Corvinus TDK (institutional level)
Scientific Student’s Associations Conference (TDK)
The Scientific Student’s Associations Conference, TDK (in Hungarian: Tudományos Diákköri Konferencia) is an annual contest organized by the Corvinus University of Budapest usually during the spring semester. The TDK offers an open platform for the works of students seeking to gain academic knowledge beyond the regular curriculum. Supervisors facilitate the process of preparing the papers. Similarly to academic conferences, students present their papers in sections. Papers and presentations are evaluated by a professional jury based on certain norms and criterias that apply to general scientific publications. The aim of TDK is to facilitate the authors’ professional and scholar developments and for them to develop academic thinking and style of reasoning.
Main information and instructions about the TDK
The TDK movement has a long history at Corvinus University of Budapest. Every year, around 300 students conduct individual research and write a paper to compete with their peers. For a couple of years, we opened the TDK movement to international students, too.
Participants on the conference can be (given that they haven’t received a university leaving certificate during the time of the Conference):
1. students and auditors of Corvinus University of Budapest,
2. members of any vocational college accredited by the Corvinus University of Budapest, if
a. holding active student status at any Hungarian academic institute; and
b. haven’t received a University Leaving Certificate during the time of TDK.
TDK is organized by the University Council of Student Research Societies, ETDT (in Hungarian: Egyetemi Tudományos Diákköri Tanács) with the contribution of sections’ secretary and the TDK Office.
Due to the current epidemic situation, TDK is held online.
Official hompage of TDK (in English) is: https://www.uni-corvinus.hu/main-page/research/scientific-students-associations-conference-tdk/?lang=en
You can reach ETDT for further information at: etdt@uni-corvinus.hu
IMPORTANT!!!
It is no need to fill and submit any statement besides the TDK paper
Registration
Participation in TDK is bound to registration.
Applying for registration is done through an online registration platform (TDK online platform).
The following information is needed for registration:
- The supervisor;
- Preparatory title of the paper;
- Suggested sections (discussion with the supervisor on which proposed sections to indicate; the decision will be finalized by the University Council of Student Research Societies, ETDT);
- ABSTRACT of the paper, CONSISTING OF MINIMUM 500, MAXIMUM 2500 CHARACTERS SPACE INCLUDED, REGARDLESS OF THE FIELD OF RESEARCH. The structure of the abstract should follow the academic nature applied on the paper, or should briefly summarize the following aspects:
1. academic research question(s);
2. introduction of the applied research method;
3. when submitting the paper the finalized abstract should contain the brief description of the individual results as well (maximum 500 characters).
Attention! Some important information for the registration:
- In case of the papers with co-authors the paper is enough to be registrated by one of the authors
- The submission of an abstract with minimum 500, maximum 2500 characters takes also part of the registration
- The title and the abstract of the paper could be modified after the registration
Registration in case of a joint authorship
In case of papers with co-authors, it is no need each author to register their personal data on the TDK’s online platform.
A joint piece of paper needs to be registered with only one of the author’s name. Then the registered author can add other authors. Then they can search for the name(s) of the co-author(s) from the already registered users and add them.
Falsely selected co-authors can only be deleted by the organizers of TDK during the same period.
Sections
A TDK is organized based on sections. The list of available sections in English will be released on this homepage, under the ‘Sections in English’ accordion, from which the proposed sections should be indicate. We call your attention, if it is needed the TDK coordinators (ETDT) might modify the final section of the paper for organizational reasons. In this case, the authors will be informed which section they are assigned to. In this academic year the following sections are open for papers submitted and presented in English:
sections   | |
| Accounting and economic law Agricultural economics Business development Business economics Business studies Digital transformation Economic analysis and economic modeling Economic policy and macroeconomics Economics Environmental economics, sustainable development Finance Geography, geopolitics, regional development Health economics, policy and financing HR and organizational development Informatics and information management Logistics and supply chain management Management and organization, change management Management of family businesses Marketing strategy Marketing, media and design communication Mathematics Microeconomics, competition policy Project management Public policy and management Social sciences Sports economics Statistics and econometrics Strategy and international management Theory and practice of decision making Tourism Transport and mobility |
Please, select that section at the Primary (most appropriate) section menu indicated in the invitation of the certain section, in which your tender fits the best. Under Secondary section and Tertiary section you have to indicate which further two sections that is not included in the list, would cover the topic of your tender the more (or less).
