Emese Belényesi | Higher Education | Innovative Research Award

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Innovative Research Award

Dr. Emese Belényesi, PhD, Habil. — Associate Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary

Emese Belényesi
Affiliation Ludovika University of Public Service
Country Hungary
Google Scholar ZvgeQycAAAAJ
Documents 105
Citations 187
h-index 7
Subject Area Public Management
Event Top Teachers Awards
Scopus ID 59262428300
ORCID 0000-0002-4865-6629

Dr. Emese Belényesi, PhD, Habil is an associate professor, accredited trainer, business coach and adult education expert whose professional career connects business management, public administration, higher education and continuing education. Her academic work centres on public administration management, leadership, organizational development, change management and adult education, with more recent attention to the integration of artificial intelligence in higher education. Her professional profile combines research with teaching, training, coaching and project-based expert work, emphasizing the practical application of theoretical knowledge. [1]

Abstract

Dr. Emese Belényesi is a Hungarian public management scholar and higher-education educator whose career combines academic teaching, research, professional training and coaching. Her work examines management and leadership in public administration, organizational and change management, competence development, continuing education and adult learning. She has participated as researcher, expert, trainer and lead trainer in projects concerning public-sector competence development, recruitment, mentoring, validation of prior learning, local government cooperation and organizational performance. Her publication record includes work on change management, public-sector careers and competency-based human resource management. [2]

Keywords

Public management; public administration; strategic leadership; change management; organizational development; adult education; andragogy; continuing education; competence development; leadership development; higher education; artificial intelligence in education.

Introduction

Dr. Emese Belényesi has developed a professional trajectory extending from banking and corporate management through public administration to higher education and adult education. She holds qualifications in economics and management, an MBA, professional trainer qualifications, a PhD in educational sciences and a habilitation in public administration. This combination of practical and academic experience informs her approach to management education and public-sector professional development.

Her university teaching focuses principally on management-related subjects, including public management, strategic management, leadership and organizational theory, decision and leadership theory, conflict management and change management in public administration. Her training activities emphasize professional and skills development for managers and employees, while her coaching practice applies solution-oriented approaches to professional and personal development.

The central feature of her academic and professional work is the connection between theory and practice. Her research has frequently addressed public-sector organizations and public administration, while her expert and training assignments have involved public institutions, municipalities, universities and organizations from the business sector. [1][3]

Research Profile

Dr. Emese Belényesi’s research profile is situated at the intersection of public administration management, leadership and organization, competence development, adult education and continuing professional training. Her doctoral research examined competence development and further training in public administration, including methodological effectiveness and the relationship between professional development and public-sector performance. Her subsequent project activity extended these interests to recruitment, mentoring, organizational management, local government cooperation and the validation of previously acquired knowledge.[1][2]

Her documented research and expert assignments include examination of cooperation between local governments and civil society organizations, adult education competencies in higher education, competency-based public administration training, validation of acquired knowledge, innovative citizen participation, professional teacher training, local government training, civil-service recruitment and mentoring, and management and performance in local government. These projects demonstrate a sustained interest in the institutional and human dimensions of public-sector development.

Her research profile also reflects an applied orientation. Rather than treating management and educational questions solely as theoretical problems, her work connects research findings with training design, organizational development, professional competence and institutional practice. This orientation is consistent with her parallel career as a university teacher, trainer and coach.

Academic and Professional Development

Period Qualification or role
2015–2017 Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Social Sciences — Trainer in English for Business
2004 2009 ELTE PPK Institute of Educational Sciences — Doctoral School of Educational Sciences, PhD research in educational sciences
1996-1999 The Open University Business School — MBA programme, Professional Diploma in Management
1985–1991 Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics — Organization Economist Diploma

Her professional career began in banking, progressed through corporate management and public administration, and subsequently developed into higher education, training and coaching. Since 2012 she has held an associate-professor role in public-administration-related higher education, with responsibilities encompassing teaching, research, curriculum development and training management.

