Her Excellency Mrs. Trine Skymoen is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to Hungary, also accredited in Slovenia.

In the past, Mrs. Skymoen has also worked as an Ambassador to South Africa and Slovakia, and has been active as a Senior Advisor at the Office of the Prime-Minister in Oslo and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo.

In the last episode of the season, we have discussed her diplomatic career from the beginning. She shared with us many inspirational stories throughout her career path and explained us in detail the Norwegian success regarding gender equality and the Norwegian relations with Hungary.

This Podcast has been made with the huge support with Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank for the members of the professional team: Petra Szijgyártó (Vice President of Professional Affairs) logo and soundtrack creator, Quốc Thái (Professional Team Member) proof-listener and editor, Valeria Ciolac (Professional Team Member) proof-listener, script writer, editor and co-interviewer, Paulo Cuyo (Professional Team Member) editor, Tereza Suk (President of IDSA) question writer, Dóra Tóth (Podcast Coordinator) editor, writer, interviewer and coordinator.

András Molnár works as a disaster preparedness officer of the Red Cross

In this episode, we have discussed about humanitarian affairs. Concentrating on international humanitarian affairs and the operations of the Red Cross. András has also shared with us his most exciting humanitarian missions. We have also touched upon current international humanitarian issues regarding its causes and legal enforcements.

This podcast has been made with a huge support with Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of the professional team: Petra Szijgyártó (Vice President of Professional Affairs) logo, soundtrack creator and proof-listener, Dóra Barabás (Professional Courses Coordinator) editor, script writer and interviewer, Dóra Tóth (Podcast Coordinator) editor, script writer, interviewer, and coordinator and Quốc Thái (Professional Team Member) proof-listener.

Máté Szalai is a Senior Researcher for the Institute of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

He also teaches at Corvinus University concentrating on international relations within Gulf regions, Middle East and North Africa. He was a visiting lecturer at Columbia University in New York. After returning back to Hungary, he published his book under the title of  The Foreign Policy of Smaller Gulf States: Size, Power, and Regime Stability in the Middle East.

In the third part of the second season we will discuss his new book, which is called The Foreign Policy of Smaller Gulf States: Size, Power, and Regime Stability in the Middle East.

This podcast has been made with a huge support Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of IDSA: Petra Szijgyártó (Vice-President of Professional Affairs) logo and soundtrack creator, Kitti Fodor (Vice-President of Human Resources) editor, script writer and interviewer, Dóra Tóth (Podcast Coordinator) editor, script writer, interviewer and coordinator.

Flóra Polákovits is a business analyst and the founder of IDSA.

She has a BA degree from Economics, Sociology, and International Relations. She also obtains a Master from Finance. Throughout her university years, she established IDSA, where she collected many experiences that contributed to her success at the workplace.

In the second episode of the second season, we have talked about her career path from the IDSA to the field of business. She expressed her opinion about how IDSA has changed her life and helped her to gain enough protentional for the future. We have also touched upon her recent job and her experiences about the must-have skills in the labour market.

This podcast has been made with a huge support with Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of the professional team: Petra Szijgyártó (Vice President of Professional Affairs) logo and soundtrack creator, Flóra Kisbárnai (FA Bulletin Coordinator) editor, script writer and interviewer, Dóra Tóth (Podcast Coordinator) editor, script writer, interviewer and coordinator.

Dr Zoltán Kelemen is a professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of International Relations.

He has a Master’s degree in Medieval history and PhD in International Relations. In the past, he played an important role in the academic life of other prestigious institutes, like the Central European University and the Saint Ignatius Jesuit College for Advanced Studies, too. His main focus is on the history of law, neomedievalism and the rule of law in the European Union.

In the first episode of second season, we have talked about matters of the aforementioned topics, going into detail of the deeper meanings and effects of neomedievalism, what it could mean for global and large regional organizations like the United Nations or the European Union and whether this shift towards a neomedieval arrangement could be seen as a political or soft power tool.

This Podcast has been made with a huge support with  Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of the Professional Team: Petra Szijgyártó (Vice President of Professional Affairs)  interviewer, editor, logo and soundtrack creator and script writer and Dóra Tóth (Podcast Coordinator) interviewer, editor and  script writer.

