 For Kovács' thesis "Protection of fundamental rights in the community rights system", 1987, he was awarded the title of “doctor universitatis” at the University of Miskolc, accredited as a Ph.D. degree in 1996.He qualified as a university lecturer in 1997.From 1983 he was senior lecturer, from 1998 university professor, between 1999 and 2005 head of Department for International Law at Miskolc.