The 3rd Research and Cooperation Conference by LEPSY CEEPUS Network
The 3rd Research and Cooperation Conference was held on 12 March 2026 within the framework of the Law Enforcement, Security and Psychology (LEPSY) CEEPUS Network. The conference was opened by Maj. Gen. Prof. Gábor Kovács, Dean of the Faculty of Law Enforcement at Ludovika University of Public Service.
The series of presentations covered a diverse range of topics relevant to the LEPSY Network, including law enforcement, security studies, and contemporary societal challenges. A total of 77 participants representing 32 institutions from 12 countries presented their research across seven thematic sections.
The network participating units for the academic year 2025/26 are as follows:
· University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Security (Skopje, Macedonia)
· University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies (Belgrade, Serbia)
· Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Applied Psychology (Cluj Napoca, Romania)
· Academy of the Ministry of Interior (Sofia, Bulgaria)
· Matej Bel University in Banská Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations (Banská Bystrica, Slovakia)
· University of East Sarajevo Faculty of Law (East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
· University of Oradea (Oradea, Romania)
· Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia)
· Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement (Budapest, Hungary)
· Institute of Forensic Medicine from Cluj Napoca (Cluj Napoca, Romania)
· Heim Pal National Pediatric Institute (Budapest, Hungary)
In addition to the member institutions of the network, the following organisations were also represented at the conference:
· Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
- Deescalate Consultations, Croatia
- Fernando Pessoa University, Portugal
- Hungarian University of Sport Science, Hungary
- Interventions Command, Ministry of the Interior, Croatia
- Kauno Kolegija Higher Education institution, Lithuania
- Ministry of the Interior, Croatia
- Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
- Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
- Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, Czech Republic
- Portuguese Association for Prison, Portugal
· Sexology Institute of Romania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Széchenyi István University, Hungary
- Trakia University, Bulgaria
- University of Eötvös Lorand, Hungary
- University of Pannonia, Hungary
- University of Porto, Faculty of Law, Portugal
- University of Szeged, Hungary
- University of Applied Science of Criminal Investigation and Public Security, Croatia
- University of Banja Luka Faculty of Security Studies, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
The organisers would like to express their sincere appreciation to all participants for their valuable contributions and active engagement, and warmly congratulate them on the high quality of their research and presentations. We also warmly welcome participants and all those interested to join our future programmes and events.