Bilingualism and the aspects of being bilingual
Science in the Pub Series – on 28th of May – In most European countries the concept of “one language –one nation” is prevalent although national minorities are also living there. Due to international migration, however, the identity of European nation states has changed lately. The ethnic composition of countries and large cities has changed tremendously, and more and more mixed language areas are formed where people become bilingual. The use of two or more languages entails integration of two or more cultures and changes the original nation state identity.
Anikó Magasházi: Singapore and Southeast Asia
Science in the Pub: Singapore and Southeast Asia Lecturer: Anikó Magasházi (economist, iASK researcher) Date: on 07th of May at 6.00 p.m. Venue: Tóth Vinery Rákóczi st. 6. H-9730 Kőszeg Live streaming of the lecture is accessible at www.iask.hu and https://www.facebook.com/iask.hungary
Presentation of the Talking Houses project at Duke University (North Carolina)
Mónika Mátay, (reseacher of iASK) is a guest-lecturer at the Duke University (North Carolina, USA) this week. She is participating in the discussion and evaluation of students’ research-projects. The main aim of the visit is to present the Talking Houses project of iASK at the University and to develop mutual research and educational cooperation with students […]
X. Vine and Climate Conference in Kőszeg on the 13-14 of April
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Vilmos Csányi: Elementary Units of Human Knowledge – An Evolutionary Analysis
Both humans and animals can think. The essential difference is that humans are capable of exchanging thoughts with their fellows. Venue: Ibrahim Coffe-house and Restaurant, Kőszeg H-9730 Főtér 17. Date: on the 09th of April 2018 at 6 p.m.
Gábor Szabó (HAS): Contextuality and Quantum Theory
Contextuality is a fundamental notion in the foundations of quantum theory. It says that one cannot assign values to a quantum observable independently of what other observables are co-measured with it. That is, physical properties in quantum theory are contextual: they depend on other, jointly performed measurements.
Shades Hidden in Matter – Exhibition Opening on the 6th of April
On 6 April 2018, at 5 p.m. sculptor Endre András Tornay’s exhibiton entitled “Shades hidden in matter” will be opened by iASK in the Zwinger Old Tower in Kőszeg.
Turning point for Europe – Remembering 1918 –
What is the meaning of 1918 for today’s European politics and societies? What is the role of this history in envisioning Europe of the 21st century? The Czech Centres in cooperation with Václav Havel Library, Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Finnish Institute for the Benelux, Culture Action Europe, and EUNIC Prague cluster would like to […]
Bach for Everyone – Festival in Kőszeg
Excellent musicians will give concerts in honour of Johann Sebastian Bach between 24th and 25th of March in Kőszeg. On the occasion of the famous composer’s birthday, the audience will have the chance to listen to his outstanding musical pieces in special places and circumstances.
Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
The conversation will focus on the specifics of music as an analog mode of communication between human beings. Date: 21 of March, 2018 at 3.00 p.m. Venue: Szamos Marzipan Patisserie – Budapest, 1126 Böszörményi st. 44-46.
Pope Francis and the situation of Christendom – Science in the Pub
Pope Francis and the situation of Christendom – Science in the Pub – Monday, 12 February 2018 at 5 p.m. Speaker: Asztrik Várszegi archabbot, Pannonhalma “The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the […]
iASK Book Launch at Collegium Hungaricum in Vienna
Remembering and Forgetting – Communism in Hungary by Attila Pók (iASK).
Book Launch at Collegium Hungaricum in Vienna.
On the 20th of March 2018, at 7.00 p.m.
