Budapest Business School

BUEB has traditionally adopted a practice-oriented approach, offering the most widely recognised Hungarian degree—one that is held in high esteem and can be mentioned with pride throughout a lifetime. In addition to delivering up-to-date education, BUEB supports students’ post-graduation success through a wide range of programmes, mentoring opportunities, and its own dedicated job portal.

Within our student community of nearly 20,000, lifelong friendships are formed, while the University and its student organisations offer a wide variety of programmes catering to the most diverse interests. By joining the BUEB Alumni Community, our graduates become members of the largest business community in Hungary.The history of our University dates back to 1857, when BUEB’s predecessor – the Pest Academy of Commerce – was founded in response to the professional challenges of the era. This institution – expanded in 1899 with the establishment of the Eastern Academy of Commerce – became the first college of commerce in Central Europe, and within it, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. This school trained professionals for the fields of commerce and banking. In 1969, it was transformed into the College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism.

Meanwhile, higher education in another branch of economics began in 1962 with the establishment of the Higher Institute of Finance and Accountancy, which, from 1970, expanded its scope of education as the College of Finance and Accountancy.

In parallel with these developments, the Correspondence School of Foreign Trade was established in 1957 to train highly qualified, multilingual professionals for Hungarian foreign trade; from 1971, it continued its operations under the name College of Foreign Trade.