The Institute for Minority Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the European Centre for Minority Issues agree on a Memorandum of Understanding.

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The political and linguistic rights of Roma in the monitoring procedure of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

On 12 September 2024, Balázs Vizi gave a presentation at the annual congress of the Italian Political Science Association in Trieste on how the political and linguistic rights of Roma are reflected in the monitoring procedure of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. The lecture is related to the research project of the Institute for Minority Research (NKIFH) No. K143523, "The parliamentary representation of minorities in international comparison". The Congress programme is available here.

Meeting of researchers and developers for the Hungarian third sector

The HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences and the NIOK Foundation will organise a workshop entitled "Meeting of researchers and developers for the Hungarian third sector" on 9th September 2024 from 13:00, where Margit Feischmidt will give a presentation entitled "Is there a local turn in solidarity? Institutional and policy lessons from NGO assistance to refugees from Ukraine". She will present the recent results of the research project "Work, values, hope in spaces of solidarity. The possibilities and limits of transformative solidarity in Hungary". The programme of the workshop is available here.

The Life and Work of Immanuel Löw conference

The Szeged Jewish Community, the National Rabbinical Seminary – Jewish University, and the University of Szeged are organizing an international academic conference between 4th and 6th September in Szeged titled "The Life and Work of Immanuel Löw." The conference will be held primarily in Hungarian, with some sessions in English. 

Our colleagues, Viktória Bányai and Tamás Turán will also give lectures at the conference.

The conference programme and further information can be found here.