Turbulent times, regional challenges

 Veszprém, 30-31 October 2025

University of Pannonia Faculty of Business and Economics

HUNGARIAN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 23^rd ANNUAL MEETING

The 23^rd Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Regional Science Association (HRSA) will be held in Veszprém on 30 and 31 October 2025. The conference will be co-organized by the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Pannonia. We are planning three plenary sessions and around 200 presentations in 28 sections. One plenary and three parallel sessions will be English-speaking ones.

For the complete program please visit the Hungarian site of the conference.

♦ DRAFT PROGRAMME ♦ 30 October ♦ Thursday ♦

08.30-16.30 Registration

Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Pannonia (PE GTK "A" épület) 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem u. 10.

09.00-10.00 General meeting (for HRSA members, in Hungarian)

10.00-10.10 Annual meeting, Opening ceremony                                                         

10.10-12.00 Plenary session 1. (in English)                                                                  
Chair: Zoltán Gál vice-president of the Hungarian Regional Science Association

Tibor Navracsics PhD, Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development of Hungary (TBR)

Camilla Lenzi Full Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, Politecnico di Milano

Maciej Smętkowski Associate Professor, Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG), Warsaw University

12.00-13.30 Lunch

13.30-16.00 Parallel sessions (1 in English)

16.00-16.30 Coffee break

16.30-18.00 Plenary session 2. (in Hungarian)

18.00-18.30 Prize award ceremonies  (in Hungarian)

19.00-22.00 Gala dinner                                               

♦ DRAFT PROGRAMME ♦ 31 October ♦ Friday ♦

Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Pannonia (PE GTK "A" épület) 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem u. 10.

09.00–12.00 Parallel sessions (1 in English)

12.00-13.30 Lunch

13.30–15.00 Plenary session 3.  (in Hungarian)

15.00-15.30 Coffee break

15.30–18.00 Parallel sessions (1 in English)

SESSIONS IN ENGLISH

25 thematic sessions are organized in Hungarian, 3 parallel sessions are in English. For the detailed program please visit the Hungarian site of the conference.

Abstracts (max. 2000 characters) should be submitted by e-mail to the convenors of the sessions.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Deadline: 20 September 2025

SESSION 1   Innovation and Development Traps: Barriers and Breakthroughs   Call for papers (pdf)
Session organizers: Zsófia Vas associate professor, head of institute, University of Szeged Institute of Economics and Economic Development – Zoltán Elekes research fellow, HUN-REN CERS ANET Lab & Umeå University
vas.zsofia@eco.u-szeged.hu

SESSION 2   Peripheral(?) industrialization in Central and Eastern Europe: Changing paths and socio-spatial implications at local and regional scale   Call for papers (pdf)
Session organizers: Erika Nagy senior research fellow, HUN-REN CERS Institute for Regional Studies – Ernő Molnár associate professor, University of Debrecen
nagy.erika@krtk.hun-ren.hu

SESSION 3   Regional challenges of GVC-dependent FDI development and role of foreign owned companies in regional development in Central and Eastern Europe   Call for papers (pdf)
Session organizers: Zoltán Gál professor, University of Pécs; senior research fellow, HUN-REN CERS Institute for Regional Studies – Magdolna Sass director, HUN-REN CERS Institute of World Economics
galz@ktk.pte.hu

REGISTRATION

Registration period: From 1 to 30 September 2025.

Participation fee includes up to 2 presentations. Payment is required after abstract acceptance and registration.

REGISTRATION FEES (for non-domestic participants and organisations)

• 100 EUR for Non-members of RSAI/ERSA
• 85 EUR for RSAI/ERSA members
• 85 EUR for Accompanying persons / Attendee without presentation

REGISTRATION FEES (for Hungarian participants and organisations) 

• 40.000 HUF for Non-members of HRSA
• 33.000 HUF for HRSA members
• 33.000 HUF for Accompanying persons / Attendee without presentation

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY

Details in Hungarian website.

CONTACT

Szilárd Rácz, HRSA secretary general szracz@rkk.hu

VENUE

Pannon Egyetem Gazdaságtudományi Kar
(Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Pannonia)
"A" épület
(Building A)
8200 Veszprém, Egyetem u. 10.
MAP

CO-ORGANISER

We reserve the right to change the program.

We are looking forward to meeting you at the Annual Conference of HRSA in Veszprém.

Kind regards,
Ilona Pálné Kovács, President of HRSA