In the framework of the European ESG directives and the new Hungarian ESG law, the integration of sustainability is becoming an increasing expectation for companies. In the framework of the Research Week, Mária Farkas and Anita Reizingerné Ducsai talked to Irén Márta, Executive Director of BCSDH and ESG expert, about the ESG challenges.

In 2024, the dormitory application process has been renewed to make the allocation of accommodation more convenient and fair. 

V.G. Venkatesh, Professor and Associate Dean of the EM Normandie Business School, researching supply chain management and sustainability issues, fell in love with the free atmosphere of CIAS during his stay in Budapest. He has recently returned to France, but plans to make several more trips to Budapest in the near future for his ongoing research.

QS, one of the world's most prestigious higher education rating organisations recently awarded Corvinus for their graduates’ outstanding job prospects. They are truly paid by the market: Corvinus graduates earn far more than the average business graduate.

Our 3x3 basketball team has qualified from a very strong group at the tournament in Debrecen.

For the first time, 10-month scholarships were awarded in memory of Zsuzsa "FoZsu" Foltányi, the founding director of the Ecotárs, in honour of her work.

We have won our first podium place in floorball at the major competition in Debrecen and Miskolc, with nearly 5000 participants from 428 universities in 37 countries.

Lisa Miller, professor of psychology at Columbia, talks in this interview about her groundbreaking research in neuroscience and her collaboration with Corvinus, in connection with the joint workshop organised by the two universities in early July.

Corvinus University is collaborating with European partners to enhance the sustainability of the horticultural sector using EU and national funding. They are researching soil- and environmentally-friendly, cost-effective growing practices for producers: bell peppers may grow in wood-based substrates, and raspberries could receive more oxygen through microbubbles.

In view of the number of applications received by the original deadline, applications can be submitted until 18 July.

Outstanding presentations and fruitful collaborations, combined with significant academic advancements, defined the 8th Young Scholar Workshop of the American Society for Public Administration held at Corvinus last week

Congratulations to Mihaly Fazekas (CEU, Romain Ferrali (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), and Johannes Wachs (Corvinus University of Budapest) on winning the 2024 Beryl Radin Award for their insightful article in JPART, “Agency Independence, Campaign Contributions, and Favoritism in US Federal Government Contracting.

The first ever international business case competition for CEMS students in the history of CEMS Clubs was organized by CEMS Club Budapest on May 22-23 at Corvinus University of Budapest. The competition was sponsored by CEMS Corporate Partners, Hilti, MasterCard, MET, and Raiffeisen Bank International Group.

We can send students to quality partners inside and outside Europe, from Singapore to the United States or South America, said Zoltán Oszkár Szántó, Vice-Rector for Research, in an interview with Magyar Nemzet. He stressed that the existing resources are sufficient to meet all needs in the next semester: in addition to students, mobility is also available in the teaching, research and service sectors in the Pannonia programme.

"If it bleeds, it leads" is a motto that captures the long-standing relationship between violence and news coverage. However, the news is not just a mirror that reflects reality - the information we see is controlled, it has a purpose, it has to frame the events of the world. During the research week at Cprvinus, visitors were introduced to this concept, among others, in a presentation by Dr. Alexandra Nagy-Béni. Particular attention was given to the visual language used to depict violence in the age of "homo videns", a term coined by media theorist Giovanni Sartori (1997) to describe modern people who are heavily dependent on images for information.

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There is a serious underlying macroeconomic message behind the contribution of a security or a company towards sustainability. Where the number of green bonds is increasing, the innovation potential of the economy is also increasing, said our researcher, Emília Németh-Durkó, in her presentation at the Research Week in June.

Emergency call simulation, a campaign about the issue of domestic violence, promotion of healthy diets, self-defence training for women and a programme in a children's home were among the student projects awarded in the Hungarian language Döntési technikák and the English language Decision techniques courses.

The common project of Corvinus and BME won first place in the category "investing in entrepreneurial skills".

The awaited course is set to return next semester with exciting new features. The online course, which has been cornerstone of a budding entrepreneur’s career, will now be available in English with Hungarian subtitles, ensuring greater accessibility for a diverse group of participants.

Mathematical anxiety is a cross-generational phenomenon that Máté Farkas-Kis attributes partly to the role of teachers and their behavior patterns. How did this develop and what trends support it? In our article, we present an element of his research.

Applications for the Public Affairs and Student Association Scholarships will be available between 01 July 2024, 10:00 to 05 July 2024, 12:00 (noon).

The one-year term of the Corvinus Students’ Union Prezidency has come to an end, and Kristóf Kovács will be succeeded by a new president from 1 July.

Spirituality and Business in the Anthropocene Era, the 20th anniversary conference of the European SPES Institute, was held at Corvinus University from 20 to 22 June, bringing together some of the most prominent international researchers in the field.