The Town of Kőszeg and the Institute of Advanced Studies (iASK) of Hungary were presented at the Embassy of Hungary in Vienna, hosted by Ambassador Dr. Andor Nagy. The event was attended by Maria Rauch-Kallat, former Minister of Health and President of the Austro-Hungarian Society. Maria Rauch-Kallat welcomed the guests on behalf of…
In the introduction of his presentation prof. Schlie talked about the acceleration of economic, political and social processes during crisis situations as the current one in Europe. He pointed out the necessity of fast decisions under such circumstances. Next he discussed three issues: the main features of the new world order in the aftermath of…
In March, Ferenc Miszlivetz, Director of the iASK, gave a lecture in Bonn, organised jointly by ZEF (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung) and UNU-EHS (United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security). At the meeting in Germany, he presented the history of the iASK’s founding, its operations and the research carried out at the institute. His…
On 2nd May, the Institute of Advanced Studies will pay tribute to the life and work of Baron Philip Schey with a Memorial Day. As it is well known, the synagogue in Kőszeg was built with the support of Fülöp Schey, who went from being a retailer in Kőszeg to a major businessman…
The Synagogue will be open on Monday 24 April from 10am to 1pm. A guided tour will be available. Visitors can learn about the history of the building.
The application form is available at the following link (in Hungarian)
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Eighty-two researchers, including Z. László Karvalics, a researcher at our institute, was awarded the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2022. The researchers, who summarized their outstanding scientific work in their academic doctoral thesis and successfully defended it, received the certificate of the prestigious title on Tuesday in the Ceremonial Hall…
Alíz Markovits, CEO of the Veszprém – Balaton European Capital of Culture 2023 series of events, is in seventh place on the list of the most influential Hungarian women 2023 – culture. According to a Forbes magazine review, the women on the illustrious list “have valuable networks and capital, manage substantial budgets, have the courage…
The Presidential Committee on Sustainable Development of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Alapértékek Nonprofit Kft. (Fundamental Values Nonprofit Ltd.) are organizing a conference on sustainability, with presentations by Miklós Matolcsy, Andrea Dúll, Zsolt Boda, Eörs Szathmáry, among others. The conference will be opened by Z. László Karvalics, scientific secretary of the Presidential Committee on…
iASK Director Ferenc Miszlivetz will give a lecture on 16 March at 13.30 in Bonn, Germany. The lecture will take place at the Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF). The abstract of the lecture is in the article. Joint Public Lecture with UNU-EHS: Regional Redevelopment and Cooperation in the Time of Growing Uncertainties: Challenges for…
Thursday’s first panel was on the social memory of war. The researchers were looking for answers to the following questions: How can people understand the past through emotions with others’ traumatic memories, artifacts, or landscapes. What are the possibilities of interpreting the affective politics of war memories, and how do individual, familial or collective memories…
Discussions continued on Wednesday. The speakers sought answers to the following questions: How can people understand the past through emotions with others’ traumatic memories, artifacts, or landscapes. What are the possibilities of interpreting the affective politics of war memories, and how do individual, familial or collective memories intersect across cultures and national borders? At the…