Mr. Antti Pippo, honorary doctor of the Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering, University of Pécs since 11 March 2010.
Mr. Antti Piippo finished his engineering studies at the Helsinki College of Technology in 1973. Since then he has mainly been active in the industry. He was and still is a member of several well-known forums and company management committees:
- Federation of Finnish Metal, Engineering and Electrotechnical Industries (1990-1997)
- Smapo Enterprise Insurance Company (1994-1996)
- Garantia Insurance Company (1995-1997)
- Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (1996-1998)
- Helsinki School of Economics And Business Administration (1998-2001)
- Helsinki University of Technology (2000-2004)
He has published numerous articles in Finnish economic daily papers and held many presentations and seminars in Finland and abroad.
Mr. Antti Piippo is also the founder and principal owner of the company named Elcoteq with which the University of Pécs has an excellent long-term relationship.
In 2001 the president of Estonia gave Mr. Antti Piippo the St. Mary's Cross II. Class honour, and in 2007 the president of the Republic of Hungary awarded Mr. Piippo the Hungarian Order of Merit.
Faculty:
Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Date of inauguration:
11.03.2010