A two-day international conference on criminology was organised by the Research Institute of Criminology of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent between October 29 and 30, 2024. The conference brought together leading criminologists from 18 countries to review the most effective international responses to global crime and prevention. Prof. Dr. Andrea Domokos, Head of the Institute of Criminal Sciences and the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law also gave a lecture at the invitation of Baxtiyor Erkinovich Berdialiyev, Head of the Research Institute of Criminology of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In her presentation, Prof. Domokos talked about how the situation of victims of domestic violence deteriorates during crisis, and how latency can be reduced and prevention strengthened.

Organised by EFELA - European Federation of Energy Law Associations and Károli Gáspár University, in association with TREE & CNRS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.

On October 2, 2024, Mózes Csoma, the newly appointed Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, welcomed Mr. Lee Sung Wook, the Director of International Affairs at Kookmin University in South Korea. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways to enhance the partnership between the two universities, with the initial focus on exploring student exchange programs.

On 30^th September 2024, a delegation from Dar al-Kalima University in Palestine was received by the leadership of our university at the Károlyi-Csekonics Palace.

On 18^th September 2024, Colonel Bakhtiyor Berdialiev, Head of the Research Institute of Criminology of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the colleagues of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Budapest paid an official visit to the Faculty of Law of our university.

We would like to inform the interested applicants that the deadline for admission to the two new English-language LL.M. programs: the LL.M. in Digital Economic Legal Expert and the LL.M. in Energy and Natural Resources Law has been extended to September 16, 2024.

A delegation from Hansung University in Seoul visited our university on September 2, 2024. The guests, including President Chang-Won Lee, Ph.D., were received by Prof. Dr. Péter Balla, Vice-Rector for International Relations, Prof. Dr. Péter Furkó, Vice-Rector for Science and Research, Prof. Dr. Géza Horváth, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Judit Nagy, Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. habil. Mózes Csoma, Head of the Department of Korean Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Dr. Gábor Szalai, Head of Office, International Relations Office. The meeting was also attended by His Excellency Hong Kyudok, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Hungary.

Prof. Dr. Zoltán J. Tóth, Dean of the Faculty of Law, participated in the IVR 2024 Congress in Seoul from 8-12 July 2024. In the framework of the programme, he held talks with Professor Beomsik Jang, Rector of Soongsil University, and Professor Tae Kyun Yoo on 9 July. He also met with Professor Ihm Sahng Hyeog, Head of the Institute of Legal Studies and Head of Korean Law & Society, and with professors at the Institute. During the talks, the two sides discussed possible future professional, research and educational cooperation and shared their experiences.