PPKE - Pázmány Péter Catholic University

🌐✨ On the Border Between Humans and Machines – the project website is now live
The research initiative of Pázmány Péter Catholic University examines how artificial intelligence can be responsibly integrated into society from anthropological, ethical, legal and technological perspectives. 🤖📚
The project is being implemented through international cooperation, with our key transatlantic partner, The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.). 🌍🤝 The aim goes beyond the research programme of a single institution: we are building a professional and institutional network in which theological–philosophical anthropology, ethics, law, and cutting-edge research on AI safety and interpretability mutually reinforce one another, contributing to the responsible integration of new technologies into society.
🔗 The project website is available in Hungarian and English:
https://aiethics.ppke.hu/

🌍🤝 Pázmány Péter Catholic University has signed an international cooperation agreement with University Ibnou Zohr in Agadir, Morocco!

This new partnership opens exciting opportunities for 🎓 student and staff mobility, 📚 joint research projects, 📝 academic publications, and 🎤 international conferences.

The collaboration marks another important step in expanding Pázmány’s global academic network and strengthening international scien

🔗 https://ppke.hu/en/international-48/international-cooperation-agreement-between-pazmany-peter-catholic-university-and-university-ibnou-zohr

🇬🇧🏆 Congratulations to our Chinese Studies students! 🇨🇳

🎉 Tóth Márton Viktor, a student of Pázmány's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, won the Hungarian national final of the Chinese Bridge Competition and will represent Hungary at the world finals in Beijing! 🇭🇺🌏

👏 Another Pázmány student, Balázs Tihanyi, achieved a shared third place, while our University received the Organizers’ Special Award as the competition’s best-performing institution. 🏅

🎓 We are proud of our students and their instructor, Kou Danyang. Good luck in Beijing, Márton! 🍀✨

🔗 https://btk.ppke.hu/kari-hirek/pazmany-btk-s-hallgato-kepviselheti-magyarorszagot-a-pekingi-kinai-hid-donton

⚖️📚 How can Catholic universities form the next generation of ethical legal professionals?

The Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University recently hosted a joint workshop with colleagues from the Ukrainian Catholic University 🇭🇺🤝🇺🇦, focusing on faith, talent, justice, and the role of personal formation in legal education.

The discussions highlighted how academic excellence, professional ethics, human dignity, mentorship, community, and hands-on experience can come together in shaping future lawyers. 💡

We are grateful for this inspiring exchange and for the strengthening of a meaningful partnership between our institutions. 🤍

🌍 “Laboratories of Hope” – Pázmány at the FUCE General Assembly in Zagreb

Representing Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Vice Rector for International Affairs and Scientific Organization Rev. Dr. Krisztián Vincze and Dr. Kristóf Iván, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, participated in the General Assembly of the Federation of European Catholic Universities (FUCE), held in Zagreb between 20–22 May 2026.

Hosted by the Catholic University of Croatia, this year’s assembly focused on the inspiring role of Catholic universities in challenging times.

A key message of the conference came from Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, who emphasized that Catholic universities must become “laboratories of hope” in the age of artificial intelligence and the technocratic paradigm — placing ethics, human dignity, and responsibility at the center of education and research.

During the panel on digital transformation and sustainability, Dr. Kristóf Iván presented PPKE’s experiences and initiatives in the field of AI integration, highlighting:
▪️ the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics as a testing environment for AI implementation,
▪️ innovative postgraduate AI programs for non-engineers,
▪️ and the ethical responsibility of Catholic universities in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

The assembly also provided an opportunity to strengthen existing partnerships and discuss future international collaborations within the FUCE network.

🌍 A Sustainable Europe – Lecture at Pázmány University
You are warmly invited to a lecture by Prof. Bernard Bourdin, exploring the geopolitical questions shaping Europe’s future.
📖 Original title of the lecture:
Nation et Europe : Enjeu géopolitique de la guerre et de la paix
🗣️ The lecture will be held in French, with Hungarian interpretation.
📅 Date: June 4, 2026 (Thursday), 16:00
📍 Venue: Pázmány Péter Catholic University
(1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi utca 28. – Rector’s Council Room)
Everyone is welcome!

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🌍 A fenntartható Európa – előadás a Pázmányon

Szeretettel várjuk az érdeklődőket Prof. Bernard Bourdin előadására, amely Európa jövőjének geopolitikai kérdéseit járja körül.

📖 Az előadás eredeti címe:
Nation et Europe : Enjeu géopolitique de la guerre et de la paix

🗣️ Az előadás francia nyelven zajlik, magyar tolmácsolással.

📅 Időpont: 2026. június 4. (csütörtök), 16:00
📍 Helyszín: Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem
(1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi utca 28. – rektori tanácsterem)

Minden érdeklődőt szeretettel várunk!

