Péter Balázs

Professor

Director, Center for European Enlargement Studies

Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS)

Department of International Relations and European Studies

Building:

Nador u. 11

Room:

604

Phone number:

327-3000/2648

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Qualifications:

PhD, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Dr. Habil, Budapest University of Economics

D.Sc. (Doctor of Sciences), Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Academic/Professional experience, and Achievements:

Prof. Balázs graduated at the "Karl Marx" University of Budapest (later: Budapest School of Economics, today Corvinus University). He got his PhD degree and habilitated at the same University. In parallel with his government and diplomatic career he has been dealing with research and teaching since more than three decades. He is a ScD of the Hungarian Academy of Science. He was nominated Professor of the Corvinus University in 2000 and joined CEU as a full time Professor in 2005. He is regularly teaching at various home and foreign universities, lecturing in Hungarian, English, French and German.
Prof. Balázs used to be a State Secretary for Industry and Trade (1992-1993) and a State Secretary for European Integration (2002-2003). He was Ambassador of Hungary in Denmark, Germany and at the EU in Brussels. He was also the Government Representative of Hungary in the European Convention. In 2004 he was nominated the first Hungarian Member of the European Commission responsible for regional policy.

Research activities of Prof. Balázs are centered on the external relations of the EU. His book on the foreign policy of the EU (in Hungarian language) was approved by the European Commission as a "Jean Monnet Course". His thesis at the HungarianAcademy of Sciences was dealing with interrelations between the late modernization and European integration of the Eastern part of the continent. He is also analyzing the problems of European governance including the future of the European institutions. At the CEU he is teaching The Foreign, Neighborhood and Enlargement Policy of the European Union (fall semester) and European Governance (winter semester). In 2005 he has established a new research center for EU Enlargement Studies at the CEU.

Prof. Balázs has published several books, chapters in books and articles. He plays an active role in Hungarian and international scientific relations. Among others, he was elected in 2004 Vice-President of the world wide network of European Community Studies Association (ECSA World).

Courses taught:

The Foreign, Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy of the European Union (Fall semester)

European Governance (Winter semester)

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