Representing the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Prof. Dr. László Trócsányi, Rector, Prof. Dr. Róbert Szuchy, Vice-rector for Education and Dr. Gábor Szalai, Director of International Relations paid an official visit to the private universities of AAB College in Kosovo and the European University of Tirana in Albania between September 10-13, 2023.

We would like to call your attention to an approaching conference with worldwide participants that commemorates the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the UDHR.

The Orientation Day for the 2023/24 Fall semester took place on 4 September 2023. The students received a welcome pack after registering and were warmly welcomed by Rector Prof. Dr. László Trócsányi. The Rector started his speech with the university’s motto: “Károli. Community. Quality.” He emphasized the importance of the community and encouraged the students to be active in events and meet new people. To support the new international students’ community, he offered assistance. He invited his colleague from the Sports Office to spread news about Károli’s sport events. International students can participate in sports free of charge. After the Rector’s welcome, Dr. Gábor Szalai, Director of International Relations introduced the Erasmus coordinators from the faculties.

The President of Calvin University, Wiebe Boer, Professor Brian Cawley, Accompanying Teacher of the Calvin Study Abroad Program, and Brian Diemer, former coach of Calvin University and bronze medalist of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, were received by Rector László Trócsányi at the Károlyi-Csekonics Palace on August 28. The meeting was attended by Péter Balla, Vice Rector for Religious Affairs, Géza Horváth, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Judit Nagy, Vice Dean for International Affairs, Zoltán Literáty, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Gábor Lányi, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Gábor Szalai, Director of International Relations and Gyula Csáki-Hatalovics, Director-General for Economic Affairs.

The international students of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary who graduated in the 2022/2023 spring semester at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences received their degrees at the graduation ceremony held on June 30.

The eighth International Labour Law Moot Court Competition, the Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition (HS MCC), was held at Károli Gáspár Reformed University in Budapest, Hungary, from 15-17 June 2023. Law students from some twenty-five universities in thirteen countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands) participated in the European Labour Law Competition. This year the competition was hosted in the Károlyi-Csekonics Palace, which provided a dignified and professional environment for the competition. Teams from twelve countries competed in both defendant and plaintiff positions, while students from the thirteenth country, this year Italy, as the country providing the case, competed in the position of judge. Organised by the Department of Labour Law and Social Security of the Faculty of Law, the event was attended by around 100 participants, including law students from renowned European universities and eminent labour law academics and practitioners.

On May 22, 2023, Dr. Yuanyuan Gong, Ph.D. and Prof. Carmen Tamas visited our university. The purpose of the visit is to promote academic relations and student, staff mobility between the two institutions.

KRE is strengthening partnerships by hosting international guests at the university. German professors visited the university for two days beginning on 27 April. The aim of the meeting was to lay the foundations for long-term academic cooperation between the two universities. Later, on May 4 His Excellency Ronan Gargan, Ambassador of Ireland to Hungary and Marianna Joó Szegedi, Cultural Attaché visited the Károlyi-Csekonics Palace to discuss further expansion of the University's international relations, in particular the possibilities for cooperation with various universities in Ireland.