Accounting and economic law
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 300
Phone: 06 1 482 5151 • Ext: 5151
Agricultural economics
Szekciótitkár
C épület, 308
Phone: +36 1 482 7212 • Ext: 7212
Business development
Related contacts
E épület, 385
Business economics
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 350
Business studies
Institutional unit: Department of Business Studies
We welcome papers to the section from many areas of business sciences with particular regard to the field of business economics, international business economics, business policy, strategic management, market analysis, competitiveness, sports management, knowledge management, corporate governance, and firm theories. You can find the primary supervisors below, but you are free to contact the instructors with your own ideas. We welcome all types of research, from quantitative to qualitative to mixed. We encourage everyone to proactively contact the instructors with additional questions or contact the section secretary.
Related contacts
E épület, 348
| supervisors | recommended topics |
| Julianna, FALUDI | Business transition toward the Circular Economy (CE) – solutions, business models and marketing challenges (Proposals are expected with regards to the analysis of cases on Business Transitions toward CE) |
| Zsolt, HAVRAN | Case studies in the internationalisation of companies – special focus on CEE region |
| Attila, KAJOS | Research related to the theory of the firm The contribution of marketing to business competitiveness The emergence of new types of marketing strategies of domestic and international firms Marketing aspects of sport organizations |
| Zita, KOMÁR | Rhetoric and visual rhetoric in advertising: persuasive messages and images (consumer perspective) Characteristics of rhetoric and genre in for profit vs CSR advertisements and strategic planning of communication messages (organizational perspective) Brand identity and ethical, credible communication strategies Differences of competitive and co-operative communication models in business communication Successful persuasive messages in business and leadership communication Rhetorical sensitivity and social aspects of ethical marketing communication |
| Dávid, LOSONCI | Industry 4.0 in Hungarian business practice Investigating the Hungarian innovation performance – Analysis of the European Innovation Scoreboard data / preparing a company case study |
Digital transformation
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 105
Phone: +36 1 482 5548 • Ext: 5548
Economic analysis and economic modeling
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 122
Economic policy and macroeconomics
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 219
Phone: +36 1 482 5148 • Ext: 5148
Economics
Institutional unit: Institute of Economics
We welcome papers to this section in which authors make research in theoretical and/or empirical economics. There is no further specification, any area of economics is welcome.
Related contacts
E épület, 219
Phone: +36 1 482 5148 • Ext: 5148
| supervisors | recommended topics |
| Éva, BERDE | Demographic elements of economic growth Price discrimination in Budapest Fitness Centers The microeconomics of the gig economy (sharing economy) Labor market situation of those who are older than 55 The present and the future of MOOC education |
| László, CSATÓ | Ranking methods in sport and other fields |
| Klára, MAJOR | Empirics and theory of real business cycles Investment and financial uncertainties Exchange rates and financial globalization |
| Péter, MIHÁLYI | Understanding endogenous economic growth (Nobel prize, 2018) The role of education, knowledge and skills in economic growth The relationship between health status and economic development levels (regional comparisons) |
| András Olivér, NÉMETH | Fiscal and tax policy Theory and economic policy of economic growth |
| Péter, TALLOS | Difference and differential equations with applications in economics |
Environmental economics, sustainable development
Related contacts
E épület, 219
Phone: +36 1 482 5148 • Ext: 5148
Finance
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 275
Phone: +36 1 482 5560 • Ext: 5560
Geography, geopolitics, regional development
Szekciótitkár
C épület, 311
Phone: +36 1 482 7735 • Ext: 7735
Health economics, policy and financing
Institutional unit: Department of Health Policy
Student papers dealing with any topic related to health economics, pharmacoeconomics, financing healthcare systems, health policy in any country are welcomed.
