By background, Jozsef Slezak a researcher, project manager, and educator focusing on European Union policies related to resource and waste management, household energy efficiency, and sustainable food consumption.
As a researcher, he is the co-author or author of several publications aimed at or published by major policy-influencing organizations in Europe, including the European Commission, the European Environment Agency, the Nordic Council of Ministers and the United Nations Environment Programme.
Between 2019 and 2025, he contributed to the Department’s teaching activities, focusing on the Circular Economy and the research–policy–practice interface. During the 2023/24 academic year, he was a guest teaching fellow at Corvinus University of Budapest, delivering lectures and seminars on the topics of Circular Economy and sustainable food consumption, among others.
Jozsef is currently a Research Affiliate at the CEU Democracy Institute (see: https://democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/people/jozsef-slezak).