Contributions held at scientific conferences (a selection)
(for invited lectures see heading below)


 

 

Budapest, 2011: A tolerancia pedagógiai pszichológiai alapjairól
[How educational psychology may contribute towards tolerance]
(11th National Conference on Educational Science)

Dubrovnik, 2011: Bologna baloney – University, an independent stronghold of free thinking since the Middle Ages, is in danger
(22nd annual conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM))

Bursa, 2009: Who is to blame? – Alleged causes and cures for the tension between Hungarians and Gypsies.
(20th annual conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM))

Baku, 2008: Educating citizens for the global challenge
(19th annual conference of the Alliance of Universities for Democracy (AUDEM))

Potsdam, 2000: Partnerwahlstrategien - ihre Herkunft und Zukunft
[Strategies of mate selection - history and future]
(Homo - our history and future. 4th Congress of the Society for Anthropology, GfA)

Andechs, 1999: Erziehung als Universalie - interdisziplinäre Annäherungen
[Universal aspects of education - An interdisciplinary approach]
(Annual meeting of the Society of Anthropology, Unit Anthropology and Education)

Düsseldorf, 1998: Von der Traumzeit zum aufgeweckten Schüler
[From the Dreamtime to pupils wide awake. Time in Education]
(Annual conference of the work group Educational Anthropology of the German Society for Educational Science)

Marburg, 1998: Jung, ledig sucht? - Die Welt der Singles
[White, single seeks - The world of singles] Chair of the work group Interpersonal Relationships
(40th Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

Hamburg, 1998: Schulleistung aus evolutionstheoretischer Sicht
[Evolutionary aspects of school achievement]
(16th Congress of the German Society for Educational Science)

Bressanone, 1997: Durch die Grenze von der Sowjetunion nach Rußland - wie kündigte sich der Zerfall im Ausdruck ehemaliger und Noch-Sowjetbürger an?
[
Across the border from the Soviet Union to Russia - How disintegration could be prognosticated from expressed behaviour of ex and still Soviet citizens]
(German Society for Art and Psychopathology of Expression, DGPPA)

Berlin, 1997: Das erste Mal: "Drehbücher" in unseren Köpfen zum ersten Rendezvous
[The first time: Scripts we have in our minds about a first date] Chair of the Study group "Gender differences"
(Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

Munich, 1996: Chair of the Study group "Odour-communication"
(Conference of the German Psychological Society, DGPs)

Vienna, 1996: Dating like in the African savannah: An evolutionary psychological contribution to human mating behaviour.
(International Society for Human Ethology, ISHE)

Eichstätt, 1996: Der Traumpartner: Evolutionspsychologie der geschlechtsspezifischen Bewertungskriterien für die Partnerwahl
[Evolutionary psychology of gender specific selection criteria in mate choice]
(Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

Bochum, 1995: Die hedonische Bewertung geschlechtsspezifischer Düfte bei Homo- und Heterosexuellen
[The hedonic evaluation of gender-specific odours through homo- and heterosexuals]
(Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

Osnabrück, 1992: Ein Wort vor der Liebe: Ein neuer Ansatz in der Sympathieforschung
[A word before love: A new paradigm to prognosticate congeniality]
(Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

Marburg, 1988: Was "lernen" Psychologen? - Einstellungsänderungen zu Neurose im Laufe des Studiums
[What do Psychologists "learn"? - Alterations in attitude towards neurosis in the course of studies]
(Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

Saarbrücken, 1986: Die subjektive Repräsentation Europas bei Ost-, West- und Nichteuropäern
[The subjective representation of Europe in East-, West- and non Europeans]
(Conference of Experimental Psychologists, -TeaP)

 

Invited lectures (a selection)


 

Pécs, 2011: Motiváció a mentálhigiéné szolgálatában
[Motivation serving mental hygiene]
(Szentágothai Science Circle)

Pécs, 2011: Mielőtt tizenkettőt üt - a suhanc. Hogyan segít az érzelmi intelligencia úrrá lenni az erőszak fölött
[Before the JD strikes 12. How emotional intelligence can help master violence]
(Invited lecture at the Law School of the University of Pécs)

Pécs, 2011: Mikor figyel a diák? Egy kibernetikai modell és a valóság
[When will the student pay attention? A cybernetic model and reality]
(Annual conference of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

Pécs, 2010: Kultúrák keveredése Dél-Afrikától Dél-Tirolig és Németországtól Nagy-Britanniáig
[Confronting cultures from South Africa to South Tyrol and from Germany to Great Britain]
(Conference Cultural Reality and the European Cultural Capital 2010)

Chemnitz, 2010: Wer ist schuld? – Vermeintliche Gründe und Lösungen für die Spannungen zwischen Ungarn und Zigeunern
[Who is to blame? – Alleged causes and cures for the tension between Hungarians and Gypsies]
(Invited lecture at the Institute of Intercultural Communication of the University of Chemnitz)

Pécs, 2010: Beavatás és újjászületés - Felkészítés a felnőtt- és az örök életre
[Initiated and born again - Getting prepared for adult and eternal life]
(The values of culture - Celebration Lectures in Europe's Cultural Capital 2010)

