BME ITS Nonprofit Zrt. brief history:
- The 100% exclusive owner of BME ITS Nonprofit Zrt. (hereinafter: BME ITS) is the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME).
- BME, founded in 1782, is one of the largest higher education institutes in Central Europe in the field of engineering. Since 1951, the Faculty of Transportation and Vehicle Engineering has been training engineers specializing in transportation and vehicles.
- BME ITS was initiated by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Transportation and Vehicle Engineering, and its establishment was approved by the BME Senate meeting in April 2013. The registration in the company court in December 2013 was preceded by the approval of the Ministry of National Resources as the university's custodian.
- At the foundation of BME ITS it was an important aspect that BME could participate in as many projects as possible, and in accordance with the profile of the founding Faculty, the colleagues of the Faculty (instructors, researchers) could participate in these activities.
- BME ITS profiles are advisory and conformity assessment, therefore, in accordance with the relevant conformity assessment and quality management standards and legislation, its conformity assessment activities are carried out by a completely independent Conformity Assessment Body.
- BME ITS has access to the entire human resources staff of the university. BME ITS employees are thus able to contribute as experts and conduct research in areas such as transportation, vehicle technology, logistics, civil engineering, electronics, and various sectors of transportation.
Basic activities of BME ITS:
- Conformity assessment activity in accordance with Act CXXXIII of 2009 on the activities of conformity assessment organisations, and risk assessment activity based on Government Decree 390/2020 (VIII. 12.) on the designation of risk assessment organisations and the detailed rules for their activities (hereinafter jointly: Conformity Assessment activity).
- Complex strategic, methodological, analytical and decision-support activity requiring outstanding professional expertise, including in particular strategic and policy analyses, impact and feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, the development and refinement of methodologies, research and development activity, ex-post evaluations and reviews, expert opinions, as well as education and training activity (hereinafter: Advisory).
Main goal of BME ITS:
- Participation in complex projects related to transport development.
- Carrying out conformity assessment and risk assessment activities in relation to railway facilities in accordance with EU and domestic regulations (Conformity Assessment activity).
- Carrying out complex strategic, methodological, analytical and decision-support activities requiring outstanding professional expertise, in particular strategic and policy analyses, impact and feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, expert opinions and complex transport development advisory services (Advisory activity).
- Carrying out educational and scientific expert tasks in the training and scientific fields belonging to BME, as well as related administrative, system organisation and project management activities.
