NJEA

Basic information

As the founder of the Foundation for the John Neumann University, the Hungarian Government transferred the founding rights to the Foundation for the John Neumann University on November 16, 2020. Representing the Hungarian State as the founder, the Minister of Innovation and Technology, Prof. Dr. László Palkovics, appointed the board of trustees of the foundation to exercise the full range of foundation rights. The maintenance rights of the John Neumann University of Kecskemét were taken over by the Foundation for the John Neumann University as of August 1, 2020. Thus, the Kecskemét institution was removed from the public finance environment and continues its operation as a private university with a state-recognized, public-benefit status.

Higher education in Kecskemét looks back on a history of several decades, its roots can be found in technical, horticultural and teacher training. Building on this foundation, the Neumann János University was established, which today operates with three faculties under the management of the Foundation: the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics of the GAMF, the Faculty of Economics (GTK), and the Faculty of Horticulture and Rural Development (KVK). In the spirit of contributing to scientific life, the university also has a doctoral school, ensuring the highest level of academic training.

The institution is organically connected to the economy of the region, and its goal is to contribute to the development of the region with its knowledge, research and training offer. It pays special attention to practical education, in which cooperation with industrial and corporate partners plays an important role. In addition, the university is actively building its international research and development relationships, implementing projects together with foreign higher education institutions and partner companies.

Since 2022, the university has launched an active internationalization process, thanks to which foreign students have also appeared in Kecskemét. At the same time, new perspectives have opened up for local young people, as they can gain experience in an international environment and an open-minded approach to the world during their studies.

Institutions under the management of the foundation:

John von Neumann University
Wepmark Kft.
Kecskeméti Dual Education Zrt.

Board of Foundation members

Dr. Boross Ildikó

president of board

Dr. Ildikó Boross is a lawyer with over four decades of legal experience, who has provided support to both individuals and businesses in various areas of civil law during her career. Her expertise covers contract law, corporate and competition law matters, real estate law, labor law, as well as civil litigation representation and legal issues related to agricultural EU subsidies. She obtained her law degree from the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Eötvös Loránd University in 1983, then began her professional career as a candidate attorney at the Budapest Law Firm No. 25, where she later worked as an attorney. In 1992, she was a founding partner of the Holczer, Jákó and Boross Law Firm, and in 2022, she established her own law firm. Her activities are not limited to legal work: she has been a member of the bank supervisory board since 2008, the chairman of the supervisory board of NHB Bank Zrt. since 2016, and the chairman of the supervisory board of the Central Danube Development Agency since 2021. From September 2025, she will continue her professional and public activities as the chairman of the board of trustees of the Neumann János University Foundation. Her professional excellence has also been recognized by the Hungarian Bar Association, which awarded her with the “Excellent Lawyer” award and plaque in 2022. Dr. Ildikó Boross is committed to high-quality representation of the legal profession, and her work is always defined by professional integrity, responsibility and consistent representation of the interests of clients.

Lezsák Sándor

board member

József Attila Prize-winning Hungarian poet, teacher, Vice President of the Parliament, President of the National Forum Association, Member of Parliament for the 4th constituency of Bács-Kiskun County. Since 1991, founder of the Lakitelek Foundation and Folk High School, president of the board of trustees. Since March 2004, executive president of the Mindszenty Society. He has received numerous awards, most recently in 2019 he received the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, Civil Division, and the Petőfi Prize. According to his own admission: “My spiritual homeland is the Tisza region, between the Danube and Tisza, and Lakitelek is in it.”

Gaál József

board member

A key public and economic figure in Kecskemét. He is the deputy mayor of our city responsible for economic development, higher education, vocational training and international relations, the vice president of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry responsible for industrial development and innovation, the president of the Bács-Kiskun County Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the owner of Szimikron Kft. based in Kecskemét. He is closely connected to our institution, as in addition to being a mechanical engineer graduated from the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, he is an honorary associate professor at the John von Neumann University and a regular lecturer in management. He participated in specialized training in Japan in the field of Production Management. He is a co-owner of several international patents, and his work has been recognized with the Lóránd Eötvös Prize (for technical development and innovation). He played a significant role in the development and introduction of the dual training format.

Dr. Nagy Zoltán

board member

After graduating from high school, he earned a degree in economics in Germany, at the Central University of Dresden in 1991. Later, in 1997, he defended his doctoral dissertation at the Technical University of Dresden. Since 2005, he has been an honorary professor at Kecskemét College, and then at its successor institution, Neumann János University. He is our regular lecturer and the head of the logistics engineering department, and since 1998, he has been the managing director of Phoenix Mecano Kecskemét Kft. The Phoenix Mecano Group operates with its headquarters in Switzerland, started as a family business and later transformed into a joint-stock company listed on the Zurich Stock Exchange. Since its founding in 1993, Phoenix Mecano Kecskemét Kft. has grown into a leading industrial company in the city of Kecskemét and the region. It employs 900 people and its activities are diverse (production, logistics, research and development). They were among the first to join our institution as a dual partner. Currently, 15 dual students are being trained in the fields of mechanical engineering, logistics engineering, business management, and IT engineering. "It's no secret that we invest a lot in the education of our students, as we started working six years ago with the goal of making it a status symbol if a student completes dual practical training at Phoenix Mecano. Let this be a guarantee that they have acquired reliable practical knowledge, thanks to which they will perform their work at a high level - whether they continue their career with us or elsewhere."

Dr. Bozsonyi Károly

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He holds university degrees in sociology, philosophy and physics, and is currently the Vice-Rector for Strategy and Science at John Neumann University, as well as an associate professor at the university. He has built his teaching and research career on the border areas of mathematical statistics, data science and computational social science, and has decades of experience in both higher education and scientific research. During his career so far, he has also held numerous leadership positions. He has worked as a senior manager of a multinational research company, was the head of a support company of the Ministry of Defense, but has also held leadership positions in scientific research institutes and several universities. His professional work has contributed to a deeper understanding of socio-economic phenomena, especially in the fields of mathematical statistics and dynamic modeling. Some of his scientific publications have been published in international journals and have a significant number of citations. In the practice of his profession, scientific curiosity, commitment to education, and the solution of practical problems all play a decisive role.