For the first time this year, the editorial team of Forbes has compiled its subjective Power Women Next list, featuring young women with outstanding achievements and significant potential. The list includes Viktória Környei, founder of Kikapcs, Dorka Takácsy, a Russia expert, and Ágnes Czakó, Senior Portfolio Manager at OTP Fund Management Ltd. — all three are alumnae of Corvinus University.

The Graduation Ceremony is approaching — you are just a few weeks away from holding your diploma in your hands. Therefore, we would like to share some important details about the event.

As part of Parasport Day, organized to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are holding a sitting volleyball tournament, a sports photo exhibition, and a voluntary blood donation event at the university in cooperation with the Hungarian Red Cross.

Among the Hungarian universities participating in the program, Corvinus students have secured first place yet again, reaffirming the university’s leading role in Hungary’s startup and innovation ecosystem.

György Boda, emeritus associate professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, was elected as a member of the executive board.

Competition, enforced green living or participatory and collaborative decision-making: what might the future look like in a world beyond growth? In February, participation and mutualism are the sustainability themes of the month.

If you are a researcher under the age of 45, hold a scientific degree and have not yet obtained the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, this is your opportunity to realise your research plans.

Extreme temperatures, especially prolonged cold, measurably increase the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a major new Hungarian analysis in which a mathematician from Corvinus University also took part. Heat has a rapid, short-lived effect, while sustained cold leads to more cardiac arrests over a longer period.

This year, our University is joining the international Positive Impact Rating (PIR) survey, which examines how business and economics higher education institutions contribute to social and environmental sustainability.

Come meet Corvinus University of Budapest at international education fairs and events during the final public recruitment period of the academic year! These fairs are a great opportunity to meet us in person, ask your questions, explore our programmes and scholarships, and find out why Corvinus could be the right choice for your future studies.

The event seeks to provide a forum for presenting human-centered, sustainable, and responsible technological solutions, fostering dialogue among researchers, professionals, and policymakers.

Submit your application from 10:00 on Monday, 9 February 2026.

Don’t forget that in a few days you can hand in your applications.

Crescendo Corvinus welcomes music-loving students, university staff and Corvinus alumni throughout the spring semester.

You can submit your application from 8:00 am. on 9 February 2026 until 12:00 pm. on 13 February 2026.

Many women experience in dog ownership an emotional bond and a new caregiving role that resembles parenthood, yet is also distinct from it. For them, the tasks associated with a dog mean more than “me time” but less than raising a child. A dog requires a daily routine and comes with responsibility, but in return it also provides emotional support and still leaves room for rest, a Hungarian study finds. The research was conducted with the involvement of researchers from Corvinus University.

Four hundred leading researchers in economic geography met at GeoInno2026 at Corvinus.

The application period is almost here, do not miss the deadline

The team of Corvinus Students were named the most innovative in the active tourism category of the CheckINN Tourism Innovation Competition.

Students of the ‘Experience Design in Tourism’ specialization participated in a three-day professional study trip to Vienna in January 2026, supported by the Pannónia Group Scholarship.

On February 23, applications for the doctoral programmes at Corvinus University of Budapest will officially open.

On March 12, we will welcome our alumni living in the United Kingdom to a reception combined with an alumni reunion at the Hungarian Embassy in London.

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