Researchers at the Institute of Finance presented on Monday (10/03), three major international grants awarded to our university that promise to drive impactful research and policy innovation, while also contributing to the university’s internationalization efforts. Dr. Helena Naffa, Director of the Sustainable Finance Research Centre (SFRC), introduced the core concepts shaping their sustainability efforts, setting the stage for a discussion on how interdisciplinary research can translate into real-world change.  

Dr. Leyla Yusifzada then detailed two secured grants: the Biodiversa grant, an eight-country consortium with the project titled “BioSolar – Solar farms: an opportunity to recover biodiversity in farmlands”, and the INTERREG Europe grant, for which Corvinus is the consortium leader in the research “NATUREFIN – Align Nature Impacts of Regional Development with Sustainable Finance Regulation”. The initiatives aim to address nature-related risks and preserve biodiversity through innovative sustainable finance and enhancing policy instruments for regional development.  

Moreover, Dr. Zsuzsa R. Huszár provided insights into the work of the Central and Eastern European Center for Household Finance (CEEC-HF) and a Visegrad Grant project that fosters regional collaboration and policy-driven research in Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. With a team of 17 researchers working on building a unique regional database, the initiative has the objective of strengthening research capabilities and visibility in the field of household finance. Aligned with this purpose, on the 14 and 15 of April 2025, the CEEC-HF will host the 1st International V4 Housing Market Workshop, supported by the Visegrad Fund, in Budapest. 

D. Zsuzsa R. Huszár encouraged participants to join, highlighting opportunities for other joint grant applications and paper publications, particularly in light of the Visegrad Fund’s 25th anniversary, which opens doors for funding new projects on important regional socio-economic issues. Beyond research, the team is committed to public engagement through media outreach and social dissemination, ensuring that the work extends beyond academia.  

Besides the international grants presented above, the Institute of Finance faculty is also actively involved in numerous national Hungarian grants as Principal Investigators, supported by OTKA or the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Fund, and also act as supervisors for thesis work under the New National Excellence Programme (ÚNKP).