Education
Budapest University of Economics and Business
Second Diploma from the Faculty of International Business
Summa Cum Laude (t.d.)Dipl. No:10/1997
Founded in 1857 during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Budapest University of Economics and Business (Budapesti Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem–BGE) stands as a historic pillar of global business education, officially recognized as the world’s oldest public business school and the second-oldest business school of any kind, surpassed only by ESCP Europe, established in Paris in 1818. This distinction places it ahead of such renowned institutions as the Wharton School (founded in 1881) and Harvard Business School (founded in 1907) in the United States. Its legacy of excellence is reflected in its distinguished alumni, among whom are individuals featured in Forbes global wealth rankings.
Main Building of the Budapest University of Economics and Business
University of Sciences of Szeged
B.A. in English with minor studies in the Portuguese language.
Summa Cum Laude (t.d.) Dipl. No:677/1995
The University of Sciences of Szeged (Szegedi Tudományegyetem – SZTE), Hungary, is ranked among the top 100 universities in the sciences and among the 101st–150th universities globally in Modern Languages. The university has produced several Nobel laureates, and its origins date back to the Jesuit Academy of Kolozsvár, founded in 1581 by King Stephen Báthory, who was our family member.
Video on the University of Szeged
Languages
I was born in Hungary into a polyglot, historic family on both sides, with several royal and imperial branches (blog in Spanish), and spent a substantial part of my childhood and formative years in the Middle East and Latin America. Three years experience as a government level Hungarian - English - Spanish interpreter. High-level state language certificates in Spanish and English. TOEFL score of 667 (100%). My Pan-European family is partly Austrian and German.
Hungarian
English
German
Native or bilingual proficiency
Full professional proficiency
Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
Portuguese
Working professional proficiency
Businessfluent - Verhandlungssicher -
Certifications and Courses
Continous learning at tier one universities
I firmly believe in continuous learning. Nowadays it is possible to attend global tier-one universities on the internet for free. I am particularly fond of the Coursera and edEX platforms. Completed the first ten-week long course at Wharton in September 2014. MGIMO is among the first three schools of government and diplomacy in the world, along with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the USA, and the Sciences Po in Paris, France.
I have a general work-related interest in the extensive MGIMO online materials , such as the German language lecture series delivered by Prof. Irina Busygina entitled "Föderalismus und politischer Regionalismus in der Europäische Union und in Westeuropäischen Staaten (eine vergleichstudie)", or the Spanish language briefing of his Excellency Hugo García the Venezuelan Ambassador accredited to Moscow. Click on clear blue links below.
Awards
Calouste Gulbenkian Scholar, Lisbon Portugal
I was one of the 2 recipients in 1995 in Hungary of the prestigious Calouste Gulbenkian Scholarship in connection with my Portuguese language studies conducted at the University of Sciences of Szeged.
The Gulbenkian Scholarship is the Portuguese-speaking world's equivalent of the Rhodes Scholarship in English-speaking countries.
Organizations and Affiliations
Additional Information.
WAIS score of 138 which corresponds to a score of 141 on the Stanford Binet scale.
Started to work for the Hungarian Government at the age of 17 as a consecutive multilingual interpreter.
Cooperated out of moral conviction with University of Berkeley (California, USA) Professor, Ex European Central Banker Dr. Bernard Lietaer (originally from Belgium) who is one of the main architects of the European common currency ECU-EURO, and other European and American academics to implement complementary currency systems to mitigate the current financial crisis.