The joint mentoring programme organized by Corvinus University of Budapest and OTP Bank is launching for the fifth time, with 18 mentor-mentee pairs participating this year. Interest in the programme has been growing year after year: more than 5 students applied this semester, and from among them, 18 were selected to learn from OTP Bank’s leading professionals over the coming months.

Participants could choose from several distances in the race.

The professor emeritus of the Institute of Finance at Corvinus received the prestigious honor for his research and teaching work, among other things, in the fields of financial markets and corporate finance.

The Secretary of the Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation received the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit in recognition of his high-quality and dedicated work in Hungarian higher education and public administration.

The monthly published Budapest Management Review is one of the most significant journals in the field of business, management, and organizational studies in Hungary, with a history of more than 55 years, ranked in the best, “A” category by the Hungarian Academy of Science, one star on ABS List 2024.

In recent days, we hosted successful alumni gatherings in two Western European cities, London and The Hague, for our alumni working abroad. These events once again highlighted the strong demand for more active engagement with the alma mater on an international level.

If an image aligns with a user’s existing beliefs or emotional experiences, they are more likely to accept it as authentic. However, images generated by artificial intelligence can be identified even without technical tools, simply by interpreting tell-tale visual cues, according to a new study by Corvinus University of Budapest.

Klaudia Szőts-Kováts, Assistant Professor, and Henriett Primecz, Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, have received a prestigious international recognition after their joint study was honored with the Monica M. Lee Research Excellence Award by the Academy of Human Resource Development.

The total number of domestic applicants placing Corvinus University of Budapest first has increased by 6.5 per cent this year, while first-choice applications to the university’s master’s programmes are up by 23.8 per cent compared with the previous academic year. More than half of all domestic applicants to English-language economics programmes chose Corvinus as their first choice. The university’s BSc in International Business has become the most popular Corvinus programme among first-choice applicants.

Have you ever wondered how you could make the most of your years at Corvinus? What skills are you strongest in? Which courses truly fit your interests? And what direction should you take after graduation?

The Travel in Science conference was organised for the ninth time by the Corvinus Mobility and Tourism Centre of the Institute for Sustainable Development. As in previous years, the main organisers were Professor Melinda Jászberényi, head of the Centre, and András Munkácsy, head of department at the Institute for Transport Sciences. Márk Miskolczi, assistant professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, also played a key role in organising the event. Since its launch, the conference has aimed to provide a platform for presenting research related to transport, tourism, and the links between the two fields.

Congratulations to our promoted colleagues, whose professional profiles can be read in the article below.

We are extending the application period for the 2026 doctoral intake by an additional week. The new application deadline is: March 23, 2026, 12:00 PM (noon).

Professionals working in the tourism sector are typically the ones who apply for the Corvinus tourism manager programme. Ágnes Szigeti-Farkas, however, embarked on the programme after more than twenty years of teaching English. She now uses the knowledge she gained in the programme to teach tourism-related subjects in English at a vocational secondary school in Miskolc. Her story also highlights the hidden potential within secondary-level tourism education.

Debate at Corvinus on the tensions between competitiveness, growth and climate goals.

Nearly seventy people attended the Accounting Alumni Evening held at the end of February, where former students joined faculty members to recall the history of the university and the program—and even revived the popular accounting anthems with guitar accompaniment.

We’ve put together a brief guide for you on the most important dates of the academic year.

In several small villages, civil initiatives and community cooperation are stepping in to take on responsibilities for elderly care, according to a recent study by Corvinus University of Budapest and the Centre for Social Sciences (TK) at ELTE. The research examines three villages in Baranya County where so-called "caring communities" have emerged.

Digitalization is now a key driver of competitiveness for SMEs—this was the focus of the Spin-off Club event supported by the BKIK, where expert entrepreneurs discussed the practical opportunities offered by digital solutions.

Horizon Europe, the European Union’s flagship research and innovation programme, is entering a new and decisive phase with the 2026–2027 Work Programme.

A national case study competition is being launched with the support of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Youth Entrepreneurship Development Association.

Johannes Wachs, senior research fellow at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies (CIAS) assumed leadership of the center in February 2026.

The destruction of nature is not only an ecological issue but also a measurable economic reality that the financial system must respond to. This is the key conclusion of a new international volume on biodiversity finance, co-edited by Helena Naffa, Associate Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest. The Hungarian launch of the book took place at Corvinus on 11 March.