African Studies and Africa-Related Research at the UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS | 15th Anniversary of the Africa Research Centre

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2024. november 28.

African Studies and Africa-Related Research at the UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS | 15th Anniversary of the Africa Research Centre

A Pécsi Tudományegyetem Bölcsészet- és Társadalomtudományi Karának támogatásával kerül megrendezésre az Afrika Kutatóközpont 15 éves fennállását ünneplő konferencia.

A programban magyar és angol nyelvű szekciók egyaránt helyet kapnak, így széles körű szakmai párbeszédre nyílik lehetőség. Az érdeklődők online is csatlakozhatnak a konferenciához – a regisztrációs felület a Facebook esemény oldalán érhető el. A Zoom-linket a regisztrációt követően küldik el a résztvevőknek.

A konferencia teljes programja PDF verzióban is elérhető.

PROGRAMME

December 4, 2024, Wednesday

10:00 - On-site registration

10:30 - Opening speeches (Hungarian-language session)

Prof. Dr. Tamás Fedeles, DSc, vice-rector for education, head of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School
Dr. habil Krisztián Bene, dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Ferenc Fischer, DSc, professor emeritus, former dean of the faculty

11:00 Overview of the first 15 years of operation of the Africa Research Centre and commemoration to Prof. Dr. Sándor Csizmadia (1946–2021) founding director (Hungarian-language talk with English-language PPT)

Prof. Dr. István Tarrósy, director of the research centre, co-convenor of the Africa Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

11:30 Projects and collaboration with the South African partner of the University of Pécs (Hungarian-language talk with English-language PPTs)

Dr. habil András Trócsányi, dean, Faculty of Sciences
Zoltán Madaras, director, Research Institute for Viticulture and Oenology

11:50 Projects and collaboration with the Ethiopian partners of the University of Pécs (Hungarian-language talk with English-language PPTs)

Dr. habil. Zoltán Vörös, associate professor, director, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Studies
Dr. Titusz Bugya, assistant professor, head of department, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Geography

12:10 The importance of the Hungarian Journal of African Studies (HJAS) (Hungarian-language talk with English-language PPTs)

Dr. habil Gábor Búr, ret. associate professor, Eötvös Loránd University, external research fellow of the Africa Research Centre, co-convenor of the Africa Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, co-editor-in-chief of HJAS
Dávid Lovász, University of Pécs Library and Knowledge Centre, technical editorial assistant

12:30 African content in the International Seasons intercultural events series of the University of Pécs (Hungarian-language talk with English-language PPT)

Attila Szabó, International Centre, project manager, events coordinator of the International Seasons

12:40 Plans for the second fifteen years (Hungarian-language talk with English-language PPT)

Prof. Dr. István Tarrósy, director of the research centre, co-convenor of the Africa Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

12:50 buffet lunch

14:00–18:00 Doctoral students’ presentations (full English-language session)

14:00 Africa, An Incompleted Decolonisation
- Fabiola Stephanie Todisoa, Ludovika University of Public Service
14:15 Redefining The Transnational Novel After The Ontological Turnin Literary Studies: African And Afro-American Perspective
- Arthur Muhia, University of Pécs
14:30 Consumer Awareness And Attitudes Towards Sustainable Fashion In Morocco
- Salima Akbour, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
14:45 The Cyberpragmatics of Understanding Impolite Utterances on Facebook in Kenya
- Susan Wangari Gitu et al., University of Nairobi, Kenya (virtual)
15:00 Q&A (15 minutes)
15:15 African Politics and Populism: Navigating the Nexus
- Neo Sithole, University of Szeged
15:30 The EU's Soft Power Approach in the Horn of Africa Amidst Geopolitical Rivalries
- Pamela Chemelil, University of Pécs
15:45 The Complex Dynamics of Coup d'États, Uranium, and International Law in the Sahel Region – A Focus on Niger
- Ayoub El Alaoui, University of Pécs
16:00 Addressing Illegal Migration in Tunisia: The Need for A Comprehensive Policy Approach
- Hajer Trabelsi, University of Pécs
16:15 Q&A (15 minutes)
16:30 coffee break
17:00 Ecuador as an entry point for African migration to the American continent
- Manuel Montero Lara, University of Pécs
17:15 Hungarian Diaspora in South Africa
- Márk Palócz, University of Pécs
17:30 Impact Of Ethnic Conflicts On Economic Development In Marsabit County, Kenya
- Abagaro Galgallo Wako, University of Public Service (virtual)
17:45 Influence of Innovativeness On Performance Of Kenyan-Owned Airline Enterprises
- Zacchaeus Ivutha Syengo et al., Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (virtual)
18:00 Q&A (15 minutes)

18:30 African cultural evening in the aula magna of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Opening remarks: Dr. habil. Krisztián Bene, dean

December 5, 2024, Thursday – Focus on East-Central Africa

10:00 Opening remarks (English-language session)

Prof. Dr. Attila Miseta, rector, University of Pécs
HE Dr. Zsolt Mészáros, ambassador of Hungary to Kenya (online)

10:30 The role of women in Rwanda’s development 30 years after the genocide

Lecture by Dr. Jolly Rubagiza, PhD, associate professor, University of Rwanda

11:00 Discussion with the lecturer led by: Prof. Dr. István Tarrósy

11:15 coffee break

11:45 Ethiopian–Hungarian bilateral relations in a historical perspective

Dr. Balázs Szélinger, PhD, historian, former consul at the Hungarian Embassy in Addis Ababa

12:30 buffet lunch

14:00 Geopolitical challenges of the Horn of Africa region (virtual)

Dr. Yonas Ashine Demisse, PhD, associate professor, head of department, Addis Ababa University, Department of Political Science and International Studies

followed by a Q&A (10 minutes)

14:45 Youth on the move: Ethiopian migration today (virtual)