Tamás Freund elected President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for another three years
On Tuesday, at the 196th General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Assembly of Academicians once again elected Tamás Freund, a neurobiologist and full member of the Academy, as President of the scientific body, by a large majority. In addition to the President Tamás Freund, Secretary-General Péter László Kollár, a civil engineer, and Deputy Secretary-General Anna Erdei, an immunologist, were likewise appointed for another three-year term.
The reason for the elections at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was that the three-year terms of its President, Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and three Vice-Presidents had come to an end. According to the Academy’s regulations, candidates may be elected for three years and re-elected at most once for each position.
Tamás Freund Source: mta.huThe President, the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General and the Vice-Presidents of the MTA, as well as the three elected academic members of the Presidium, are elected for three years by the General Assembly, which is itself composed of academicians and non-academicians representatives. The officials receive their mandate with full legal effect on the first day of the month following their election by the General Assembly and take office then. After his election, Tamás Freund, President of the MTA, thanked the Assembly for its confidence in him.
As is the case with the President, the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General, the three Vice-Presidents will also remain in office. Vanda Lamm, a lawyer and full member of the MTA, remains Vice-President, Social Sciences; György Kosztolányi, a physician and full member of the MTA, remains Vice-President, Life Sciences; and Ferenc Hudecz, a chemist and full member of the MTA, remains Vice-President, Natural Sciences.
Mrs Erika Csáki, an agricultural engineer, was elected member of the Presidium for Life Sciences; Valéria Csépe, a psychologist, was elected member of the Presidium for Social Sciences; and András Stipsicz, a mathematician, was elected member of the Presidium for Natural Sciences.