'Experienced lecturers, international environment in a fascinating and attractive city'- interview with Ghaith Burhani, our PhD student

Ghaith Burhani, PhD student, before coming to BME, graduated in the area of aeronautical and also fluid mechanics engineering at Syrian universities. Now he is a PhD student at BME Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Hydrodynamic Systems.

Where and when did you graduate before studying at the BME Faculty of Mechanical Engineering?

Essentially, before I came to Hungary, I have gained a BSc degree from Aleppo University in 2006 in Aeronautical Engineering and an MSc degree from Damascus University in 2016 in fluid mechanics engineering. Both Damascus and Aleppo Universities are among the best in Syria. Hence, I was lucky enough to accomplish these two phases at universities with an excellent reputation and unique and exceptional educational system.

Why did you choose to come to Budapest?

Frankly, I have heard many fabulous things about the Budapest lifestyle, the kindness and dignity of the people, and the fantastic masterpieces of the natural views that exist in Budapest as hills, lakes, and green areas. Together, alongside the spectacular educational system of BME university, all these things encouraged me to decide and to consider the option of travelling and living in Budapest.

Do you like living in Budapest?


Definitely, I like it. No doubt, Budapest is a fascinating and attractive city. It has many attractive locations, like the Citadella, or the Fisherman's Bastion, and I cannot forget the magical trace of the Danube river that split the city into two parts, which makes the view more and more lovely, especially during the night. Luckily, I have the chance to visit many beautiful places before the outbreak of Covid-19. Hopefully, I will hang out around the city again once the pandemic gets over.

Why did you choose our university to continue your studies?

Firstly, I was very impressed about this great university's history and the Nobel prizes rewarded to BME in different scientific fields such as mechanical engineering, chemical engineering or physics. Secondly, the educational system, which is smooth and easy to follow, makes studying more exciting and enjoyable.

Finally, staff members of all BME faculties, including the professors, assistants professors and technicians, are well-educated with a great experience. The majority of the staff can speak at least two foreign languages like English and German, which creates a tremendous various international environment for studying.

How do you like studying at BME?

As I have mentioned earlier, our university's excellent staff plays a significant role in attracting students to study at BME mechanical engineering programmes.

I firmly believe that after the pandemic, attending workshops and conferences, which are part of my PhD program, are going to be more impressive and spectecular to improve my mechanical engineering background, precisely in hydrodynamics systems field.

Could you tell us more about your topic?

I am working on the investigation of pipeline and safety valves dynamics in the case of a multi-phase flow. It is a vital topic and one of the highly complex obstacles to deal with in hydrodynamics systems. With this research, I could achieve something distinguished and unique. The result of this research up to this moment is applicable under certain conditions in the chemical industries, hydraulic power plants, and gas or liquid services facilities. The existence of the safety valve is a key to protect the mechanical assembly or the working system, especially in the multi-phase flow where the interchange between the phases resulting in complicated behavior of the flow inside the pipelines and hence causes a notable impact on the safety of the entire system.

I am very excited to go through the rest of my topic, expecting to achieve more promising results that can influence the safety valve sizing and the optimal implementation of the pipeline in the hydraulic circuits working on two-phase flow or multi-phase flow.

What are your plans for the future?

For the short-term, I am seeking to complete my research successfully and gain PhD degree with an excellent assessment, and later, I can think seriously about my dreams. I am planning to travel to either Germany or the United States of America. These two destinations mean a lot for me to chase my dreams and hope to become an expert in a major factory or company. Being a consultant or a chief engineer at one of the biggest companies in Europe or USA in hydrodynamic systems, represents the real challenge I am looking for shortly.


Laszlo Benesoczky