On 27 May 2011 the leadership of the Hungarian Economic Association (MKT) was elected for the period of 3 years. Péter Balázs, director of CENS and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, has been re-elected as Vice-President of the Association for the period starting from 27 May 2011 until May 2014.
MKT is the oldest and the most important organization of the Hungarian economists. Its goal is the dissemination of economic knowledge, the professional development of public life and also represents the interests of the economists.