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Szilárd Rácz
senior research fellow, head of department
Transdanubian Research Department
Studies
2006 - University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics
MSc in Economics (Regional policy in the EU and Hungary specialization)
2006 - Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (USA)
Certificate in Small Business Management
2006 - Certified accountant
2017 - University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics Doctoral School in Regional Policy and Economics
PhD (regional studies)
Workplaces
2006 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies Transdanubian Research Institute
junior research fellow
2007 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences HAS-ELTE Atelier, European Historiography and Social Sciences Research Group (until 2009)
junior research fellow
2009 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies (until 2012)
scientific secretary
2012 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute for Regional Studies (until 2018)
scientific secretary
2018 - Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute for Regional Studies Transdanubian Research Department
senior research fellow (2018-2023 research fellow)
2021 - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute for Regional Studies Transdanubian Research Department
head of department
Higher education activities
2007 - University of Pécs Faculty o Business and Economics (until 2011)
lectures
2019 - Széchenyi István University (Department of Regional Studies and Public Policy - Győr; Department of Regional Science and Rural Development - Mosonmagyaróvár)
lectures
2022 - Széchenyi István University Doctoral School of Regional- and Business Administration Sciences
lectures
Research areas
Spatial structure and urban network of the Balkans
Regional and urban development in Central Europe
Regional policy, urban policy and development
Economic geography, political geography, border studies
Publications
Complete list of publications and citations MTMT Hungarian Scientific Bibliography
Study trips
Conference lectures
Language skills
English (writes, reads, lectures)
Italian (writes, reads, lectures)
Awards
2004Small Business Management Course (excellent graduation), Baranya County Enterprise Agency
2005Életpálya Alapítvány (Career Foundation), 4th place, special prize
2005Business planning competition (University of Pécs), 1st place, special prize
2018János Bolyai Research Scholarship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (36 months)
2018Bolyai+ Young Teaching and Research Scholarship for Higher Education (10 months)
2019Bolyai+ Young Teaching and Research Scholarship for Higher Education (10 months)
2020Bolyai+ Young Teaching and Research Scholarship for Higher Education (12 months)
2020OTKA postdoctoral excellence programme, NKFIH (36 months)
2022Certificate of recognition for outstanding research work by HAS Bolyai Board of Trustees
2023International Youth Conference Grant (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
2023Pro Communitate Regionalistarum Award (Hungarian Regional Science Association)
2023Prize for Science in Partium (Partium Christian University and Sapientia Varadiensis Foundation)