„AFRICAN STUDIES AND AFRICA-RELATED RESEARCH
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS”
15th ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFRICA RESEARCH CENTRE
December 4–5, 2024
University of Pécs, Faculty Council Meeting Room
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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
12:50 buffet lunch
14:00–18:00 Doctoral students’ presentations (full English-language session)
14:00 Africa, An Incomplete 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 Vargha Damján Hall 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
– Dr. János Terényi, head of office, Embassy 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)
Dr. Firewihot Sintayehu, PhD, assistant professor, Addis Ababa University, Department of Political Science and International Studies followed by a Q&A (10 minutes)
15:30 Discussion with the lecturers led by: Prof. Dr. István Tarrósy
16:00 Closing of the conference