The Association
The Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) is the oldest and most significant association of Hungarian economists aimed at disseminating economic knowledge, developing the professional public sphere and representing the general interests of economists. For this reason various platforms including presentations, courses, professional discussions, meetings and itinerant conferences are organised regularly.
As a major professional and scientific organisation with a long tradition in Hungary, the HEA was established on 27 May 1894 by professors, academics, ministers, bankers, merchants, MPs, farmers, officials, landowners and noblemen in order to jointly seek the ways of national economic development.
The HEA, as a non-profit association, is a major platform of economic discussion beyond the narrow interpretation of science.
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One click, and a professional community of more than 5 and a half thousand individuals. 80-100 large-scale conferences annually. 23 sections and 16 regional organisations. Keeping in touch with former school mates and colleagues. Purchase discounts available with a HEA Membership Card… We look forward to welcoming graduates, would-be economists and professionals interested in economic issues as members of the HEA!
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PARTNER SITES
ITINERANT CONFERENCES OF ECONOMISTS
the itinerant conferences represent major annual events organised for economists
HEA YOUTH COMMITTEE
HEA Youth Committee and organisations
NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY
the joint conference of the HEA and the Embassies of Great Britain, Germany and France
EVENTS
Film industry: service productions and employment
Film industry: service productions and employment. This is the title of an online conference organised by the Labour Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) on Thursday 19 June 2025 from 14:00 on Webex and [...]
Affects of monetary policy decisions
How do monetary policy decisions affect markets and the economy? Kristóf Lehmann, Director of International Monetary Policy, Economics and Dissemination at the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Head of the MNB Institute, will give a lecture on [...]
The Future of Skills Development
The Future of Skills Development - this is the title of a professional conference organised by the recently established Higher Education and Training Section of the Hungarian Economic Association on Wednesday, 26 March 2025, from [...]
Funding, mentoring, networking…
Challenges that Hungarian startups are facing: funding, mentoring, networking. Tamás Péter Turcsán, innovation and startup expert, President of the Startup Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), will give a presentation with this title on [...]
Challenges of monetary policy – a lecture in Veszprém
Gyula Pleschinger, member of the Monetary Council of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), will give a lecture on the current challenges of monetary policy at the invitation of the [...]
Global megatrends, development opportunities
The Competitiveness and Innovation Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), in cooperation with the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) and the Budapest Metropolitan University (METU), will organize a conference on global megatrends and their development [...]
NEWS
Economics Olympiad: this was the final
Ágoston Dudás, a student of ELTE Trefort Ágoston Practical High School, won the 2025 Economics Olympiad on Friday, 21 March at Budapest Metropolitan University (METU). In the national final of the international competition for secondary [...]
A new cooperation started in Nyíregyháza
The Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) and the University of Nyíregyháza signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday in Nyíregyháza. The aim of the agreement is to form a bridge between the university, the local business community [...]
Higher Education Section – plans for 20025
The Hungarian Economic Association's Higher and Continuing Education Section held its first meeting on 12 February 2025 in the HEA's Community Room. The members of the recently formed Section's Bureau agreed that the relationship between [...]