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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 […]

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  • ‘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 […]

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  • International volunteering and the development in Africa

    How international volunteering can contribute to development in Africa? Can it? What are the advantages of it for either the local population or the volunteers themselves? Zsolt Molnár presented a few considerations from his paper at our conference: 2021 International Virtual conference on “Counter-Terrorism, Technology and Development in Africa”. Find out more from the full […]

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  • Women and terrorism

    The number of female perpetrators in terrorist groups has increased recently all over the world. Women play various roles: fighters, suicide bombers, recruiters, helpers etc. Women are also used increasingly for attacks as, due to cultural reasons, they tend to be checked less by security forces. But why do women join terrorist groups? What programs […]

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  • CTD 2021 Conference invitation

    The Centre for Military Studies (CEMIS) from Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and the Africa Research Institute of the Óbuda University (Hungary) kindly invites you to the 2021 International Virtual conference on “Counter-Terrorism, Technology and Development in Africa” on 22 September 2021. For the detailed programme and the registration, please follow the website. #ctd_africa21 #OU_ARI

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  • Partnership and cooperation agreement – Africa in focus

    On April 6, 2021 the Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering of Óbuda University and Stellenbosch University of South Africa (SU) signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement between the Africa Research Institute operating under the auscipes of the OE BGK Doctoral School of Security Studies and the Center for Military Studies (CEMIS) of […]

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  • The first double issue of the Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies (2021/1-2) is available!

    On August 3, the first double issue of the Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies (JCEEAS) finally arrived! The latest issue of the electronic version of the journal that is published four times a year with dozens of scientific articles and book reviews. The 2021/1-2 issue is available here: Vol. 1 No. 1-2 […]

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  • Cooperation Agreement with Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

    On April 6, 2021 the Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering of Óbuda University and Stellenbosch University of South Africa (SU) signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement between the Africa Research Institute operating under the auscipes of the OE BGK Doctoral School of Security Studies and the Center for Military Studies (CEMIS) of […]

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  • ICCECIP 2020

    On November 17, 2020, our researchers participated in the second ‘International Conference on Central European Critical Infrastructure Protection‘ (ICCECIP) as section leaders and lecturers. For more information: http://regi.bgk.uni-obuda.hu/iccecip/2020/conference-program

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  • ISCS 2020

    On November 5-6 2020, our researchers participated as organizers and speakers at the ‘International Scientific Conference Strategies XXI, The complex and dynamic nature of the security environment‘. For more information: https://www.strategii21.ro/index.php/en/

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