Armuth Miklós - Lőrinczi Zsuzsa (szerk.): A Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Történeti Campusa (Budapest, 2023)
A Műegyetem története - The History of the University of Technology GY. Balogh Ágnes
32 In 1914, The King approved establishment of a sixth class at the Technical University, being a postgraduate course in economics. This was the first course offered in Hungary where graduates of engineering, even from other universities or faculties, could attend lectures covering subjects of economics and public administration. Until 1918 the Technical University was the only higher education institution providing economics classes. The two-semesters course was for students who already held degrees in economics, architecture, engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, mining metallurgy, forestry or social engineering. This provided an opportunity to obtain a doctorate. When the university was constructed (1906-1909), 1500-1600 students attended each year, at the onset of World War I numbers dramatically rose (from 1600-2600), falling towards the end of the war years (to 700-800). Lack of space for students at the main building on the Danube embankment lead to the central courtyard being covered. In 1918 the Hungarian Soviet Republic ruled that women should also be granted places at universities, but in practice, until the year 1927, the only education offered to women were in the faculties of architecture and economics. Following the war years student numbers steadily rose to 4000, throughout the 1920s: this rapidly fell due to the consequent economic collapse, to turn-of-the-century numbers of 1400 to 1500 students. In 1918 university lecturer Iván Kotsis presented his proposals for a new school of architecture as part of his doctoral dissertation, this was presented to the Board of the Technical University and finally published in 1919. In addition to this the proposals included ideas for lecture rooms and an exhibition space in differing architectural styles, the intention being to demonstrate different structures. This plan remained theoretical demonstrating Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Hungarian Folk architectural styles. Following defeat in the World War I, Hungary needed to completely reorganise its economic and cultural structure, higher education included. For reasons of economy the Technical University had its budget reduced. The Ministry of Culture required that higher education institutions be consolidated, resulting in significant changes being made to the Technical University following the 1934 Article of Law X. This resulted in the unification of the Royal Joseph Technical University, Sopron School of Mining, Metallurgy and Forestry, Veterinary College, University of Economics and University of Agriculture underthe name ofthe new Joseph Palatine of Hungary University of Technology and Economics. The resulting University had five branches each operating two departments, independently of each other and a total of 98 departments, making this the country's largest institute of higher education. Each branch continued to operate as in the past, although administrated from the Lágymányos University Campus. In 1930 construction of the Petőfi Bridge started and subsequent replanning of the Lágymányosi southern district. By 1937 construction ofthe Petőfi Bridge AZ ÚGYNEVEZETT GÓLYAVÁR, BUDAPEST, Vili. KÉR., MÚZEUM KRT. 6-8., 1898 THE SO CALLED GÓLYAVÁR, DISTRICT VIII, MUSEUM BOULEVARD NO. 6-8, 1898
