Budapest Business School

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Budapest Business University

Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem
BBS Rectorate in downtown Belváros-Lipótváros
Former name	Budapest Business School
Type	Private business school
Established	1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Rector	Prof. Dr. Balázs Heidrich
Academic staff	400+[1]
Students	19,000[1]
Location	Budapest , Hungary 47°30′29″N 19°07′29″E / 47.50806°N 19.12472°E / 47.50806; 19.12472
Campus	Urban, small
Colors	White and gold
Affiliations	Network of International Business Schools, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, International Association of Universities, European University Association, Central and East European Management Development Association, European Association of Insitiutions of Higher Education, University Industry Innovation Network, Institute of Hospitality, Principles for Responsible Management Education[2]
Website	Website

Budapest Business School (BBS) (Hungarian: Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem (BGE); officially: Budapest Business University (BBU)^[3] ) is a private business school, formerly a public university, specialising 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.^[4]

The BBS is Hungary's market-leading and largest business school. It conducts education and research in leadership, economics, operations management, marketing, entrepreneurship, organizational behaviour, and other areas. The school offers 12 Bachelor's degree programs, usually in a choice of English, French, German, or Hungarian, and 12 Master's degree programs, of which the most popular ones are Master of Finance, Master of Management (equivalent to an MBA), Master of International Business, and Master of Tourism Management. Moreover, it offers a PhD in Management and other post-graduate professional qualifications.