Academic promotions: new Associate Professors in the Corvinus University community
Congratulations to our appointed colleagues, whose professional profiles can be read in the article below.
It has long been a tradition at Corvinus to regularly celebrate the academic advancement of our colleagues: welcoming new lecturers, researchers, and the university’s new Professors Emeriti. Since last November, we have been doing this in a new format: the certificates are presented at the monthly Senate meetings, allowing the university leadership to offer their personal congratulations directly after the appointment.
On the most recent occasion, we had the opportunity to celebrate many of our colleagues: newly appointed University Professors and Research Professors (read about them here), as well as Assistant Professors and Assistant Lecturers (read about them here). The colleagues below received their appointment certificates as Associate Professors or Senior Research Fellows at the Senate meeting on October 20.
Tamás Viktor Csordás – Associate Professor (Institute of Marketing and Communication Sciences)
He earned his degrees from Budapest Business School, Université de Picardie Jules Verne in France, and Corvinus University of Budapest, where he completed his PhD with summa cum laude distinction in 2016. His research focuses on innovative qualitative research methods, user-generated content, virtual communities and marketing education. His publications have appeared in prestigious international academic journals, and he has contributed to numerous international and Hungarian research projects. Over more than 17 years of teaching, he has taught over 30 courses in Hungarian and English at bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and Executive MBA levels. He has also gained extensive experience in curriculum development and student mentoring, having supervised more than 200 theses and one doctoral dissertation. His students have received numerous awards at TDK and OTDK conferences and national academic competitions. He is the author, co-author and editor of several textbooks and book chapters.
Zoltán Dujisin – Associate Professor (Institute of Social and Political Sciences)
He earned his PhD in Sociology from Columbia University in 2018. His research focuses on the sociology of expertise, memory politics, and media studies. He began his research career as a Marie Curie Leading Fellow at Erasmus University Rotterdam (2018), later becoming a postdoctoral researcher for the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS) at UCLouvain (2021). Over the past five years, he has published three D1-ranked papers, with his work appearing in leading international journals such as Theory and Society, Memory Studies, and Journalism Studies. He brings nearly two decades of teaching experience in sociology, research methodology, journalism, and political economy across institutions including Columbia University, UCLouvain, Central European University, and Corvinus University of Budapest. He is the programme director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Bachelor’s Programme at Corvinus, in addition, he participates in curriculum development, co-founded the Corvinus Identity Politics workshop, and is a dedicated mentor to BA, MA, and PhD students.
Dóra Horváth – Associate Professor (Institute of Strategy and Management)
She earned her Master’s degree in Management and Leadership at Corvinus (2017) and subsequently received her PhD from the Doctoral School of Business and Management in 2022. Her research focuses on business model innovation and digital transformation, which she examines across several industries, including financial services, energy, healthcare, creative and cultural sectors, as well as Industry 4.0. Her work has been published in leading international journals, such as the MIT Sloan Management Review, which is featured on the Financial Times Top 50 journal list. As a faculty member at Corvinus, she teaches subjects related to strategic management and has successfully mentored multiple students for the Scientific Students’ Association Conference (TDK). Her academic achievements have been recognized with the Youth Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the MTA Bolyai János Research Fellowship, and multiple Corvinus Research Excellence Awards.
Sándor Juhász – Senior Research Fellow (Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems)
He earned his PhD in Economic Geography from Utrecht University (2019), followed by a PhD in Economics from the University of Szeged (2021). He began his academic career as a junior researcher at the ANETI Lab within the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Over the years, he has held several international research positions, including serving as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna. His research focuses on the application of network science and data-driven methods to examine socio-economic processes. His findings have been published in leading international journals, and his research is supported by the NKFIH Starting (NRDI Office Starting) and Horizon Europe programs. He has gained teaching experience at several universities in Hungary, where he has taught courses on network analysis, spatial data analysis, and regional economics.
