 Kovács graduated from the Faculty of Law of József Attila University in 1983.After his studies at the European University Centre in Nancy, France, in 1983/84, he received his law degree specialized in community rights.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.