This summer, pupils took over our campus again.

This year’s BME Children’s University was held between 10 and 14 July 2023. More than 300 pupils and students participated in the summer science and education camp of BME attending 30 scientific lectures and workshops during the event.

The joint science summer camp of BME and the Pro Progressio Foundation is a unique initiative in Hungary, aiming to introduce primary school students to the joy of discovery and to promote engineering, natural sciences and IT among students.

Moderators of the event were László Orosz, retired Associate Professor of the Institute of Physics, Department of Physics at BME’s Faculty of Natural Sciences (BME TTK) and Zoltán Horváth, master instructor of the Department of Broadband Infocommunications and Electromagnetic Theory of BME’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (BME VIK), who accompanied the youth in the role of the “Owl”, the symbol of the event. Almost all faculties of BME were involved in the organisation and management of the event, with 60 BME students supervising the children.

Among the speakers was our colleague Dr. Bence Bodrogi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Finance, who talked to senior students about the history of the creation and use of modern money.

During the academic year, the organisers will offer additional lectures for BME science camp participants in the framework of Children’s University Plus events (e.g. Children’s Day and Santa Claus Physics lectures, Researchers’ Night and Physics for All presentations, RobonAUT competition, etc.). At these lectures, which are held several times a year, recognised figures from the world of science and innovation in Hungary present the latest developments, scientific results and successes in an interactive way that children can understand. Although children at the summer camps do not get grades and there is no final assessment, BME has introduced a points system from 2017 to keep students motivated, including mid-year programmes. Credits can be earned by students by participating in Children’s University summer camps and mid-year events to earn the symbolic Owl Diploma with a gold or silver certification.

Further information: Children university students filled the BME campus | Budapest University of Technology and Economics.