• Bachelor's degree program
• Master degree program
• a 5-year degree course
• vocational training program (which culminates with the writing of a thesis)

and has completed a thesis or dissertation on one of the topics in point 2.

2. The thesis or dissertation submitted for the competition must be related to one of the following topics: trade unions, their tasks, their history, their national, European, and international relations, labour market, employment, health and safety, labour law, conflicts at work, education, the impact of climate change on the world of work. The thesis should address some interesting current issue. It should be written in English or Hungarian, have a clear and concise structure, and have consistent text and charts. It should review the literature and refer to and cite it correctly. The thesis or dissertation is to be of high quality, it should apply what has been learned, and reflect outstanding thinking.

3. A thesis or dissertation submitted to the competition may be awarded a prize if it complies with the rules of the Dura-Kuti thesis competition.

4. The competition is open to theses and dissertations defended from 1 January 2025 to 28 February 2026.

5. The applicants must complete their studies at the appropriate level and defend their thesis by the deadline for submission.

• Applications must be submitted to info@dura.hu by the deadline with the subject "Dura-Kuti thesis competition." The application form must be accompanied by:
• the thesis,
• a copy of the applicant's diploma or an institutional certificate of successful completion of the final examination
• the internal and external review of the thesis,
• a statement of the university,
• a one-page abstract of the thesis.

The applicant or their university can submit the application.

If the university submits multiple applications, please attach the "summary sheet" to each one.

Deadline for applications: 1 March 2026

The application forms can be downloaded here:

• Application form
• Application form institutional
  
• Declaration of the university

Prizes include a certificate and a cash award.

The organiser will publish the results of the competition (author, title, institution, prize) on its website and szakszervezetek.hu website.