Corvinus University of Budapest

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The Corvinus University of Budapest offer several futures studies courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The courses are offered per semester with four sessions per week.

Courses

Futures studies (undergraduate) - since 199; 230 students/semester

The future – as the topic of scientific discourses; future orientation of

human beings; transition in the world and in the science; methodology and

methods of futures studies (mathematical-statistical methods, expert

methods, models, scenario-building), renewal of futures studies methods;

reliability and verification of forecasts.

Erzsébet Nováky, DSc

Tamás Gáspár, PhD

Tamás Kristóf, MSc

Réka Várnagy, student-demonstrator

Social forecasts (graduate and postgraduate) – since 1996, 2000; 10 students/semester, 30 students/semester

Different meaning of socials forecasts and its history, new trends in futures studies: evolutionary and critical futures studies, futures models of postindustrial society, the possible futures of the welfare state, different forecasts for the Hungarian social systems: demographic transition, pension reform, renewing the vocational education, instability of social indicators and their possible impact to the future, future orientation of everyday people in Hungary, the interconnection between the personal future orientation and the future of the Hungarian society

Éva Hideg, PhD

Social-economic forecasts (graduate) - Since 1996; 90 students/semester

Interpretation of social and economic forecasts; future social and

economic models; forecasts: demographic, pension reform, vocational

training; future orientation of Hungarian enterprises/entrepreneurs;

macroeconomic forecasts in Hungary; interconnection of economy and

ecology – models and model-systems; Hungary – beyond tomorrow

Erzsébet Nováky, DSc and Éva Hideg, PhD

Education and the future (graduate) - Since 2000; 90 students/semester

The course examines the future of education and vocational training; strategies for education in several countries; interconnection between future orientation and the future of education and vocational training; future alternatives for

education and vocational training in Hungary; the role of education and vocational training in the future images of technology foresight programs; social-economic future of Hungary and the future of education.

Erzésbet Nováky, DSc and Éva Hideg, PhD

Social forecasts (graduate)

Different meaning of socials forecasts and its history, new trends in futures studies: evolutionary and critical futures studies, futures models of postindustrial society, the possible futures of the welfare state, different forecasts for the Hungarian social systems: demographic transition, pension reform, renewing the vocational education, instability of social indicators and their possible impact to the future, future orientation of everyday people in Hungary, the interconnection between the personal future orientation and the future of the Hungarian society

Éva Hideg, PhD

Economic forecasts (postgraduate)

The place of economic forecasts in economics and decision-making; future oreintation of Hungarian enterprises/entrepreneurs; forecasts of tendencies, turning points, economic cycles, interconnections and states; chaos theory and futures studies; Hungary – 2000-2005; Hungary – beyond tomorrow; futures orientation and scenario-building.

Erzsébet Nováky, DSc

Future oriented economics (undergraduate, graduate) - Since 2000; 60 students/semester

Future orientation and economic mechanisms; basic economic problems (scarcity, rationality, economic factors etc.) in the information age; market, strategic planning and future; political economy as cultural-social visions executed in the economy; economic methodology and forecast; strategic consumption and production; public goods and information age; future oriented economic policy; schools of thoughts and visions of times; macroeconomic problems in a social context; foreign economic visions and international economics; world economy in and beyond the information age

Tamás Gáspár, PhD

World economic fields and visions – the myth of information futures (graduate) - Since 2002; 60 students/semester

The course examines futures of the cultural world economy and its regions. The interpretation of fields in economic strategy. Behaviour and the future orientation of individuals, entrepreneurs and their influence. Economic policy strategies for the 21st century. Landmarks in the world economy (changes and influences on EU fields). Regional and subregional visions for the future. The impact of different information society models on East-Central Europe and Hungary. Forecasts and feed-back.

Tamás Gáspár, PhD

Contact

Corvinus University of Budapest

F?vám tér 8. Budapest, 1093 Budapest

1828 Bp 5 PoBox 489

+36 1 216 20 16

Web

http://www.bkae.hu/jkut