Kovacs Zoltan

Zoltan Kovacs is a Professor and Head of the Department of Economic and Social Geography at the University of Szeged, and a Research Professor at the Institute of Geography, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). His primary affiliations include the University of Szeged and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has held academic positions since 1984, including roles at Eötvös Loránd University and the University of Szeged.

He specializes in human geography, urban geography, and political geography, with a focus on Hungary and East Central Europe. His research addresses urbanisation patterns, residential mobility, electoral geography, and post-socialist transformation processes.

Award highlights include the Pro Geographia (1993) and the Academy Prize (2006). He has served as President of the IGU National Committee (2009) and President of EUGEO (2017), and is a Corresponding Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2016).

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