Curriculum Vitae
Personal data
Name
: Mezei István
Place and date of birth
: Szolnok, February 1st,1951
Marital status
: married, three children
Contact
| landline |
Work |
+36 (1) 309-2600 / 1444 |
| landline |
Centre |
+36 (1) 309-2684 |
| fax |
Work |
+36 (1) 309-2688 |
| E-mail |
|
mezeii(at)rkk.hu |
Education and training
| 1978 | Faculty of Arts, Kossuth Lajos University of Sciences, Debrecen — teacher of Hungarian language and literature and history |
| 1989 | Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty and of Arts, Budapest — University Doctors’ Degree |
| 2005 | Debrecen University, Doctoral School of Earth Science (Social Geography and Regional Development Programme) — PhD |
Language skills
| German (reads, lectures) |
| English (reads, lectures) |
Places of work and employment
| 1979—1984 | Diósgyőr Secondary Grammar School (Miskolc) — secondary school teacher |
| 1984—1990 | Miskolc University — university lecturer |
| 1990—2008 | CRR of HAS, North Hungarian Department (Miskolc) — research fellow |
| 2009—2013 | CRR of HAS Budapest Department — research fellow |
Teaching activities
| 2000—2003 | lecturer, Miskolc University, Department of Sociology |
| 2001—2003 | lecturer, Miskolc University, Department of Regional Economics |
| 2008— | lecturer, Pál Tomori College, Kalocsa |
Scientific activity
| 1992— | Hungarian Sociological Association, member |
| 1993— | Magyar Szociológiai Társaság Oktatásszociológiai Szakosztály, member |
| 2003— | Hungarian Regional Science Association, member |
Awards
| 1990 | Oktatási miniszteri dicséret |
Subjects taught
| Settlement sociology (Miskolc University, Department of Regional Economics) |
| Social geography (Pál Tomori College, Kalocsa) |
Research fields
| local-government services |
| local society |
| cross-border relations |
Trips abroad
| 1988 | study trip — Slovakia |
| 1989 | study trip — Germany |
| 1990 | study trip — Germany |
| 1996 | study trip — United States |
| 1999 | study trip (Erasmus scholarship) — Germany |
| 2002 | study trip (scholarship) — United Kingdom |
Presentations
| Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Kosice — Slovakia |
Publications
BOOKS
Urban Development in Slovakia. CRS of the HAS, Pécs (Hungary) – Forum Minority Research Institute Samorin (Slovakia). 2010. 188 pp. ISBN 978-80-89249-39-8
A magyar-szlovák határ menti kapcsolatok esélyei. Dialóg Campus Kiadó, Budapest–Pécs. 2008. 160. pp. (Chances of Hungarian-Slovak Cross-Border Relations.)
STUDIES
The Possibility of Organic Development in Hungary (with special regard to the changes in the functions of cities and cross-border cooperation.) Acta Geographica Universitatis Comenianae. No. 51, 2008. Bratislava. pp. 27–40.
Hungarian and Slovakian Cross-Border Relations. In.: Hungarian Spaces and Places. Patterns of Transitions. Edited by Gy. Bata – É.G. Fekete – I.K. Szörényiné – J. Tímár. Pécs, Centre for Regional Studies. 2005. 544–563.pp.
A közigazgatás intézményrendszere. (Institution System of Administration) In: Horváth Gy. (ed.): Southern Slovakia. Budapest–Pécs, Dialóg Campus Kiadó. 2005. 425–445.pp.
Állam – ország – régió és a valóság. (State – Country – Region and Reality) TÉR és TÁRSADALOM. 2005. 3-4. 187–203.pp.
A fiatalok képzettségének területi jellemzői. (Regional Characteristics of the Education of Young People) In.: Magyarország területi szerkezete és folyamatai az ezredfordulón. (Regional Structure and the Processes of Regional Changes in Hungary) Ed.: Horváth Gyula-Rechnitzer János. MTA RKK Pécs, 2000. 489–509.pp.
Arccal a túlélés felé. (How To Survive) In.: Társadalmi átalakulás és ifjúság. (Social Changes and Young People) Ed.: Gábor Kálmán. Szeged, Belvedere Meridionale, 2000. 106–113.
A képzettség és a területi fejlettség kapcsolódási pontjai. (Relationship Between Education and the Degree of Regional Development) In.: A vidéki társadalom változásai. (Changes in Provincial Society) Térségfejlesztési ismeretek felsőfokon. VII. kötet. Szerk.: Kárpáti Zoltán. Szolnok, 1999. 111–150.
Területi különbségek a középfokú oktatásban. (Regional Differences in Secondary Education) EDUCATIO 1997/3.