METU World Dialogues: International Dialogue on Organizational Challenges in a Changing World

In the spring of 2026, the Nagy Lajos Campus of Budapest Metropolitan University hosted the METU World Dialogues, an international roundtable discussion series organized with the participation of visiting professors arriving through the Erasmus+ programme. The initiative aims to strengthen METU’s international academic relations and create a shared space for reflection on the most pressing global issues affecting contemporary organizations, leadership, and strategic management.

Moderated by Dr. Vera Alpár, Associate Professor at the Department of Business and Management, the four-session series brought together perspectives from lecturers and researchers representing different continents. The discussions focused on intercultural communication, quality assurance, sustainability, ESG approaches, migration, as well as strategic sensitivity and identity based leadership.

In the first session, Dr. Marwa Anis from the British University in Egypt explored the relationship between intercultural communication and quality assurance in rapidly changing organizational environments.

The second event featured Dr. Ahmad Mohammad Herzallah, Professor at Al-Quds University, who examined sustainability, ESG integration, and organizational agility in uncertain economic and social contexts.

During the third session, Dr. Tamar Doreuli from Georgia drew attention to the social and economic dimensions of migration, with a particular focus on female labour mobility.

The closing event welcomed Dr. Catherine Le Roux and Dr. Anne Crafford from the University of Pretoria, who analysed the role of strategic sensitivity, sensemaking, and identity based leadership in complex organizational settings.

What made the METU World Dialogues distinctive was that it functioned not merely as a lecture series, but as a dynamic, international academic conversation. The discussions highlighted that uncertainty, cultural diversity, sustainability expectations, and global mobility are no longer exceptional challenges—they have become the everyday framework of organizational operations. For METU, the series simultaneously strengthened internationalization, expanded academic cooperation, and offered students inspiring global perspectives.

The long term goal of the initiative is to establish a recurring, open, and international forum where key issues of strategic management, organizational development, and socio economic transformation are addressed through innovative, multidisciplinary approaches. Through this, the METU World Dialogues further reinforces the university’s role in international academic and professional discourse.