Qualifications:
M.Sc. in cartography, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 1984
Research scholarship to Helsinki University (1990), Fachhochschule Karlsruhe
(1994)
Ph.D. in cartography, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 1995
D.Sc., 2005
Positions (at Eötvös Loránd University, Department
of Cartography):
Lecturer 19881992
Assist. Prof. 19921996
Assoc. Prof. 1996
Vice dean of Faculty of Informatics 2003-2007
Vice rector of the university 2007-
Subjects to teach: Digital cartography, Topographic maps, Representation of
relief, Orienteering maps
Major publications:
Atlas of Central
Europe (1993)
Atlas of leading and
'avoidable' causes of death in countries of Central and Eastern Europe (1997)
Számítógépes
térképészet ('Computer cartography') (2000)
Administrative
atlas of Hungary 1914 (2000)
Geschichte Ungarns
und Finnlands CD-ROM (2002)
ICA activity:
- Member of the National Committee of ICA since 1991
- Organizer of the Joint meeting of the Commission on Education and Training,
Commission on Map and Spatial Data Use, Commission on National and Regional
Atlases Visegrád, Hungary, 1993.
- Corresponding Member of Commission on Visualization (19962000)
- Member of Commission on Maps and the Internet (19992003)
- Chairman of Commission on Education and Tarining (20032007)
- Member of Commission on Education and Training(19992003):
- Aware of the objectives of the commission
- Took part in almost every international meeting of the Commission in the last
period (since 2000-)
- Organized the first meeting of the Commission in the period (Budapest,
2000)
- One of the initiators of the web course, and two sample modules have already been developed by the Department of Cartography
Other activities:
Active senior orienteer
Member of Map Commission of
the International Orienteering
Federation, 19962002
Chairman of Map Commission
of the International Orienteering
Federation, 20022006
Council member of the International
Orienteering Federation, 2006
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