Ilona Pálné Kovács#
Membership Number: | 4895 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
Elected: | 2019 |
Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
Homepage(s): | http://www.rkk.hu |
ORCID: | 0000-0003-2286-6326 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2017 - present Research Professor, Institute for Regional Studies, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2002 - present Full time Professor at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Studies
- 2016 - 2018 Part time Research Professor at the National University of Public Service, Budapest
- 2015 - 2016 Director of the Centre for Regional Studies, CERS, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), Pécs
- 2013 Vice-President of the Economics and Law Department, HAS
- 2002 - present Full time Professor at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Studies
- 1997 - 2012 Director of the Transdanubian Research Institute, HAS
- 1992 - 1992 Deputy director of the Transdanubian Research Institute, HAS
- 1988 - 1999 Senior Research Fellow of the Transdanubian Research Institute, HAS
- 1983 - 1988 Research fellow of the Transdanubian Research Institute, HAS
- 1978 - 1983 Junior Researcher of the Transdanubian Research Institute, HAS
Fields of Scholarship
- EU Cohesion Policy
- Good Governance in Public Affairs
- Regional Policy Management
- Territorial Issues of Public Administration, Local Policy Relations, Local Government Systems
- Regional and Local Governance
- Europeanisation of CEE Countries
Honours and Awards
- 2019 Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2013 Corresponding member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2011 Bibó Istvan Prize, Hungarian Association of Political Science
- 2009 Kolnai Prize, Hungarian Association of Political Science
- 2008 Deák Ferenc Prize, Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungriae, HAS
- 2007 Pro regio award of Ministry of Interior
- 2004 Pro Civitate award of City of Pécs
- 2002 Award of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2001 Scientific Award of City Council of Pecs
- 1997 - 2001 Holder of Széchenyi scholarship
- 1982 and 1987 Junior Scientists' Award of Hungarian Academy of Sciences