Kós Károly Akadémia

Kós Károly Akadémia

Kós Károly Akadémia Alapítvány

Romania

Democracy & Civil societyEducation
Think tankFounded 2010Regional reach
Profile last updated: July 12, 2026

About

Founded in 2010, Kós Károly Akadémia is a think tank based in Romania working on democracy & civil society, education.

Kós Károly Akadémia is a non-profit foundation in Transylvania, Romania, established in February 2010 as the scientific background institute of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ). It operates as a political-ideological forum, hosting debates on national identity, minority existence, and Romania's and Europe's integration challenges. It also trains young politicians through programmes such as the Erdélyi Politikai Iskola and organises the Erdélyi Perpatvar debate competition. It is a member of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, with which it has collaborated since 2013.

Location

Romania

Founded

2010

Organisation type

Think tank

Legal form

Alapítvány

Legal name

Kós Károly Akadémia Alapítvány

Focus areas

political foundationthink tankpolitical educationdebateTransylvaniaHungarian minority

Languages

HU

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyEducation

Works for

YouthStudents

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Erdélyi Politikai Iskola

Democracy & Civil society · Romania

Political training programme with lectures and weekend courses in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) for young politicians and the next generation of political activists.

Erdélyi Perpatvar

Education · Romania

Debate competition for secondary school students, with a national final held each year.

Countries of operation

Romania

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

Partnerships

Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség (RMDSZ)

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