Dr. Zoltán Szalai is a Germanist, cultural historian and has served as the Director General of Mathias Corvinus Collegium since 2009 and as Editor-in-Chief of Mandiner news magazine since 2017. Under his leadership, MCC has grown into one of Europe's largest educational institutions and research centers. Dr. Szalai has written extensively on a range of topics, with a particular focus on the philosophy of Vilmos Szilasi and Martin Heidegger. He is also chairman of the supervisory board of Libri -Bookline Plc.