Partium Christian University

Department of Human and Social Sciences

theol. József Pálfi PhD

Rector, Full Professor

2016 – Current - Rector, Partium Christian University, Oradea, Romania
2017 – Current - Full Professor, Partium Christian University, Oradea, Romania
2015 – 2017 - Associate Professor, Partium Christian University, Oradea, Romania
2011 – 2015 - President of Senate, Partium Christian University, Oradea, Romania
2010 – 2016 - Head of Department, Partium Christian University, Oradea, Romania
2007 – 2015 - Assistant Professor, Partium Christian University, Oradea, Romania
1997 – 2007 - Teaching Assistant, Universitatea Creștină Partium, Oradea, România
1999 – Current - Pastor, Reformed Church of Oradea Rét, Oradea, Romania
1997 – 1999 - Director of Arany János Student's Hostel, Oradea, Romania
1994 – 1999 - Institutional Pastor, Sulyok István Reformed College, Oradea, Romania
1992 – 1994 - Pastor, Reformed Church of Oradea Olosig, Oradea, Romania

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ADULT EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR (CERTIFICATE): Public Euroconsulting Ltd.,Oradea, Romania
TEACHERS' TRAINING CERTIFICATE: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca,Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY: Debrecen Reformed Theological University, Debrecen, Hungary
UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA: Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA: Philology High School, Oradea, Romania

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2025: Doctor honoris causa, University of Miskolc
2023: "Varadinum" Award
2022: "Árpád-fejedelem" Award
2022: Count Imre Miko de Hidveg Memorial Award of Transylvanian Museum Society
2022: Honorary Certificate on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian Teacher's Association of Romania
2021: Honorary Professor Award of Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary
2017: Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Oﬃcer's Cross, Civil Section
2013: The "Széchenyi" Award granted by the Széchenyi Society in Budapest
2009: "Szacsvay" Award granted by the Board of Notaries of the Hungarian Parliament

NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS

2023-present: Partium and Bánság Heritage Protection and Memorial Society
2000-present: Curator of the "Pro Universitate Partium" Foundation
2002-2017: Member of the Board of Founders of Partium Christian University
2002-present: President of the "Csillagocska" Foundation, Oradea
2009-present: Member of the College of Doctors of the Reformed Church in Hungary
2011-present: Member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2015-present: Member of the editing committee of the book series "Magyar Protestáns Teológiatörténeti Könyvtár", Hungary
2015-present: Member of the editing committee of the scientific journal "Theological Forum" in Komarno, Slovakia
2016-present: Member of the editing committee of the scientific journal Ecclesiastica Historia (Presov), ISSN1338434
2017-present: Member of the Committee of Theology and Ecumenism, the Synod of the Reformed Church in Romania