Africa Expo Part 1

The Africa Research Institute of the Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences of the University of Óbuda, together with the Földkelte Foundation, takes part in the Africa Expo hold on March 3-6, 2022.

On March 4, the head of the Research Institute, Dr. habil. János Besenyő, took part in a panel discussion on “European Union and United Nations Assistance to Africa”. After that he provided information to those interested in the Humanitarian Operations Manager training at Óbuda University Bánki Faculty. The stand of the Research Institute was visited by Béla Szilágyi, the president of the Baptist Charity Service, who also participates in the training as an instructor. The members of the research institute are waiting for those interested throughout the weekend.

For the program, see the link below (in Hungarian):

http://afrikaexpo.hu/dokok/menupontok/249/afrika_expo_programtervezet_0221f.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3u6bo34LOyPBhc861LV2yi_vS8oMWVh8Ai6vy1J4waQl49w82IQsZY81Y

The 2021/3 issue of JCEEAS is out!

In case you did not have a chance to attend the ‘Counter-Terrorism, Technology and Development in Africa’ conference held by the Africa Research Institute and the Center for Military Studies at the University of Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch, South Africa), you can find some of the best papers in our latest issue, available here: https://jceeas.bdi.uni-obuda.hu/index.php/jceeas/issue/view/2

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Speaker of the Namibian National Assembly visited the Africa Research Institute

Prof. Peter Hitjitevi Katjavivi, Speaker of the Namibian National Assembly and the head of the sustentative body of Namibia University of Science and Technology together with his wife Jane Katjavivi and Cornelia Tjaondjo, Special Assistant to the Speaker visited Bánki Donát Faculty on 24th of September, 2021. The president came to a governmental invitation to Hungary, and also visited our Africa Research Institute at the Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences.

Researchers’ Night program series was going on during the day thus the Professor attended some programs of the Bánki Donát Faculty. He inspected the pneumobiles built by our students among other things and he also tried the air driven train.

‘Counter-Terrorism, Technology and Development in Africa’ International Virtual Conference

The Africa Research Institute of the Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences at the University of Óbuda and the Center for Military Studies at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (US CEMIS) held an online scientific conference on 22 September 2021 entitled ‘Counter-Terrorism, Technology and Development in Africa’. In the four sections of the symposium, the speakers examined current issues in the fields of human security, socioeconomics, technological development and cybersecurity, and leadership and corporate governance in more than forty presentations. The all-day event was attended by more than 150 people from many countries around the world. Written versions of the presentations at the conference will be included in the next issues of the quarterly scientific journal of the Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, which is listed by the African Research Institute.

The event, organized as the first program of cooperation between the Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Security Engineering, University of Óbuda and the Center for Military Studies, University of Stellenbosch since April 2021, was planned to be the first in a series of annual events.