Your IBS journey continues after graduation.
In partnership with you, our ambition is to build a thriving alumni community. We firmly believe that the connection between alumni and the University is infinite – each of your journeys, both professional and personal, reflect on the reputation and success of this institution, and vice versa, the University’s achievements and brand play a key role in your career trajectory and beyond – we matter to each other!
Reasons to be involved:
- We enable you to connect to a global network of professionals and foster community spirit
- We take pride in amplifying your individual success stories across our network (read them below)
- We endeavour to empower you through lifelong learning opportunities with IBS
- We provide opportunities to impact your IBS community by giving your time, talent, and treasure through volunteering and philanthropic support
Stay in touch!
- Mark your IBS affiliation on your individual LinkedIn profile and follow IBS LinkedIn page
- Join our Alumni LinkedIn group to stay in touch with each other and IBS
- Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with the daily life of your alma mater
- Join our TalentNet, IBS exclusive online platform that connects you to nearly 100 top employers and their job offers
- Keep an eye on our event offerings, and join your fellow classmates, like-minded professionals and your favorite IBS community members for social and professional gatherings
- Return to campus, use the library or benefit from special alumni rates on our educational offerings
Share your career and life stories by writing to us at alumni@ibs-b.hu, or by posting in the IBS Alumni LinkedIn group.
The power of alumni stories
Márton Sebestyén, an IBS alumnus and co-founder of Online Capital Investments, shared insights with students on entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and balancing personal well-being with professional success.
Find your niche. Be careful. Get used to failures.
Interview with Peter Gém, former IBS student, founder of DRK.
IBS students conquer the world! Interview with former IBS student Vivien Oles
Successful start-up founder IBS Alumna now offers internship positions for IBS students in Kuala Lumpur.
We are proud of our former student Pál Bíró, new leader of Google Hungary
Congratulations to our successful alumni!
“As a true entrepreneur you cannot stop on one project.”
"The education process does not stop when you finish university." Read our alumni interview with Timea Ella Jonas!
Rendi director Timur Csillik is a successful and charitable IBS alumni
Former IBS student Timur Csillik is the managing director of Rendi, the biggest online platform for on-demand home cleaning services in Hungary.
IBS graduate in Australia
We interviewed Zoltán Batho, an IBS graduate who is building a life in Australia.
Meet our alumni, Henrik Thorsnes
An example of how to set up business in Hungary as a foreigner
Meet our alumni, Balázs Halmay
Balázs Halmay graduated from IBS in 2001 and now works as Head of Marketing and Communication in HungaroControl.
Meet our alumni, Kinga Szabó
Our former student, Kinga Szabó has been the appointed advisor of His Royal Highness Sheikh Abdulla al Sharqi in Abu Dhabi.
Meet our alumna, Patricia Nagy, Chief Financial Officer at GE Healthcare in London
“I was well trained, so I was well prepared for my tasks at work.”
Meet our alumni, Zsuzsanna Kiss
Zsuzsanna Kiss graduated from IBS in 2001 and is now the Sales Director and Country Manager of Media Sales at Cinema City - CineWorld Group.
Meet our alumni, Tamás Wachtler
Our former student, Tamás Wachtler used to live and work in France. He is currently the country manager of Renault Hungaria and the youngest managing director in Europe within Renault.
Meet our alumni, András Angyal
Our former student, András Angyal is currently working at LG Electronics as an Account Receivables manager. He shares some interesting details about his career path with us.
Meet our former student, Tatiana Vacaru
Our former student, Tatiana Vacaru is currently living and working in San Francisco at General Electric.
Meet our former student, Julia Mechtler
Julia Mechtler, a former IBS student is talking about her career in arts management in one of the most significant galleries in New York.
Meet our alumni, Jasmine Plavsic
Jasmine Plavsic completed her BSc and MSc studies at IBS and she runs her own company, Presser.
Meet our former student, Viktória Minya
Viktória Minya, our former student is an internationally acknowledged perfumer and the creator of the first Hungarian luxury perfume brand.
From IBS to New Wave Confectionery: Fanni Sallay and her Cake shop
Our former student, Fanni Sallay has always been interested in baking. She began with one kilogramm flour, by now she has three shops of her own.
Meet our alumni, Erika Reich
Erika Reich completed her studies at IBS in 2002. She is the co-owner of Noir Chocolate Bar in Hegedű utca, Budapest.
Meet our alumni, Katalin Antal
Katalin Antal is the appointed CFO of Microsoft Hungary as of August 31, 2015. Katalin studied and, for a short period of time, taught at IBS.
Meet our alumni, Agnes Romet-Balla
Agnes Romet-Balla completed her studies at IBS in 2001 and she is the Communication Director of UNICEF Hungary.
Meet our Alumni, Laura Paál
Former IBS student, Laura Paál is the regional director of GE ITLP (Information Technology Leadership Program).
Meet our alumni, Zsófia Faur
Zsófi Faur completed her studies of economics at IBS in 2001. Right after school she opened her art gallery, the Zsófi Faur Gallery.
“Grown for you” From farm to table: A shortened food chain
Nekedterem is a successful online grocery delivery service created by a former IBS student.
Interview with former IBS student and perfumist, Viktoria Minya
A young Hungarian woman in the world of a competitive, male dominated world of perfumes.
We know who Dr. Batz is
Probably you have come across the comfortable Dr. Batz slippers, shoes in shops, malls. The surprise is that Dr. Batz is not a foreign orthopaedist but a former IBS student, Zoltán Kárpáti.
Lilla Valkó, former IBS student talks about her career in Nők Lapja
Lilla Valkó, a former IBS student’s career path was featured in Nők Lapja Évszakok 2014 Tavasz. Read the translation of the article below.
“We always wanted to control our own time“
IBS alumni Dorottya Vass and Veronika Csente, alias Prémecz sisters, are talking about their business success.
You have to be ready when opportunity knocks
Alumni Eve with Dr. Ágnes Fábián, President of Henkel Since July 1, 2011, Ágnes Fábián has been the appointed President of Henkel Magyarország Kft. Henkel has three business...