Mrs. Edina Vári-Kiss graduated in the Kecskemét Teacher Training College in 1997; she earned her post degree qualification at the College of Finance and Accountancy in 2000. After a short period of teaching she worked for OTP Bank Zrt from 1999; and for Raiffeisen Bank Zrt from 2000. Between 2002 and 2012 she was employed by ING Bank N.V. Retail Division. Mrs. Vári-Kiss is the student coordinator and office administrator of the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK), as of April 2015.