The Architecture Student Representation

BME’s student government works differently from those at other Hungarian universities. Here, every student is automatically a member of the Student Union (HÖK), not just the 10-20 people who handle interest representation elsewhere. The members of the HÖK are represented by the Student Representation (HK), which is chosen through elections. This system gives every student a real voice in major decisions. The most important opportunity is the annual Leadership Renewal, when every HÖK member can vote on the 14 people who will represent their interests in the HK at faculty and university forums.

The student government at BME has a long history. Our university was one of the first in Hungary to have a Student Union with duties and powers set out in written regulations. Today, the HÖK is known nationwide for its transparency, organization, and efficiency. These strengths come largely from the regulations themselves. The BME HÖK’s founding principles are laid out in detailed rules that have been refined over many years, and they leave room only for transparent and precise operation.

Like the university itself, the HÖK is divided into 8 faculties. Each faculty has its own Faculty Student Union (KHÖK), and each KHÖK is represented by its own Faculty Student Representation (HK). To coordinate shared goals across the whole university, the University Student Representation (EHK) was created as the representative body of the entire BME HÖK. Unlike the faculty HKs, the EHK is not elected directly. Each of the 8 faculty HKs delegates 2 of its members, and together with a president, this makes up the 17-member EHK.

The primary task of the 14-member Architecture Student Representation is to represent and protect the interests of the Faculty’s students. We also keep architecture students well informed about faculty, professional, and public events, as well as scholarships, academic matters, and other issues. The following sections explain how we achieve this and how we operate.