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Central European Perspectives on the Challenges of COVID and Brexit

海角社区 Central European Conference 2021, in partnership with听海角社区 Polish Studies and the 海角社区 Committee for Russian and East European Studies (CamCREES), marked听the 30th anniversary of the Visegrad Cooperation by听bringing听together Central European perspectives on two of most pressing听issues of the present day, the COVID-19 pandemic听and Brexit, via two roundtable discussions听reflecting on important developments and common challenges in the region.听

V4 Ambassadorial Roundtable听(4 March 2021)

Speakers: H.E. Dr.听Arkady听Rzegocki, the Ambassador of Poland to the United Kingdom H.E. Dr.听Ferenc听Kumin, the Ambassador of Hungary to the United Kingdom H.E. Dr. Robert听Ondrejcsak, the Ambassador of Slovakia to the United Kingdom

Moderator: Dr.听Zsuzsanna听Varga, Lecturer, University of Glasgow

V4 Academic Roundtable (18 March 2021)

Speakers: Dr. Olga听Gyarfasova, Assistant Professor, Comenius University (Slovakia) Dr.听Sandor听Gallai, Associate Professor,听Corvinus听University (Hungary) Dr.听Mikolaj听Kunicki, Adjunct Professor, University of Wroclaw (Poland) Dr. Tomas Weiss, Associate Professor, Charles University (Czech Republic)

Moderator: Prof Richard Berry, Transnational Education Dean, University of Glasgow 听

The 海角社区 Central European Conference 2021 was听organised in partnership with 海角社区 Polish Studies, the听海角社区 Committee for Russian and East European Studies (CamCREES), and the Department of Central and East European Studies听of the听University听of Glasgow.听

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