MSc in Hydrogeological Engineering
Miskolc, Hungary
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,500 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 150 EUR application fee
Key Summary
Introduction
The program aims to train highly qualified engineers who are competent in dealing with geological and environmental issues concerning surface and subsurface waters, the protection of quantity and quality of groundwater resources, and the remediation of contaminated sites. The main focus of education is placed on groundwater resources, which play a more and more significant role in drinking water supply, mineral and medicinal water utilization, and geothermal energy production.
Curriculum
Semester 1
- Computer sciences for engineers
- Numerical methods and optimization
- Environmental geology
- Geodesy, spatial informatics
- Mineralogy and geochemistry
- Soil mechanics
- Gradual research seminar
- Waterworks, water supply
- Hydrogeology
Semester 2
- Groundwater prospecting, water resources management
- Applied and engineering hydrology
- Water quality protection
- Geophysics of exploration for water
- Geotechnical engineering
- Water chemistry
- Hydrogeology of Hungary
- Fluid mechanics
- GW flow and contaminant transport modeling
Semester 3
- Quality management
- Legal and economic studies with reg. to mining and geol.
- Geotermics
- Water mining
- Hydrogeological interpretation
- Drilling, deep drilling
- Water and wastewater purification
- Environmental risk assessment and remediation
- Environmental geotechnics
- Diploma work consultation
- Optional subject group (1): Surfer for Windows hands-on training
- Optional subject group (2): Well-field and groundwater resources protection/ Remote sensing
Semester 4
- Safety techniques, labor safety
- Strategic management
- 4 Diplom work consultation II
Career Opportunities
The graduates will be capable of solving problems related to the subsurface constructions of various engineering structures (buildings, tunnels, railways, underground transport systems, reservoirs, earthworks, roads, surface mines, underground mines).
Admissions
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Scholarships and Funding
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must possess non-Hungarian citizenship,
- Applicants must have submitted a fully completed application to one of the UM study programs (BSc, MSc, PhD) directly via the DreamApply application interface.
Amount of the scholarship
30% of the paid tuition fee.
Application procedure
- Applicants submit their scholarship application via the DreamApply platform of the University of Miskolc as part of the university application.
- Applicants upload the following documents during the university application:
- School leaving exam certificate/degree and transcripts of records,
- IFSP Motivation Letter, which details how the academic and research activities of the applicant as a UM student will contribute to enhancing the reputation of the university, and how the applicant as a UM student plans to support recruitment and internationalization activities of the university in their home countries.
- School leaving exam certificate/degree and transcripts of records,
- IFSP Motivation Letter, which details how the academic and research activities of the applicant as a UM student will contribute to enhancing the reputation of the university, and how the applicant as a UM student plans to support recruitment and internationalization activities of the university in their home countries.
- While completing the university application form, in the section related to the IFSP scholarship, the applicant must tick the following option: "Yes, I hereby submit my application for the International Freshman Scholarship Programme. I acknowledge that I have read and accepted the terms and conditions of the International Freshman Scholarship Programme."