Introduction

Last modified: 25. October 2022

Dear Visitors, dear Students

Within the framework of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, on November 1, 2021, the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, which takes care of the discipline of agricultural economy and agrarian policy, was established, which started its operation in coordination with the priority goals of our university by teaching and researching the economic aspects of the Hungarian agricultural and food economy.

The Institute places special emphasis on the introduction of European-standard educational programs, and to this end offers courses in English and Hungarian in the fields of agricultural science, food science, social science, economics and engineering. It offers its educational programs primarily in the form of bachelor's degrees (BA, BSc), master's degrees (MA, MSc), doctoral (PhD) degrees, specialized continuing education, as well as adult and continuing education to both European and non-European students. Economic and business modelling, as well as education and research on EU and international political directions, are the most important priorities in the agrarian economy topic area. The teaching and research of general agricultural and food economics, as well as business economics related to individual agricultural sectors and branches, are also among the key areas of the institute. The institute is also connected to the teaching and research of climate adaptation, family farms and farm economic models, as well as the integration of cost-effective use systems of precision systems into the various educational courses. Agricultural logistics, trade and agricultural marketing, management knowledge, and professional management training can also be classified among the disciplines confidently taught and researched by the institute. team, as well as the departmental collective related to the processing and analysis of agricultural data.

In the field of agriculture and food economy, which is interpreted in a modern sense, the institute creates and shapes its programs with an interdisciplinary approach and through the activities of its special research groups (African Food Markets Research Group, Arab World Food Markets Research Group, Asian Food Markets Research Group) and is particularly open to the establishment and long-term care of international collaborations.