Mihály Benedict graduated in 1971 and obtained the dr. univ. degree from Szeged University in 1974. He rreceived the candidate of science (C.Sc.) degree from Leningrad (St.Petersburg) State University (1986) and the D.Sc. (Doctor of science) deeree in 2007 from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

During his university career he taught ca 2500 students of physics, mathematics, as well as future physics teacher udents in almost all areas of theoretical physics. He supervised the work of 6 PhD students, who defended their theses in the Doctoral School of the Physics Institute. Besides scientific activities he has also been interested in the problems of physics education at the university level.

He bedame a professor and head of department in 2010, and currently he still serves as professor emeritus at the Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Szeged. His research interest includes fundamental problems of quantum theory, quantum optics and their applications, the microscopic theory of light-matter interactions, as well as electron spin dynamics in solid state structures.. He is author or coauthor of ca. 85 scientific papers in those fields, including the renowned monograph Superrradiance (IOP Bristol 1996).

The number of independent citations of his works is above 1400.