In August 2026, Professor Róbert Szuchy, Vice-Rector for Education, delivered lectures as a visiting professor at the international energy law Summer School of Queen Mary University of London. He was invited by Professor Peter Cameron, a leading figure of international energy law and convenor of the course.
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), which hosts the programme, was founded in 1980 by Sir Roy Goode; it is a leading centre for the international and comparative study of commercial law within Queen Mary University of London, a member of the Russell Group. Its master's programme in energy and climate law is among the best-known international programmes in the field, drawing students from across the world.
Professor Szuchy's lectures covered the current fault lines of energy law. The lecture on the energy transition showed that regulation now treats the transition not merely as a matter of climate policy, but simultaneously as a question of security of supply and of economic growth. The lecture delivered jointly with Professor Peter Cameron reviewed the most contested cases in the field: investor–State arbitration and its collision with EU law, the conflict between long-term gas contracts and sanctions regimes, the wave of climate litigation under way since 2024, and the rise of trade instruments, including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The lecture on artificial intelligence and energy focused on the legal treatment of the electricity demand of data centres, the European Commission's legislative proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act, and the question of who bears the cost of grid reinforcement.
The significance of these topics lies in the fact that European energy regulation in the coming years will largely be shaped by their intersection: the financing of the energy transition, the international settlement of energy disputes, and the unprecedented electricity demand generated by data centres. The integration of data centres into the grid is today among the most pressing regulatory tasks in Europe, touching at once on competitiveness, security of supply and consumer protection.
The invitation and the lectures strengthen the international academic presence of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. In February 2026, Professor Szuchy also lectured in London at the invitation of the CCLS, on the "double injustice" of artificial intelligence.
