EBSCO provides access to the International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center collection for ELTE citizens from April 1 to April 30, 2026.

This collection is the most comprehensive intelligence database in the field of security and threat analysis, serving as an indispensable resource for security analysts and researchers. It includes full-text articles, news feeds, reports, books, and summaries covering regional conflicts, terrorism, domestic security, and risk management options.

The database will be available via the ELTE IP network, as well as through remote access using an ELTE VPN or Shibboleth/eduID login.

On March 24, 2026, a delegation from the University Library and Archives paid a professional visit to the Hungarian National Archives’ building on Bécsi kapu tér.

Accompanied by Director General Dr. Csaba Szabó and Deputy Director General Dr. Zsuzsanna Mikó, Zsolt István Bánki, Head of the Digital Service Development Department, provided detailed information on the latest updates and developments of the Databases Online portal. While presenting the new services and solutions based on artificial intelligence, there was also an opportunity for professional discussion and the exchange of experiences. Following an engaging guided tour by communications officer Csaba Katona, which covered even the smallest details of the building’s history and landmarks, archivist Viktória Kovács provided an opportunity to learn about storage conditions and view some truly valuable documents. The visit concluded in the archival science reference library, where Dr. Péter Ekler, the library director, shared interesting information about the library’s collection.

The parties reaffirmed their commitment to fostering inter-institutional relations and sharing best practices, and expressed their hope for future joint collaborations.

With the support of the ELTE University Film Club, the National Cultural Fund, and the Hungarian Documentary Filmmakers’ Association, a screening series featuring documentary films by Hungarian filmmakers is being launched. The next screening will feature Dorottya Zurbó’s 2018 film entitled Easy Lessons.

How does a Somali teenage girl who flees to Hungary find her place and herself? When she was still a child, Kafia’s father wanted to marry her off to an older man. With her mother’s help, she flees to Hungary to escape the forced marriage. At the age of 15, she arrives in the country alone and is first placed in a children’s home. She decides to learn the language and earn her high school diploma, while also looking for work and making new friends. She stays in touch with her mother online, but is afraid to admit to her that she has left the Muslim faith.

Dorottya Zurbó’s first independent feature-length documentary tackles an important topic in the most empathetic way possible. Easy Lessons singles out one face from the crowd to bring it into intimate proximity, while also exploring universal questions that every person who has been torn away from their homeland must face.

Date: 30 March 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Venue: ELTE University Square Campus, Weiss Emilia Hall (1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1–3., ground floor, in the hallway next to the coat check)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSyxhtZ7CP4

Today, Kafia is known by her stage name Rea Milla; she has built a successful modeling career in Hungary and has also settled down in her personal life.

Our guests for the post-screening discussion are director Dorottya Zurbó and Dr. Kinga Mandel, an education and minority studies researcher and associate professor at the University of Pannonia.

Dorottya Zurbó is a film director and university instructor. In 2014, she received her degree through the DocNomads International Documentary Film Directing Master’s Program scholarship initiative launched by the University of Theatre and Film Arts. Previously, she graduated with honors from the Film Studies program at ELTE. Since 2015, she has been teaching in the Documentary Film Directing Master’s Program at the University of Theatre and Film Arts and in the DocNomads Master’s Program. Easy Lessons was her first feature-length directorial debut.

High-ranking university leaders visited our library on 20 March  2026, led by Dr. Gábor Zemplén, Vice Rector for International Affairs, and Dr. Judit Mádlné Szőnyi, Vice Rector for General Affairs.

The international delegation – including representatives from Trinity College Dublin, Cambridge, Edinburgh, the Sorbonne, Zagreb, Barcelona, Belgrade, and Warsaw – gained insight into our library’s state-of-the-art services, its representative reading rooms, the history of the University Library, and its architectural highlights.

In line with the University’s internationalization strategy, the ELTE University Library and Archives places a strong emphasis on fostering multicultural relationships and developing intercultural competencies, thereby contributing to the realization of cross-border projects. As a user-oriented cultural institution, we consider it our mission to go beyond supporting education and research to facilitate the integration of international students, support their mental well-being, meet their community needs, and provide opportunities for them to connect with our culture. During the presentation of our community space – developed as a result of the Book of Your Life cultural inclusion project and serving as a venue for international student programs and exhibitions – our guests were also able to see some practical examples of upcycling as an eco-friendly solution, in the spirit of sustainability.