🚀 Strengthening Academic Relations: PPKE Hosts Ukrainian Catholic University Delegation Under Erasmus+ Program 🤝🌍
Dr. Bence Tamássy, head of the Central Office for Foreign Affairs at PPKE, and Valéria Kabak-Guba, institutional Erasmus+ coordinator, hosted colleagues from the Law School at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv who are visiting our university as part of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program. 🎓✈️
Our University has long maintained good relations with the Ukrainian Catholic University, which we have managed to sustain and expand into new areas even amid the difficult circumstances of recent years. Thus, in addition to the aforementioned legal cooperation, there is also a joint Erasmus+ project in the field of psychology, and the dean of the Faculty of Theology at UCU also visited our University last year. 📚🤝
The parties reviewed opportunities for joint cooperation, with particular regard to the so-called “solidarity service-learning” program, which our University is also seeking to implement as widely as possible. The Legal Clinic program at the Ukrainian Catholic University, in which students provide legal assistance to war veterans and the relatives of those who died in the war, is considered an exemplary practice in this field. ⚖️💙
https://ppke.hu/en/news-18/strengthening-academic-solidarity-ppke-hosts-ukrainian-catholic-university-delegation-under-erasmus-program

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🚀Akadémiai kapcsolatok erősítése: a PPKE az Erasmus+ program keretében az Ukrán Katolikus Egyetem delegációját fogadta🤝🌍
Dr. Tamássy Bence, a PPKE Központi Külügyi Osztályának vezetője és Kabak-Guba Valéria Erasmus+ intézményi koordinátor vendégül látták a JÁK-on az Erasmus+ Nemzetközi Kreditmobilitás Program keretében Egyetemünkön tartózkodó kollégákat a lvivi Ukrán Katolikus Egyetem Jogi Karáról. 🎓✈️
Az Ukrán Katolikus Egyetemmel már régóta jó viszonyt ápol Egyetemünk, amit az elmúlt évek nehéz körülményei között is sikerült fenntartani és új területekkel kibővíteni. Így a már említett jogi együttműködés mellett a pszichológia területén is van közös Erasmus+ projekt, ill. a Teológiai Kar dékánja is járt tavaly Egyetemünkön. 📚🤝
A felek áttekintették a közös együttműködési lehetőségeket, különös tekintettel az ún. "solidarity service-learning" programra, amelyet Egyetemünk is próbál minél szélesebb körben bevezetni. Az Ukrán Katolikus Egyetem Jogklinika programja, amelynek keretében a hallgatók jogi segítséget nyújtanak a háborús veteránok, ill. a háborúban elhunytak hozzátartozóinak, példaértékű gyakorlatnak számít ezen a területen. ⚖️💙

Strengthening Academic Relations: PPKE Hosts Ukrainian Catholic University Delegation Under Erasmus+ Program Dr. Bence Tamássy, head of the Central Office for Foreign Affairs at PPKE, and Valéria Kabak-Guba, institutional Erasmus+ coordinator, hosted colleagues from the Law School at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv who are visiting our university ...

🚀 Another ITK success at the 11th CASSINI Hackathon 🌍✨
We are proud to share that three international students of the Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics – Roha from Pakistan 🇵🇰, Artur from Armenia 🇦🇲, and Balawi from Palestine 🇵🇸 – won the national round of the 11th CASSINI Hackathon with their project, “WaterStellar”. 🏆💡
The team developed an innovative flood alert system leveraging satellite data 🛰️ and Copernicus technologies to support the rapid identification of flood risks 🌊⚠️

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Another ITK success at the 11th CASSINI Hackathon We are proud to share that three international students of the Faculty - Roha from Pakistan, Artur from Armenia, and Balawi from Palestine - won the national round of the 11th CASSINI Hackathon with their project, “WaterStellar”.

🌍 Strengthening international cooperation in social work and social pedagogy!

Pázmány Péter Catholic University recently welcomed a delegation of students and faculty members from the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia (KATHO, Germany) for a week-long professional program in Budapest.

During the visit, participants took part in joint lectures, seminars, institutional visits, and professional discussions focusing on contemporary challenges in social work, child protection, addiction care, digitalization, and youth support services.

The program created valuable opportunities for academic dialogue, intercultural exchange, and future cooperation between the two universities — including student and faculty mobility, joint teaching and research projects, and future International Week programs.

We are grateful for this inspiring collaboration and look forward to continuing our shared work in building an international academic community committed to social responsibility and human dignity. 🤝

Pope Francis visited Pázmány Péter Catholic University
As closing event of His apostolic journey to Hungary, Pope Francis gave a lecture to the representatives of Hungarian cultural life and science in the Great Hall of our Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics.
Read our summary of the event:
👉https://itk.ppke.hu/en/about-our-faculty/news/pope-francis-visits-pazmany-university