European Semester of Psychology 2025
INVITATION
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, 1051 Budapest, Nádor utca 15, room nr. 416.
9.00 – 9.30 Registration & morning coffee
9.30 – 10.00
- Opening: Ole Tunold, Vice President EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations)
- Keynote: Jacob Dahl Rendtorff (Roskilde University, Denmark).
Towards an ethical and sustainable organizational model
10.00 – 11.20
Keynote: Márta Fülöp (Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, HUN-REN Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience
and Psychology). Fair and unfair competition in the organization as part of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour
- Attila M. Erős (University of Debrecen), Éva Szabó (University of Szeged). Burnout Risk Profiles Across Organizational
Levels: Insights from Cluster Analysis of Psychological Capital and Psychosocial Factors at Work - Adrián Richárd Soós (SVPSZ, Kaposvár T). Intra-, interpersonal and organisational analysis of workplace psychoterror
- Izabella Ilea, Dániel Jenei, István Csertő, Andrea Gubik S., Orsolya Vincze (University of Pécs). Leadership Life
Narratives: Linking Leaders’ Generativity Motivation to Company Success - Angéla Bajzáth (ELTE). Bridges of Trust: The Ethical Responsibility of Educators in Culturally Sensitive Child and Family Engagement
11.20 – 11.40 Coffee break
11.40 – 13.00 Governance dimension
Keynote: Mária Dunavölgyi (Corvinus University). How Toxic Leadership Kills the Soul of Organizations and Actors
- Zsuzsanna Garaj (We are Open). Invisible walls, unequal power: Women’s negotiation barriers in today’s workplaces
- Anna Golnerits (University of Pécs). Trade unions for workplace democracy and systemic change
- Janka Tóth (University of Szeged). How Hungarian social entrepreneurs manage tensions arising from dual (socialeconomic) commitment
- Julianna Czifra (University of Debrecen). The ethical role of the organizational ombudsman
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15.30 Environment dimension
Keynote: Csilla Csukonyi (University of Debrecen). Organizational psychology and artificial intelligence: the future is implemented in ethical collaborations
- Enikő Végh, Orsolya Vincze (University of Pécs). Blue-Collar workplaces in the era of AI: Identity, Ethics from Organizational Psychology Perspective – A Systematic Literature Review
- Máté Repisky, Beáta Vajda (University of Szeged). Development of a work-related technostress scale
- Virág Varga, Luca Frankó (ELTE). Inclusive Workplaces as Social Sustainability: Nurodivergent Employees from an Environmental Psychology Approach
- Orsolya Lazányi (ESSRG), Luca Frankó (ELTE). Co-designing a healing garden in a psychiatric hospital to improve the mental well-being of both clients and staff
15.30 – 16.30 Q & A, closing
Early bird registration till 20 October: 30.000 HUF
Late registration by 31st October: 40.000 HUF
Student fee (BA, MA, or PhD students): 20.000 HUF
Payment details:
Name: Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság
Address: 1064 Budapest, Izabella utca 46., Hungary
Bank’s name: OTP Bank
Account number: 11707062-21236284-00000000
In the subject of your bank transfer, please provide your name and the ref. number 20251105
For a proforma invoice, please send an email to: mpt@mpt.hu
For any inquiry, please contact Julianna Czifra: conference@mpt.hu
