iASK Research Fellow Ivana Stepanovic has published a paper “Towards a Human-Centered Education in the Age of Algorithmic Governance” in the Prospects Journal published by Springer (read here). The paper addresses the challenges and implications of integrating AI into education and broader societal transformations associated with algorithmic governance. It emphasizes the risk of AI overshadowing…
“World Politics and Economics” asked Jody Jensen for an interview about the American social and economic situation regarding the next presidential election. Jody Jensen is the director of the Polányi Center at the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg, senior researcher at the Institute of Political Science of the Center for Social Sciences, and research director…
HAWKS AND DOVES IN THE BLUE SKY: Peace and War, Cooperation and Destruction in the 21st Century November 20-21, 2023 Institute for Musicology, Research Centre for the Humanities Venue: Bartók Hall, Táncsics Mihály utca 7, 1014 Budapest The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) in association with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the UNESCO Chair for…
Ivana Stepanovic at the ASN World Convention at Columbia UniversityiASK Research Fellow, Ivana Stepanovic, participated at the ASN World Convention held at Columbia University from May 18th to 20th, 2023. Her research paper, supported by a grant from the American Institute for Southeast European Studies (AISEES), explores the narratives surrounding lithium mining protests in Serbia…
On June 6th, iASK hosted a lecture by H. E. Ronan Gargan, Ambassador of Ireland to Hungary. The lecture was a part of our Future of Europe in a Global Context series that brings together prominent international scholars and public figures. The lecture was be accompanied by an exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of…
Philip Schey Memorial Day, held in Kőszeg, Hungary, was a unique celebration of Jewish cultural heritage and a very special family reunion. Members of the Schey-Ephrussi-de Waal family flew in from all over the world to honour their ancestor, Baron Philip Schey von Koromla and participate in a commemoration event organized jointly by the Kőszeg…
On 19th April 2023, political leaders from all over the world gathered in Warsaw to participate in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. They joined with Holocaust survivors and their descendants, feeling poignantly that it is now the responsibility of younger generations to preserve the memory of the Holocaust. The…
The new iASK Podcast features Péter Poczai, Plant Geneticist and Research Director of the Finnish Museum of Natural History and a Research Fellow of the iASK. The podcast focuses on Imre Festetics and his memory in Kőszeg. Festetics argued that changes observed in the generation of farm animals, plants, and humans are the result of…
5th UNESCO MOST Winter School in Veszprém: Re-Writing Future Scenarios in Times of War, Climate Crisis, and AI Revolutions The 5th UNESCO MOST Winter School titled Resilience in the Age of Uncertainty: Building Peace Through Culture and Education, was held in Veszprém, Hungary, which is also the 2023 European Capital of Culture. The event brought together…