Geoinformatics Eötvös Loránd University

Overview

The Geoinformatics degree program from Eötvös Loránd University is a collaboration between the Faculty of Informatics and the Faculty of Sciences. The top-level standard of the training is guaranteed by the highly qualified academic staff, as in case with our unique Master of Cartography program. Several of the teachers are involved in the leadership of national and international professional organizations of the related area and in editorial boards of journals in the field. Teaching is supported by modern infrastructure and well-equipped labs.

Key Facts

Upper-year students and PhD students help the first-year students in a mentor system to overcome their first challenges at the university.

The institutes and departments involved in the training are in close contact with various institutions and companies that use geoinformatics in Hungary, thus ensuring the placement of students and familiarising them with the specificities of the job market. 

Career opportunities

Government offices, administration in local governments, research institutions, mapping agencies, archives and private firms need a growing number of cartographers who have a solid background of geoinformatics. Business companies which have a strong involvement in various visualization problems (in print or in three-dimensions) are definitely interested in employing our young GIS specialist. Also decision-makers often need the GIS support for understanding the spatial relationship of features and social or natural phenomena.

Job examples

GIS specialist at national mapping agencies, in land registration, at private companies, publishers, geoinformatical firms.