Our institute is widely involved in metallurgy, forming technology, nanotechnology, and materials testing research, as well as full-scale education.

We place a strong emphasis on joint research and development with our corporate partners and are particularly proud of the large number of industrial partnerships we have with companies, which are outstanding even at the university level. We strive to serve the high-quality needs of our partners with the most advanced technologies and tools available in the region, and the best-trained and motivated staff.

Over the past decade, our Institute has become one of the most successful university departments in Hungary in terms of success in European Union tenders. Our researchers and teachers have won outstanding funding in many fields in major international tenders.We have an extremely wide network of national and international contacts in our research areas, and our international recognition is particularly high, both through our grant activities and our scientific publications.
We believe that the only way to provide a marketable university education is to incorporate the knowledge we have gained from our R&D projects and basic research activities into our curricula, so we pay particular attention to this. Students who come into contact with our institute (through TDK theses, BSc, or MSc thesis) are given the opportunity to become involved in our ongoing research and the opportunity to participate in the solving of real industry problems. It is perhaps also thanks to this „let and support talent flourish” philosophy that we are one of the most successful talent „workshops” in the country, as evidenced by the large number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners at national TDK conferences and, in particular, the high number of students awarded the Pro Scientia Gold Medal.

The composition of our institute is currently in the most appropriate state in terms of both academic degrees and age. 2 academics (full members of the MTA) are currently working in our institute, our number of senior lecturers is 8 (5 professors, 3 associate professors). Our team is strengthened by 4 senior researchers (senior scientific colleagues) in research positions. The young, emerging age group is represented by 14 people in our institute (1 senior lecturer, 1 senior teaching assistant, 4 research fellows, 8 assistant research fellows). The ELKH-ME Materials Science Research Group belonging to our Institute is strengthened by 7 researchers. At our institute, two senior professors emeritus, in addition to their knowledge, have decades of experience and an invaluable network of contacts to support our work.