Judit Kelemen

Judit Kelemen is a Habilitated Associate Professor at the University of Miskolc, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities and the Teacher Training Institute. With over three decades of experience, she has held significant roles such as Head of the Department of Art Education, Dean, Director General, and Vice-Rector at institutions like Eszterházy Károly University and its predecessors. Her expertise spans music pedagogy, educational sciences, and choral direction, supported by a DLA degree from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (2006) and a habilitation in Educational Sciences from Eszterházy Károly University (2021).

• Education:
  • Music School Teacher (Liszt Ferenc College of Music, Miskolc Branch, 1987)
  • School Singing Teacher (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest, 1995)
  • Choir Director (Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest, 2003)
  • Doctor Liberalium Artium (DLA, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, 2006)
• Research Focus:
  • Music education and curriculum design
  • Teacher training methodologies
  • Choral conducting pedagogy
  • Arts integration in early childhood education
• Leadership & Service:
  • Dean (2015–2016), Director General (2017–2021), Acting Vice-Rector (2021–2022)
  • Active in professional organizations: ISME, Hungarian Comenius Society, OTDK committees
  • Founder and conductor of the Gaudium Musici Women's Chamber Choir (since 2004)
• Honors:
  • 2016: Comenius Medal
  • 2017: Eszterházy Károly Medal
  • 2023: Ködöböcz Award