IX. BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference  

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IX. BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference  

Date: 24^th April 2026
Venue: Teams online conference  

Clocks Can Be Stopped, Tipping Points Cannot-
When Politics Pauses but Physics Doesn’t:
Sustainability in an Age of ‘Stop the Clock’   

What happens when political clocks are stopped, but physical limits are not?

How do sustainability challenges evolve in an era of delayed decisions and accelerating tipping points? Find the answers, stay alert to irreversible environmental and social thresholds, explore emerging sustainability trends, share resilient practices and solutions, and rethink innovation beyond political timelines.

The BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference provides an excellent opportunity to achieve all these within the framework of one conference!

The conference aims to bring together those students and fellow researchers interested in sustainability who would like to present new research, exchange information, and discuss the current issues.

As a responsible University and Champion of PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) cordially invite all bachelor, master, and PhD students to conduct independent research in the following topics:

1. Sustainability Beyond Policy Cycles
2. Education, Knowledge and the Politics of Delay
3. Gender, Equality and Social Sustainability Under Pressure
4. Tourism and Hospitality in a Warming World
5. Cities, Communities and Adaptation Limits
6. Consumption, Production and the Myth of Incremental Change
7. Climate Action Without Political Momentum

What are the benefits for you to join? 

• Your voice will be heard in one of the most challenging questions of our times. 
• You can present and discuss your results with our business/academic/NGO partners to extend your knowledge and network.
• You are invited to submit your research paper for BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference, online.

Where to publish?

The conference offers four publication opportunities:

• publishing in a peer-reviewed conference proceeding with an ISBN number containing studies with a separate DOI number (manuscripts requirements are available on the website)
• Selected papers that meet the requirements of BUEB’s journal Prosperitas can be submitted for peer review. For more information about submission to Prosperitas, click here.
• Publication opportunities are offered in the university’s academic journals: Business

& Diplomacy Review and Multidisciplinary Challenges, Diverse Responses

Please note, to verify legitimacy, the University may perform checks with software (plagiarism and AI usage) screening.

What and when? 

1. Abstract submission

You are invited to register and submit your abstract for BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference. Upload your abstract to the following website: IX. BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference – Budapest University of Economics and Business

• Abstract submission deadline: 5^th April 2026
• When submitting the abstract, please, have concrete research and/or presentation title, your name, e-mail address and institution! 
  
  2. Conference presentation

Present your research results in 15 minutes to our business/academic/NGO partners and spread the word at BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference on 24^th April 2026

3. Full paper submission

Write and upload your research paper to the website by 3^rd May 2026

How to write your abstract? 

• Abstracts should be written in English, the official language of the event. It should be up to 250 words, written concisely and clearly. The abstract should reflect your planned research on what will appear in your research paper. Please divide the abstract into these headings: 
  • Author (s) name, faculty, university, email
  • Title of the paper- the title should be as simple, clear, and precise as possible 
  • Purpose – What are the objectives of your research? What are your research questions? 
  • Design/methodology/approach – How are the objectives achieved? Include the main scientific method(s) used in your research. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper? 
  • Findings – What are the expected research results? 
  • Practical implications – What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences will be identified? How will the research impact the business or enterprise? What changes to practice should be made as a result of this research? What will be the commercial or economic impact? 
  • Social implications – What will be the impact on society of this research? How will it influence public attitudes? How will it influence (corporate) social responsibility or environmental issues? How could it inform public or industry policy? How might it affect the quality of life? 
  • Originality/value – What will be new in your research paper? Why and to whom may your research be valuable? How to conduct your scientific research? 

We are here to support you: 

If you have any questions, please let us know and experts (mentors) from concerned fields will help you find the right answer or approach. Email: kortvesi.dorina@uni-bge.hu