Torda Júlia

She began her career in journalism as a news editor with Hungarian Public Radio, and as a reporter for its foreign affairs section and news programs. She also hosted the program “Morning Show” on Public Television. Later, she was invited to London as a contributor to the BBC's Hungarian Section, where she covered British domestic and public affairs topics. She subsequently worked as a New York correspondent for Hungarian Public Radio and as a freelancer to BBC, producing reports on science, healthcare, and public affairs. After returning to Hungary, she became an editor-presenter for the public radio and a regular reporter for its science section. She later joined the news team of TV2 upon its launch in 1997, where she worked as a morning show host, editor-in-chief of a weekly reality magazine, and presenter of a science program. In 2000, she joined the newly established Inforádió as an editor-presenter and head of the science and public affairs section, at which point science communication became a central focus of her work. From 2009, she led the Communications Department of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for several years, after which she built a communications business unit in the private sector and, as managing editor, modernized the website of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. As head of communications of the Hungarian Hospital Association, she worked alongside several presidents, and also served as a communications advisor to the Hungarian Chamber of Healthcare Professionals and the Hungarian Nurses' Association, and she regularly conducted trainings in health communication. Between 2017 and 2024, she served as communications director of the Liszt Academy of Music, and then led the Communications Department of HUN-REN HQ until the early summer of 2025. She holds a public administration qualification and speaks fluent English and Russian. In 2006, she received the Media Award of the Hungarian Red Cross, and in 2007, the  Journalistic Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.