Edit Gyarmatiné dr. Bányai

Edit Bányai graduated 1988 from the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Pécs (FBE UP). She received her Doctoral degree in economics in 1995 at the same university. 2005 she earned a PhD in Economics from the Doctoral School of Business Administration at the FBE UP. She habilitated in 2016. She is working as a senior associate professor at the Department of Leadership and Organizational Sciences. Her main research areas are leadership trust, leadership coaching, leadership excellence, and competence development. She teaches Advanced Communication for Leaders, Leadership skills, Organizational Development, Managerial Competence Development, and Business Communication. She has been involved in several market research and consulting projects as a participant or project leader. She was the head of the International PhD Program Doctoral School of Business Administration FBE between 2007-2014 and the Talent and Competence Development Centre leader at FBE UP between 2007 and 2018. Between 2018 and 2021, she led PTE's Mentor Program, which aims to reduce drop-out rates. From 2020 to 2024, she was the head of the Business coach postgraduate specialist training. As a mentor, she supports faculty's students and junior staff.