István Kollai — Associate Professor (Institute of Global Studies)
He graduated in Economics from Corvinus University of Budapest in 2003 and earned an MA in History from ELTE in 2004. He received his PhD from Corvinus in 2014 and has worked there since 2017. His research focuses on comparative studies of Central and Eastern European societies, the cultural foundations of capitalism in the region, the dynamics of cultural and ethnic tensions, and the relationship between cultural heritage and national habits. His work has appeared in high-ranking international academic journals and has been supported by major international research initiatives, including a Horizon project led by University College London and a Marie Curie Fellowship coordinated by the Slovak Academy of Sciences. With nine years of teaching experience, he has delivered courses on Central Europe, global economic trends, and regional economics. Beyond research and teaching, he has contributed to the launch of double-degree programmes with Tilburg University and the University of Liège, as well as to the establishment and administration of international research consortia under Horizon, Jean Monnet, and COST programmes.
László Kovács — Associate Professor (Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems)
He earned a BSc in Business Informatics in 2015 and an MSc in Actuarial Science in 2017 through studies at Corvinus University of Budapest and Eötvös Loránd University. He received his PhD from Corvinus in 2022. His research focuses on computational statistics, particularly feature selection in generalized additive models. Since 2022, he has been developing R and Python packages for the algorithm and has also published studies in leading international journals on epidemic spread forecasting and forest fire prediction. He has taught more than ten undergraduate and master’s-level courses at Corvinus, focusing on modern computational statistical methods, and has contributed to curriculum development for statistics courses in the Business Data Science and Social Data Science programmes. He has supervised numerous student research projects, including award-winning entries at Hungary’s National Students Research Conference (OTDK). In addition to his research and teaching, he supports departmental development by organising R and Python programming training for colleagues.
László Kökény — Associate Professor (Institute of Sustainable Development)
He graduated in Tourism and Hospitality in 2014 and his MSc in Marketing in 2017, both from Corvinus University of Budapest, where he earned his PhD in 2022. He has been working at Corvinus since September 2023; he is the Head of the Department of Tourism since July 2025. His research interests include consumer behaviour, tourism marketing and management, services marketing, sustainable tourism, climate- and energy-conscious consumption, and disruptive technology management. According to the Hungarian MTMT database, he has authored or co-authored more than 120 publications. His distinctions include seven EKÖP/ÚNKP scholarships, two Hungarian National Bank Research Excellence Awards, three Corvinus Research Excellence Awards, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Publication Award (2021), and the Best Presented Paper Award at the EDAMBA Conference (2018). He teaches undergraduate, master’s, and postgraduate courses at Corvinus University and the Hungarian University of Sports Science. He has supervised numerous student research projects, has chaired the Tourism section of the university’s Student Research Conference (TDK) since 2023.
Márk Miskolczi – Associate Professor (Institute of Sustainable Development)
He earned his PhD at the university’s Doctoral School of Business and Management. His research focuses on the social science perspective of AI-driven digital transformation, with a particular emphasis on the evolving dynamics of human-machine interaction and the responsible, sustainable application of emerging technologies. Since 2018, he has participated in several national research projects (OTKA/NKFIH, Thematic Excellence Program) and has been awarded three individual excellence grants (ÚNKP 2021, ÚNKP 2022, and the EKÖP Postdoctoral Scholarship 2025). So far, he has authored or co-authored 66 publications, including 30 journal articles in Q1–Q2 rated international journals. His academic contributions were recognized with the Corvinus Research Excellence Award in 2022, 2023 and 2026. As a lecturer, he serves as course director for five university courses and leads the English-language Tourism Innovation and Management specialization, while actively engaging in talent management and doctoral education.
Dávid Zoltán Szabó — Associate Professor (Institute of Finance)
He earned his degree in Mathematics from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, an MSc in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics from Eötvös Loránd University, and a PhD in Financial Mathematics from the University of Manchester. After gaining experience at two international investment banks, he pursued an academic career and has been a faculty member at Corvinus University of Budapest since 2020. His research connects stochastic optimal control and dynamic programming with energy and climate economics, focusing particularly on decision-making challenges associated with the green technological transition. His work has appeared in journals including Applied Energy, European Journal of Operational Research, Finance Research Letters, and Financial Innovation. He has independently developed several Hungarian- and English-language master’s courses over the past two years, including Quantitative Finance, Kvantitatív Pénzügyek I, and Empirikus Pénzügyek.
