Creative Computer Engineering, Design, and Entrepreneurship

For students inclined to work as IT entrepreneurs in future, AIT provides a real opportunity to assess their skills and aptitude for business.

Given the fact that the world's most accomplished IT entrepreneurs were trained as engineers rather than business administrators, AIT's approach to entrepreneurship is shaped by the specific characteristics of the IT industry. AIT's courses are taught by Hungary's leading IT entrepreneurs with vast experience in internationally successful companies and software product development.

These courses fill important gaps in contemporary IT education by focusing on the importance of user-centered product development, and by fostering cross-cultural skills of development and adaptation.

What's more, Ernő Rubik's contribution provides an exceptional opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of the concept of 3D design both on and off the computer screen.

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Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science

Students may select one or more courses to deepen their knowledge in the mathematical foundations of informatics. Discrete mathematics, especially graph theory, is one of the basic tools of IT engineers. The world’s very first graph theory course was offered at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics some 80 years ago. The lecturer was Professor Dénes Kőnig, author of the first book on graph theory; his students included Pál Erdős, Tibor Gallai, Pál Turán and other pioneers of the subject. Based on this unique tradition, various courses are offered in classical graph theory, in combinatorial optimization, in the theory of computing and in declarative programming.

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Advanced Applications in Computational Biology and Medicine

We are witnessing a dramatic explosion in the areas of genomics and systems biology, and their immediate interaction with translational research in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Building on early applications of computer science to the field of biology, bioinformatics research requires input from the diverse disciplines of mathematics and statistics, physics and chemistry, and medicine and pharmacology. AIT students interested in bioinformatics will be introduced to this multidisciplinary perspective and its consequences for academic and industrial environments.

A key recent development in systems biology is bioinformatics, which is becoming increasingly successful at managing huge amounts of biological data. Consequently, bioinformatics also generates an entirely new application market for computer science and mathematical theories. Furthermore, computational biology offers an integrative approach of greatest importance for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries as well. AIT brings internationally-acclaimed scholars in this exciting new field together with professionals and business people committed to industrial/software applications for this cutting-edge research.

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Extracurricular activities

Budapest in particular and Hungary in general offer a lively cultural life. There are countless opportunities for students to enjoy cinema, music, and architecture, and to learn about local traditions. Central Europe itself is a region with an exceptionally rich cultural heritage to explore.

Immersing oneself in the culture by cooking a Hungarian meal or hiking in the Buda Hills is an enjoyable part of the study abroad experience. AIT provides a program of extracurricular activities that introduces students to Hungarian culture. This program shows the country’s cultural heritage and serves to bring students together, making AIT-Budapest's 2010 Summer School an unforgettable experience.

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