The public defense of Ali Shahjahan Ali Shahjahan's doctoral dissertation entitled "DETERMINANTS OF WILLINGNESS TO PAY (WTP) FOR BETTER WASTE MANAGEMENT IN URBAN BANGLADESH" will take place on August 21, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő. The supervisors of the dissertation are Anita Boros and István Temesi.

The public defense of Waqas Mazhar's doctoral dissertation entitled "Sustainable Consumption: Understanding Environmental and Psychological Aspects of Food Consumption" will take place on July 15, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Business and Management of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. The supervisor of the dissertation is Gyula Zilahy.

The public defense of Zoljargal Ulziibadrakh's doctoral dissertation entitled "The role of marketing in market of classical music in Mongolia" will take place on June 25, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Management and Business of the University of Debrecen. The supervisor of the dissertation is Zoltán Szakály.

The public defense of Bin Zulkarnain Abdul Hannan's doctoral dissertation entitled "APPLICATION OF IMMERSIVE METHODS IN CONSUMER SENSORY SCIENCE" will take place on June 25, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Food Sciences of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő. The supervisors of the dissertation are Attila Gere and Zoltán Kókai.

The public defense of Nóra Kisfürjesi's doctoral dissertation entitled "The Role of Attachment in the Switching Dynamics of Liquid Consumption " will take place on June 20, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Business and Management of the Corvinus University of Budapest. The supervisor of the dissertation is Ágnes Hofmeister Tóth.

The public defense of Al-Muhannadi Khawla's doctoral dissertation entitled "DESTINATION SUSTAINABILITY AND CITIZENS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOSTING GLOBAL MEGA-SPORT EVENTS: THE QATAR WORLD CUP 2022" will take place on June 4, 2025 at the Economic and Regional Sciences Doctoral School of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The supervisors of the dissertation are Boros Anita and Vinogradov Sergey.

The public defense of Mursalzade Hikmat's doctoral dissertation entitled "The Phoenix Effect - Rising from Crisis through Digital Collaboration: How Crisis affects Social Enterprises’ Digitalization for Value Co-Creation" will take place on June 4, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Business and Management of the Corvinus University of Budapest. The supervisors of the dissertation are Keszey Tamara and Moreno Frau.

The Hungarian Association of Market Researchers organized a Business Brunch for the second time this year. Once again, the EMOK Presidency was invited. During the fruitful meeting, among others, a constructive dialogue was held regarding the possible direction of the academic network and the possibilities of cooperation. As a result, a joint kick-off meeting is scheduled to take place in June, hosted by Századvég for the faculty members. The aim is to help the participants get to know each other, discover common areas of interest and develop joint cooperation.

We are delighted to issue the second call for papers for the 11th ERAZ International Scientific Conference: Knowledge-Based Sustainable Development, which will take place on June 5, 2025, at the University of Barcelona, Spain.

The public defense of Alfateh Fegada Ahmed Ali's doctoral dissertation entitled "The Moderating Role of Technological Capabilities in the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Marketing and Firm Performance in SMEs – Khartoum, Sudan" will take place on June 2, 2025 at the Doctoral School of Business and Management of the University of Pannonia. The supervisor of the dissertation ais Zoltán Veres.