 He graduated in 1975, writing his thesis on Denmark's security policy in the 20th century.After university, Simonyi worked with many youth exchange programs, in particular the State Committee for Youth and the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), a "frontline" organization speaking out against the imperialist practices of capitalist countries and of NATO, but with a special interest in forging ties between youth organizations of the East and the West, a result of détente, to span from nato to Eastern Bloc countries.This work brought him into contact with the American Council of Young Political Leaders.