Organizer of the event:
University of Miskolc
Faculty of Economics
| Address: | 3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros |
| Phone: | +36 (46) 565-111 / 1005 (Dean’s Office) |
| Faculty website: University website: |
https://gtk.uni-miskolc.hu/ https://www.uni-miskolc.hu/ |
Section website address: https://kozgotdk2025.uni-miskolc.hu
Section e-mail address: kozgotdk2025@uni-miskolc.hu
Date of the event: 28–30 April 2025.
| Chair of the Organizing Committee: | Veresné Prof. Dr. Mariann Somosi, CSc. |
| University Professor, Dean | |
| University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics |
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| Phone: +36-46-565-111/1730 | |
| E-mail: mariann.veresne.somosi@uni-miskolc.hu | |
| Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee: | Dr. Zoltán Musinszki, Ph.D. |
| Associate Professor, Vice-Dean for Science and Accreditation | |
| University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics |
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| Phone: +36-46-565-111/2375 | |
| E-mail: zoltan.musinszki@uni-miskolc.hu | |
| Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee: | Dr. Katalin Lipták, Ph.D. |
| Associate Professor, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs | |
| University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Phone: +36-46-565-111/2023 |
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| E-mail: katalin.liptak@uni-miskolc.hu | |
| Secretary of the Organizing Committee: | Dr. László Molnár, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Phone: +36-46-565-111/1692 E-mail: laszlo.molnar@uni-miskolc.hu |
| Operational Secretary: | Dr. Anita Marien, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics Phone: +36-46-565-111/1692 E-mail: anita.marien@uni-miskolc.hu |
| Student delegate: | Anita Orsolya Tóbis |
| Student | |
| University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics |
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| E-mail: tobis.anita.orsolya@student.uni-miskolc.hu | |
| Deputy student delegate: | Dóra Mária Várkonyi Student University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics E-mail: dora.maria.varkonyi@student.uni-miskolc.hu |
The National Association for Student Research (OTDT), the Professional Committee for Economics of the OTDT and the organizing University of Miskolc Faculty of Economics hereby announce the 37th National Student Research Conference Economics Section under the conditions of the following call.
We invite students engaged in scientific research (those in higher education at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, or in integrated university programs, as well as in higher education vocational training, and secondary education) to participate in the Section’s work with their scholarly and high-quality TDK papers. We warmly welcome applicants from all secondary and higher education institutions both in Hungary and beyond its borders!
In the 37th National Student Research Conference (OTDK), TDK papers and authors (in the case of multi-author TDK papers, all authors) may participate that meet the conditions specified in the General Call for the 37th National Student Research Conference. Details are provided in Supplement 2 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK.
Study circles from cross-border universities and colleges can participate in the 37th OTDK under the same professional conditions as those in Hungary. Details are available in the General Call of the 37th OTDK.
The conference is also open to secondary school students in Hungary and across borders who present their research results at conferences of higher education institutions or national high school science student conferences (for details, see Supplement 4 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK) and are nominated for the OTDK. A detailed description of the participation of secondary school students is available in the General Call of the 37th OTDK.
A thesis produced in the course of continuous TDK activity during BA and BSc education can be entered to the 37th OTDK, if it meets the requirements of the Call and its Supplements and has been presented at a student research conference either during the BA/BSc or the subsequent MA/MSc training and has there been delegated to the OTDK.
Encrypted papers cannot be submitted to the 37th National Student Research Conference’s Economics Section, and encryption requests cannot be applied to submitted papers at a later stage.
Supplement 1 to the Section Call includes:
Supplement 2 to the Section Call includes:
The TDK paper must be uploaded to OTDT’s online system in PDF format.
During the application process, students must indicate which session would be the most suitable for presenting their TDK paper, as well as another session that could also be appropriate.
The fundamental rules for the establishment of the final session assignment are included in the General Call of the 37th OTDK. The Economics Section Committee may, based on the number of TDK papers received and their topic, merge some of the planned sessions/topics or create additional ones, so that the TDK paper may be assigned to a different session than the one indicated by the author(s) during registration. Sessions with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 papers can be planned. A ranking and a special prize can only be awarded in the session if at least 5 of the 6 to 15 classified papers are presented. If the number of TDK papers to be presented in a given session is fewer than five, that session may be merged with another session at the discretion of the Chair of the Section Committee. The management is aiming for a number of 8 to 12 TDK papers per session. The Section Committee requests applicants, as well as their supporting advisors and institutional TDT referents, to designate the papers to the most appropriate section and session for the scientific field when registering. The organizing institution, with the agreement of the Section Committee, reserves the right to redirect submissions with content that does not align with the Section’s field of study to another section of the National Student Research Conference that is more appropriate for the topic, with thanks for the application.
