Dr. Rajmund Fekete, Historian, Director of The Institute for the Research of Communism
He completed his PhD studies summa cum laude at Péter Pázmány Catholic University's School of History, writing his doctoral thesis on John F. Kennedy’s political image. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Master’s degree in History of International Relations, both from the University of Debrecen. Twice awarded the Hungarian State Scholarship, he was a member of the István Hatvani Collegium from 2009 to 2012. As a former fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis’ (CEPA) James S. Denton Transatlantic Fellowship Program (2018), Rajmund participated in the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy’s Europe Program (2009). He was a scholar at the Institute for American Studies at the National University of Public Service (2021) and at the Lajos Batthyány Foundation (2021). He received the Young Investigator Award from the Board of Directors of the Association of Hungarian American Academicians (2022). In 2010 he was appointed as a press officer at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, and in 2012 became head of department. Rajmund worked as a chief of press at the House of Terror Museum between 2013 and 2015. He was also a political advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office (2015). From 2015 to 2018 he was a head of department, then chief of staff at the Secretary of State for International Communication (2015-22). Rajmund worked as a communication director, and then a communication advisor for the “One With Nature” World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition. He was a director of communication at the Sandor Palace between 2022 and 2023. Rajmund is currently director of the Institute for the Research of Communism and an external fellow at the Institute for American Studies at the National University of Public Service, Budapest. He also edits the popular “Látószög” blog.
Dr. Calum T.M. Nicholson, Director of Research, Danube Institute
Dr. Calum T.M. Nicholson read Social Anthropology at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was awarded an MPhil in Migration Studies from St Antony's College, Oxford. He holds a doctorate in Human Geography. He was most recently the Director of the Climate Policy Institute, and has served as a Visiting Fellow at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium since 2021. He also continues to teach courses on international migration, international development, and the impact of social media at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. In 2023, his edited volume, Climate Migration: critical perspectives for law, policy, and research, was published by Hart: Bloomsbury. His research interests encompass the role of science in society, political polarisation, and international interventions.
