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A Műegyetem története - The History of the University of Technology GY. Balogh Ágnes
22 in the public sector at this time. The course of studies lasted three years, in the German language, graduation required examinations to be completed in theoretical and practical subjects. In 1806, the length of studies was reduced to two years. Up to the year 1850 a total of 1278 students graduated in surveying, mapmaking, hydraulics, flood relief and chartered engineering. For the first two years of its operation the Institute of Geometry operated from the Old Chapter Flouse, later moving to the Tithe Flouse. As a larger room for drawing needed to be rented Joseph II relocated three faculties to buildings belonging to the Franciscan monasteries garden (University Library) in the summer of 1786. During the first half of the nineteenth century the need to adequately train professionals during the industrial revolution could not be satisfied by the Institute of Geometry alone. It became a necessity to train more engineers and scientists at a higher level than that already on offer. At the 1832-36 sitting of Parliament in Pozsony most of István Széchenyi's energy was consumed with the establishment of a Polytechnicum (Technical University). Attempts to establish an independent Technical University failed on the 12th of June 1866 when royal decree deemed that an industrial training school (Joseph Industrieschule) be established in Budapest. This was opened in 1866 and named after the King considered to be the second forerunner to today's Technical University. Flere, a twoyear (basic sciences) education was offered covering three subject areas: economics, commerce and technology. Although this school offered a higher, but not university level of education: without the benefits of a library, archives or a private collection, it did teach in Flungarian. The Industrial Training School was temporarily located in buildings belonging to the University of Science facing the university church building. The idea of a separate home for this school was raised in 1839 when plans to transform the Industrial Training School and establish a technical university in the Ludoviceum building came to light. Later it was considered to build a new building on the site of the Servite Convent of Pest to locate the Industrial Training School. Eventually the institute moved into the University of Science main building in Pest. After four years on the 19th of September 1850 royal decree passed that the Industrial Training School and the then 68 year old Institute of Geometry be united. This merger was accompanied by organisational changes. Firstly, in 1850 a preparatory year was added to the curriculum, dropped a year later in favour of a trimester system. Next the departments of economics and commerce were eliminated with the express purpose of only teaching technical subjects. Duration of courses further extended to three years, with the exclusive language for education once again being German. Although these decisions took place in 1850, it was finally ruled that a Technical University be established in 1857. Between 1852 and 1857 only A BUDAVÁRI EGYETEMI NYOMDA ÉPÜLETE. BUDAPEST, I. KÉR., ORSZÁGHÁZ UTCA 18 UNIVERSITY PRESS BUILDING, BUDAPEST, DISTRICT I., ORSZÁGHÁZ STREET NO. 18
