Based on suggestions and comments from its members, the Presidency decided to establish a Lifetime Achievement Award on April 11, 2001. The name of the award is the Techné Medal.
The honoree receives a medal created by the sculptor András Lapis* and a ceremonial certificate. One side of the medal features the 9 Muses, and the other side bears the inscription of the Hungarian Academy of Engineering, along with the name of the honoree and the year of awarding.
The award recognizes long-standing, definitive, and acknowledged organizational and research activities in the field of technical scientific life in Hungary; effective work carried out for the development and widespread dissemination of technical culture; exemplary educational achievements in teaching and nurturing the young technical intelligentsia; continuous support for the introduction and application of scientific results into economic life; and efforts in quality development, initiating and broadly disseminating the application of new procedures and methods in industry.
The award can be bestowed in recognition of outstanding activity in any of the areas mentioned above.
Each year, one person may be honored with this award.
*András Lapis (August 12, 1942, Kecskemét) – He graduated from the University of Fine Arts in 1974. In addition to numerous sculptures, he is the creator of more than 400 medals.
| In 2001 | Zénó Terplán, a chartered mechanical engineer, Széchenyi Prize laureate, academician, and retired university professor. |
| In 2002 | József Lukács, a chartered electrical engineer, Kossuth Prize laureate, academician, and professor emeritus. |
| In 2003 | Ernő Pungor, an academician, State Prize laureate chemist. |
| In 2006 | Jenő Barátossy, a chartered mechanical engineer, founding member. |
| In 2008 | Dr. Zsuzsa Szentgyörgyi, a chartered electrical engineer, spokesperson for the MMA. |
| In 2009 | Dr. István Karsai, a chartered mechanical engineer, founding member. |
