The role of universities in regional and urban development

 Debrecen, 21-22 October 2026

University of Debrecen

HUNGARIAN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 24^th ANNUAL MEETING

The 24^th Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Regional Science Association (HRSA) will be held in Debrecen on 21 and 22 October 2026. The conference will be co-organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business, and the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen. We are planning three plenary sessions and around 200 presentations in 24 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 ♦ 21 October ♦ Wednesday ♦

08.30-16.30 Registration

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)                                                                 

• Gabriela Carmen Pascariu Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania
• Štefan Rehák Bratislava University of Economics and Business & ERSA Slovakia, Slovak Republic
• Pavel Ptáček Associate Professor, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

12.00-13.30 Lunch

13.30-16.00 Parallel sessions

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 ♦ 22 October ♦ Thursday ♦

09.00–12.00 Parallel sessions

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

SESSIONS IN ENGLISH

At least three thematic sessions will be held in English.

Session proposal submission deadline (for HRSA members): 31 May 2026

Abstract submission period: From 15 June 2026 to 15 September 2026.

REGISTRATION

Registration period: From 1 to 30 September 2026.

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY

Details in Hungarian website.

CONTACT

Szilárd Rácz, HRSA secretary general szracz@rkk.hu

VENUE

Debreceni Egyetem Gazdaságtudományi Kar
(Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Debrecen)
4032 Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138.
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CO-ORGANISERS

University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics and Business

University of Debrecen Faculty of Science and Technology

We reserve the right to change the program.

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

Kind regards,
Ilona Pálné Kovács, President of HRSA