Dr. Ádám Schmidt
17:08 May 26, 2022PERSONAL DETAILS
- Place and date of birth: Budapest, 22/06/1980
- Marital status: married, a father of two
- Language skills: English – intermediate level
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY, EXPERIENCES
- July 2021– member of the Board of Trustees, Foundation for the University of Physical Education
- 1 December 2020– chief advisor for sport affairs, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister
- 2017–2019 external lecturer, Milton Friedman University
- 2015– owner and head attorney, Ádám Schmidt & Co. Law Office (attorneyship on hold)
- 2014–2022 member of the Supervisory Board, Hungarian Table Tennis Association
- 2011–2017 external lecturer, Hungarian University of Sports Science
- 2011–2014 sports lawyer, DLA Piper–Horváth and Co. Law Office
- 2011–2020 lawyer, Hungarian Basketball Federation
- 2009–2011 legal director, Hungarian Olympic Committee
- 2008–2009 trainee solicitor, Dr. Andrea Szűcs Law Office
- 2005–2008 trainee solicitor, Dr. Krasznai & Dr. Kollár Law Office
- 2004–2005 trainee solicitor, Dr. Tóth & Co. Law Office
- 2004 intern, New Atlantic Initiative
- 2003–2004 intern, Dr. Lívia Kulcsár & Co. Law Office
- 2000–2001 admissions tutor, educator (history), eFEB Adult Education Centre
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS
- 2008 bar examinations successfully passed
- 1999–2004 Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
A Hungarian non-commissioned officer serving in the KFOR mission showed great bravery
09:28 September 10, 2024
For his courageous performance, Sergeant Csanád Bendegúz Erős was recognized by Major General Özkan Ulutaş, the commander of the NATO-led Kosovo peacekeeping forces (KFOR) and Lieutenant Colonel Dávid Szent-Imrey, the commander of the MH KFOR-30 contingent, on September 7.
International insight into the territorial defence reservists’ capabilities
12:29 September 9, 2024
Ambassadors of the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC), defence industry diplomats and the EU military representatives (MILREP) are visiting Hungary in connection with our country holding the presidency of the European Union. Within the framework of demonstrations, the delegations are to be given an insight into the capabilities of the Hungarian Defence Forces in the area of Veszprém-Újmajor shooting range on 13 and 19 September.
Information security leaders of V4 partner countries meet in Hungary
12:23 September 9, 2024
Cyber and information security specialists of Czechia, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary recently met in the spirit of thinking together in Budapest.
We have rearmed the air force in recent years
10:11 September 9, 2024
As soon as Hungary’s economic capacity made it possible, the Hungarian government launched a major national defence and military development program, so we have rearmed the air force, too, in recent years – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the opening of the 29th Börgönd Airshow on Sunday, where MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Deputy Minister Tamás Vargha was also present.
One of the most modern military transport aircraft of our age has arrived in Kecskemét
14:52 September 6, 2024
We can welcome a true marvel aircraft – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the ceremonial reception of the first KC-390 Millennium airlifter of the Hungarian Defence Forces, in the presence of representatives of the Brazilian manufacturing company Embraer, in Kecskemét on 5 September.
HDF NCO Academy Hosts NATO Training Course
12:52 September 6, 2024
The Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) Collection and Processing in Support to Attack the Networks Course of the NATO C-IED Centre of Excellence is organized on the fourth occasion at the Hungarian Defence Forces NCO Academy.
Honvéd Cadet Program at an International Forum
13:23 September 5, 2024
“In Hungary, as in each sovereign country, defending the country is first of all a national cause”, said Dr. János Czermann, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Strategy and HR Policy at the forum of military secondary schools of the EU in Nyíregyháza. That is why connecting the fields of defence and education is indispensable, also for the sake of Europe’s future, he said in his welcoming speech, which also covered the success of Hungarian military education.
Mission for a Lifetime
12:00 September 5, 2024
The “I love it, I defend it!” campaign is a success. Many thousands of people have shown interest so far, thousands have applied, and from among them, 1,000 determined Hungarians committed to their homeland have already signed on in the Hungarian Defence Forces to strengthen Hungary’s defence as territorial defence reservists – this was announced by Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky. As recruits, several Olympians, national champion athletes, ex-footballer Péter Rajczi and Norbert Schobert Jr. have also joined the reserve force due to the campaign.
Head of NATO ACT Strategic Foresight Branch Appointed New VIKI CEO
18:42 September 4, 2024
As of 1 September, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky appointed Dr. Gergely Németh the new CEO of the Defence Innovation Research Institute (VIKI).
Moonstar 2024
15:42 September 4, 2024
The Hungarian Defence Forces are conducting a multinational tactical exercise codenamed Moonstar 2024 on the Central Training Area and Range in the first half of September. The primary objectives of the exercise involving Hungarian, Polish and Slovak territorial defence reserve forces are to build subunit cohesion in the field, certify the reservists’ readiness and assess the skills they have acquired so far.