The Conference of Young Transcarpathian Hungarian Researchers took place for the 20th time

Organized jointly by the Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education and the “GENIUS” Charity Foundation, the 20th Conference of Young Transcarpathian Hungarian Researchers was held in honor of the Hungarian Science Festival. The event took place on November 10 at the Rákóczi College.

Natália Váradi, the Foundation’s office manager, greeted the attendees with the words of István Széchenyi: “The quantity of scientific minds is the true power of a nation.”

“For two decades, the fundamental goal of the Conference of Young Transcarpathian Hungarian Researchers has been to popularize scientific research, provide opportunities for presentation, and competition for young Transcarpathian individuals getting acquainted with scientific research, as well as to establish and expand professional connections,”

emphasized József Bacskai, the Consul General of the Consulate General of Hungary in Ungvár.

In his welcome speech, Tamás Weiszburg, president of the National Council of Scientific Students, stressed the importance of stability and said it was extremely valuable that young scientists had managed to stay together and remain in the region even under the current difficult circumstances.

“When we organise the Conference of Young Transcarpathian Hungarian Researchers, we look back a little to the past, but we definitely look to the future. And during the 20 years, many people have worked to ensure that there is Hungarian science in Transcarpathia, that there is a scientific supply, and that there is a Hungarian future in Transcarpathia”,

said István Csernicskó, rector of our college.

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János Árpád Potápi, Secretary of State for National Policy of the Prime Minister’s Office, also welcomed the guests. His welcome letter was read by Natália Váradi.

“Inter arma silent musae, meaning in times of war, the muses fall silent,” says the Latin proverb. Ukraine is going through difficult, war-torn times, and the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia is facing challenging and, at times, seemingly hopeless times. Nevertheless, it’s a source of joy and hope that Transcarpathia’s muses have not fallen silent despite the challenges posed by the Russian-Ukrainian war“, said János Árpád Potápi in his message.

After the speeches, the “GENIUS” Charity Foundation and the Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education awarded certificates of appreciation to all the lecturers and students who have been present at almost every Conference of Young Transcarpathian Hungarian Researchers in the past 20 years and who have raised the quality of the conference with their presentations. The certificates were presented by István Csernicskó and József Bacskai.

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Afterwards, the Kálmán Soós scholarships were awarded, as every year the scholarship programme was announced to commemorate Kálmán Soós, the founding rector of the Rákóczi College, who died tragically. The programme consists of three sub-programmes:

  1. Transcarpathian Vándor University
  2. Preparation of teaching notes and dictionaries to support the work of Hungarian-language higher education
  3. Support for research related to Transcarpathia.

The scholarship recipients received their acknowledgments from Csernicskó István and József Bacskai.

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After the opening ceremony, work began in two sections – humanities and natural sciences. Nine speakers presented their scientific research in the natural sciences section and ten in the humanities section.

Following the presentations, the section leaders evaluated and summarised the presentations and gave useful advice to the young researchers.

Afterwards, the certificates of appreciation were awarded and 2 lecturers – Ferenc Molnár (ME) and Orsolya Lenyó (ELTE) – received special prizes of 500 hryvnia each, donated by the Transcarpathian Hungarian Academy Council (KMAT), which were presented by István Csernicskó, the rector of our college and the president of KMAT.

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The day concluded with István Csernicskó expressing gratitude to the lecturers and wishing further success in the students’ research endeavors.

Anita Kurmay

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