Name: Dr. phil., dr. jur., dr. h.c. Bálint Kovács, Head of the Department
Contact: kovacs.balint@btk.ppke.hu
Research
Armenians in East-Central Europe (15th to 19th centuries) – GWZO
Publications
Degrees
PhD, History, PPCU, 2010
university degree in History and in Religious Studies, PPCU, 2005
Positions
2016- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Armenian and Southeastern-European/Regional History Studies, head of department
2014- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, research fellow
2008- Leipzig University – East-Central Europe Centrum (Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa an der Universität Leipzig), research fellow
2005-2006, Archiepiscopal Library of Veszprém, librarian
Public scientific memberships
member of Society for Armenian Studies (SAS)
member of Association Internationale des Etudes Arméniennes (AIEA)
member of Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)
member of public body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Honours
2017, Ministerial acknowledgement for studying, teaching and spreading the Armenian culture in Europe (from the Minister of Culture of the Armenian Republic)
2013, Szongott Kristóf Award (from the Budapest Capital Armenian Self-Government)
Scientific conferences and exhibitions
2015, National Széchényi Library – National Library of Armenia, curator of “The Tragedy of the Armenian People – The Armenian Genocide happened one Hundred Years Ago” international exhibition
2013, Budapest History Museum – National Széchényi Library – GWZO Leipzig, curator of “Far Away from Mount Ararat – Armenian Culture in the Carpathian Basin” international exhibition
2013, National Széchényi Library – GWZO Leipzig, scientific secretary of “Dimensions of Cultural Transfer: Armenians in Central and Eastern Europe” international scientific exhibition
2011, GWZO Leipzig, scientific secretary of „Armenier in Wirtschaft, Kultur und Politik des östlichen Europa (1000-1900) – Jahrestagung des GWZO”
2007, PPCU, organizer of „Armenian Diaspora in Central-Europe” international scientific conference (with Dr. Sándor Őze)
2006, PPCU, organizer of “Armenian Diaspora in the Carpathian Basin II.” scientific conference (with Dr. Sándor Őze)
2005, PPCU, organizer of “Armenian Diaspora in the Carpathian Basin” scientific conference (with Dr. Sándor Őze)
References
Prof. Ronald Suny on Bálint Kovács
Interview with Bálint Kovács in Agos, the periodical of Armenians in Turkey
