Historically significant agreement: New UN University institute to be established in Kőszeg

The Government of Hungary and the United Nations University (UNU) have signed a host country agreement in a formal ceremony, which officially states that a new education and research institute of the United Nations University will be established in Kőszeg, Hungary, initiated and partnered by the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK). Hungary was represented […]
Annual Conference of the European Big History Network

In 2026, iASK will assume the “secretariat” functions of the European Big History Network.
Something is happening in this small Hungarian town that has never been seen before in the former Eastern Bloc

The United Nations University operates thirteen research and teaching centers worldwide. The fourteenth – becoming the first in the former Eastern Bloc – may be established in Kőszeg, Vas County. Ferenc Miszlivetz, director of iASK, provided our newspaper with a detailed account of their journey.
Sajtóközlemény: A tervezett UNU intézet létrehozásáról

The UNU University Network may expand with a research, development, and education center in Kőszeg – the first of its kind in the former Eastern Bloc
UNESCO NOW – UNESCO MOST – UNESCO in the Area of University of Pannonia conference

The UNESCO Department of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainability at University of Pannonia will held a conference on January 20, 2025.
Intersections: Thinking Together on How Heritage Can Serve Sustainability and Regional Development

Intersections conference is an international exchange with experts from the “Global South” – organised by the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainability at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Kőszeg, Institute for Social and European Studies Foundation and the University of Pannonia.
Expectations and Realities in an Age of Global Uncertainties

The iASK Synergy Conference for Young Researchers and Doctoral Students in Kőszeg on March 19-20, 2024.
On the first and second day of the 6th UNESCO MOST Winter School

On the first day of the 6th UNESCO MOST Winter School we started our programme with the presentation of the international context and its characteristics, then continued with understanding the transformation of spaces through artistic activism. How do the upheaval in the international community, the time of war and the yearning for peace change the […]
50+ years of water management and mismanagement, examples of international large rivers

This new article is the written version of the lecture of János Bogárdi, permanent iASK researcher, delivered on his inauguration as foreign honorary member of the Hungarian Hydrological Society. The paper was released in the Hungarian Journal of Hidrology in 2023.
Call for Application for Individual Research Scholarships at iASK – 2024 – iASK – Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg

We invite you to join the iASK team and become an active participant in shaping the future of knowledge and society.