Three new leaders in the field of student affairs
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University education is about much more than the knowledge gained in the classroom — it is equally important that students receive the support they need to launch their careers, develop their talents, and maintain both physical and mental wellbeing. Corvinus aims to become an increasingly student-centred institution, and the newly appointed heads of student services play a key role in achieving this goal. Get to know them!
Noémi Farkas-Hussey – Career Services
Noémi Farkas-Hussey has taken over the leadership of the new Career Services, with the aim of building partnerships with companies and organisations to help students gain valuable experiences and find career opportunities both in Hungary and abroad. She is also working out a series of consultation and training on helping students finding a job and plan a career. She previously worked at a university career development centre in Ireland and held various HR roles in the private sector. She holds a PhD in early medieval political literature from the University of Galway.
Zsolt Főző – Centre for Talent Management
Zsolt Főző is now leading the Centre for Talent Management, which brings together initiatives that support the development of students’ skills beyond formal university education — such as the Scientific Student Conference (TDK), the Navigator programme, or the Makerspace lab. A Corvinus alumnus, Zsolt returns to the university after ten years, during which he worked as a policy and music industry analyst and led the music development programme of Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture. For the past six years, he has also served as Director of the university’s Rajk College for Advanced Studies, a position he will step down from in the coming months.
Andrea Perényi – Student Journey and Welfare
Andrea Perényi leads the Student Journey and Welfare area, her goal is to support students’ mental health, personal development, integration, and sense of community together with a team of professional counsellors. This is achieved through a broad spectrum of services, ranging from individual psychological counselling and mentoring programme support to the coordination of community-building events. In addition, they pay special attention to ensuring accessible learning opportunities for students with disabilities or long-term health conditions. . Andrea has been working at Corvinus as a counselling psychologist for five years and during this time she also led the university’s career and learning support unit. She has over twenty years of experience in higher education counselling and played a key role in developing the national counselling protocol. For the past three years, she has served as President of the Hungarian Association for Counselling in Higher Education.
We wish all three leaders success in their new roles.