15 September 2026 | Online Meeting
On 15 September 2026, the UNIDICE project partners from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest), Masaryk University (Brno) and the University of Wrocław gathered for an international online coordination meeting to discuss the project's academic progress and preparations for the autumn semester. The meeting provided an opportunity to review ongoing activities, coordinate the work of the three national teams and establish priorities ahead of the forthcoming international meeting in Brno, scheduled for 8-10 October 2026.
One of the main topics was the preparation of the joint international academic volume on the history of Central Europe, a major scholarly output of the UNIDICE project. Participants discussed the proposed thematic structure, editorial responsibilities and the preparation of a detailed publication proposal for Routledge. Particular attention was given to ensuring that the volume would present Central European history through a comparative, internationally coordinated approach, bringing together different national historiographical traditions and perspectives. The partners agreed that finalising the book's overall concept, chapter structure and publication timetable would be a central priority of their upcoming meeting in Brno.
The meeting also focused on the organisation of the national and international workshop series, which constitutes an essential part of the project's academic activities. The Hungarian team presented plans for two pilot workshops in Budapest: The Identities of Central European Empires on 9 November and 1956 as a Phenomenon in Central Europe on 25 November, the latter marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. The Czech and Polish teams also reported on preparations for their respective workshops and the involvement of national experts. Participants emphasised the importance of maintaining academic cooperation while allowing sufficient flexibility for each national team to develop its own events.
Another important subject was the relationship between the workshops, the planned educational video materials and the project's wider dissemination activities. The partners discussed the recording of academic roundtables, the production of short expert interviews and the development of common technical guidelines to ensure consistent audiovisual quality across the participating institutions. Progress on the UNIDICE project website was also reviewed, with particular emphasis on presenting the nine thematic topics, forthcoming events, publications and educational resources within a coherent online platform.
The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to strengthening cooperation between the three partner universities and advancing the project's interconnected academic and educational activities. The discussions established a common framework for the autumn semester and laid the groundwork for the in-person international coordination meeting in Brno, where the partners would further develop the publication concept, workshop programme and future educational outputs of UNIDICE.