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Live Streams from the 64th Itinerant Congress

Live Streams from the 64th Itinerant Congress

As in previous years, this year we are also planning live online broadcasts of the Thursday opening plenary session of the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists, as well as four of the conference’s featured sessions, both on the conference website and on the Hungarian...

HEA Cogress: one week left to register

HEA Cogress: one week left to register

Registration for the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists has entered the home stretch – interested participants have just one week left to register for the Hungarian economic profession’s largest annual conference! The detailed on-site programme is now complete, and...

A Final Farewell to Béla Kádár

A Final Farewell to Béla Kádár

On Friday, 7 August, we bid a final farewell to Béla Kádár, Academician, Széchenyi Prize-winning economist and Honorary Lifetime President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA). Béla Kádár was commemorated by Péter Halmai, Academician, President of the HAS...

IEO: Hungarian Individual and Team Gold

IEO: Hungarian Individual and Team Gold

Bendegúz Pál Ruskal, a graduating student at ELTE Radnóti Miklós High School in Budapest, won a gold medal after finishing in 9th place at the international final of the Economics Olympiad in Olympia, Greece, on Thursday. In addition, the five-member Hungarian team...

HEA Cogress: one week left to register

See You in Eger in One Month!

Exactly one month from now, on September 10, 2026, the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists will kick off in Eger with keynote addresses by Mihály Varga, Governor of the central bank, and András Kármán, Minister of Finance. The Hungarian Economic Association (HEA),...

HEA: a programme-rich first half year

HEA: a programme-rich first half year

The Hungarian Economics Association wrapped up a programme-rich first half of the year: in the first six months alone, we organised no fewer than 64 professional events, conferences, lectures and roundtable discussions. HEA elected a new president and...

New HEA President in Vas County

New HEA President in Vas County

The Vas County Organisation of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) has elected a new President: Imre Varga, Associate Professor and Head of Department at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). The voting members of the county...

In Memoriam Béla Kádár

In Memoriam Béla Kádár

At the age of 92, on 8 July 2026, Béla Kádár, a Széchenyi Prize-winning economist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Honorary Lifetime President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), passed away. Béla Kádár was born in Pécs in 1934. He began his...

Occupational Safety and Health in the EU

Occupational Safety and Health in the EU

The Labour Section of the Hungarian Economic Association organized an online professional event entitled "Occupational Safety and Health in the European Union" on 11 June 2026. The speakers at the event were Péter Nesztinger, Head of the Department of Occupational...

HEA Blog has been launched

HEA Blog has been launched

As a result of the cooperation between the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) and Portfolio.hu, a leading financial and economic news portal, the HEA Blog has been launched on the Portfolio website! The subpage available directly at https://www.portfolio.hu/mkt, now...