Mecenatúra Project – International Conference on Central Europe
Budapest Metropolitan University cordially invites you for an International conference on Central Europe: Success stories and challenges after 20 years of EU accesion.
Time:
3-4 April 2025
Venue:
Budapest Metropolitan University
1148 Budapest, Nagy Lajos király útja 1-9.
Participation is free of charge, but pre-liminary registration is required. RSVP here.
Program: Day 1 on 3rd April 2025
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Welcome speech
Prof. Tamás Kucsera, Budapest Metropolitan University
(online streaming)
09:30-10:15 Keynote speech
Prof. László Vass, prorector, Budapest Metropolitan University (online streaming)
10:15-10:45. Coffee break
10:45-12:45 IVF panel on the future of Visegrad
Dr. Ewelina Kancik-Koltún, associate professor, Marie-Curie Sklodowska University
Prof. Jaroslav Usiak, vice-dean, Matej Bel University
Tomas Nagy, senior research fellow, Globsec
Prof. Vít Hlousek, vice-dean, Masaryk University Brno
Prof. Boglárka Koller, president, CEPSA
Dr. habil. Peter Rada, vice-rector, Budapest Metropolitan University
Moderator: Dr. Peter Stepper, Budapest Metropolitan University
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Future of Europe and CEE
Prof. Martin Kreeb, rector, University of Sustainability
Liliana Śmiech, director-general for international affairs, Ludovika University of Public Service
Dr. Attila Demkó, research fellow, John Lukács Institute, Ludovika University of Public Service
Prof. Sanjeev Mehta, head of Social Sciences Faculty, Royal Thimphu College
Moderator: Dr. József Zoltán Málik, full-time professor, Budapest Metropolitan University
14:00-16:00 Political Challenges ahead
Dr. Robert Rajczyk, research fellow, Institute for Central Europe
Péter Dobrowiecki, senior research fellow, Mathias Corvinus College
Dr. Tibor Toró, associate professor, Sapientia University
Dr. Arindam Ghosh, assistant professor, Royal Thimphu College
Moderator: Dr. Márton Tamás Csanády, full-time professor, Budapest Metropolitan University
14:00-16:00 Global Perspective
Dr. Sonal Mehta, associate professor, Royal Thimphu College
Dr. Mislav Balkovic, vice-rector, Algebra University, Zagreb
Dr. Andrej Nosko, CEO, PILnet, Budapest
Moderator: Dr. Kinga Szálkai, associate-professor, Budapest Metropolitan University
16:00-16:30 ‘How to live together?’ Essential concepts of our everyday existence analyzed by social sciences. Research report and film screening by the Caring Society Research Group of Budapest Metropolitan University
16:30-18:00 Reception
Day 2 on 4th April 2025
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Keynote lecture
Dr. Becsey Zsolt László, associate professor, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
09:30-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-12:00 PhD student Panel on Global politics
Klementina Kozma, Ludovika Public Service University
Nikolai Donkov, Vasil Levski National Military University
Kamaliev Georgi, Vasil Levski National Military University
Simon Szilvási, Ludovika Public Service University
Laura Nyilas, Ludovika University of Public Service
Barbara Balicka, University of Wróclaw
Vivien Kalas, Ludovika University of Public Service
Ádám Csáky, Ludovika University of Public Service
Péter Takács, Ludovika University of Public Service
Moderator: Péter Stepper, Metropolitan University
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:30 MA student panel on CEE politics, economy and society
Filipek Paulina, Marie-Curie Sklodowska University
Cieniuch Wiktoria, Marie-Curie Sklodowska University
Stolarczyk Wiktoria, Marie-Curie Sklodowska University
Knijnenburg Meike Madelief, Ludovika Public Service University
Martinez Vives Belen, Ludovika Public Service University
Zita Szatmári, Ludovika Public Service University
Moderator: Gyarmati-Szijj Dóra, Metropolitan University
15:30-15:45 Closing remarks
This conference is organized in the framework of a Mecenatúra project (#MEC_24_149910) financed from the NRDI Fund.
