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European Semester of Psychology
Joint programs of the HUNGARIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION and the European Federation of Psychological Associations (EFPA)
Table of the programs
| Title | Date | Location |
| Psychology for All – Lecture Series (Opening Event) Piroska Milák dr. |
September 18, 2025 18pm |
ELTE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Budapest, Kazinczy utca 23-27. room nr. 4. |
| Old Age from a New Perspective | September 26, 2025 9am |
Károli Gáspár University, Károlyi-Csekonics Palace, 1088 Budapest, Múzeum utca 17. |
| Trauma in the Shadow of Helping – Trauma Awareness in Professional Practice | October 3, 2025 9:30 |
Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság, 1149 Budapest, Mogyoródi út 43., Szent Flórián room |
| Sustainability – present – construction KÖRBE – Environmental Psychology Conversations An Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment |
October 16, 2025 16:00-20:00 |
ELTE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kazinczy utca 23-27, Budapest, room nr. 4. |
| The Role of Ethics in Modern Organizations | November 5, 2025 | Central European University, Budapest |
| Helping Can Also Be a Passion (In memory of Dr. Flóra Kozmutza Illyés Gyuláné) |
November 20, 2025 | ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education, Institute of Special Education Psychology |
| Lecture of the Year (Closing Event) Tamas Bereczkei – Mismatch. The evolutionary traps of modern civilization |
December 10, 2025 18pm |
ELTE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Budapest, Kazinczy utca 23-27. Aula |
“Psychology for All” lecture series
In cooperation with the Hungarian Psychological Association, two lectures are held each year one in spring and one in autumn as part of the ‘Psychology for Everyone’ lecture series. These lectures, open to everyone, aim to make psychological knowledge accessible and practical. Each talk combines scientific insight with everyday relevance, offering useful tools and perspectives for both professionals and the general public.
Speaker: Piroska Milák dr.
Date: September 18, 2025, 18pm
Location: ELTE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kazinczy utca 23-27. room nr. 4., Budapest
Language: Hungarian
Website: Psychology for All September 18, 2025 >>
1.OLD AGE FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE
European Seminar organized by the European Federation of Psychological Associations (EFPA) and the Hungarian Psychological Association (MPT)
The event will explore aging from multiple psychological and interdisciplinary angles across four thematic sessions. Topics include positive resources and cognitive changes in later life, the psychological and social challenges of aging (such as dementia, depression, and institutional care), and the specific experiences of aging among women. A dedicated session will focus on active aging through work, competition, and leisure, including intergenerational dynamics and career development programs. The seminar will close with an interactive roundtable discussion involving the audience, centered on the practical and societal dimensions of active aging. The program features expert speakers from universities, health institutions, and civil organizations across Hungary.
Date: September 26, 2025, 9am.
Location: Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Károlyi-Csekonics Palace,
1088 Budapest, Múzeum utca 17., Ballroom and Cigar Room
Language: Hungarian
2.“Trauma in the Shadow of Helping — Trauma-Informed Practice in Professional Settings”
Annual Conference of the Standing Committee for Crisis, Trauma and Disaster Psychology
of the Hungarian Psychological Association (MPT)
This year marks the third annual conference of the Section, featuring invited keynote speakers as well as additional presentations and posters selected.
The conference will primarily address:
• The practical application of trauma-informed approaches
• The treatment and support of trauma and PTSD
• The preservation of mental health among professionals
Date: October 3, 2025, 9:30 am
Location: Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság, 1149 Budapest, Mogyoródi út 43., Szent Flórián room
Language: Hungarian
Website: Trauma in the Shadow of Helping — Trauma-Informed Practice in Professional Settings>>
3.KÖRBE – Environmental Psychology Conversations
An Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment
Motto: „Sustainability – present – construction”
The KÖRBE – Environmental Psychology Conversations interdisciplinary professional conference was launched in 2013 with the intention of creating a tradition, based on an idea by our then-PhD student Judit Juhász. Our aim was to bring together those working in the field of environmental psychology and representatives of related disciplines, to foster dialogue, share knowledge, and enrich perspectives on the environment.
According to the environmental psychology perspective, the physical environment is an equal partner to the human being, meaning it interacts with internal, psychological processes and together they shape human behavior. This approach allows us to ask and answer a wide range of psychologically rooted questions about people as they manifest in built, material, natural, and even virtual environments.
This conference will focus on the psychological dimensions of the climate crisis. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, it will explore how individuals and communities perceive, respond to, and are affected by environmental change.
Date: October 16, 2025, 16.00-20.00
Location: ELTE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, 1075 Budapest, Kazinczy utca 23-27, room nr. 4.
Website: KÖRBE – Environmental Psychology Conversations >>
4.”The Role of Ethics in Modern Organizations”
Organized by the Work and Organizational Psychology Chapter of the Hungarian Psychological Association (MPT), in partnership with the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA).
The multidisciplinary conference, focusing on ethical organizational practices, invites abstract submissions for presentations and roundtable discussions in three main thematic areas by August 15: sustainable work and business environments, ethical corporate governance and HR, and employees’ psychosocial well-being and diversity.
Date: November 5, 2025
Location: Central European University, Budapest
The Role of Ethics in Modern Organizations >>
5.“…Helping can also be a passion…” Scientific Conference in Memory of Flóra Kozmutza (1905–1995), Special Education Teacher and Psychologist
Conference Summary
(The detailed program and speaker invitations are currently in progress.)
This conference is organized in honor of Flóra Kozmutza. Flóra Kozmutza (1905–1995) worked as a special education teacher and psychologist. She is known as a pioneer, reformer, and systematizer of special needs education of psychology in Hungary. Through her work, she expanded the scope of psychology of special needs and played a key role in establishing the Institute for the Psychology of Special Needs. The conference will review the life and professional legacy of this outstanding figure in psychology of special needs, highlighting the main pillars of her scientific work and her organizational and research activities aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities. Fifty years ago, with the help of her colleagues, she contributed to the development of somatopedagogy as a specialized field.
We are organizing this scientific meeting on November 20, 2025, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of her birth and the 30th anniversary of her death, in connection with the Hungarian Science Festival series of events.
Flóra Kozmutza’s life is also intertwined with Hungarian literary scholarship: she is known for her relationship with the poet Attila József, and as the wife of writer and poet Gyula Illyés, she became the custodian of his literary legacy. Her multifaceted personality makes her truly worthy of commemoration on these anniversaries from the perspectives of psychology of special needs, psychology, and special needs education.
Date: November 20, 2025
Location: ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education, 1097 Budapest, Ecseri út 3.
Lecture of the year: Tamas Bereczkei – Mismatch. The evolutionary traps of modern civilization
“Lecture of the year” is a flagship event of the Hungarian Psychological Association, recognizing Hungarian psychologists who have made significant contributions to the field or reached important milestones nationally or internationally. The lecture highlights their work and its relevance to both professionals and the wider public.
The living conditions of human being equipped with the achievemets of industrial and communication revolutions are radically new and unusual, compared to how the human species has existed over the past millions of years. Our modern metropolitan living space is completely different from the natural and social environment in which humans evolved Our abilities, developed over millions of years, can hardly or not cope with the challenges of modern civilization. There is a mismatch between the two, which is the source of many of our physical and mental ailments, from obesity to addictions to depression, At the same time, I argue that this is not a fate, but a task. We must learn to reconcile our ancient nature with the world of modernization.
Date: December 10, 2025, 18pm
Location: ELTE, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kazinczy utca 23-27. Aula, Budapest
Language: Hungarian