Levente Horváth is a China expert and Asia researcher. He is the Head of the Center for Asian–Hungarian Relations at Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), the largest think tank in Hungary, and former Consul General of Hungary in Shanghai. He has over two decades of professional and research experience related to China and Asia. His research focuses on Hungarian–Chinese, China–CEE, and China–EU relations from economic, international relations, and geopolitical perspectives, as well as on the transformation of the global order.

He studied at Fudan University in Chinese, majoring in tourism management, and received the Rector’s Award. He obtained his PhD with summa cum laude distinction in 2021 from the Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, Geopolitics Programme at the University of Pécs. In 2021, he founded the Eurasia Center at John von Neumann University, which has become a leading regional research hub on Asia. The center has launched several international publications, including Eurasia Review and Eurasia Magazine.

In recognition of his contributions to Hungarian–Chinese relations, he received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government in 2021.

During his stay at FDDI, he will conduct research on Hungarian–Chinese relations, China–CEE relations, China–EU relations, and the transformation of the global order, with particular attention to Eurasian cooperation, regional relations, and changes in the international landscape.

Levente Horváth will be a visiting scholar at Global South Field Research Laboratory, Fudan University (GSFRL-FDU) and Fudan Development Institute from May 20, 2026 to June 30, 2026.