The final decision on the sessions, their language and the classification of the TDK papers will be made by the Economics Section Committee. Students will be informed of this decision via the OTDT online system by 20 March 2025 at the latest.
Following the student research conference:
TDK paper upload and section selection within 30 days after receiving the email specified in point 4 of Supplement 2 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK. Students who qualify with their TDK papers at a student research conference held within 30 days before the registration deadline for the relevant section of the 37th OTDK must upload their TDK papers to the online system by the registration deadline at the latest.
ATTENTION! Uploading a TDK paper does not constitute an entry to the OTDK, applications must be submitted during the registration period, as described in the next section.
Registration period: 15 November 2024 – 15 January 2024 (Wednesday), 16:00 (CET).
Registration deadline: 15 January 2025 (Wednesday), 16:00 (CET).
Students’ tasks during this period are:
A common expectation for documents signed by hand or electronically:
A document authenticated using the identification-based document authentication service (Client Gateway AVDH, available at https://mo.hu/szuf_avdh_feltoltes) via the Client Gateway
OR
a printed and hand-signed document may be accepted in scanned (PDF) format.
After the registration deadline for students (15 January 2025, 16:00, CET) it will no longer be possible for students to upload application documents in the OTDT online system.
Uploading the documents of the student research conference and sending them to the OTDT Office according to point 5 of Supplement 2 of the General Call for the 37th OTDK.
Common expectations for documents signed by hand or electronically:
A document authenticated using the identification-based document authentication service (Client Gateway AVDH, available at https://mo.hu/szuf_avdh_feltoltes) via the Client Gateway
OR
a printed and hand-signed document may be accepted in scanned (PDF) format.
Deadline for institutional and faculty TDT Chairs to upload documents to the OTDT online system: 20 January 2025 (Monday) 16:00 (CET). After the deadline, it will no longer be possible to upload application documents to the OTDT online system.
We are unable to accept TDK papers that do not meet the requirements outlined in the Section Call; such applications will be rejected.
Applications submitted individually are invalid.
The registration fees for the 37th OTDK will be decided at a later stage, subject to the availability of funding.
A certificate of participation in the OTDK will be awarded to all authors and supervisors of each paper presented. In addition, a maximum of one-third of the papers presented may be awarded one of the first, second and third places per section, taking into account that a maximum of one application per session may be awarded first place. The Section Panel may award a special prize to those papers that do not achieve ranking but are judged by the Session Panel to be worthy of recognition based on their professional merit, and which are judged to be immediately behind the winning applications. The authors of the winning papers and those of the papers receiving the Special Prize of the Session Panel will each receive a certificate for the ranking or the Special Prize of the Session Panel.
The total number of winning TDK papers and TDK papers awarded the Special Prize of the Session Panel may not exceed 50% of the total number of TDK papers presented in a section. Further rules on prizes are set out in Supplement 3 to the General Call.
Submission of Pro Scientia Gold Medal application
The authors of TDK papers that have been awarded first place at the national conference may apply for the Pro Scientia Gold Medal, provided they meet the additional criteria set out in the call. Details are given in Supplement 5 of the 37th OTDK General Call.
We invite and welcome all interested students and their masters!
Budapest, 9 April 2024.
| Dr. Takácsné Prof Dr. Katalin György | Veresné Prof. Dr. Mariann Somosi |
| University Professor | University Professor |
| Chair of the OTDT Economics Section Committee | Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 37th OTDK in Economics |
The length of the OTDK paper may be a maximum of 80 pages, from the first page of the Introduction to the last page of the Abstract. TDK papers that exceed the specified maximum page limit will be disqualified. Materials that are not part of the main text (explanatory sections, images, tables, figures, questionnaires, etc.) should be placed as an appendix after the bibliography. No text from the Introduction to the Summary may be moved to the appendix! A printed TDK paper is not required.
All TDK papers submitted to the OTDK are subject to a plagiarism check, which is evaluated by a special committee (Plagiarism Review Committee) set up by the Section Committee, which reviews the results of the plagiarism check one by one. Please note that plagiarism in any form is not allowed and that the applicants’ own works may not be quoted without a reference (prohibition of self-plagiarism). The use of artificial intelligence applications in ways that conflict with the published professional and ethical guidelines of the section is not permitted. Any reports regarding such usage will also be investigated by the Plagiarism Review Committee.
