The article represents a case study of the realization of changing engineering education in two new contemporary educational buildings of the University of Pécs, the impact of these buildings on educational methods, and the impact of community-based education on these buildings. As part of the university development program launched in 2016, the University of Pécs, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology's campus has been expanded with new architectural education buildings. The task of the new buildings was to adapt to the directions of the new engineering education and the representation of education of its faculty. The engineering education influences the object of architecture and determines its operation and its layout.

Acoustic performance is an important component of interior environmental quality, yet conventional single-value reverberation time metrics may provide limited perceptual information because they do not explicitly account for the spectral energy distribution of the evaluated sound. This study proposes an energy-weighted single-value reverberation time metric, Tew, which integrates frequency-dependent reverberation time with the relative contribution of received sound energy across frequency bands, providing a sound energy metric for building-acoustic assessment. Tew was evaluated using measured room-acoustic data under controlled laboratory conditions and in eight practical rooms, followed by a listening experiment involving 100 participants. Regression analyses and linear mixed-effects models showed that Tew was positively associated with perceived reverberance. Tew showed greater explanatory power and a better model fit than Tmf, whereas its performance was comparable to Tavg. The energy-weighting principle was further applied in a practical room-renovation project to identify frequency-dependent acoustic deficiencies and guide targeted acoustic treatment. The results demonstrate the potential of Tew to provide additional perceptually relevant information for assessing acoustic performance in interior spaces and to support frequency-aware acoustic treatment decisions. The practical renovation case further demonstrates the feasibility of integrating Tew and its underlying energy-weighting principle into building-acoustic assessment and treatment workflows, providing a link between sound-source characteristics, room-acoustic diagnosis, and targeted acoustic intervention.

University campuses and the surrounding urban environment are an integral part of each other's lives. The subject of this article is the relationship between them, primarily in relation to Pécs and University of Pécs. During the examinations, the network of connections regarding the city, university and its education sites will be visible. As it stands, the education sites of University of Pécs are not yet able to function as campuses. The creation of urban public spaces for the development of campuses is essential, as it can be seen through international examples and design. This may be the result of the numerous reductions and reorganization of educational sites.