of the school.
In harmony with the idea of concentrating on business practice, CCCT faculty mem-bers have done work for some major Hungarian organisations. A few examples of such companies are the Hungarian Railways, Coca-Cola, Unilever and Danubius Ho-tels Group.
Cooperation with other universities
CCCT has developed a rather extensive network through cooperation with a large number of national and international businesses, organisations, and professional bodies. The College has established intensive contacts in many fields with a large number of foreign universities. Over the past few years we have had active cooperation programmes with 56 uni-versities and colleges abroad. Most of them are European institu-tions, but we have had contacts with US, Canadian, Thai, and Egyptian universities, and recently we have established some con-nections with counterparts in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Our most important partner institutions are Thomas Valley Uni-versity, NHTV Hogeschool Breda, Fachhoschschule Kempten, Fachhochschule Hof, and the Université du Havre, Le Havre.College of Finance and Accountancy
(CFA)
Academic programmes
offered by CFA
BACHELOR’S PROGRAMMES
• Business Management(in Budapest, Salgótarján and Zalaegerszeg) - General Business Management
- Business Information Systems - Statistical Analysis
• Human Resource Management (in Budapest only) • Finance and Accounting (also in English) (in Budapest,
Salgótarján and Zalaegerszeg) - Finance
- Accounting
HIGHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING
leading to the title of • Accounting Assistant• Banking Assistant
• Business Administration Assistant • Financial Assistant
• IT statistician and planning assistant • Project Management Assistant • Public Finance Management Assistant • Securities Sales Assistant
• Tax Management Assistant
he origins of the CFA date back to 1857 when the Commercial Academy of Pest was established. Since then the CFA has undergone a number of changes in name and role. Its present role and profile was formed in 1953, when a College of Accountancy was created. In 1962, it moved to a new location in Bu-zogány utca, which is currently the CFA’s headquarters. In 1971, CFA set up a satellite institute in Za-laegerszeg and the following year another in Salgótarján (240 km and 100 km, respectively, from Budapest), thus CFA has become the flagship college of higher education in finance and accounting.
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András Jánosa Ph.D.
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
• Audit Management and Consulting • Introduction to Auditing
• Banking Risk Management • Business Accounting
• Business and Human Resource Management • Business Coaching
• Business Information Systems • Corporate Finance
• Crisis Management and Asset Custody • EU Project Management and Financing • Finance: Taxation, Customs and Other Duties • Financial Controlling and Consulting
• Financial Management of Municipalities • ICT in Banking
• Leadership
• Macroeconomic Analysis • Management Training • Project Management
• Public Finance and Public Sector Accounting • Taxation and Financial Supervision
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES
(to be launched) • Accounting• Finance
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Research and publications
Due to the dynamic nature of this field, the disciplines taught in this college are subject to everyday changes. That is why CFA faculty members are expected to continuously vise the existing teaching materials to keep them up-to-date. This endeavour is well re-flected in the large number of new professional publications — textbooks, case studies, lecture notes, and, of course, short papers. Last year, for example, CFA professors pro-duced 60 publications.
CFA faculty members are outstanding representatives of the profession; most of them are members or leaders of national and/or international professional organisations.
Domestic and international
cooperation
Besides playing a decisive role in the system of national higher education, the CFA has established various connections with foreign universities, colleges and professional bodies — including Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States. The school also participates in different international educational prog-rammes and organisations, such as Erasmus, Leonardo, and EDEN.
CFA attaches particular importance to establishing good contacts with profes-sional bodies — accountancy bodies, international accounting bodies, financial regulatory agencies, employers’ organisations, and, of course, with domestic and multinational businesses.
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Budapest Business School has benefited from national development projects in higher education. The inner courtyard of the historic building of BBS in Markó utca, central Budapest, has been covered with a glass-roof structure, thus creating a large, multifunctional hall which can be used as a lecture theatre or for various events — celebrations, receptions, festivities, and even balls. Another project was the enlargement of the CFA campus in Buzogány utca with a new wing containing a large lecture theatre that, with the removal of the seats, can easily be converted into a ballroom. The extension in-cludes a new floor on top of the old building, providing the college with further classrooms and offices. On a new area of 1240 m2, there is room for an additional 954 students. The total cost of the construction was al-most 7 million dollars, funded overwhelmingly by EU sources.