If you have previously participated as an author or co-author in any section of the OTDK, or if you are now submitting multiple papers, and there is a connection between this paper and the others, you must upload a declaration for each relevant paper. This declaration should include the main details of the related paper(s) (author(s), title, completion date, OTDK Section, and (proposed) category), as well as a brief statement describing how the works are similar (in what ways and to what extent they overlap) and how they differ (e.g., theoretical background, question, analytical framework, methodology, data). There is no mandatory form for the declaration regarding these additional TDK papers. Please upload the declaration as a “TDK paper update declaration” in the OTDT online system under Documents.
If an author submits more than one paper to the OTDK and there is an overlap in content between them, the other paper must be referenced in the same way as other literature used, and the same applies to other own publications. Failure to do so will be considered plagiarism and will result in disqualification. When using your own texts, it is also expected that the amount of text should not exceed the usual professional and scientific ratio expected for other cited works. If the reviewers determine that a substantial amount of self-referenced text has been incorporated into the paper, the Plagiarism Review Committee will also assess and evaluate the paper’s acceptability in this case.
TDK papers proven to infringe copyright will be excluded from the OTDK by the OTDT, with simultaneous notification to the nominating institution and the author. In other cases of suspected plagiarism, the paper will not be automatically excluded, but the case will be considered and evaluated by the Plagiarism Review Committee.
In the case of research work carried out in a research group, it is important to clearly describe the independent work carried out and to distinguish it from the other results of the research group. In this case, the author contribution declaration found in Supplement 2 of the Section Call must be completed and uploaded as a supplementary document in the Documents section of the OTDT online system. The name of the research group/project is required, as well as an indication of the specific tasks and the proportion of the work that was the author’s own contribution. In the case of multiple-author TDK papers, the application must clearly indicate the extent of each author’s individual contribution. In the case of multiple-author TDK papers, the author contribution declaration found in Supplement 2 of the Section Call must be completed and uploaded as a supplementary document in the Documents section of the OTDT online system.
In the Documents section of the OTDT online system, one file can be uploaded as a Supplementary Document type file, so please upload the two declarations as a single merged file if you need to complete both types.
The publication of TDK paper results (in journals, conference proceedings, etc.) is permitted and aligns well with the spirit and goals of TDK’s mission to nurture future generations of scientists. However, ethical issues arise if the subsequent publications of the results of the TDK paper include authors different from those of the OTDK paper. The role of a contributor or facilitator (e.g. a consultant) is of paramount importance, but they cannot be considered real authors, the TDK paper must be the independent work of the student(s). In cases where publication practices obscure the identity of the author, the default decision is disqualification, although the Plagiarism Review Committee may assess and evaluate the case based on additional facts.
In the Economics Section, TDK papers can be submitted in Hungarian or English. TDK papers submitted in English will also be classified on a professional basis according to the subject of the paper. The same TDK paper cannot be submitted in different languages.
The TDK paper must include the mandatory elements covering the four points expected in scientific work:
a) at the beginning of the paper (in the introduction), it includes the scientific research question that the author aims to answer;
b) it explicitly states its research model and/or methodology;
c) at the end of the paper, it answers the scientific question posed; summarizes in a thesis-like manner the new or novel scientific findings of the paper;
d) it contains the author’s conclusions and suggestions.
Documents to be uploaded separately (if applicable):
In the Documents section of the OTDT online system, one file can be uploaded as a Supplementary Document type file, so please upload the two declarations as a single merged file if you need to complete both types.
The TDK paper must be prepared on a computer using a word processing application, with Times New Roman font, 12-point font size, 1.5 line spacing, and justified alignment. We ask the authors of the TDK paper to clearly specify the date of manuscript completion, including the exact year, month, and day, to facilitate accurate evaluation.
Outer cover
On the outer cover, in the upper third and centered, the title “OTDK Paper” should appear in 24-point font size. At the bottom, centered, the year “2025” (the year of the conference) should also appear in 24-point font size.
A template for the outer cover is provided at the end of this supplement and is available for download on the organizing institution’s website.
Inner cover
On the inner cover, please include the author’s name, the title of the TDK paper (in Hungarian and English), the advisor’s name, and the name of the submitting institution in 14-point font size. At the bottom of the page, indicate the completion date of the manuscript as follows: e.g., “Manuscript completed: 2 October 2024.
A template for the inner cover is provided at the end of this supplement and is available for download on the organizing institution’s website.
Page numbering begins with the Introduction as page 1. The page number should be centered at the bottom of each page. Margins should be set to 2.50 cm on all sides.
The appendix may include tables, figures, and other documents that illustrate the content of the TDK paper but do not constitute its substantive part.
