Representing University of Rákóczi, Dr. Ibolya Nagy Szamborovszky, associate professor in the Department of History and Social Sciences, delivered lectures at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest from April 20–24, 2026, as part of the Erasmus+ program. The primary goal of the professional visit was the exchange of educational experiences, as well as further deepening the ties between the two institutions.
During her international mobility period, Dr. Ibolya Nagy Szamborovszkyné delivered a series of thematic lectures divided into four sections titled “Soviet Church Policy, 1944–91” as part of the course “Clash of Ideologies: The Relationship Between Political Power and the Churches After World War II.” The mobility period was not only about the transfer of specialized knowledge but also provided an opportunity to study the host university’s educational organization practices, as well as for the associate professor to participate in the academic consultation of the doctoral program at the Department of Modern and Contemporary Hungarian History “The Development of the Institutional and Organizational Background of Hungarian-Soviet Cultural Relations in the First Half of the Kádár Era.”
An important part of the visit was the discussions held with the faculty of ELTE’s Department of Modern and Contemporary Hungarian History, during which potential future academic collaborations, joint projects, and ways to promote student mobility were discussed.
The associate professor would like to take this opportunity to express her gratitude to both the head and the faculty of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Hungarian History at ELTE for their warm welcome and sincere professional support, as well as to Rákóczi University for the support provided to facilitate her participation.
