The idea of the seminar came from two professors, from Wolfhard Kohte from Germany, Professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, and from Teun Jaspers from the Netherlands, Professor at the University of Utrecht. From the beginning, they have been the co-organisers of the seminars and the network of young researchers. It is a tradition, that each year another university is requested to host the event. After Halle (Germany, 2008), Utrecht (the Netherlands, 2009) and Trento (Italy, 2010), the University of Szeged was chosen this year.

The organisation has double aims. On the one hand, it provides the opportunity to young researchers and career-starter academics to present their research findings, targets and methods in front of an audience consisting colleagues at the same age. They can ask questions, begin disputes and discuss the relevant issues of certain topics. On the other hand, it is a great opportunity for the young researchers to meet each other and spend some time together. The program of the seminars is designed to achieve these targets. In the formal program, the discussion has the priority, each short, 10-15 minutes long presentation is followed by a discussion. The professors, who act more as coordinators than active participants, constantly work on maintaining and motivating the sharing of ideas. Besides, the organisers ensure opportunities – mainly by organising social excursions and dinners – to support the networking among the participants. This year a trip to the National Heritage Park of Ópusztaszer was organised and thanks to the Szeged Wine Festival, we could show a little piece of Hungarian wine culture and gastronomy to our foreign guests.

To sum up, we can say that we had a really fruitful and cosy seminar and our colleagues left satisfied, with nice memories about our university and our city.

Presentations this year:

Bike De Wolf, Ghent University (Belgium): The impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on Labour Law and Fundamental Social Rights

Valentina Franca, University of Primorska (Slovenia): The impact of (de)regulation of professions on free movement of workers’

Fabrizio Alessandria, Milan (Italy) Coordination of social security schemes in the European Union and choice of law rules: is it (again) time for a change?

Gabriella Berki - Katalin Ficsór, University of Szeged (Hungary): Travelling Patients - The Hitchhikers' Guide to the European Healthcare

Beryl ter Haar, University of Leiden (the Netherlands): EU Youth Policy: A Waterfall of Softness

Lisa Rustico, University of Modena (Italy): The Revival and Remake of Apprenticeship in Europe. What’s next for youth?

Helena Ysàs, University of Toulouse 1 (France): Social protection policies as an instrument to keep senior workers on the labour market: a comparison between Spanish and French law

Stefanie Porsche, Martin-Luther-University Halle (Germany): Positve action in EU Labour Law – with particular regard to disability

Melanie Hack, University of Oslo (Norway): To be or not to be? – The Norwegian dilemma of being just politically bound to Framework Directive 2000/78/EC

Erik Sjödin, Uppsala University (Sweden): European Employee Involvement

Femke Laagland, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (the Netherlands): Participation of the employee at a cross border merger on the basis of the Tenth Directive

Barbara Grandi, Universita di Roma La Sapienza (Italy): Italian Arbitration In Labour Disputes: The Matter Of Inderogabity From A “Not Only National” Perspective

Nuna Zekic, Tilburg University (the Netherlands): Regulating Employment Security in collective agreements