Melinda Hajdu-Smahó
research fellow
West-Hungarian Research Department
smaho.melinda@krtk.hun-ren.hu
96/516-571
Studies
2004 - 2009 Széchenyi István University
Doctoral School of Regional and Economic Sciences
PhD in Management and Business Administration Sciences
2000 - 2002 Széchenyi István University
Faculty of Law and Economics
Economist
1997 - 2000
Workplaces
2021 - HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Institute for Regional Studies
West-Hungarian Research Department
research fellow
2021 - Széchenyi István University
Albert Kázmér Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Regional Science and Rural Development
assistant professor
2010 - 2021 Széchenyi István University
Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics
Department of Regional Science and Public Policy
assistant professor
2009 - 2010 Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Centre for Regional Studies
West-Hungarian Research Institute
research fellow
2003 - 2009 Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Centre for Regional Studies
West-Hungarian Research Institute
assistant research fellow
Higher education activities
2021 - Széchenyi István University
Albert Kázmér Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
assistant professor
2010 - 2021 Széchenyi István University
Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics
assistant professor
2004 - 2010 Széchenyi István University
Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics
lecturer
Research areas
Impacts of autonomous vehicles on cities
Knowledge and regional development
Publications
Study trips
2024Babes-Bolyai University Faculty of Geography
2022.2023University of Economics in Katowice (Poland)
2012IRS - Leibniz Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung, Erkner (Németország)
2006IFF Fakultät für Interdisziplinäre Forschung und Fortbildung, Wien (Ausztria)
2001Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Conference lectures
Smahó, M. - Barsi, B. - Foltyn-Zarychta, M. - Bula, R. (2024): Collaboration between for profit and social enterprises does the manager’s personality matter? 8th Moravian Conference on Rural Research EURORURAL '24 , European Countryside and De Globalization , 2nd 5th September 2024
Smahó, M. (2024): How cities are prepared for accepting autonomous vehicles? Sustainable regional economic growth: Global challenges and new regional development trajectories. John von Neumann University, Kecskemét, 8-11th April 2024
Smahó, M. (2024): How European cities are prepared for accepting autonomous vehicles? 4th International Women’s Day Conference in Economics, Finance and Management. University of Economics in Katowice, 7-8th March 2024
Language skills
German
English
Awards
2013Excellent Young Regionalist Award
2011Publication Niveau Prize, Széchenyi István University
2011"Researcher of the Year" (social sciences) - Veszprém Academic Committee
2010Nathaniel Lichfield Award - Regional Studies Association