Related contacts
C épület, 533
| supervisors | recommended topics |
| Valentin, BRODSZKY | Pharmacoeconomic modelling. Analysis of disease related costs. |
| Fanni, RENCZ | The measurement and valuation of health outcomes, health economics, health technology assessment Health preference research, time trade-off, EQ-5D, questionnaire development and validation |
| Zsuzsanna, BERETZKY | Informal care in chronic conditions, Cost of illness and quality of life |
| Peter, BALÁZS | Utility assessment, willingness to pay, systematic reviews |
HR and organizational development
Informatics and information management
Szekciótitkár
Sóház, 20
Logistics and supply chain management
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 123.2
Phone: +36 1 482 5261 • Ext: 5261
Management and organization, change management
Related contacts
E épület, 361
Phone: +36 1 482 5344 • Ext: 5344
Management of family businesses
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 246.1
Marketing strategy
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 355
Ext: 5518
Marketing, media and design communication
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 337
Phone: +36 1 482 5390 • Ext: 5390
Mathematics
Szekciótitkár
Sóház, 229/B
Phone: +36 1 482 7445 • Ext: 7445
Microeconomics, competition policy
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 241
Phone: +36 1 482 5188 • Ext: 5188
Project management
Public policy and management
Institutional unit: Department of Public Policy
We welcome papers to the section which study the actors, institutions, processes, mechanism and decisionmaking on different levels (national, regional, European) of governance, and in the public or nonprofit sector in a broad sense, or any public policy area, or policy measure from theoretical or practical perspective applying scientific approaches from the field of economics, public policy, political science, sociology, management studies and other fields of social sciences.
Related contacts
C épület, 518
Phone: +36 20 324 1531
| supervisors | recommended topics |
| Attila, BARTHA | Corruption and anticorruption policies Welfare policy reforms Development policy and well being Education policy Migration policy Economic policy and institutions |
| Sándor, CSENGŐDI | Network industry and departmental regulation Role of the State in encouraging research, development and innovation Subvention of SMEs and competitiveness Effective implementation of public functions of the State Planning and evaluation of public policies |
| György, HAJNAL | Reforms, structures, and problems of government and governance on subnational and national levels Europeanization of national administrations and policies Policy processes and policy problems Any of the research topics of Professor Hajnal: latest list of publications is available here: https://scholar.google.hu/citations?hl=en&user=ozlQc4sAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate |
| Gábor Tamás, MOLNÁR | The governance and public policy role of professional communities Policy advice, expertise and policy making Community governance of public goods and common pool resources Institutional economic analysis of public decisions and their implementation |
| Márton, UGRÓSDY | Performance management in public organizations |
Social sciences
Related contacts
C épület, 311
Phone: +36 1 482 7735 • Ext: 7735
Sports economics
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 348
Statistics and econometrics
Szekciótitkár
Sóház, 201/a
Strategy and international management
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 113
Theory and practice of decision making
Szekciótitkár
E épület, 130
Phone: +36 1 482 5505 • Ext: 5505
Tourism
Szekciótitkár
C épület, 301
Phone: +36 1 482 7217 • Ext: 7217
Transport and mobility
Szekciótitkár
C épület, 301
Rules regarding the supervisor
Participation at the TDK is based on consultations.
- Supervisors facilitate the preparation of the paper. Any person owning a master degree (MSc/MA) could be chosen as Supervisor.
- The process of choosing a Supervisor should be arranged registration.
- Supervisors receive a notification in email about the author’s registration they would mentor. Supervisors can decline the request within 3 days from the day of receiving the notification. In case of declining the request, the author could name another Supervisor within three working days. Again, the new Supervisor will be notified about the request via email. If the author(s) don’t name a new Supervisor, or the second request is declined within three working days, the registration is deemed invalid.
Requirements regarding the paper
Content, basic requirements
Participating in the TDK is by submitting a paper based on an individual research study beyond the regular curriculum.
Acceptable papers are those, that haven’t been published, or submitted as a thesis for master degree, or TDK paper before.
A developed version of a Thesis prepared for a Bachelor degree is acceptable, if it hasn’t been published before (on platforms like TDK or other academic publications). In this case, a clear indication of the history of the paper is mandatory.
The paper must contain the usual elements of an academic paper:
- At the beginning of the paper, the Introduction part contains the research question;
- Provides the research model and/or methods explicitly;
- At the end of the paper, the research question is answered.This section also summarizes the new and innovative scientific findings in a thesis-like manner.
When submitting the paper each and every author claims and accepts the followings:
- The authors accept the vocational and ethical guideline of the TDK, Corvinus University of Budapest.
- They bear full responsibility over the authorship and originality of the content of their paper. The responsibility applies to all authors equally.
- The authors claim the originality of the paper. They claim that the paper doesn’t match with the work of other author(s), submitted to other sections, nor any other TDK paper in general; nor a thesis submitted and defended for Master degree; nor any academic writing, published or under publication.
- The submitted paper is the finalized version, meaning it cannot be modified after submitting.
- All contestants and professors involved can access the submitted paper through TDK’s online platform .