In our last Podcast episode of the semester we invited Dr. Balazs Martonffy, who is a political scientist currently serving as the Director of the American Studies Research Institute in Budapest and a non-resident fellow at the International Center for Security and Leadership in Colorado. He previously was an assistant professor of security studies at Ludovika – University of Public Service. Balazs lectures at the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy and the European Security and Defence College, has taught at George Washington University and American University, and was a visiting researcher at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has worked in the foreign and defense ministries.

Mártonffy Balázs shared his standpoints on current international security issues and international politics. Moreover, we talked about his colorful CV and career path which is outstanding, to say at least.

The Podcast has been made with a huge support from Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of the Professional Team: Réka Bogár and Tereza Suk, the Podcasters, editors and question writers. Petra Szijgyártó for the Podcast Logo and Soundtrack.

Nikolett Garai has been a research fellow at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade for 5 years, a top Hungarian Foreign Policy think tank.

She expressed her view regarding the opportunities and challenges of the V4, current trends in Central Europe, alongside with the geopolitics of COVID-19.

Nikolett also shared her career path and how she ended up being a researcher, as well as a PhD student at Corvinus University. She is a former IDSA president, and it was a great pleasure to hear how IDSA helped her grow professionally, solidifying her interest.

Additionally, we talk about an internship opportunity at the IFAT, so if you are interested in Foreign Policy and looking for internship possibilities, don’t hesitate to listen to this edition!

This Podcast has been made with a huge support from Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of the Professional Team: Réka Bogár and Dóra Tóth the interviewers, editors, and question writers, Petra Szijgyártó for the Podcast Logo and Soundtrack, Teresa Suk, the Vice-President of Professional Affairs for helping to coordinate the project, and the PR team for the social media contribution.

Dr. Pacsay-Tomassich Orsolya is the State Secretary for the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy and the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

In this podcast edition, we discuss the daily tasks and activities of the State Secretary, memorable moments of her career, being a woman in the field of public policy and evaluate the above-mentioned programmes while introducing the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship, a new initiative to help members of the Hungarian diaspora to “reboot their roots”.

The State Secretary also shares her opinion on what it takes to be a good diplomat, and what Hungarian nationality means to her, especially in connection with the Hungarian Revolution and Independence of 1848-49, celebrated today.

This Podcast has been made with a huge support from Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

We thank the members of the Professional Team: Réka Bogár and Cseperke Szilágyi the interviewers, editors, and question writers, Petra Szijgyártó for the Podcast Logo and Soundtrack and Anna Pasko for connecting IDSA with the State Secretary and preparations with engaging questions for the Podcast. Special thanks to Teresa Suk, the Vice-President of the Professional Affairs for helping to coordinate the project.

Dmytro Tuzhanskyi is a political analyst and director of the Institute for Central European Strategy (Ukraine). 

Dmytro is a political scientist by training and ever since graduation from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Master’s degree in political science, European Studies) he has been professionally involved in three main areas: international relations, media and elections.

Dmytro has extensive experience on assessment of the domestic and foreign politics (mainly, European and Euro-Atlantic integration), political, social, economic, media and national minority issues, decision making processes, resilience and sustainability of communities and institutions, media environment, hybrid threats, human rights, electoral procedures, reforms, etc.

This Podcast has been made with a huge support from Első Pesti Egyetemi Rádió Eper97.

Lilla Bartuszek is the Secretary-General of V4SDG- Visegrad for Sustainability.

She  has been part of the V4SDG Family since May 2019, being in the  organizing teams for V4SDG’s previous forums and served as Exchange Lead  for the first Budapest Sustainability Exchange that took place in  September 2020. Lilla is also a member of V4SDG LAB, the first  sustainability expert community of the Visegrad Group.

She  is a firm believer that "by activating, connecting and inspiring agents of change around  our issue, we can move beyond top-down government leadership and make  the V4 an initiative built bottom-up by its various actors and  citizens."

In this podcast we are going to talk about sustainability, what it means to Lilla and what it takes to be a part of Visegrad for Sustainability community.

Logo and Soundtrack:  Petra Szijgyártó.

Recording: Tamás Jamriskó.

Interviewers: Tereza Suk and Anna Pasko.

Script: Anna Pasko, Dóra Tóth, Tereza Suk.

Editing: Anna Pasko, Idrees Razak.

Sound engineering: Soma Őri.