Dr. Edina Berlinger is a financial economist graduated from the Corvinus University of Budapest (CUB). She completed her Ph.D. thesis about income contingent student loan system in 2004. Since then, she has been a full time faculty; and from 2008 the Head of Department of Finance.

Dr. Berlinger has participated in several research projects. She recieved a research grant from the Ministry of Higher Education for investigating the student loan and pension system. She participated in the design and implementation of the Hungarian student loan system as a World Bank consultant, and also was awarded a Research Fellowship at the Collegium Budapest in Complex Systems. Presently, her research interest focuses on the financial management of welfare systems (student loan, pension, health care).

Dr. Berlinger has been actively contributing to the educational development of CUB´s programs in financial management, investments, and corporate finance. She has been involved in translating textbooks, managing and directing bachelor and master courses, supervising several BA, MA and Ph.D. theses.