Papers that had to be uploaded to the OTDT online system before the publication of this Call may be submitted according to the last valid Call at the time of the most recent/institutional conference.
The paper must be prepared according to the requirements expected of scientific work. For guidance, please refer to the “Guide to Preparing OTDK Papers” document available on the organizing institution’s website.
In-text citations: primarily in parentheses using the author-year format (APA, Harvard).
Spelling, style, and the above formatting requirements are part of the evaluation criteria.
The abstract is not part of the main text of the paper to be uploaded; it should be uploaded separately to the OTDT online system, but only the main text of the summary (other information, such as the names of the student authors, institution, supervisor, etc., will be generated by the online system). The length of the abstract should be no more than 2,500 characters in both English and Hungarian.
Resumes must be uploaded in both English and Hungarian.
The structure of the abstract should follow the scientific character of the TDK paper, i.e. it should include a brief summary of
a) the scientific question under consideration;
b) the presentation of the research methodology used;
c) a brief description of the findings.
Submission procedure for the presentation
The presentation (Power Point slideshow, prezi.com or other presentation to be projected on a computer) must be submitted to the organizing institution before the conference, and the organizing institution will send an e-mail with the format of the presentation no later than two weeks before the conference. The delivery deadline is 22 April 2025 16:00 (CET), which may be postponed by the organizing institution in the information e-mail. If a student does not submit their presentation to the organizing institution by the deadline, they may give their presentation verbally without using computer software.
Presentation language and time frame
The evaluation of the papers is overseen by the OTDT Economics Section Committee in collaboration with the organizing institution of the Section.
The OTDT Economics Section Committee, together with the organizing institution, establishes a review committee for each category, identical to the Session Panel and consisting of at least three members. The members of this committee are instructors with scientific qualifications recommended by higher education institutions. If the Session Panel has three members, all must have scientific qualifications. The Session Panel may also consist of four or more members, in which case it may include outstanding representatives of the profession or business sector who do not have scientific qualifications. The chair of the review committee is always associated with a higher education institution.
The evaluation of the TDK papers consists of two parts:
In the final evaluation of the TDK paper, the paper and the oral presentation are weighted at 60% and 40%, respectively.
Two members of the review committee evaluate the paper in writing before the conference. The maximum score available from the written evaluation is 60 points. The final score for the written evaluation is the arithmetic mean of the two scores for the two reviewers.
If the difference between the two evaluations is 15 points or more, the organizing institution first tries to provide an opportunity for the two reviewers to discuss their reasoning and potentially adjust their evaluations. If no adjustment is made or if the 15-point difference remains, a third reviewer (who has not yet evaluated the paper) is mandatorily appointed. In cases where there is a third reviewer, the final written score is the average of the two closest scores among the three; in the case of equal differences, it is the average of the two higher scores.
All written evaluations for each category (including the names of the reviewers) are made available to students by the organizing institution in the OTDT online system 5 days before the start of the conference or as soon as all reviews for the category are completed.
If the average score from the evaluations is less than 50% of the possible points (30 points), the paper may be presented at the OTDK but cannot be awarded.
The organizers of the Section strive to ensure that evaluations are completed no later than 5 days before the conference. If this deadline is not met, the paper cannot be excluded from eligibility for awards on account of this delay, regardless of the score.
The presentation will be evaluated by a Session Panel of recognized members of the field. The maximum score for the presentation evaluation is 40 points.
Name of the participant: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Title of the TDK paper: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name, position and contact details (e-mail) of the reviewer: ………………………………………
1. Overall evaluation of the TDK paper (max. 12 points)
| Formulation of specific and relevant objective(s) —- Lack of objectives, or irrelevant issue(s) | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Consistency between objective, methodology and results (conclusions, proposals) —- Lack of consistency | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| The TDK paper is logically structured, professionally sound —- Confusing, highly questionable | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clear, comprehensible, linguistically correct formulation —- Difficult to understand, unclear | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total score: ……………..
Written justification: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Use of literature (max. 12 points)
| The range and diversity of the literature used, including domestic and international sources, is appropriate —- Few or poorly chosen sources used | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Management of sources, accurate cross-references —- Missing, inaccurate references | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| The literature used is relevant and up-to-date —- Overly general, outdated | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Thoroughly processed, independently evaluated sources —- Poor processing, no independent evaluation | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total score: ……………..
Written justification: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Methodology: quality of data and information collection and processing (max. 12 points)
| The method of analysis chosen is appropriate to the objectives —- The method is not appropriate | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Comprehensive, thorough, independent data and information collection —- Incomplete / missing | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| The processing of data or information, the analysis carried out is thorough —- Incomplete processing, oversimplified analysis | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| High quality, correct methodological application —- Low quality, incorrect application | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total score: ……………..