Pécs, 2008: A négy elem az európai gondolkodásban
[The four Elements in Western schools of thought]
(Symposium of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

Berlin, 2005: Ein Sozialwissenschaftler als Augenzeuge im besetzten Irak
[A social scientist as eyewitness in occupied Iraq]
(Presentation and discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

Berlin, 2004: Depression Bewältigen
[Understanding and overcoming depression]
(Presentation and discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

Budapest, 2004: Az agyirányítás-hadművelet. Reklám és szuggesztió.
[Operation Mind Control]
(Invited speaker at the Hungarian Academy of Arts, Budapest)

Berlin, 2003: Mode als Kommunikationsmittel
[Fashion as a means of communication]
(Presentation and discussion held at the public theatre Urania)

Passau, 2002: Identität und Integration.
[Identity and integration]
(Invited speaker at the moral theological meeting "No time to lose. Man on the hunt for his identity")

Hildesheim, 2001: "All men are created equal" - Psychologische Aspekte der Geschlechtlichkeit des Menschen.
[Psychological aspects of human gender]
(Invited speaker at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Hildesheim)

Frankfurt am Main, 2001: Moderne Methoden im Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz
[Modern methods in work and health protection]
(Conference in the Chamber of Industry and Trade, IHK)

Koblenz, 2001: Ist Liebe Frauensache?
[Is loving a woman's domain?]
(Public lecture in co-operation with Senate's Committee for Gender Issues at the University of Koblenz-Landau)

Matrei, 2000: Die Welt in unseren Köpfen - Die Kunst kognitiven Kartierens
[Maps in minds - The art of cognitive mapping]
(Orientation - Matrei Conference on Interdisciplinary Cultural Research)

Karlsruhe, 2000: Emotionale Intelligenz - ein Muss für erfolgreiche Führungskräfte
[Emotional intelligence - a must for successful managers]
(Modern methods in company health management Conference in the Europahalle)

Vienna, 2000: Zwischen Automat und Autarkie: Menschenbilder in den Sozialwissenschaften zum Aufbruch des neuen Jahrtausends
[Automat to autarky: Mankind perceived in the social sciences at the verge of the new millennium]
(Kochholzer Society for Philosophy

Hildesheim, 2000: Fühlen Frauen anders? Über die phylogenetischen Wurzeln der kognitiven Strategien der Partnerwahl
[Do women feel differently?]
(Public lecture organised by the University's Female Interests' Officer: Do women feel differently?)

Karlsruhe, 2000: Erfolg im Unternehmen mit der Intelligenz der Steinzeit
[Global corporate success based on the intelligence of the stone age]
(Lecture and discussion at the Medical and Technical Directors' Meeting of the IAS Institute of Work and Social Hygiene Foundation)

Matrei, 1999: Der Bedeutungswandel des deutschen Michel
[Development of the meaning of the German "Michel"]
(Cultural development - Matrei Conference on Interdisciplinary Cultural Research)

Passau, 1999: Förderung der emotionalen Intelligenz.
[Developing emotional intelligence]
(Catholic Academy of Bavaria)

Schliersee, 1999: Evolution - aus der Vergangenheit für die Zukunft. Ihr Beitrag zu einem humaneren Miteinander in der globalisierten Massengesellschaft
[Evolution - out of the past for the future. A contribution towards more human co-operation in a global mass society]
(Responsible organiser of the conference on behalf of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, opening lecture Educational goal: Promoting the intelligence of the stone age)

Hamburg, 1999: Globalisierung und soziale Bindung: Was die Gruppengröße mit der Evolution der Kommunikation zu tun hat
[Social bonding in a global age: How group size is related to the evolution of communication]
(Conference on Universalistic Moral and Education for Global Citizens. The Challenge of Globalisation Tackled by Modern Evolutionary Research)

Matrei, 1998: Relikte aus dem steinzeitlichen Stammesleben unter den Bedingungen der Postmoderne: Klatsch & Tratsch.
[Relics of tribal life in the East African Savannah under the conditions of post modern society]
(Matrei Conference on Interdisciplinary Cultural Research)

Altenberg / Vienna, 1997: Abenteuer Heiratsmarkt: Die stammesgeschichtlichen Wurzeln der Kommunikation in Partnerschaften
[Making the mate market: The evolutionary roots of communication in relationships]
(Presentation and discussion at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolutionary and Cognitive Research)

Passau, 1997: IQ - EQ: Pädagogische und psychologische Aspekte eines Paradigmenwandels IQ - EQ:
[IQ - EQ: Educational and psychological aspects of the change of a paradigm]
(Invited lecture and discussion held at the University of Passau)

Quito, 1997: Entre la Filosofia, la Medicina y las Ciencias Exactas - Qué es la Sicologia?
[Between philosophy, medicine and the exact sciences - What is Psychology?]
(Presentation and discussion held in the Aula of the Central University of Ecuador)

Hatfield, 1996: Genes and memes: An experiment to predict congeniality
(Presentation and discussion at the University of Hertfordshire)