The Hungarian Association of Higher Education Archives (MFLSZ) held its traditional annual conference from April 28 to 30, 2026, hosted by the ELTE ULA Savaria Library and Archives.
At the opening of the annual conference, welcoming remarks were delivered by MFLSZ President Zsolt Osváth; Nóra Lenkai, Rector’s Commissioner, representing the ELTE Savaria University Center; Dr. László Szende, Head of Department, representing the Ministry of Culture and Innovation; and Dr. Kulcsár Szabó Ernőné Gombos Annamária, Director General of the ELTE University Library and Archives.
Following the opening ceremony, a roundtable discussion was held on current issues in archival work, after which the professional program focused this year on cooperation among university public collections. Among the conference speakers, Dr. Rita Balla, museologist, and Dr. Krisztina Tóth, archivist, representing the ELTE University Library and Archives, gave a presentation titled The Museum Collection of the ELTE University Library and Archives within the University Public Collection System, during which the achieved results, best practices, and the joint coin catalog – a major milestone – were unveiled. The closing session focused on cooperation between university organisations and university public collections.
In addition to the conference, the program included the MFLSZ annual general meeting as well as exciting collection visits; attendees had the opportunity to visit the ELTE ULA Savaria Library and Archives, the Vas County Archives of the Hungarian National Archives, and the Szombathely Diocesan Library and Archives.