- Office:1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 9-11.
- Building:Ground Floor, Room 10
- Phone:+36 1 374-6200
- Internal extension:260
- Email:benkei-kovacs.balazs@uni-bge.hu
Introduction
In 2012, I graduated at the Doctoral School of Education at ELTE University, earning the PhD degree with Summa cum laude honor. I have been working in Higher Education since 2003 as Faculty member, researcher-teaching staff. I started my career at the Heller Farkas College of Economics and Tourism, and later I worked for almost a decade at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of ELTE University.
My research field extends to the area of adult and vocational education, and to the sphere of the community culture, especially in comparative dimensions. Author and co-author of almost 60 scientific publications, mostly in Hungarian journals, and of 3 printed books.
I am proficiency language user in English, French and German languages, and have some knowledge of written Spanish as well.
Office Hours
| Location | online (Teams) |
|---|---|
| Hours | Thursday 12:00-14:00 |
| Comment | prior consultation by email is required |
Subject(s) taught
- Functions, Policies and Legal Regulation of Adult Education (Hungarian)
- Andragogy Theory and History (Hungarian)
- Community Education (Hungarian)
- Quality Management in Adult Education (Hungarian)
Professional career
- Since 2016membership at the Andragogy Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Science (MTA)
- 2012PhD defense with Summa cum laude honor
- Since 2009Member of the Hungarian Pedagogical Association (HPA)
Research areas
- Adult education
- recognition of prior learning
- comparative andragogy
- educational methodology
- development of vocational education
- community culture
Featured publications
- Benkei-Kovács Balázs - Azin Sharirlou (2022): Organizational culture and work-based learning in Japanese, German, and American multinational companies. In: Makkos, Anikó; Kecskés, Petra; Boldizsár, Boglárka (szerk.) "A múltból táplálkozó jövő – hagyomány és fejlődés": XXV. Apáczai-napok Tudományos Konferencia tanulmánykötete 2021. Győr, Magyarország : Széchenyi István Egyetem Apáczai Csere János Kar pp. 290-298., 9 p.
- Fekete, Anna - Benkei-Kovács, Balázs (2020): Image and Prestige – Cultural Places for the Youth: A Research on Attendance trends, decrease in use and the possibility of rediscovery. In. KULTURÁLIS SZEMLE 7 : 3 pp. 104-110. , 7 p.
- Bakhyt, Aubakirova-Mandel, Kinga -Benkei-Kovács, Balázs (2019): European experience of multilingualism and the development of multilingual education in Kazakhstan. In: HUNGARIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL (HERJ) 9 : 4 pp. 689-707. , 18 p.