LUKÁCS, Peter

Curriculum Vitae

Born: 1948, Budapest, Hungary

Citizenship: Hungarian

E-mail: lukacsp@ella.hu

Present position:

- university college professor, John Wesley University College, Budapest –

- senior researcher, Institute for Higher Education Research, Budapest

Education:

1991. Ph.D. (Candidate of Educational Sciences), Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Budapest

1983. University Doctor of Education, ELTE University, Budapest, 1983.

1976-1977. MA of Sociology, ML University, Budapest,

1967-1972 MA of History, MA of Russian Studies, ELTE, Budapest, (and School of
Education, Vladimir and Moscow, USSR),

Foreign language tools: Hungarian- mother tongue, English, Russian, Latin

Research topics: higher educational policy, public education policy, private education

Teaching competencies: teacher training, sociologist- and communicators training

Awards:

- Awards of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1984, 1985.

- official state expert of public education (administration), 1998-2002,

- „Széchenyi-professor”, 1998-2001.

Working experiences:

2004- Senior researcher, Institute for Higher Education Research, Budapest

2004- University college professor, John Wesley University College, Budapest

2003- Guest lecturer, Zsigmond Király University College, Budapest

2001-03 General director of Hungarian Institute for Educational Research

2000-02 Senior researcher, Általános Vállalkozási Fõiskola

1998-00: President, Kodolányi János University College, Székesfehérvár

1994- Guest lecturer, Institute for Sociology, ELTE University; Dept. and Ph.D. –
School for Education Sciences, ELTE University, 2001- Debrecen University

1992-00 Prof. and head of dept.; 1997-98 vice president, Kodolányi János Univ. College,
Székesfehérvár

1981- Researcher, senior res., vice dir., Hungarian Institute for Educational Research

1977-81 Researcher, Hungarian Research Centre for Pedagogy of Higher Education,

1974-77 Researcher in Budapest and Hungarian Vocational Guidance Institutions,

1972-74 High school teacher.

Other Professional Activities:

2001- Columnist of “Hungarian Higher Education”

2000-03 Member, Committee for Educational and Sport Sciences, Hungarian Accreditation
Committee,

2000-03 Member, Hungarian Council for Distance Learning,

1998-03 Member, Committee for Communication Sciences, Hungarian Accreditation
Committee,

1999.         Spokesman, Rectors Committee of Hungarian Private Colleges,

1996-         Member, Subcommittee for Teacher Training, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,

1997-         Accredited Expert in Education (School and Administration)

1995-99.     Chair, Section of Educational Sociology, Hungarian Sociological Association,

1995-96.     Member, Committee of Education for Democracy, Soros Foundation,

1994-99 Member of Educational Committee of Hungarian Academy of Sciences,

1990-95 Secretary, Section of Educational Sociology, Hungarian Sociological Association,

1993-01 Member, Board of Hungarian Pedagogical Society,

1990-94 Member, Hungarian Council for Public Education.

1990-         Member, editorial boards of different sociological, educational periodicals
and series of books (as Society and Education, Sociological Review, Pedagogical Review, Educatio)

1984-98 Speaker-expert of different programs, (as Society and School, Cathedra, Scola-vita), Hungarian State Radio.