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Itinerant Congress: all sessions available!

Itinerant Congress: all sessions available!

The 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists of the Hungarian Economic Association was successfully held in Eger on 10–11 September. During the two-day conference, around 80 speakers shared their thoughts with the 700 participants attending in person and, by now, an...

700 participants, 18.000 viewers: a successfull congress in Eger

700 participants, 18.000 viewers: a successfull congress in Eger

The 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists concluded successfully in Eger on Friday: around 700 participants attended the conference in person and heard the views of more than 80 speakers on the challenges facing the Hungarian economy. The conference’s live online...

Lifetime Achievement Award to Zoltán Farkas

Lifetime Achievement Award to Zoltán Farkas

The Itinerant Congresses of Economists are celebrations of Hungary’s economics profession – they offer the best opportunity for the association to express its appreciation, through awards, to all those who have made significant contributions to the association or to...

EU Section’s Visit to the European Capital of Culture

EU Section’s Visit to the European Capital of Culture

In the final days of August, the Board of the EU Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), accompanied by a small delegation, paid a visit to Trenčín, which this year holds the title of European Capital of Culture jointly with Oulu, Finland. The delegation...

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...

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...

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...

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...