Student services
Libraries
The three colleges have their own separate libraries where stu-dents and faculty members can look for Hungarian or foreign-lan-guage books or periodicals they might need. The libraries are also open to the public. The library of the College of International Management and Business Studies has over 100 000 books; the library of the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism has a valuable collection of publications in the area of catering indus-try, which attract domestic and international researchers. The lib-rary of the College of Finance and Accountancy specialises in publications about finance and accounting.
The libraries are also members of the library network, which makes it possible to receive information from other libraries, too.
Information and Communication Technology
The colleges are well equipped with modern ITC devices; thous-ands of computers, high-tech networking, and state-of-the-art vi-sual aids to support education and research. The BBS website (www.bgf.hu) makes it possible for students, staff-members and any interested party to receive the latest information about what-ever happens in the school.
Student activities
The students have various organisations to protect their interests, organise sports or cultural activities, and maintain connections with other institutions. The school has its own choir and theatre group.
AIESEC, the international organisation of business-school students, plays a very important role in the life of BBS students, too. The most important activities of AIESEC include international ex-change programmes, which makes it possible for our students to find placement in about 80 countries.
Student Residences
Each college has Halls of Residence to pro-vide accommodation to students who need it. These Halls of Residence are usu-ally within easy reach of the college, in other cases farther away. The rooms have two to four beds, and there are bathrooms, kitchens, washing facilities, and utility rooms to make life easier and more com-fortable for students. Sports facilities, recre-ation rooms, internet connections, and medical services are also available.The Hall of Residence of the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism is lo-cated in Buda, in a very quiet and peace-ful area.
The College of International Management and Business Studies has two Halls of Resi-dence: one on the CIMBS campus and another one jointly operated with the Col-lege of Finance and Accountancy, on the campus of the latter college.
The College of Finance and Accountancy has three Halls of Residence: one on the central campus of the college in Budapest, which also accommodates CIMBS stu-dents, another one in Zalaegerszeg and the third in Salgótarján.
Rector’s Office 1149 Budapest, Buzogány u. 11-13. Telephone: (+36) 1 383 4799 Fax: (+36) 1 469 6636 www.bgf.hu Rector’s Office 1055 Budapest, Markó u. 29-31. Telephone: (+36) 1 301 3424 Fax: (+36) 1 301 3430 www.bgf.hu
College of International Management and Business Studies (CIMBS)
1165 Budapest, Diósy L. u. 22-24. Telephone: (+36) 1 467 7800 Fax: (+36) 1 407 1563 www.bgf.hu
College of Finance and Accountancy (CFA)
1149 Budapest, Buzogány u. 10-12. Telephone: (+36) 1 469 6600 Fax: (+36) 1 469 6610 www.bgf.hu Telephone: (+36) 32 522 449 Fax: (+36) 32 522 494 www.bgf.hu
The Zalaegerszeg IUnstitute of the College of Finance and Accountancy
8900 Zalaegerszeg, Gasparich u. 18/a Telephone: (+36) 92 509 900 Fax: (+36) 92 509 930 www.bgf.hu
College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism (CCCT)
1054 Budapest, Alkotmány u. 9-11. Telephone: (+36) 1 374 6200 Fax: (+36) 1 302 2956 www.bgf.hu
Lifelong Learning Centre
1055 Budapest, Markó u. 29-31.
Telephone: (+36) 1 301 3423, (+36) 1 301 3437 Fax: (+36) 1 301 3429
Higher Vocational Training Centre
1102 Budapest, Liget u. 22. Telephone: (+36) 1 260 3140 Fax: (+36) 1 261 9021 1 8 9 2 3 4 6 7
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