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Corvinus University of Budapest, Institute for International Studies
National Network
Hungary
Address
Budapest - 1093 Fovam tér 8. HungaryCountry
HungaryCity
Budapest - 1093Street address 2
Fovam tér 8.Mobile Phone
5131Telephone
5618E-Mail (2)
rostovan@uni-corvinus.huWebsite
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2000Contact Person1
Prof. Zsolt RostovanyiContact Person 2
Mr. Laszlo CsicsmannOrganisation Type
Public InstitutionFields of Activity
International/Cultural relationsGeneral Information
The Institute is funded by the government and approximately 30 professors are employed and PhD students are also involved. Occassionally experts are invited to hold lectures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from other professional organizations. The Institute consists of three centres: 1. Centre for Civilizational and Regional Studies; 2. European Studies Centre; 3. Centre for International Relations. We organize several conferences, workshops and seminars in every year. The lecturers of the Institute appear frequently in the media, they publicated several studies and edited many books. They are often invited to national and international conferences.Mission and Objectives
The special research area of the Institute is the Islamic World, the Mediterraneum and the dialogue between civilizations. Our aim is to analyze the international system using multidisciplinar methodology. The following areas are of special interests: • Democratization and the evolution of civil society in the MENA region; • Human rights in the Islamic World; • arm conflits (Arab-Israeli, Afghanistan, Iraq); • the euro-mediterran partnership; • Turkey and the EU; • Oil and economic development in the MENA region; • Islam and modernity.Main Projects / Activities
• Organizing conferences, workshops, seminars; • Analyzing current world politics; • Research project on “failed states” • Organizing lectures; • Training course for Iraqi diplomats.