Electrical Engineering Education in Hungary

The Hungarian People\´s Republic is an East European country whose conditions and educational systems are not well known to Western countries. This article presents an overview of Hungary\´s general background and her technical education system. The organization of the Budapest Technical University ("Hungary\´s greatest university") and the curricula of its Faculty of Electrical Engineering are discussed in detail. The growth and accomplishments of Electrical Engineering education, formally began only in 1949, have been impressive.