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Map of Power II is back at Ludovika 🌍

On 23 September, policymakers, diplomats, experts and students will come together to discuss Europe’s changing balance of power.

This year, we are also launching a student essay competition:
“Climate Change as a Security Challenge: Reassessing the Stern Review Twenty Years Later”

Open to Ludovika students, individually or in teams of two.
🏆 Prize: funding to participate in an international conference
📅 Deadline: 5 September 2026
📩 [email protected]

More details and registration via the links in the comments.

Strengthening Hungarian–Georgian cooperation through public service education 🇭🇺🇬🇪

Ludovika University of Public Service hosted a five-day leadership training programme for Georgian public officials, focusing on strategic leadership, digital transformation, organisational change and the exchange of best practices in public administration

Evening discussion at Ludovika Campus 🌿

During the V4 Diplomatic Academy, we met in our park, at Buttler Terrace, for a discussion with Dr. Marian Šuplata on the European Union from the inside, and how decisions are made in Brussels.

A very nice setting for a conversation on EU institutions, diplomacy and the practical side of European politics 🇪🇺

Today’s V4 Diplomatic Academy programme at Ybl Villa was dedicated to Continuity, Heritage and Strategic Partnerships 🌍

Honoured to welcome Ambassadors from the Turkic world and discuss the growing ties between Central Europe and this important region 🤝

For Ludovika, cooperation with the Turkic world remains one of our key international priorities.

Workshops are always the part where the real conversations begin 🎓

As part of the V4 Diplomatic Academy, participants joined parallel sessions on journalism today, the future of European security, and disinformation as one of the key challenges for our societies.

Many thanks to Mr. András Siklós, Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, and Dr. Paweł Pawłowski for sharing their experience and perspectives with our students.

A very good afternoon at Ludovika, full of questions, discussion and fresh ideas 🌍🤝

📸 Photo recap from the opening session of the V4 Diplomatic Academy 🎓

A great start to a week of diplomacy, dialogue and new connections at Ludovika 🌍🤝

🪖🌍How does the war in Iran impact Europe?

This question was examined at the War in Iran – Strategic Shockwaves: Implications for Europe conference, organized by the Directorate General for International Affairs at Ludovika University of Public Service on the 9th of June.
Bringing together experts from diplomacy, research institutions, the main factors for both short and long-term consequences of this ongoing conflict were addressed. Discussions focused on energy security, the stability of global supply chains, EU-Iran relations, transatlantic cooperation, and the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz.

📌 As unpredictibility continues to shape that geopolitical environment, another question emerges: can diplomacy still prevent further escalation?

The International Office of Ludovika University of Public Service organized its now traditional Erasmus Staff Week program series between May 19 and 21.
Our guests arrived from various countries: we welcomed staff members from our partnering universities in Belgium, Kenya, China, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland and Türkiye.
During the three-day event, participants received a comprehensive overview of the university’s operations, met faculty coordinators, and learned about the structure and educational opportunities of the various faculties. Alongside the professional programs, participants also become acquainted with specialties of Hungarian cuisine, and had the opportunity to visit the city’s main landmarks, including the Hungarian Parliament Building.

🇭🇺🇺🇿 Dr. Tibor Bíró, Director of the Institute of Environmental Sustainability, and Dr. Tamás Pálvölgyi, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Water Sciences at Ludovika University of Public Service, accompanied by F***y Felvinczi, International Relations Coordinator, LUPS, visited Uzbekistan to further strengthen the cooperation between our universities.

🤝 During their programme, the delegation visited the Agency for Public Administration Efficiency at the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanisation Engineers and Bukhara State University, where they discussed joint opportunities, including lecturer and student exchange programmes.