Research Contributions

A major contribution of Dr. Emese Belényesi’s work concerns the examination of organizational change and management in public administration. Her publication on change management addresses the relevance of organizational change processes to public administration and provides an applied framework for understanding management responses to institutional transformation. [3]

A second strand concerns professional competence and human-resource development in the public service. Her collaborative research on competency-based human-resource management considers these issues from an educational perspective, linking human-resource practices with professional learning and competence development. [4]

A further contribution relates to public-sector careers and management. Her research on career development contrasts public-sector career pathways with sector-specific management careers, highlighting the relationship between institutional environments, professional development and managerial trajectories. [5]

  • Public administration management and strategic leadership.
  • Change management and organizational development in public institutions.
  • Competence development and continuing professional education.
  • Adult education and andragogical methods in professional training.
  • Public-sector recruitment, mentoring and career development.
  • Application of educational and management methods in higher education and professional development.

Publications

Dr. Emese Belényesi’s publication record includes research on public administration management, change management, public-sector career development and competency-based human-resource management. Among the documented works is Change management in public administration (2014), which addresses organizational change within public administration. [3] Her 2013 article examines the relationship between public-sector careers and sector-specific management careers. [5] In collaboration with Andrea Dobos, she later examined competency-based human-resource management in the public service from an educational perspective in Pro Publico Bono–Hungarian Public Administration. [4]

Selected publication Research significance
Belényesi, E. (2014). Change management in public administration. Addresses organizational change and management within public administration.
Belényesi, E. (2013). A career in the public sector vs. a sector-specific management career? Examines career development and management pathways in the public sector.
Belényesi, E., & Dobos, A. (2022). Competency-based human resource management in the public service from educational perspective. Connects competency-based HR management with education and professional development.

Research Impact

The supplied bibliometric profile records 105 documents, 187 citations and an h-index of 7 in Google Scholar. These figures provide an indicator of the visibility of her scholarly output within the indexed Google Scholar environment. The profile should be interpreted as a bibliometric snapshot rather than as a comprehensive measure of academic quality or influence. [1]

Her broader professional impact is also reflected in sustained involvement in applied research, training and expert assignments. Project work has included public-administration competence development, civil-service recruitment, mentor preparation, local government training, organizational culture, validation of prior learning and management-performance initiatives. This combination of scholarship and professional application provides a practical dimension to her research profile.

Her work on competency-based human-resource management is particularly relevant to contemporary public-sector professionalization because it connects personnel development with educational processes and competence formation. The published study provides a scholarly basis for considering how public-service human-resource practices can be supported by systematic professional learning. [4]

Award Suitability

For the Innovative Research Award category, Dr. Emese Belényesi’s profile is relevant through the combination of sustained research activity, applied public-management scholarship, higher-education teaching and professional development work. Her research addresses practical problems in public administration and professional education, while her project experience demonstrates the application of research-informed approaches to organizational and competence development.

The suitability of the profile is further supported by the continuity between her research interests and professional activities. Leadership, organization, change management, competence development and adult education appear across her teaching, research, training and expert work. This interdisciplinary continuity provides a coherent basis for recognizing research that is closely connected with professional practice.

The award assessment should nevertheless remain evidence-based and should consider independently verifiable publication, bibliometric, project and institutional records alongside the information summarized on this page.[1][2]

Conclusion

Dr. Emese Belényesi’s academic profile is characterized by an applied research orientation in public management, leadership, organizational development and adult education. Her professional trajectory across business, public administration and higher education has informed a research and teaching portfolio that connects management theory with professional practice. Her documented publications and project participation, together with her teaching, training and coaching activities, form an integrated academic profile relevant to research-informed public-sector and higher-education development.[1][2]

