Dr. Roland Schmuck

Dr. Roland Schmuck is an associate professor with habilitation at the University of Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics, Leadership and Organizational Sciences. In 2004, he earned an economist degree with honors, specializing in management and consulting, from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Pécs. During his studies, he spent a semester in Italy on an Erasmus scholarship. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on online business models and his habilitation work on quality management. He teaches strategic management and quality management in both English and Hungarian in the undergraduate and master’s programs at the Faculty. A notable aspect of his teaching methodology is the use of business simulations. He is the Quality Management Leader at the Faculty and the Quality Development Director at the University of Pécs, as well as the Chair of the University’s Quality Development Committee and a permanent invitee of the Senate. He published more than 90 publications, which have received over 300 independent citations. He participated in and organized numerous Hungarian and international conferences. Throughout his university teaching career, he has been recognized multiple times. He received a gold rating many times in the student feedback surveys. In the 2022/2023 academic year, he was awarded the “Teacher of the Year” honor in the English Management & Leadership program based on student feedback. In addition to his teaching and research activities, he also became involved in the local public life of the city of Pécs. He served as a councilman between 2010-2014 and 2019-2024, and in the latter period, he was the Chair of the city’s Budgeting and Economic Committee.