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
Three Hundred New Job Opportunities
13:41 December 15, 2025
Three hundred new job opportunities, requiring a high level of education, are being created by the German Rheinmetall investment in Szeged. This also contributes to Hungary becoming one of the most important centres for future technologies in Europe, declared Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Szeged on 12 December. The Ministry of Defence was represented at the event by MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky.
Lynxes over Hill and Dale
12:23 December 15, 2025
Making use of the opportunities offered by the terrain and the weather, the 1st Grenade Battalion of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade had a day and night driving training in hilly conditions in the Bakony.
Head of State Tamás Sulyok Visits Kosovo
14:33 December 9, 2025
Head of State Tamás Sulyok, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha and Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi visited the Hungarian soldiers serving in Kosovo on Monday, 8 December.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Hungarian–Turkish cooperation has never been this strong
11:20 December 9, 2025
“Ongoing since 2023, today the strategic partnership between Hungary and Türkiye means not only diplomatic cooperation but also a tangible resource serving national interests” – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after a session of the Türkiye–Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Istanbul. The meeting was at once an occasion for holding bilateral discussions with Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler and Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır.
Special Operations Capabilities in the Service of the Future
15:56 December 8, 2025
Within the framework of the Special Operations Conference 2030 series of professional events, the HDF Special Operations Command examined special operations capabilities of the future together with its international partners at the Görgey Artúr Barracks, Szentendre. In the first two days of the four-day forum, experts from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and North Macedonia also participated, thus strengthening cooperation in this field in the region.
Bridge through language – the future of military language teaching in German and French focus
12:29 December 8, 2025
Organized by the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Language and Terminology Centre of the Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training, the highly successful Professional International Conference on Challenges and Trends in Shaping Future (Military) Language Acquisition with the subheading “Building Bridges Through Language: The Future Awaits!” was recently held at the National University of Public Service. This time, we are reporting about the work of the German and French sections from another point of view.
Intensifying Hungarian–Czech–German logistic cooperation
11:04 December 8, 2025
At their meeting held in the Czech Republic in early December, logistic leaders of Hungary, the Czech Republic and Germany discussed the main directions of exercises and meetings to be organized in the next few years. The tri-national project called “Multinational Structured Partnership in Logistics (MN SPiL) provides continuous international presence and possibilities of cooperation in the interest of the coordinated execution of logistic tasks.
NATO’s 28th Senior Resources Committee Conference hosted by HQ MND-C
17:11 December 2, 2025
HQ MND-C hosted the 28th Senior Resources Committee (SRC) Conference for Graduated Readiness Forces - Land (GRF (L)) HQs in Budapest, Hungary. The event took place at the historic Stefánia Palace – Honvéd Cultural Centre, one of Hungary’s emblematic military heritage venues.
Strengthening Cooperation Between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates
14:39 December 2, 2025
The partnership between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates is strengthening, and the two countries are bonded by such values as appreciation for family and tradition, respect for cultural heritage and defence of national sovereignty, emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the ceremony held to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in the Museum of Fine Arts on Monday.
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ Baltic Air Policing Mission is Completed
11:34 December 2, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ four-month Baltic Air Policing Mission has ended. After 2015, 2019 and 2022, Hungary participated in the mission already on the fourth occasion – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.