BME Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Actual News

NiCE Project Successfully Concludes: Lasting Impact for Circular City Centres

The NiCE project (From Niche to Centre – City Centres as Places of Circular Lifestyles), funded by t..

Adoption of NiCE Project Methodology Kit

The BME Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability has officially announced its commit..

From Niche to Centre: How Central European Cities are Pioneering Circular Lifestyles

Mariann Szabó, Jan Gimkiewicz and Ahmad Alaraj have published a research article in Social Sciences..

BME Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability at the Closing Conference of NiCE Interreg CE Project

A five-member delegation from the BME Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability atten..

Urban Lifestyles Within 1.5 Degrees – Results of the Interreg CE NiCE and the EU 1.5-Degree Lifestyles Projects

On February 27, 2026, the Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability at BME hosted a p..

Urban Issues of the Circular Economy – Professional and Scientific Forum

The Hungarian Regional Science Association (MRTT) held its 23rd Annual Conference between October 30..

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History

The history of our Department started in the second half of the last century. One of the first Hungarian researcher groups, analysing the interactions of environment, economy and society, was established in the mid 1970s, within the “Political Economics Department I.” of the Budapest University of Technology. The education of environmental economics started as a sub-topic of economics, but a whole course was started soon. The Faculty of Chemical Engineering launched its “Environmental Engineer Specialist” program in 1974, and we joined this as the “Professional Group of Environmental Economics” in the end of the decade.

Mission

Our Department has had a double mission since its establishment: to contribute to the development of a positive environmental attitude of the students at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and to actively participate in the education of environmental experts (environmental engineers and managers) with up-to-date, scientifically based knowledge. We follow an interdisciplinary approach during our educational and research activities, what is necessary, considering the nature of environmental problems, their impact mechanisms and efficient solution options.