Lilla Petronella Szabó – Associate Professor (Institute of Marketing and Communication Sciences)
A cognitive linguist, she earned her PhD in Media and Communication Studies from Corvinus. Her main research areas are cognitive semantics and political communication, with a focus on how language use—particularly metaphor and metonymy—shapes social and political meaning. Her findings have been published in prestigious international journals (such as Metaphor and Symbol and Text & Talk), and in 2025, her monograph titled The Person in Politics: Pronouns and Political Personalization in U.S. Presidential Campaigns was published. In recognition of her work, the university awarded her the Corvinus Research Excellence Award in 2023 and in 2026. She teaches at BA, MA, and PhD levels, is a founding member of the Corvinus Metaphor Workshop, and serves as an organizer for the Budapest Metaphor Circle. She is the secretary of the Social Sciences Section Committee of the National Council of Student Research Societies (OTDT). The success of her student mentoring is highlighted by her students regularly presenting at international conferences, with one of her mentees taking first place at the National Scientific Students’ Association Conference (OTDK).
Attila Szathmári — Associate Professor (Institute of Operations and Decisions Sciences)
He earned his PhD degree from Corvinus University of Budapest in 2022. His research focuses on the social and environmental sustainability of sport, participatory foresight methodologies, and sustainability decision support. His work has been published in international journals such as the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, European Sport Management Quarterly, and Journal of Decision Systems. His research was recognized by the university with the Corvinus Research Excellence Award in 2022, 2023, and 2025. In addition, he was a member of the Decision Theory Teaching Lab, which was awarded Teaching Community of the Year in 2022. He also participated in the Horizon Europe MAPS project, which aimed at developing innovative models to support systemic transition assessments. Since September, he has served as the Professional Lead of the ‘Teach for Hungary’ (Tanítsunk Magyarországért) program. Beside his research and teaching activities, he plays an active role in academic service, project coordination, international collaborations, and science communication.
Anna Török – Associate Professor (Institute of Marketing and Communication Sciences)
She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Corvinus. She worked as a brand manager at FMCG companies for five years, and returned to the university as a guest lecturer. She began her doctoral studies in 2018 and successfully defended her PhD in 2023. In recent years, she has published in leading international journals, including the International Journal of Consumer Studies and Feminist Media Studies, and is currently working on new manuscripts and international research collaborations. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in consumer behavior among other topics, and has delivered guest lectures abroad in both English and Spanish. Her courses combine theoretical rigor with applied training, using practical examples and involving companies or non-profit organizations. Alongside her research and teaching, she also carries out institutional responsibilities as a Scientific Students’ Association Conference (TDK) section secretary and as a Corvinus Teaching Excellence (CTE) representative.
Attila Wieszt — Associate Professor (Institution of Strategy and Management)
He graduated in Economics from the Budapest University of Economics in 2001 and earned his PhD in Social Sciences from the same institution in 2015. He is a teacher at the Institute of Strategy and Management and a researcher at the Center for Family Business at Corvinus University of Budapest. His research focuses on family business governance, succession processes, family firm identity, and the role of family councils and family constitutions in strategic decision-making. His work has appeared in internationally recognised journals, including the Journal of Business Research, Review of Managerial Science, and Journal of Family Business Management. His achievements have been recognised with several awards, including the Corvinus Research Excellence Award (2025 and 2026), the IFERA Best Reviewer Award (2025), the Best Contribution to Practice Award at the EIASM–CeFeo Workshop on Family Firm Management (2025) and the TAOM Best Reviewer Award (2026). He also advises entrepreneurial families on governance structures, family constitutions, and succession planning.
Máté Zavarkó – Associate Professor (Institute of Strategy and Management)
He graduated from Corvinus University with a Master’s degree in Management and Leadership in 2017, and went on to earn a PhD from the Doctoral School of Business and Management at the same university in 2022. He continued his career as an Assistant Lecturer and later as an Assistant Professor at the Management and Organization, gaining extensive experience in researching and teaching change management and corporate governance. Since 2022, his research has focused on sustainability change management within the energy sector; he has co-authored two D1 journal articles alongside three Q1 publications. Beyond research and teaching, he has been actively involved in academic service, participating in the organization of research initiatives related to organizational change and energy transition, often in collaboration with domestic and international research institutions. In addition to his academic work, he has worked as a consultant in the energy sector and led innovative projects across various market segments.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all our colleagues.
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