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Polish student wins the Economic Olympiad

Polish student wins the Economic Olympiad

A Polish student, Kinga Gruszka, won the final of the INternational Economics Olympiad (IEO) at the Money Museum in Budapest on Thursday. The two-day competition, held in English, saw 35 students from seven countries compete in economics in front of an international...

Professor Tibor Erdős died

Professor Tibor Erdős died

Professor Tibor Erdős, Széchenyi Prize-winning Hungarian economist, researcher on inflation and economic growth, former president of the Hungarian Economic Association, died on 6 September, in the 95th year of his life. Tibor Erdős graduated in economics in 1952....

In Memoriam István Magyari-Beck

In Memoriam István Magyari-Beck

István Magyari-Beck, Professor Emeritus of the Corvinus University of Budapest, founding President of the Cultural Economics Section of the Hungarian Economic Society, Honorary President of our Cultural Economics and Demography Sections, passed away on 18 August 2022,...

Itinerant conference: the cameras has been working…

Itinerant conference: the cameras has been working…

With recording of the Startup Session of the HEA's 60th Itinerant Conference, the recording of the sessions has started on Tuesday in the HEA's community space. The Hungarian Economic Association is organising the largest annual conference of the Hungarian economists...

Ferenc Pongrácz Regional Director of EIT Health InnoStars

Ferenc Pongrácz Regional Director of EIT Health InnoStars

Ferenc Pongrácz, Member of the Presidium of the Hungarian Economic Association and President of the IT Section of the MKT, takes up the position of Regional Director of EIT Health InnoStars from 15 August. In recent years, Ferenc Pongrácz has worked as Director of...

Distinguished speakers at the 60th Itinerant Congress in Szeged

Distinguished speakers at the 60th Itinerant Congress in Szeged

György Matolcsy, Sándor Csányi, Tibor Navracsics, Mihály Varga - all of them have already confirmed their participation in the 60th Itinerant Conference of Economists. The Hungarian Economic Association will organise the largest annual conference of the Hungarian...

New President of the Logistics Section

New President of the Logistics Section

The Logistics Section of the Hungarian Economic Association elected Ferenc Lajkó, logistics industry expert, managing director of DigiLog Consulting and former CEO of Waberer's, as its president by unanimous vote during its online renewal. Based on the decision of the...

Decarbonisation is the solution to the energy crisis

Decarbonisation is the solution to the energy crisis

The energy crisis strengthens the need for security of supply, and pursuing decarbonisation targets is a good opportunity to increase energy independence, said János Péter Horvát, President of the Hungarian Energy and Utility Regulatory Office (MEKH), in a...

IEA World Congress 2023

IEA World Congress 2023

The International Economic Association (IEA) and Universidad EAFIT Colombia announced the 20th World Congress of IEA to be held in Medellin, Colombia between 11 and 15 December 2023. The congress is jointly organized by IEA and Universidad EAFIT, Colombia, with...

Itinerant conference: in September in Szeged!

Itinerant conference: in September in Szeged!

The Hungarian Economic Society will organise the 60th Itinerant Conference of Economists on 22-23 September 2022 at the József Attila Study and Information Centre of the University of Szeged. This year's two-day conference will start with the opening plenary session...