Specialized Training Program for Waste Management and Recovery Engineers

Specialized Training Program for Waste Management and Recovery Engineers

Last modified: 31. January 2024

Objective of the Program: The aim of the program is to provide new knowledge and deepen existing skills for professionals involved in solving waste management-related issues in waste processing plants, consultancy institutions, municipalities, civil organizations, and administrative institutions. The goal is to enhance their ability to perform tasks more effectively and professionally and to actively participate in technical development tasks in the field of waste management for engineers holding a degree.

Facilitating Institute: Institute of Environmental Sciences
Training Area: Technical
Number of Credits: 60
Semesters of Commencement: Spring and Autumn
Training Location: Gödöllő
Schedule: Correspondence
Language of Instruction: Hungarian
Financing: Self-financed
Tuition Fee: HUF 200,000/semester
Duration of Training: 2 semesters
Minimum Enrollment: 15 students
Maximum Enrollment: 40 students
Training Frequency: Bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays

Participation Requirements: A degree in technical or agricultural field at least at the undergraduate level (or in the earlier system at the college level) and an engineering qualification.

Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate holds an engineering qualification in the technical or agricultural field, is dedicated, and can work independently as well as part of a team.

Specialization Attainable through Further Training: Waste Management and Utilization Engineer

Competencies to be Acquired during the Program: Participants will:

  • Understand the principles of waste management and the legal forms that define it. They will also be familiar with the types of waste generated in households and industrial processes, their classification, and rating systems.
  • Acquire proficiency in technologies and systems for processing, disposal, and treatment of various types of waste, as well as understanding the methodology of waste collection and transportation.
  • Possess essential health and environmental knowledge relevant to waste processing, and be acquainted with the management and economic methodology of waste processing facilities.
  • Develop the ability to organize tasks related to the collection of various waste streams, technological organization of waste disposal and processing, and technical management of waste processing plants.

Graduates of the Program will be Able to:

  • Determine the composition of waste and choose and operate processing technologies that best serve utilization.
  • Take on technical control tasks in waste processing plants and organize waste management tasks for industrial companies generating significant waste streams.

Personal Attributes and Skills: Participants are expected to have and further develop skills for independent work and participation in teamwork. Technical sense is of utmost importance, especially the ability to apply new, innovative technical solutions and technologies, and the ability to recognize and creatively solve problems in the waste management industry.

Application of the Specialization in a Specific Environment: The knowledge based on the acquired modern knowledge can be applied in the waste management industry at middle and upper management levels, in municipal and regulatory work, as well as in innovation activities.

Critical Knowledge Areas and Credit Values for the Specialization: Foundational waste management, legal and managerial, economic knowledge: 8-12 credits
Waste as raw material, business economics and management, environmental and health protection in waste management plants
Waste management and processing knowledge: 38-42 credits
Machines and operations of waste management; collection and operational logistics; technologies for selecting energy and material recoverable waste by mechanical, optical methods; mechanical-biological waste treatment, stabilization, drying; technologies for processing separately collected waste; mechanical and optical sorting of packaging waste; basics of composting, utilization of biodegradable waste and sewage sludge; thermal waste utilization and possibilities of use of products made from waste, quality requirements; disposal and sampling of waste; treatment of leachate and wastewater.

Type and Credit Value of Thesis/Dissertation: Thesis, 10 credits

Application Deadline: January 14, 2022; for the autumn semester, August 12, 2022.

Application Method: Application form available on the https://uni-mate.hu website under the Admissions – Specialized Training Programs section.

Documents to be Attached:

  • Scanned copy of diploma, both sides for bilingual diplomas.
  • Professional resume.

Start of Training: February 15, 2022; for the autumn semester, September 15, 2022.

Additional Information: The program is a joint initiative of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the Faculty of Earth Science at the University of Miskolc. The training takes place in Gödöllő and Miskolc.

Contact/Program Manager:

Admission procedure: Felvi.hu