▁of ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁University ▁( l ater ▁C UB ) ▁, ▁and ▁led ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Or b án ▁government . ▁He ▁was ▁R ector ▁of ▁C UB ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Ad vis ors ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁Professor ▁of ▁Business ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Compet it iveness ▁Research ▁Centre ▁at ▁Institute ▁of ▁Business ▁Econom ics ▁of ▁C UB . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁is ▁Professor ▁Emer it us . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Central ▁European ▁University . ▁ ▁International ▁positions ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁ ▁His ▁past ▁and ▁present ▁international ▁positions ▁include ▁President , ▁IF PS M ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 ), ▁President , ▁Federation ▁of ▁European ▁Production ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Management ▁Soci eties ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President , ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁In ventory ▁Research ▁( since ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁and ▁membership ▁in ▁various ▁ref ere ed ▁international ▁journ als . ▁He ▁is ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁L app een r anta ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁( Fin land ) ▁and ▁Bab es - B oly ai ▁University ▁( C lu j , ▁Roman