Students' extracurricular research, or "TDK" has a long and glorious past at the IEAS of the University of Debrecen. This is the highest level of undergraduate and graduate scholarship. Both the student and his/her supervisor work in their free time to help the student write a research paper well above the standards of ordinary seminar essays. These papers compete at the biannual national conference (OTDK). The best writings are awarded and are also often published in academic journals. Participation at the OTDK is a major advantage at PhD entrance examinations.
The section of humanities of the national student researcher conference is going to be organized by Eszterházy Károly Catholic University in 2027 spring. Before that, the local round (literature & culture & history & linguistics & language pedagogy) of the 38th OTDK at our institute is going to take place on 4 December, 2026.
⏰ Apply here until 20 November: https://forms.gle/FTNN19DcqRjovMjh7
➡️ For more details, see: https://ieas.unideb.hu/en/national-student-researchers-conference
➡️ Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/aBCwOnDe0
➡️ National OTDK website: https://otdk.hu/kezdolap/otdk-2027/
Further deatails (time, place, etc.) are coming soon.