Noémi Nagy
2014-2015
Noémi Nagy, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, Hungary
Noemi NagyI graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs in 2009, and started my doctoral studies in 2010. I joined the Research Centre for Multilingualism, Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences in the same year where I plan to return after my one-year stay in Edmonton, the University of Alberta. My research interests lie in the field of language rights and minority protection. More precisely, my doctoral thesis will include the analysis of the linguistic legislation and language policy of certain European states from the beginning to the present. In addition to this historical-evaluative approach, European states will be compared with each other in the broader context of international and European Union law on language rights, as well. The Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Wirth Institute offers an excellent opportunity to broaden this comparative framework by examining language rights in Canada. My ultimate goal is to propose de lege ferenda recommendations on the standards of a just and rightful linguistic legislation which could contribute to the alleviation of majority-minority conflicts and the peaceful coexistence of different ethnic groups.
Orsolya Papp-Zipernovsky
2011-2012
Doctoral Candidate at the Theoretical Psychoanalysis Programme, Psychology Doctoral School, School of Humanities, University of Pécs, Hungary
Having earned a masters degree in Psychology and Hungarian language and literature, I was always seeking to find a common platform for both fields in my research. My starting point was aesthetic reception. Over the last couple of years I have been conducting research projects at the Institute of Psychology at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Department of Film Studies at ELTE University, both in Budapest. I applied for the Wirth Insititute scholarship to be able to finish writing my PhD dissertation, and to broaden my international contacts in my field of research. The Department of Psychology at the University of Alberta is one of the leading ones in Canada and is also highly acknowledged internationally. I joined a Literature Psychology research group there, and I am applying for conferences in North America. The Wirth Institute provides us doctoral research fellows from Central and Eastern Europe with a safe and inspiring work environment and a fresh look at the history and culture of Central Europe through the various events they facilitate and through the day-to-day conversations with the fellows.