References

  1. Google Scholar. (n.d.). Google Scholar profile: Emese Belényesi, user ID ZvgeQycAAAAJ. Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/citations?pagesize=100&user=ZvgeQycAAAAJ
  2. Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Emese Belényesi, Author ID 59262428300. Scopus. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=59262428300
  3. Belényesi, E. (2014). Change management in public administration. National University of Public Service, 1, 139. https://real.mtak.hu/82340/1/Valtozasmenedzsment_a_kozigazgatasban_u.pdf
  4. Belényesi, E., & Dobos, A. (2022). Competency-based human resource management in the public service from educational perspective. Pro Publico Bono–Hungarian Public Administration, 10(4), 20–41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32575/ppb.2022.4.2
  5. Belényesi, E. (2013). A career in the public sector vs. a sector-specific management career?. New Hungarian Public Administration, 6(5), 1–14. https://real.mtak.hu/82341/1/Karrier_a_kozszektorban_vs_szektorfuggo_vezetoi_karrier_u.pdf

Yaoyao Ding | Higher Education | Innovative Research Award

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Yaoyao Ding
Communication University of Zhejiang, China
Yaoyao Ding
Affiliation Communication University of Zhejiang
Country China
Google Scholar r9b3EgcAAAAJ
Documents 13
Citations 34
h-index 3
Subject Area Higher Education
Event Top Teachers Awards
Scopus 57814217700
ORCID 0000-0003-1379-8376

Yaoyao Ding, PhD, is a Lecturer and Master’s Supervisor at Communication University of Zhejiang in China. Her academic work focuses on artificial intelligence, digital image creation, AI-enabled education, cultural industries, and the application of digital visual technologies to higher education and rural cultural development. She is described as a provincial-level cultural commissioner and selected outstanding young literary and art talent in Zhejiang Province. Her research combines academic inquiry with applied projects involving cultural revitalization, digital cultural inheritance, and technology-supported creative practice.[1]

Her reported academic record includes 13 documents, 34 citations, and an h-index of 3 in the supplied scholarly profile information. Her publications include work indexed in SCI and SSCI databases, while her research and professional activities span AI-driven visual creation, educational technology, cultural development, and interdisciplinary applications of artificial intelligence.

Abstract

Yaoyao Ding is a researcher and educator whose work is situated at the intersection of artificial intelligence, higher education, digital visual communication, cultural industries, and rural cultural development. Her reported research activities include provincial education and cultural research projects, interdisciplinary collaborations with laboratories and technology enterprises, and applied cultural planning initiatives. Her publication record includes studies of AI-supported art education, image generation, educational equity, cultural industries, rural-to-urban educational migration, and regional economic development.[1][2] The profile also records patents, software copyrights, an academic monograph, and practical projects associated with rural cultural revitalization.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence; higher education; AI education; digital image creation; art education; cultural industry; rural cultural revitalization; digital cultural inheritance; educational technology; visual communication; interdisciplinary research.

Introduction

Yaoyao Ding’s academic profile reflects an interdisciplinary approach to the use of emerging digital technologies in education and cultural practice. Her work addresses both technological development and the social and educational contexts in which AI systems are implemented. This orientation is illustrated by publications addressing image-generation models, AI-enabled art education, educational equity, and cultural adaptation in higher education.[3]

In addition to academic publication, her professional activities include participation in provincial research projects, collaborations with technology enterprises and key laboratories, and applied cultural projects undertaken with local governments. These activities indicate a research profile that connects university-based scholarship with practical cultural and educational applications.

Research Profile

Yaoyao Ding, PhD, is a Lecturer and Master’s Supervisor at Communication University of Zhejiang. The supplied profile identifies her as a provincial-level cultural commissioner and selected outstanding young literary and art talent in Zhejiang Province. Her professional activities include AI-driven digital image creation, higher education research, cultural development, and digital visual practice.

Research areas. Her stated areas of research are AI education and the cultural industry. Related work extends to digital image generation, art education, educational equity, rural cultural revitalization, and the use of AI and digital visual technologies in cultural inheritance.

Completed and ongoing research projects.

  • Zhejiang Provincial Education Science Planning Project (2025): “Research on the Cultivation Mechanism of Art Students’ Creativity in Universities under the Background of Artificial Intelligence,” February 2025–January 2028.
  • Key Open Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Machine Vision and Intelligent Control (2025): “Research on LLM-Driven Video Motion Recognition for Enhanced AI Content Generation,” December 2025–December 2027.
  • Theoretical Research Project of Zhejiang Federation of Literary and Art Circles (2025): “Research on the Construction Path and Evaluation System of High-Quality Literary and Art Creation in Zhejiang Province,” September 2025–June 2026.

