Curriculum vitae

Prof. Dr. Imre LENGYEL

(May 2012)

Position

Professor and Chair, Institute of Economics and Economic Development, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged (Hungary), from September 2004

Head, Doctoral School (PhD) of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged (Hungary), from February 2012

Education and degrees

Doctor of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 2005

Habilitation in Economics, University of Szeged, 2003

Candidate in Economics (Ph.D.), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1995

M.Sc. in Economics, Karl Marx University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary, 1986

University doctor in Computer Sciences, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary, 1983

M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Sciences, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary, 1979

Past positions

Head of Department of Regional and Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged, from 1997 to to 2004

Vice Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, September 1999 to November 2002

Elected Member, Senate of the University of Szeged, July 2000 to July 2003

Associate Professor, Head of Department of Regional and Urban Economics, Kőrösi Csoma Sándor College, Békéscsaba, Hungary, March 1994 to May 1997

Research Fellow, Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Békéscsaba, Hungary, February 1986 to February 1994

Manager of Regional Development Department, Békés County Council, Békéscsaba, Hungary, February 1994 to January 1986

Manager, Brick and Tile Production Company of Dél-Alföld, Békéscsaba, Hungary, September 1979 to January 1984

Fields of Specialization

• Regional and urban economics
  
• Local and regional economic development
  
• Business networks and regional clusters, SME development
  

Publications

scientific publications: 190

independent citations: 2176

Scientific Activities

Elected Member, Regional Science Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, from 1990, deputy chairman 1999-2008, chair 2008-2011

Member, Hungarian Regional Science Association, from 2002

Member, Editorial Board of the "Alföldi Társadalom" Yearbook, from 1989, senior editor, from 1991 to 1994

Member, Editorial Board of the „Tér és Társadalom” Journal (Hungarian), from 2003

Member, European Regional Science Association, from 1992

Member, Regional Studies Association, from 2002

Language skills:

English: good speaking, writing and reading

Russian: good speaking and reading, poor writing