PERSONAL INFORMATION

Prof. Zoltán Kovács

22 Alföldi, Szeged, H-6725, Hungary

+36-62-544178 +36-20-322 0484

zkovacs@geo.u-szeged.hu

Sex Male | Date of birth 01/04/1960 | Nationality Hungarian

POSITION

Professor, head of department

University of Szeged, Department of Economic and Social Geography, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2. Hungary

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007 to present University professor

University of Szeged, Department of Economic and Social Geography, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2. Hungary

▪ Teaching, research, administration

Business or sector Higher education

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1984 to present Research fellow

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography, H-1112 Budapest, Budaörsi u. 45. Hungary

▪ Basic and applied research

Business or sector Research and development

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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from 1987 to 1994 PhD in geography Replace with EQF (or other) level if relevant

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

▪ candidate of science (CSc) degree equivalent with PhD

from 1979 to 1984 MSc in biology and geography Replace with EQF (or other) level if relevant

Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen

▪ Grammar school teacher in biology and geography

PERSONAL SKILLS

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Mother tongue(s) Hungarian

Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2

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German C2 C2 C2 C2 C2

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Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2 Proficient user

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Communication skills ▪ excellent communication skills gained through teaching, research projects and international collaborations, conferences etc.

Organisational / managerial skills ▪ Heading the department, leading scientific projects, giving lectures at international conferences, organizing conferences, leading the scientific work of PhD-, MSC- and BSc-students.

Job-related skills ▪ Excellent command of quality control processes and management

Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT

Information processing Communication Content creation Safety Problem solving

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Levels: Basic user - Independent user - Proficient user

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Other skills ▪ cartography, design, marketing

Driving licence B

Publications, Memberships

• Kovács, Z. 2009. Social and economic transformation of historical neighbourhoods in Budapest. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie. 100 (4) pp. 399-416.

• Bontje, M. – Musterd, S. – Kovács, Z. – Murie, A. 2011. Pathways Toward European Creative-Knowledge City-Regions. Urban Geography. 32 (1), pp. 80-104.

• Kovács, Z. – Herfert, G. 2012. Development Pathways of Large Housing Estates in Post-socialist cities: An International Comparison. Housing Studies, 27 (3) pp. 324-342.

• Musterd, S., Kovács, Z. (Eds.) 2013. Place-making and policies for competitive cities. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 340 p.

• Kovács, Z.,Wiessner, R., Zischner, R. 2013. Urban Renewal in the Inner City of Budapest: Gentrification from a Post-socialist Perspective. Urban Studies 50 (1), pp. 22-38.

• Kovács, Z., Hegedűs, G. 2014. Gated communities as new forms of segregation in post-socialist Budapest. Cities 36, pp. 200-209.

• Kovács, Z., Wiessner, R., Zischner, R. 2015. Beyond gentrification: diversified neighbourhood upgrading in the inner city of Budapest. Geografie 120 (2), pp. 251-274.

• Marcińczak, S., Tammaru, T., Novák, J., Gentile, M., Kovács, Z., Temelová, J., Valatka, V., Kährik, A., Szabó, B. 2015. Patterns of socioeconomic segregation in the capital cities of fast-track reforming postsocialist countries. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 105 (1), pp. 183-202.

• Boros, L., Fabula, S., Horváth, D., Kovács Z. 2016. Urban diversity and the production of public space in Budapest. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin 65 (3), pp. 209-224.

• Kovács, Z., Szabó, B. 2016. Urban restructuring and changing patterns of socio-economic segregation in Budapest. In: Tammaru T, Marcińczak S, Ham M van, Musterd S (eds.) Socio-Economic Segregation in European Capital Cities: East meets West. London; New York: Routledge, 238-260.

• Egedy, T., Kovács, Z., Kondor, A. C. 2017. Metropolitan region building and territorial development in Budapest: the role of national policies. International Planning Studies 22 (1), 14-29.

▪ 1992-1994 The cultural and economic conditions of decision-making for the sustainable city, European Union, EV5V-CT92-0150

▪ 1993-1995 Der Wohnungsmarkt der Budapester Innenstadtrandgebiete im Wandel, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

▪ 1993-1995 Zwischen Staat und Markt: Veränderungen in der regionalen Wohnungsversorgung in Ungarn, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

▪ 1994-1997 The social and economic consequences of privatisation in Central and Eastern Europe, European Union, CIPA-CT93-0082

▪ 2000-2003 Evaluating Housing and neighbourhood Initiatives to Improve the Quality of Deprived Urban neighbourhoods and Assessing the Transferability across Europe (NEHOM), EU FP 5th Programme, EVK4-CT-2000-00027

▪ 2001-2004 Development of Urban Green Spaces to Improve the Quality of Life in Cities and Urban Regions (URGE), EU FP 5th Programme, EVK4-CT-2000-00022

▪ 2005-2008 Urban Green as a Key for Sustainable Cities, INTERREG IIIB CADSES,

▪ 2006-2010 Accommodating Creative Knowledge: competitiveness of European metropolitan regions within the enlarged Union (ACRE), EU FP 6th Programme

▪ 2010-2012 Metropolisation and Polycentric Development in Central Europe (POLYCE), ESPON 2013 Programme, Priority 2.

▪ 2010-2013 Regions benefitting from returning migrants (Re-Turn), EU Central Europe Progarmme, Project No. 3CE346P1

▪ 2013-2017 Governing Urban Diversity: Creating Social Cohesion, Social Mobility and Economic Performance in Today's Hyper-diversified Cities (DIVERCITIES), FP 7th Programme

• Since 2001 member of the Board of the Hungarian Geographical Society

• 2005–2009: Secretary general of the Hungarian Geographical Society

• 2009-2017: Vice President of the Hungarian Geographical Society

• Since 1994: member of the Public Body of the HAS

• Since 2001 member of the Editorial Board of the Europa Regional (Leipzig) scientific journal

• 2002–2008: Secretary of the Scientific Committee of Human Geography, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

• 2008–2014 President of the Scientific Committee of Human Geography, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

• Since 2010 member of Academia Europaea

• Since 2014 editor-in-chief of the Hungarian Geographical Bulletin scientific journal

• Since 2016 corresponding member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences

• Since 2017 president of EUGEO, the Association of European Geographical Societies