The ELTE Heritage Coordination team, organized by Bianka Kovács-Molnár, paid a professional visit to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences building, where we toured the exhibitions titled “Canon, Memory, Cult” and „The Treasures of the 200-Year-Old Academy” together, guided by curator Zsuzsa Sidó.

The program also provided insight into the history of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The institution housed Hungary’s first publicly accessible art gallery, which is considered one of the earliest examples of museum exhibition spaces in the country. The unique atmosphere of the exhibition was created by the works of art and legacy artifacts placed against Pompeian red walls. During the visit, among others, numerous portraits by Miklós Barabás were on display, evoking important figures in Hungarian scientific and cultural memory. The entire exhibition was permeated by the motto attributed to István Széchenyi: “Cheerfulness in the face of adversity.”

Following the tour of the exhibition, a brief professional discussion was held on issues related to heritage coordination, during which experts from ELTE and Zsuzsa Sidó, the collection manager at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, shared their institutional experiences and best practices.

The ELTE–NFI FILMIO University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

According to the story, months after World War II, chaos and uncertainty reign in Hungary. Hundreds and thousands of relatives are trying to find information – typically through newspaper ads – about family members who were drafted into military service and have long since been missing. The title refers to these classified ads, in which people searched for their missing or deported loved ones. Our protagonist is a con artist who tries to profit from this; he seeks out such advertisers, posing as a fellow soldier of the person they are searching for, and attempts to reassure them with false information, then unscrupulously pockets the food, a few days’ lodging, fine clothes and other gifts offered in gratitude. One of his attempts, however, goes awry, forcing him to flee Pest; a mysterious woman and her son offer him refuge deep in the forest. While wrestling with his demons of war, he becomes entangled in a passionate love affair with the woman, whose husband could return from the front at any moment. This historical romantic thriller from the creators of Demimonde and Eternal Winter, both screened at the film club last semester, promises plenty of excitement, twists and emotion.  

Date: 25 March 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives, Community Space (Budapest, 6 Ferenciek Square, 5th District, ground floor)

Starring: Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Vica Kerekes, Levente Molnár, József Gyabronka.

Guests for the post-screening discussion: Attila Szász, the film’s director, and Dr. Zsolt Krahulcsán, researcher at the Historical Department of the Historical Archives of the State Security Services, historian and historical expert for Attila Szász’s film The Ambassador to Bern.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRl1Gtg2Ieg&t=1s

Due to limited seating, advance registration is required: https://www.ajk.elte.hu/apro-mesek-szasz-attila-filmje-2019

The organisers welcome any correspondence regarding the film club at eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.

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Clarivate invites all interested participants to their thematically structured webinar series designed specifically for PhD students. The program provides practical knowledge that participants can use during their doctoral studies to directly support their own research and publication activities.

The series covers the following topics: 

•    literature search strategies and analysis of publication trends, 

•    journal selection and publication visibility, 

•    interpretation of research impact and citation metrics, 

•    management of researcher profiles and increasing visibility. 

The program consists five interrelated sessions, but individual webinars can also be attended independently. The following session is the second in the serie; read details about the previous training event here.

Participation is subject to registration. Recordings of the webinars will be sent to all registered participants. 

Details of the second event:

2. PhD Program: Smart Literature Review and Staying Current

Date & time: 23 March, (Monday), 10:00 AM–11:00 PM CET 

Presenter: Jamal EL OUAHI

By the end of this session, PhD candidates will be able to:

1. Construct effective literature search strategies using bibliometric databases and citation networks
2. Evaluate the relevance and influence of scholarly works using metadata and citation-based indicators
3. Apply citation techniques to identify foundational and recent research
4. Set up automated alerts to monitor new publications in their research area

Registration

Details of further webinars in the series (the topics’ descriptions are available at the registration links below): 

3. PhD Program: Managing References & Ethics 

Date & time: 29 April, (Wednesday), 11:00 AM–12:00 PM CEST 

Registration

4. PhD Program: Choosing Where to Publish: Journals, Metrics, and Integrity 

Date & time: 26 May, (Tuesday), 11:00 AM–12:00 PM CEST 

Registration

5. PhD Program: Building a Researcher Profile & Long-Term Strategy 

Date & time: 23 June, (Tuesday), 11:00 AM–12:00 PM CEST 

Registration

Call for Entries for the János Ujvári Thesis Award

for graduating students in the spring semester of the 2025/26 academic year         

The purpose of the János Ujvári Thesis Award competition is to assist students nearing the end of their higher education studies in examining the topic of their thesis from an intellectual property protection perspective with appropriate professional support, and to explore the intellectual property protection aspects and potential for protection of their chosen topic.

