Country Overviews
Introduction
The majority of transport research in Hungary comes under control of the Ministry of Economy and Transport, the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Ministry of Education. Most research is carried out by the state-owned Institute for Transport Sciences (KTI), the universities and private consulting companies.
Other national research programmes have some transport-related sub-programmes, e.g. the National Research Programme (NKFP), the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) and the Central Technological Development Programme (KMÜFA).
Research has mainly focused on the consequences of road and urban traffic (congestion, safety and the environment, in particular) and issues of transport policy. Research on the critical issues of transport demand and impact modelling, has been rather limited. Recently, regulation issues have become important in connection with EU accession.
As a result of a decree issued by the Hungarian Government in 2001, all organisations receiving public funding for research or development activities are required to provide the National Research Registry with detailed reports of their projects. The registry (a database of research projects, researchers and research units) is maintained by the National Technical Information Centre and Library, in the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and is under the control of the Ministry of Education.
National Government Departments and Agencies
Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication and Energy (KHEM) / Közlekedési, Hírközlési és Energiaügyi Minisztérium
www.khem.gov.hu
National Transport Authority / Nemzeti Közlekedési Hatóság
Ministry of Education and Culture (OM) / Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium
Ministry of Environment and Water (KVVM) / Környezetvédelmi és Vizügyi Minisztérium
Ministry of Local Government / Önkorm‡nyzati Minisztérium
Hungarian Rail General Directorate / MÁV Vezérigazgatóság
Transport Research / Közlekedési kutatás-fejlesztés (K+F)
Led by the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication and Energy.
Transport-Related Environmental Research / Közlekedési környezetvédelmi kutatások
Led by the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication and Energy, and the Ministry of Environment and Water.
Transport Safety Action Programme / Közlekedésbiztonsági akcióprogram
Led by the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication and Energy also involving the Ministry of the Interior. Thematic groups plus ad-hoc funding.
Road Transport Research by the Technical and Information Services on National Roads / Közúti kutatások
Yearly programme led by ÁKMI Kht. Thematic groups.
Rail Transport Research by the Hungarian Rail General Directorate / Vasúti kutatás fejlesztés (K+F)
Yearly programme led by MÁV.
Provision for Technical Development / Müszaki fejlesztési célelöirányzat
Ministry of Education research, including transport research projects.
NKFP - National Research Programme / Nemzeti kutatás-fejlesztési program
Ministry of Education Programme including transport research projects.
www.info.omikk.bme.hu/nkr1
Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) / Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok
Led by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). Includes some transport research projects.
www.otka.hu
