About us

The Institute of Aerospace and Telecommunications law combines for the first time in Hungary three innovative research area: legal and policy aspects of air and outer space and electronic communications.

Founded in 2020, the institute is affiliated to the Ludovika University of Public Service of Hungary (Budapest), part of the Eötvös József Research Centre.

As for research, we have published four books (three are open access in English) and numerous other papers. We are founding member of the Network of European Space Policy Think-Thanks (NEST, under the auspices of ESPI) and national point of contact of the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL, ESA). We have been awarded with the Institute of Space and Telecommunications Law (IDEST, University Paris Saclay) the Hubert-Curien / Balaton grant which allow us to conduct joint research on the legal and policy aspects of satellites in armed conflict.

Also, we frequently organize international conferences in Budapest. ECSL has selected our university to host the European Space Law and Policy Summer School 2023. Our experts participate in the work of several international bodies as academic experts, such as the Legal Subcommittee of the UN COPUOS and the Open-ended working group on the prevention of an arms race in outer space in all its aspects (UNODA).

As a university, we also put an emphasis on education. Beyond offering elective courses in English, French and Hungarian on aerospace and telecommunications law to MA students, we have launched in 2022 the Space Policy Expert training. As part of the UniSpace program, we offer a three-semesters long interdisciplinary training to students who need a broad knowledge on space activities from a legal, economic and defence perspective.