Consultancy and industry projects. The profile reports responsibility for a rural cultural upgrading reconstruction planning project in Maming Village, Tongxiang, with a total investment of RMB 26 million, and leadership of the planning and construction of Hu Ju Lin Memorial Hall with government investment of RMB 5 million.

Professional memberships.

  • Member of the Chinese Film Literature Society.
  • Member of the Chinese Film Art Society.
  • Member of the Screenwriter Committee of the China Film Production Industry Association.
  • Member of the Zhejiang Photographers Association.

Collaborations. Reported collaborations include industrial cooperation with internet technology enterprises, joint research with provincial key laboratories, rural cultural revitalization cooperation with local governments, and interdisciplinary academic cooperation.

Research Contributions

Yaoyao Ding’s reported contributions combine empirical research, technological development, educational application, and cultural practice. Her work examines how intelligent teaching aids can support learning outcomes in less-developed areas and how academic findings can be translated into practical programmes for local cultural development.

A second strand of contribution concerns AI-oriented media teaching for university students. This work seeks to advance the localized implementation of AI technologies in higher art education and to connect technological innovation with rural cultural construction and digital cultural inheritance.

Her technical and applied portfolio also includes intellectual property related to intelligent devices, art-design equipment, anti-piracy systems, film derivative platforms, movie-poster communication, and short-video exchange platforms.

Patents and Software Copyrights

  1. “An Intelligent Classified Garbage Bin,” Utility Model Patent No. ZL201921699074.3, granted June 12, 2020.
  2. “An Art Design Workbench,” Utility Model Patent No. ZL201921968113.5, granted July 21, 2020.
  3. “Cinema Electronic Equipment Anti-Piracy Shooting System V1.0,” Computer Software Copyright Registration No. 2020SR1909274, registered August 31, 2020.
  4. “Film Derivatives Development and Trading Platform V1.0,” Computer Software Copyright Registration No. 2020SR1881014, registered July 31, 2020.
  5. “Movie Poster Enthusiast Communication Platform V1.0,” Computer Software Copyright Registration No. 2020SR1881038, registered June 30, 2020.
  6. “Xiangyu: Online Exchange Platform for Beautiful Countryside Short Videos V1.0,” Computer Software Copyright Registration No. 2020SR1881039, registered September 30, 2020.

Publications

The supplied publication record includes seven journal articles published between 2024 and 2026 in journals identified as SCI and/or SSCI indexed. Several articles address AI, education, visual technologies, cultural industries, and social or economic development. The supplied profile reports six papers as first or corresponding author in SSCI/SCI top journals over the preceding five years and one academic monograph. [2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. Ding, Y., Zhang, R., & Zou, Y. (2024). “An integrative study on the green cultural industry and its determinants in Jiangsu province, China under the cultural revitalization initiative, a global perspective.” Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1328121.
  2. Ding, Y., Zhu, X., & Zou, Y. (2024). “Contour wavelet diffusion: A fast and high-quality image generation model.” Computational Intelligence, 40(2), e12644.
  3. Ding, Y., Li, Z., Zou, Y., & Dong, X. (2025). “A DeepSeek cross-modal platform for personalized art education in Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Scientific Reports, 15(1), 44800.
  4. Chen, J., Ding, Y., Zhang, H., Dong, X., & Zhou, P. (2026). “Research on cross-regional adaptation strategies for AI-enabled teaching devices from an educational equity perspective.” PLOS ONE.
  5. Ye, H., Ding, Y., Zhang, R., & Zou, Y. (2025). “A Study on the Correlation Between Urbanization and Agricultural Economy Based on Efficiency Measurement and Quantile Regression, Evidence from China.” Sustainability, 17(13), 5908.
  6. Ding, Y., & Zou, Y. (2026). “Cultural adaptation and identity reconstruction among rural-to-urban educational migrants in Chinese higher education: A dynamic integration perspective.” International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 113, 102412.
  7. Bao, W., Zhang, H., Ding, Y., Shen, F., & Li, L. (2024). “EdgeNet, a low-power image recognition model based on small sample information.” Pattern Analysis and Applications.

