This year the triathlon sprint race of the Hungarian University and College National Championship (MAFOB) was organised in Lengyeltóti on 11 June, with the participation of our students.

Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) hosted this year’s final of the Danube Cup international student pitch competition. The winning team came from the Johann Kepler University of Linz. In 2023, the competition will be co-organized by the University of Passau, OTH Regensburg and the University of Regensburg, combined with a multi-day start-up bootcamp.

The Central European Case Competition @Corvinus is one of the largest academically organized business case study competitions in Central Europe, held for the 4th time. The event was organized by Corvinus University of Budapest and Case Solvers, in an online format from 21 to 27 April.

According to the joint study carried out in the cooperation of Corvinus, ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University) and BME (Budapest University of Technology and Economics), it is presently North-eastern Europe where European grain production grows most dynamically. The cereals of the northern region have a relatively low sensitivity to climatic changes, and the previously relatively underdeveloped economies of the region are able to grow fast. The analysis also points out that the consumption and production system of this region is based on foundations of thousands of years, and the operation of this system is now threatened by the regional wars. The study was published in the Scientific Reports journal of the Nature Portfolio on 5 May.

The Presidium of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences awarded a prestigious prize of the Academy, the Academy Prize to Csaba János Békés, professor of the Department of International Relations.

On 3 May, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences elected its new members, including – as a corresponding member – the teacher of our University, Péter Mihályi, who has been a professor of Corvinus University of Budapest since 2016. In the course of his career, he researched the interrelated sub-areas of applied macroeconomics: housing management, investment cycles, western assistance in post-socialist transformation, privatisation, corruption, healthcare and pension system, social inequalities in the post-socialist societies.

The two-stage construction works at Sóház started last year and will continue during summer, and, as a result, the engineering systems, the classrooms, the community spaces and the offices in the building will be completely renewed. 

The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™) in partnership with the Corvinus is doing a research exploring the value perceptions, academic experiences, and employment outcomes of students and recent graduates.

Dr Tamás Matura of the Department of International Relations joins Washington based Center for European Policy Analysis as a non-resident Senior Fellow. 

Corvinus University considers it its mission to find and train students with the highest abilities, regardless of their social background. At the same time, it is important to identify the disadvantages that often prevent these students from attending university at first attempt. Corvinus is now launching an intensive one-year talent support program for young GCSE graduates whose parents or foster parents have no diploma and have not yet been admitted to any higher education institution.