Text, formatting, structural requirements
The paper’s suggested range of content (from the first page of the Introduction part to the last page of the Summary) for papers covering topics within the field of:
- Economics: max. 80 pages (no minimal limit)
- Social Sciences: max. 60 (min. 20) pages: 20–40 pages + the non-content parts of the paper (Front page, Table of Contents, References, Appendix) with the range of max. 20 pages
- Geography, Regional and Sustainable Deveopment, Mathematics: max. 60 pages (no minimal limit)
- Agricultural economics: max. 50 (min. 25.) pages
A4 format, with a margin size 2.5 cm.
The title ‘Scientific Student’s Associations Conference’ should be written on the front page with the font size 14, as well as the title of the paper, date, name of the author(s), faculty, study program, year and the name of the supervisor.
Font: Times New Roman; font size: 12 pt; paragraph and line spacing: 1.5; justification
The page number should be set on the bottom of the page in the middle; starting with the Introduction page with number 1.
All figures, tables and appendices should be numbered and given titles to. The number, title and source need to be written under each figure (or table).
All subtitles and subcaptions should be signed with decimal numbers (I. First level of heading; I.2. Second level of heading; I.2.3. Third level of heading).
In order to highlight some parts of the content (only within reasonable framework) should be done by using cursive (italic) text. Authors should abstain from using bold text (apart from the titles, subtitles) from underlining the text, or applying any other forms of highlighting.
Tables, figures and other documents, illustrating the concept of the paper, although not serving the essence of the paper, should be included in the Appendix.
Structure of paper:
- Cover page
- Table of contents (list of figures and tables are not necessary)
- Introduction
- Chapters of Contents (a possible example for it: theoretical background, research method, results, evaluation of results)
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix
Submitting the paper
The paper should be uploaded in electronic form on the TDK online registration platform. There is no need to print the paper, although it cannot be modified after submitted!
The jury only accepts structurally appropriate papers, received on time. There is no need for the supervisor’s statement. If the author submits his/her paper, yet the supervisor doesn’t support his/her participation in the TDK contest, the supervisor should inform the ETDT in email.
The authors(s) claim full publicity over their work.
Submitted TDK papers are public. All contestants and professors involved can access the submitted papers through TDK’s online platform.
The authors bear full responsibility over the authorship and originality of the content of the paper. The responsibility applies to all authors equally.
Consideration period
After receiving the submitted paper the TDK Office forwards them to the section secretaries. They assign two members for review, whose task is to evaluate the paper with a score ranking from 0–30 based on specific criterias on the format and content. The person for review raises two questions regarding the topic of the paper in a composed inscription, to which the author would answer at the oral conference before a committee. If the sum of scores given by both members of review doesn’t reach 36, then the author of the paper cannot participate at the oral conference. Authors can access the obtained reviews. When they reach the minimal score of 36, they can further on prepare for the oral conference based on the six highest ranking.
The committee’s review will be available on the registrational platform (each participant will be able to find their own at their paper).
The Students Scientific Committee can sanction with disqualification those who:
- submit the same paper to more than one section in the same year;
- the same paper has been previously published, served as a thesis for Master Degree or submitted as a former TDK paper;
- plagiarize (e.g. submitting another author’s paper)
Oral (Vocal) Round
The oral rounds will be organized between the 9th and 13th of May 2022.
At least one author needs to attend at the oral conference. If none of the authors present themselves at the oral round, then they will receive 0 score for that round. In case it is foreseeable that they cannot attend for any particular reason, then one of the authors should inform the competent section secretary. If they resign from the oral participation and the number of papers are less than six, the section secretary should choose the next one in the rank of declined papers.
Each contestant will be provided with no more than 15 minutes to present his/her paper. They can use the time to unfold and specify major thesis statements, or introduce new findings. In the following 10 minutes it’s time for the committee to ask them questions.
The committee’s evaluation is based on the oral assessment criterias. Then the jury establishes the rank from the contestants and announces the results.
Awarding
The final score of the paper is the sum of scores received from the jury at the oral round and the scores reached at the written test. The final scores will eventually give the finalized rank of papers.
Authors nominated at the I., II. and III. places will be honoured with a financial reward.
Authors of the papers receive their award certificates at the award ceremony. The proposed date of the ceremony is: 25th of May, 2023, 11.00
The TDK Office can provide a written document certifying the author’s results on the TDK contest.