Academic Monograph

Ding, Y. (2026). Village Lights Emerge: A New Landscape of Rural Cultural Tourism Integrated with Art and Technology. Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing House. ISBN: 978-7-0000-0000-0.

Research Impact

The supplied citation information records 34 citations and an h-index of 3, with 13 documents associated with the Google Scholar profile information provided for this article. The reported publications have been included in SCI and SSCI citation databases. Citation counts are time-dependent and may vary among scholarly indexing platforms.[1]

The supplied Google Scholar citation figures for the five highlighted publications indicate citation counts of 10, 6, 5, 3, and 3 respectively. These figures are presented as supplied profile data and should be interpreted as snapshots rather than permanent bibliometric values.

Award Suitability

For the stated Top Teachers Awards event, the supplied record provides several areas that may be relevant to an academic recognition assessment. These include sustained university teaching and supervision responsibilities, interdisciplinary research involving artificial intelligence and education, publication in international indexed journals, participation in provincial research projects, applied cultural-development work, and professional engagement with academic and industry organizations.[1]

The profile also identifies practical activities connecting academic research with rural cultural revitalization and digital cultural inheritance. Such activities provide an applied dimension to the research portfolio, particularly where digital visual technologies and AI are used in educational and cultural settings.

The evidence supplied for this article supports consideration of Yaoyao Ding’s profile in relation to research innovation, educational technology, interdisciplinary scholarship, and practical cultural engagement. Formal award eligibility, selection criteria, nomination status, and final recognition remain matters for the relevant awarding organization and should be verified against its current requirements.[8]

Conclusion

Yaoyao Ding’s supplied academic profile presents a multidisciplinary research trajectory centered on artificial intelligence, higher education, digital image creation, cultural industries, and rural cultural development. Her record combines peer-reviewed publications and reported citation activity with research projects, intellectual property, professional memberships, an academic monograph, and applied cultural initiatives.[1]

The combination of AI-oriented educational research, digital visual technology, cultural research, and practical community-oriented projects provides a coherent basis for describing her work as interdisciplinary academic and applied research. The record also demonstrates an emphasis on translating research concepts into educational and cultural practices.

References

  1. Google Scolar. (n.d.). author details: Yaoyao Ding,. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=r9b3EgcAAAAJ
  2. Ding, Y., Zhang, R., & Zou, Y. (2024). An integrative study on the green cultural industry and its determinants in Jiangsu province, China under the cultural revitalization initiative, a global perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1328121. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1328121
  3. Ding, Y., Zhu, X., & Zou, Y. (2024). Contour wavelet diffusion: A fast and high-quality image generation model. Computational Intelligence, 40(2), e12644. https://doi.org/10.1111/coin.12644
  4. Ding, Y., Li, Z., Zou, Y., & Dong, X. (2025). A DeepSeek cross-modal platform for personalized art education in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 44800. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-28518-0
  5. Ye, H., Ding, Y., Zhang, R., & Zou, Y. (2025). A Study on the Correlation Between Urbanization and Agricultural Economy Based on Efficiency Measurement and Quantile Regression, Evidence from China. Sustainability, 17(13), 5908. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17135908
  6. Ding, Y., & Zou, Y. (2026). Cultural adaptation and identity reconstruction among rural-to-urban educational migrants in Chinese higher education: A dynamic integration perspective. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 113, 102412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102412
  7. Bao, W., Zhang, H., Ding, Y., Shen, F., & Li, L. (2024). EdgeNet, a low-power image recognition model based on small sample information. Pattern Analysis and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10044-024-01289-6
  8. Top Teachers Awards. (n.d.). Top Teachers Awards. https://topteachers.net/