Katalin Kurucz has been Head of International Department at Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research in Hungary since 2013. She oversees participation in major EU-funded R&D programs, including Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. Her role involves coordinating international collaborations and managing projects that drive innovation and sustainable development.
Before that, she had worked for more than 15 years as Head of the Erasmus National Agency in Hungary, the biggest international mobility programme’s Hungarian office. On this basis, she has considerable experience in internationalisation, mobility of students and staff, and curriculum development for universities.
She has successfully led and supported multiple international consortia involving universities, research institutions, and industrial partners from across Europe and in various fields of science (e.g. bioeconomy, key-enabling technologies, circular economy, raw materials, researchers’ mobility, talent management and science communication, etc.).
She played a key role in positioning Bay Zoltán Research Institute as a reliable partner in EU and international R&I activities and achieving a notable place in the ranking among Hungarian research institutes in participation in European RTDI funds. She is responsible for 19 ongoing EU projects and she is also building cooperations with non-EU countries, e.g. in the framework of the Chinese-Hungarian Technology Transfer Centre based (CHTTC) in Chongqing. She is active in organising and participating in European research and policy forums.
KURUCZ Katalin
Hungary
Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research
Head of International Department
Scientific and technological services
Katalin Kurucz has been Head of International Department at Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research in Hungary since 2013. She oversees participation in major EU-funded R&D programs, including Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. Her role involves coordinating international collaborations and managing projects that drive innovation and sustainable development.
Before that, she had worked for more than 15 years as Head of the Erasmus National Agency in Hungary, the biggest international mobility programme’s Hungarian office. On this basis, she has considerable experience in internationalisation, mobility of students and staff, and curriculum development for universities.
She has successfully led and supported multiple international consortia involving universities, research institutions, and industrial partners from across Europe and in various fields of science (e.g. bioeconomy, key-enabling technologies, circular economy, raw materials, researchers’ mobility, talent management and science communication, etc.).
She played a key role in positioning Bay Zoltán Research Institute as a reliable partner in EU and international R&I activities and achieving a notable place in the ranking among Hungarian research institutes in participation in European RTDI funds. She is responsible for 19 ongoing EU projects and she is also building cooperations with non-EU countries, e.g. in the framework of the Chinese-Hungarian Technology Transfer Centre based (CHTTC) in Chongqing. She is active in organising and participating in European research and policy forums.