Curriculum Vitae
Personal data
Name
: Rácz Szilárd
Place and date of birth
: Pécs, April 10th,1983
Marital status
: married, two children
Contact
| landline |
Work |
+36 (72) 523-800 |
| E-mail |
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racz.szilard(at)krtk.hu |
| E-mail |
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szracz(at)rkk.hu |
Education and training
| 2006 | Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (USA) — Certificate in Small Business Management |
| 2006 | University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics — MSc in Economics (Regional policy in the EU and Hungary specialization) |
| 2006 | — Certified accountant |
| 2017 | University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics Doctoral School in Regional Policy and Economics — PhD (regional studies) |
Language skills
| Italian (writes, reads, lectures) |
| English (writes, reads, lectures) |
Places of work and employment
| 2006 | Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies Transdanubian Research Institute — junior research fellow |
| 2007—2011 | Hungarian Academy of Sciences HAS-ELTE Atelier, European Historiography and Social Sciences Research Group — junior research fellow |
| 2009—2011 | Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies — scientific secretary |
| 2012—2018 | Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute for Regional Studies — scientific secretary |
| 2018— | Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute for Regional Studies Transdanubian Research Department — research fellow |
| 2021— | KRTK Regionális Kutatások Intézete Dunántúli Tudományos Osztály — osztályvezető |
Teaching activities
| 2007—2011 | lectures, University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics |
| 2019— | Óraadó, SZE KGYK Regionális tudományi és Közpolitikai Tanszék |
Scientific activity
| 2006— | Hungarian Regional Science Association, member |
| 2008— | Hungarian Regional Science Association, secretary |
| 2013— | Regional Science Association International, tag |
| 2017— | PAB Tér- és Településtudományi Munkabizottság, tag |
| 2017—2020 | Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Pécs, X. Committee of Environment and Regional Development, secretary |
| 2018— | Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Committee on Regional Science), member |
| 2020— | PAB Történeti és Politikai Földrajzi Munkabizottság, tag |
| 2020— | Pécsi Akadémiai Bizottság X. Föld- és Környezettudományi Szakbizottság, elnök |
Awards
| 2020—2021 | Bolyai+ Felsőoktatási Fiatal Oktatói, Kutatói Ösztöndíj |
| 2019—2020 | Bolyai+ Felsőoktatási Fiatal Oktatói, Kutatói Ösztöndíj |
| 2020—2023 | OTKA posztdoktori kiválósági program, NKFIH |
| 2004 | Small Business Management Course (excellent graduation), Baranya County Enterprise Agency |
| 2005 | Életpálya Alapítvány, 4th place, special prize |
| 2005 | Business planning competition (University of Pécs), 1st place, special prize |
| 2018—2019 | Bolyai+ Young Teaching and Research Scholarship for Higher Education |
| 2018—2021 | János Bolyai Research Scholarship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| 2018 | Youth Researcher Award of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at Pécs and Veszprém (Best PhD) |
Subjects taught
| Theories of regional development (MSc, Hungarian, 2007-2008) (University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics) |
| Regional policy (BSc, Hungarian, 2008-2011) (University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics) |
| A globális rendszer térszerveződése (SZE KGYK 2019) |
| Városgazdaságtan (SZE KGYK 2020) |
Research fields
| Spatial structure and urban network of the Balkans |
| Regional and urban development in Central Europe |
| Regional policy |
| Urban policy |
Trips abroad
| 2005—2006 | Università degli Studi di Padova — Italy |
| 2007 | Study tour — Italy |
| 2009 | Inter-academic exchange — Czech Republic |
| 2014 | Study tour — Poland |
| 2014 | Study tour — Italy |
Publications
Number of publications: 59 (in English: 14) Independent citations: 80 (in English papers: 33)
Scopus Research Gate
Complete list of publications and citations (MTMT Hungarian Scientific Bibliography)
Selected list of scientific publications
Hajdú Z. - Horeczki R. - Rácz Sz. 2017: Changing settlement networks in Central and Eastern Europe with special regard to urban networks. In: Lux G. - Horváth Gy. (eds.):
The Routledge Handbook to Regional Development in Central and Eastern Europe.
London - New York, Routledge. pp. 123–140. download
Rácz Sz. 2017: Main characteristics of Hungarian-Croatian political relations and Cross-Border Co-operations. – Geographica Pannonica. 1. pp. 54–67. download
Rácz Sz. 2014: New Integration Period? Changing Tendencies of the Urban Network in South East Europe. – Deturope. 2. pp. 46–63. download
Rácz Sz. 2014: Regional Development in Croatia from the Turn of Millennium to the EU Accession. – Regional Statistics. 2. pp. 87–105. download
Rácz Sz. – Faragó L. 2013: Habitat (urban development). Gál Z. – Lux G. – Illés I. (eds.): Danube Region. Analysis and Long-Term Development Trends of the Macro-Region. Pécs, Institute of Regional Studies Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. pp. 29–34. (Discussion Papers, 90). download
Faragó L. – Rácz Sz. 2011: Urban network. In: Horváth Gy. – Hajdú Z. (eds.): Regional Transformation Processes in the Western Balkan Countries. Pécs, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies. pp. 256–288. download
Hajdú Z. – Rácz Sz. 2011: Urbanisation, state formation processes and new capital cities in the Western Balkans. –
Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultas Rerum Naturalium Geographica. 2. pp. 63–77.
download
Rácz Sz. 2011: Regions and towns in the contact zone of the Balkans and the Carpathian basin. In: Halasi-Kun G. J. (eds.): Environmental Protection of Central Europe and USA. Pécs – Bratislava, Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Hidrology – Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Regional Studies Transdanubian Research Institute – Columbia University, University Seminars. pp. 150–172. (Pollution and Water Resources, Columbia University Seminar Proceedings, 40, 2010–2011).
Gál Z. – Rácz Sz. (eds.) 2008: Socio-Economic Analysis of the Carpathian Area. Pécs, Centre for Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. (Discussion Papers, Special). download