While writing their entries, students can learn the theoretical foundations of intellectual property protection and gain practical insight into the economic and legal significance of its tools. By participating in the competition, students gain knowledge that they can later apply in the job market as researchers, engineers, or in any other profession.

Eligibility

The competition is open to students enrolled in undergraduate and master’s degree programs who will complete their studies by the end of the spring semester of the 2025–26 academic year.

Contents of the competition

Graduating students may enter the competition with a thesis or term paper they have written, in which they explore the intellectual property protection aspects of a chosen topic in at least 10 pages, or with a thesis or term paper entirely dedicated to a selected issue of intellectual property protection. When evaluating the applications, both approaches will be judged equally; choosing either option will not result in a disadvantage when ranking the papers.

The thesis must demonstrate that the student has a basic understanding and interpretation of the intellectual property protection system, and is able to situate the examination of their own topic and solution within this framework. The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) supports the writing of the thesis by providing intellectual property protection training and assigning an individual academic advisor (exceptions may be made in specific cases), whose role is to guide the student throughout the thesis preparation process and assist with the writing of the thesis.

The competition is based on a contest format; students may submit entries in four categories:

• patent/utility model protection,
• trademark and design protection,
• copyright,
• the economic role of intellectual property protection.

Only one category may be selected per entry, and the application will subsequently be evaluated in that category. However, if the subject of the thesis or dissertation is the result of creative work that spans multiple categories, the application must include an analytical examination of each relevant form of protection. In such cases, the evaluation also covers knowledge of the interrelationships between the forms of protection. The HIPO is entitled  – in justified cases – to classify the thesis differently from the category designated by the student.

The Amount of the Prize and the Evaluation Process

Entries are evaluated by a committee composed of experts appointed by the HIPO. In each of the four announced categories, the top three winners will be awarded prizes as follows:

• first prize: 250,000 HUF,
• second prize: 200,000 HUF,
• third prize: 150,000 HUF.

The HIPO reserves the right to modify the categories and the number of prizes awarded based on the content and quality of the entries.

(The prize amount is taxable income; the tax credit for individuals under the age of 25 does not apply.)

Conditions for winning the competition prize

1. Completion of a 20-hour distance learning course on intellectual property protection, unless the student has previously completed a minimum of 20 hours of intellectual property protection training certified by the university.
2. An exploration of intellectual property protection aspects related to the topic of the thesis/dissertation, with a minimum length of 10 pages. While writing the thesis, the student must consult with the academic advisor assigned by the office at least three times. The student may obtain information about the specific evaluation criteria from their advisor.

Application Process

1. Express your intention to apply by sending an email to the central application address ujvaridiplomadij@hipo.gov.hu with the following information by the registration deadline:

• applicant’s details: name, email address, name of educational institution (including the faculty),
• the title and a brief outline of the thesis/dissertation,
• an indication of the intellectual property protection category in which you wish to compete and the intellectual property protection topic your thesis addresses.

2. Fulfillment of the application requirements detailed above.
3. Preparation and submission of the competition paper integrated into the thesis by the specified deadline. The HIPO will evaluate the content of the thesis solely based on the extent to which the student has successfully explored potential intellectual property protection aspects.

Please submit your materials electronically in PDF format to the central application email address. For any questions regarding the application, please contact the central application email address for further information.

Applications will be evaluated by an independent committee of experts composed of HIPO staff members. All students will be notified of the evaluation results.

Deadlines

Deadline for registering your intention to apply:                 5 May 2026

Deadline for submitting the thesis award application:        31 July 2026

Applications submitted by graduating students in the spring semester of the 2025–26 academic year will be evaluated together with applications submitted by graduating students in the fall semester of the same academic year. All students will be notified of the results of their applications by  30 September 2026.

Award Ceremony

The awards will be presented at a formal ceremony held at the HIPO headquarters. The award funds will be transferred to the winning applicants at the same time as the award ceremony. All participating students will receive an invitation to the award ceremony.

Budapest, March 2026