Program: Post-Graduate Visiting Research Fellowship
Year: 2025
Host Institution: Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University
Research Focus: young people’s perspectives on the future
Quote: “My research interests focus mainly, but not exclusively, on young people and the information society. I believe that this is where the most important changes are taking place in our societies today.”
Read his introduction: hungaryfoundation.
After graduating from Eötvös Loránd University with an M.A. degree in sociology, he earned his Ph.D. in sociology (summa cum laude) at Corvinus University of Budapest, where he completed his habilitation in communication and media science last year.
Formerly, he was a researcher at the Information Society Research Center (ITTK) at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. During his professional career, Levente worked with several renowned market and opinion research institutes. He is currently the director of the Youth Research Institute, a habilitated associate professor at the Institute of Marketing and Communication Sciences at Corvinus University of Budapest, a mentor at the Baptist Theological Academy, and the head of the Center for Sociology at Mathias Corvinus Collegium.
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