A recent study by researchers at Corvinus University of Budapest reveals that the crises between 2019 and 2022 boosted the market power of dairy processors in Hungary, allowing them to shift rising costs onto consumers while gaining a stronger bargaining position over retailers. According to the study, the situation could be improved by fostering stronger competition in the dairy processing market and by making plant-based milk alternatives more price-competitive compared to traditional dairy products.

“We want to let universities be the force for good. And the good is that we have to build a more sustainable world,” says Dr Karen Maas, who, together with her Hungarian colleagues, has just started to research into the societal impact of universities at CIAS.

Four Corvinus University students excelled at BBICC 2025 in Belgrade, winning two divisional first places and finishing 5th overall, demonstrating strategic brilliance, teamwork, and determination.