I gave this presentation twice: first in ECE 401, the introductory Electrical and Computer Engineering course and again in TECH 400, a course introducing the various CEPS majors to undeclared CEPS students.

1. Why spend a semester Studying in budapest? Andrew Kun

2. Outline Hungary and Budapest Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE) Spending a semester at BUTE Your questions

3. Hungary in Europe

4. Hungary in Europe

5. Budapest in Hungary

6. Outline Hungary and Budapest Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE) Spending a semester at BUTE Your questions

7. BUTE

8. Education 24,000 students: ⅓ international ≈ 1,100 faculty

9. BUTE alumni

10. BUTE

11. BUTE

12. BUTE

13. Budapest

14. Outline Hungary and Budapest Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE) Spending a semester at BUTE Your questions

15. Why? What is your competitive advantage? Education? Cutting-edge research experience? Communication skills (verbal and written)? Can you adapt to change?

16. When? Junior year: ECE: spring (January – May 2012) Others: fall (September – December 2011)

17. How? Your advisor Andrew Kun, ECE exchange coordinator andrew.kun@unh.edu Bobbi Gerry: bobbi.gerry@unh.edu Spring information session Passport

18. Costs UNH tuition Apartment rental Food Travel Travel (Paris?) Travel (Rome?) Travel (Munich?) Travel (Prague?)

19. Hungary in Europe ≈ 2.5 hours by air

20. Why? What is your competitive advantage? Education? Cutting-edge research experience? Communication skills (verbal and written)? Can you adapt to change? The world is diverse – have you seen it?

21. Prepare – read Rick Steves

22. Trains

23. Outline Hungary and Budapest Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE) Spending a semester at BUTE Your questions

24. Questions? Info: bme.hu andrewkun.com andrew.kun@unh.edu