About Us

Budapest University of Economics and Business (BUEB) (Hungarian: Budapesti Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem; officially: Budapest University of Economics and Business (BUEB[3]) is a public business school specializing in business studies and social sciences in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1857 by the merchants and bankers of Austria-Hungary. It is the oldest public business school in the world, and the second oldest among all business schools, after the ESCP Business School in Paris.

BUEB is the largest business school in Hungary. It conducts education and research in areas such as leadership, economics, operations management, marketing, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior. The school offers 12 bachelor's degree programs, usually in English, French, German, or Hungarian, and 12 master's degree programs, including Master of Finance, Master of Management (equivalent to an MBA), Master of International Business, and Master of Tourism Management. It also offers a PhD in Management and other post-graduate professional qualifications.

BBS was founded in 1857 as the Pest Academy of Commerce, which is the official predecessor of the BBS faculties of the College of Finance and Accountancy and the College of Catering, Commerce and Tourism. It was the first business school in Austria-Hungary and Central Europe, and is the second oldest existing business school in the world, after the ESCP Europe.[3] After the cities of Buda and Pest merged, the institution was renamed the Budapest Academy of Commerce