▁Studies ▁( Direct or ▁ 1 9 7 0 - 2 0 1 0 , ▁President ▁since ▁then ). ▁Minister ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 - 9 9 , ▁R ector ▁of ▁Cor vin us ▁University ▁of ▁Budapest ▁( C UB , ▁ 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Currently ▁he ▁is ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁and ▁Director , ▁Compet it iveness ▁Research ▁Center ▁of ▁C UB . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁Mathemat ical ▁Pl anning ▁at ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁Cor vin us ▁University ▁of ▁Budapest ▁( C UB ; ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁University ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Sciences ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Work ed ▁at ▁the ▁Engineering ▁Office ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Met all ur gy ▁and ▁Mach in ery ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 6 8 , ▁then ▁became ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁at ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁def ended ▁his ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Full ▁professor ▁of ▁this ▁same ▁university ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁Found ing ▁Director ▁of ▁Raj k ▁L ász ló ▁College ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Studies , ▁a ▁unique ▁higher ▁education ▁institution , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Director ▁till ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁President ▁since ▁then . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁found ing ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Business ▁Econom ics