Dr. Tibor Palánkai

economist, university professor, academic

(Hungary, March 1st, 1938) Award winning Hungarian economist, university professor, member of the Hungarian Science Academy. Renowned researcher of European integration and international division of labour. Deputy rector of Karl Marx Econonim University between 1977 and 1983, rector of Budapest Economic University (successor of Karl Marx University) between 1997 and 2000)

Awards: -          Academy award (1994)         
-          Order of merit of the Hungarian Republic
-          Ferenc Deák Research award 
-          (1999, Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungariae)
-          Gyula Kautz award (2008)
-          Szécheny award (2009)
-          Jean Monnet award (2010)

Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibor_Pal%C3%A1nkai