
Future of the Economic and Monetary Union of the EU
Experts from Portugal, Finland, Germany and Hungary discussed crisis management in the Eurozone and the challenges facing the Economic and Monetary Union in a roundtable discussion at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The “Ask the Expert” series continued in Szeged
On 7 December 2018 the University of Szeged Faculty of Law and Political Sciences hosted the most recent event of the “Ask the Expert!” roundtable-discussion series titled “Syria – A Battleground for Great Powers?” Péter Wagner Ph.D, Máté Szalai, Bence Németh and Zoltán Egeresi represented the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade at the event, moderated by Márton Sulyok, Ph.D, Assistant Professor at the Faculty.

Open lecture on China’s image and influence in Central Europe at IFAT
Ivana Karaskova, senior researcher on China of Prague based AMO (Association for International Affairs) and lecturer of Charles University delivered an open lecture at IFAT on the image and influence of China in the CEE region on 1st of February.

Roundtable discussion on innovation in the Hungarian defense sector
On 4th February 2019, the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “Innovation in the Hungarian defense sector”, which focused on the outlook for research + development activities within the Hungarian armed forces.

The delegation of IFAT visited Algeria
On the 30th and 31st of January , 2019, the first Algerian-Hungarian Academic Seminar took place in Algiers with the participation of the researchers from the two countries. Besides the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Corvinus University of Budapest, the University of Szeged, the University of Public Service, the Századvég Foundation, as well as the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was represented in the Hungarian delegation.

Call for Applications to the Research Internship Program of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Külügyi és Külgazdasági Intézet, KKI/IFAT) invites applications for its 12-week research internship program for undergraduate, graduate and PhD students, as well as recent graduates, starting on March 4, 2019.