This year’s Forbes list of emerging startups with Hungarian ownership and global market ambitions has been released. Topping the 2025 ranking is SEON, an international startup founded by former Corvinus University alumni.

In 2021, Sainath Adelli arrived in Budapest alone, unaware of the challenges ahead. But through the Corvinus MBA program, he not only found a second home but also began shaping the university community with his helpful attitude. We interviewed Sainath Adelli, the winner of the Next Generation Alumni Impact Award.

On June 19, 2025, nearly fifty former, current, and graduating students, along with faculty members of the Department of Public Policy, came together at the Gellért Campus of Corvinus University to jointly celebrate the life and community of the program. The event once again demonstrated that the PUMA is not just an academic program, but a living, tightly-knit professional and personal community with shared traditions—an alumni network that has grown into a strong and supportive community.

Zoltán Szekér has gained significant experience in the Hungarian tourism sector at local, destination, and national levels throughout his career. Currently, he is the Sales Director at the Active and Ecotourism Development Center, an organization that actively collaborates with the Tourism Development Manager/Economist training at Corvinus University. Zoltán himself is an alumnus of the specialized training and says that he owes lifelong professional connections to the university’s specialized program.