Academic Career

2016 –             University of Szeged, Juhász Gyula Faculty of Education, Department of
                        Applied Sociology – college professor

2021 –             Apor Vilmos Catholic College, Department of Theology, Social Sciences and
                        Romology – college professor

2017 –             Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for
                         Minority Studies, Research Fellow

2012 –             Eötvös Loránd University, Doctoral School of Sociology and Faculty of Social
                        Sciences, Institute for Social Relations, Minority Studies Department
                        – guest professor

2015 – 2016      Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for
                         Minority Studies, Head of Department of Roma Studies, Research Fellow

2014 – 2016     Eszterházy Károly College in Eger, Faculty of Teacher Training and
                         Knowledge Technology, Institute of Education Sciences, college professor

2012 – 2017    Jesuit Roma College – guest professor

2014 – 2016    University of Szeged, Juhász Gyula Faculty of Education, Department of
                        Applied Sociology – guest professor

2013 – 2015    Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for
                         Minority Studies, Research Fellow

2013 –2014     Greek Catholic Roma College in Miskolc – guest professor

2012–2015      Roma College of Eger – director

2012– 2013     Deputy-Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, responsible for the Rights of
                         Nationalities

2007– 2011     Parliamentary Commissioner for National and Ethnic Minority Rights

2010 –2014     Eszterházy Károly College in Eger, Faculty of Teacher Training and
                         Knowledge Technology, Department of Minority Studies, head of department

2009 –2010     University of Debrecen, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Department of
                        Constitutional Law – guest professor

2009 – 2010    Apor Vilmos Catholic College, college professor

2008 – 2012    Corvinus University of Budapest, Post-graduate specialist training program on
                        equality and minority issues – mentor and guest professor

2002–2009      Apor Vilmos Catholic College, Institute of Romology and Applied Social
                        Sciences – head of institute, associate professor

2003 – 2007    Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Ethnic and National Minority
                        Studies – Head of research group on Romology

2001–2003      Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Ethnic and National Minority
                        Studies – research fellow

1998– 2001     Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Minority Studies Program – research fellow

1999– 2002     Miskolc University, Department of Sociology – professor

1996–1998      Roma Civil Rights Foundation – staff member

1988–1997      teacher at various educational institutions

Scholarships

2011–2014      János Bolyai Scholarship

2011               International Visitor Leadership Program

2000–2002      Civic Education Project

1997–1999      Soros Foundation

1998–2002      European Roma Rights Center

1997–1999      Roma Civil Rights Foundation, “Invisible College” for Roma students

Education

2017                Habilitation – ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences, Doctoral School of Sociology

2008                Ph.D degree, Deák Ferenc Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences,
                        University of Miskolc

1997–2002      Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences – lawyer

1994 –1998     Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Arts – secondary school teacher
                         of history

1990–1994      Eszterházy Károly Teacher Training College – teacher specialized in history
                        and music

1994–1995      Journalism School – certified journalist

1995                Hungarian Radio – news editor and radio journalist

Membership in Academic and Professional Organisations; Editorial Board Membership

2013 –             Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Review „Regio”

2013 – 2017    Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Review „Kulturális Szemle”

2013 – 2017    Member of the board of trustees of the Romaversitas Foundation

2012 –  2016    Founder and general editor of the electronic-review “Coexistence of the
                        Society. Dimensions of minority existence”

2011 – 2014    Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Review „Pro Futuro”

2007                Member of the Equal Treatment Professional Advisory Board

2002–2005      Member of the board of trustees of the Autonómia Foundation

1998–2004      Member of the board of trustees of the Gandhi Public Foundation

Membership of professional organizations

–       Hungarian Sociological Society – member of the Presidential Board

–       European Academic Network on Romani Studies – member

–       Minority Studies Committee of the Pedagogical Committee, Regional Committee of
         Miskolc, Hungarian Academy of Sciences – president

–       Hungarian Academy of Sciences – member of the Public Body Hungarian

–       Association of Lawyers – member

–       Hungarian Political Science Association – member

–       Hungarian Ethnographical Society – member

Awards and Honours

2015    Award for „Jesuit Roma College”

2013    „Our past will be common in the future” Award

2013    Justitia Regnorum Fundamentum Award

2009    Award for „A Better Future”

2006    Award for Minorities

2005    Honored by the National Gypsy Self-Government for excellence in research