Written justification: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Results, conclusions, suggestions (max. 12 points)
| The results are professionally sound (and numerically accurate in the case of calculations) —- Incorrect, erroneous | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Novel findings and conclusions —- General statements | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| The reasoning and presentation of results are logical and clear —- Confused reasoning | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Conclusions and recommendations are clear and correct —- Incorrect or missing | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total score: ……………..
Written justification: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Format requirements (max. 6 points)
| Appropriate length, structure, and chapter proportions as expected —- Inappropriate | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Figures and tables are formally complete —- Missing (e.g. lack of source, unit of measurement, etc.) | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| A tastefully, carefully edited paper —- Formally clumsy, careless work | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Total score: ……………..
Written justification: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Evaluation of the abstract (max. 6 points)
| Clear formulation of the research questions and objectives —- Lack of questions | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Good overview of the research and analysis carried out —- Presentation of the research missing, inadequate | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Professionally sound summary —- Highly questionable summary | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Total score: ……………..
Written justification: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
TOTAL POINTS (max. 60 points): ……………….
……………………..…, …… March/April 2025
Name of the participant: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Title of the TDK paper: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name of the reviewer: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. Overall evaluation (max. 12 points)
Criteria:
| The structure of the presentation is logical, the structure (introduction, objective, methodology, results, conclusions, presentation of proposals) is proportionate | vs. | The logic of the presentation is confused, the structuring is disproportionate |
| Excellent presentation | vs. | Poor presentation |
| Clear, easy-to-follow presentation | vs. | Difficult to understand, unclear presentation |
| Engaging, well-structured slides | vs. | Poor / over-decorated; superficial / overcrowded slides |
| Excellent knowledge of the subject matter, field of expertise | vs. | Knowledge of the subject, field incomplete, inadequate |
2. Quality of the Presentation Content (max. 16 points)
| Description of objective(s), methods easy to understand |
vs. | Description of objective(s), methods confusing / incomplete description |
| The reasoning and presentation of results are easy to understand |
vs. | The reasoning and presentation of results are difficult to follow, and confusing |
| The presentation is professionally sound | vs. | The presentation is not professionally sound |
| A concise, logically structured presentation | vs. | Poorly structured, confusing presentation |
| Adequate professional vocabulary, correct use of technical terms |
vs. | Insufficient technical vocabulary, incorrect use of technical terms |
3. Debate skills of the presenter (max. 12 points)
| Provides professionally sound, adequate answers to the questions asked | vs. | Does not answer questions satisfactorily / avoids them / is embarrassed by them |
| Understands the current state of the topic and is aware of changes that occurred after the completion of the paper | vs. | Not informed about current issues |
| Argues convincingly and logically, understands and accepts other points of view | vs. | Arguments are unstable, rejects other points of view / Does not engage in debate |
| Able to initiate a professional discussion | vs. | Passive participant in the debate, lack of initiative |
TOTAL POINTS (max 40 points): ………………………………………………
Miskolc, …… April 2025
Name of institution
Faculty name
[institution logo can be inserted here]
Title of the TDK paper in Hungarian
Title of the TDK paper in English
Name of the Author(s)
Consultant: Name of Consultant(s):
Closure date of the manuscript: xx. xx. xxxx.
I, the undersigned (name of the student(s) submitting the TDK paper to be filled in here), hereby declare that I participated in the following work processes related to my TDK paper titled (title of TDK paper to be filled in here), submitted to the 37th OTDK:
| Subtask[1] I was involved in the following tasks |
Extent of participation (0–100%)[2]Name of author 1 |
| Concept development | |
| Processing of literature, exploration of theoretical background | |
| Methodology | |
| Programming | |
| Validation | |
| Formal analysis | |
| Data collection | |
| Data cleaning, database maintenance | |
| Writing – preparing an original draft | |
| Writing – review and editing | |
| Visualization | |
| Supervision | |
| Project administration |
In the case of work conducted within a research group, provide the identifying details of the research project (title, identification number, etc.):
________________________________________________________________________________
Date:
_________________________
Student submitting the TDK paper (name)
signature
For multiple-author TDK papers:
_________________________ _________________________
Co-author (name) Co-author (name)
signature signature
[1]* The following list is a sample, which can be freely modified and extended. Based on CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy): https://credit.niso.org/
[2] In the case of multiple-author TDK papers, fill in for each author by increasing the number of columns – author 1, author 2, etc. In the case of work done in a research group, it is sufficient to fill in only for the author if the work had no co-authors.