Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME / Műegyetem)

Founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II as the Institutum Geometricum, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME or Műegyetem) is the WORLD'S OLDEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY of university rank still in continuous operation. Approximately 21,000 students. **6 Nobel laureates** affiliated including Eugene Wigner (Physics 1963), Dennis Gabor (Physics 1971, holography), George de Hevesy (Chemistry 1943), János Harsányi (Economics 1994). 🕯️ MAJOR HONEST CONTEXT — 22 OCTOBER 1956: BME is the BIRTHPLACE OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION. On 22 October 1956, BME students formulated their famous '16 Points' — a list of demands including withdrawal of Soviet troops, free elections, freedom of press, restoration of national symbols, and the rehabilitation of Imre Nagy. The mass demonstration the following day, 23 October, ignited the Revolution. Soviet tanks crushed the uprising on 4 November 1956; approximately 2,500-3,000 Hungarians were killed and ~200,000 fled as refugees. The BME 16 Points are commemorated annually; 23 October is a Hungarian national day. Every BME student knows their university's role in this defining moment of Hungarian history. The Műegyetem's central building (Wigner-Jenő Korszerű Mérnökképzésért Alapítvány site) bears witness to this history.

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