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Place: Budapest, Hungary Dates: 29 July 2010 to 10 August 2010 Season: summer10 Organised by: BEST Group Budapest	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 45.0 euro. Convert to BGN Bulgaria Leva HRK Croatia Kuna CSK Czech Republic Koruna EUR Euro DKK Denmark Kroner EEK Estonia Kroon HUF Hungary Forint ISK Iceland Kronur LVL Latvia Lat LTL Lithuania Litas MKD Macedonia (FYR) Denar NOK Norway Kroner PLZ Poland Zloty RON Romania Leu RSD Serbia Dinar RUR Russia Rubles SKK Slovakia Koruna SEK Sweden Krona CHF Switzerland Francs TRL Turkey Liras UAH Ukraine Hryvna GBP United Kingdom Pounds USD United States Dollars Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 11 Apr 2010 at 23:00 CEST Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (None, apart from interest on the topic!) Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 35 hours (estimated)

General description

Attention!!!

New year, new summer and there are again more than 250 million hectares of cornfields around the world which have to be harvested. Can you imagine how this is possible?

With MONSTER AGRICULTURAL MACHINES!

Did you know that one of the oldest working agricultural machinery in this year is 100 years old and can be seen in Hungary?

Did you know that with these machines the production is nearly two hundred times faster than by hand?

Come and discover the MONSTERS? secrets, be part of their life and get to know how they can be the most complex machines in the world!

In addition feel the beating of the capital of Hungary Day and Night! 15 public thermal baths, lots of Palinka and liters of wine, delicious Hungarian goulash and salami, unforgettable parties and of course LBG Budapest is waiting for you!

Academic information

• Fields of activity: Agronomics/Forestry , Environmental Engineering , Machine & Instrument engineering/Design , Mechanical Engineering
• Content and topics: Overview of the Agricultural Machines-Man-Nature triangle. Future trends in production and technology.
• Learning goals and objectives: To get a clear picture of the agricultural machines in general and to improve the understanding of processes during the operation.
• Examination type: Written exam
• Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: Motivation letter, interest in the topic, answers for the custom questions, cultural diversity

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Dormitory
• Food during the event: Breakfast and dinner by organisers, lunch by cantine
• Transportation during the event: Public transport, train

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

• Event website: http://best-budapest.hu/sc2010/
• Event schedule: http://best-budapest.hu/sc2010/schedule2010.pdf
• Event survival guide: http://best-budapest.hu/sc2010/survival_guide.pdf