A six-week mentorship program has been launched in the Business and Management bachelor’s program to help second-year students choose their specialization and career path, with support from alumni working across various industries.

Engagement with luxury brands on social media lowers self-esteem while increasing materialism and social media addiction, finds new research from Corvinus University of Budapest. Among men, these changes lead to more impulsive buying – a pattern not observed in women.

Zsigmond Tarcsay, a lecturer and researcher at ELTE and Corvinus University, and Ágnes Backhausz, a researcher at the Rényi Institute and a lecturer at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have been awarded this prestigious professional recognition.

In the intensive week of this semester, first-year students at the Political Economy MA programme at Corvinus headed to Vienna on a two-day study tour and investigated the system of social partnership in Austria.

The European Pulse Forum convened senior policymakers, corporate leaders and experts to address the pressing topics that are shaping Europe’s future, such as energy, mobility, and trade. Dr. Ágnes Szunomár, Associate Professor of the Institute of Global Studies, participated as features speaker.

By spending just a few minutes, you can not only support your own future but also be in with a chance of winning valuable prizes.

After nearly a decade at Google, Ulises Ludevig chose to complement his global strategy experience with an Executive MBA at Corvinus University of Budapest. After completing his first semester, he shared with us how the program broadens his perspective and supports his leadership ambitions.

Oxford University Press offers a 60-day trial.

A Team from Corvinus University will represent Hungary in the Central European regional finals of the L’Oréal Brandstorm international competition, making it to the top 5 out of 260 registered teams.

Have you ever had a class after which you saw a subject differently? A teacher who inspired you or made you think more deeply? Now you have the opportunity to tell them.

A decarbonisation process has been launched at Corvinus University of Budapest with the aim of achieving climate neutrality. As a first step, we assessed the University’s carbon footprint, followed by the development of a Net Zero strategy and action plan with student involvement.

With the participation of 11 student organisations and colleges for advanced studies, the Corvinus Changemakers network has been launched to connect student communities committed to sustainability.

The Sádt Győző Foundation – a public-benefit organisation – jointly with the Kovács Foundation, announces a call for applications for students of Corvinus University. 

On 10 April, MOL Plc., a publicly listed company partly owned by the Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation, held its annual general meeting.

János Balázs Kocsis, urban sociologist and associate professor at the Institute for Sustainable Development, represented the university in evaluating the development concept of Rákosrendező and in ranking the submitted proposals.

Students and staff of Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem can now access the PRO features of the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) free of charge by registering with their university email address. The platform, associated with César Hidalgo, helps users gain a deeper understanding of economic relationships through visually engaging data visualizations, among other features.

What if, as a student, you could sit down and have a conversation with someone who graduated from the same course as you and has already built the career, you’re only just dreaming about? And now imagine having the chance to ask them anything.

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Spring has arrived, offering us an opportunity for renewal. During April, we’ll explore how we can repurpose everything and give them a second life, rather than letting it go to waste.

The Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Strategy and Management at Corvinus University earned the award granted in recognition of an outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of business management.

We spoke with Péter Eső, an alumnus of Corvinus and the Rajk College for Advanced Studies, about his journey from Budapest to Harvard, and later, fifteen years ago, to the University of Oxford. While pursuing research in game theory and theoretical microeconomics, he has remained closely connected to his Hungarian roots, regularly returning to Rajk and maintaining professional collaborations with the Institute of Economics and other colleges for advanced studies. In his view, Corvinus has been on a clearly upward trajectory in the international arena in recent years, and the professional standards of some of its institutes can confidently be compared to those of strong Dutch and German universities.

Don’t miss out – the application period starts on 7 April 2026.

Competing in the Olympics and standing on the podium at domestic and international competitions is a great honour. At the same time, being a top athlete involves many challenges and compromises. In this dialogue, we seek to explore how sports and university education can be balanced, as well as the challenges and potential synergies of completing a university education alongside a career in elite sports.