ConSIMium is a simulation exercise bringing to life the functioning of the Council of the European Union. Within its framework, one student team from each Member State \u2013 altogether 27 teams \u2013 gains first-hand experience of negotiations between countries and of the European-level decision-making process. Over the two days, university students modelled meetings of the European Council and the Council of the European Union, participated in the preparatory work of the working parties and the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper), as well as in the ministerial meeting, where they sought to reach compromise solutions on two current issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six young participants were selected from a considerable number of Hungarian applicants to represent the country at the Brussels event. Within the delegation, Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University in Gy\u0151r was the only institution outside the capital represented, in the person of fourth-year law student Fl\u00f3ra Emma Varga, whose preparedness, strategic thinking, and negotiation and cooperation skills greatly contributed to the success of the Hungarian delegation. The team\u2019s preparation was carried out by the Hungarian Rectors\u2019 Conference, with the involvement of the National Conference of Student Unions and the University of Public Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fl\u00f3ra Emma Varga, a fourth-year law student at Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University (second from the right), participated in the event simulating the functioning of the Council of the European Union as a member of the Hungarian delegation (Photo: Fanni Kiss)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am very interested in European public law, which is why I was delighted when Dr L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Knapp, Vice-Dean for Education at the De\u00e1k Ferenc Faculty of Law and Political Sciences and Associate Professor at the Department of International Law and European Law, drew my attention to this opportunity. My application was followed by successful oral interviews, and I was ultimately selected for the Hungarian delegation,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said the student from Gy\u0151r. She added that prior to the event, the team jointly developed its strategy, which each member had to represent in their respective roles \u2013 as EU leader, ambassador, minister, journalist or national expert.\u00a0\u201cAs a law student, I chose the latter role, and in addition to our joint preparation, I also took part in role-specific training sessions organised by the Council,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n University students from the Member States held discussions over two days, just like real EU officials<\/em> (Photo: Fanni Kiss)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n National experts were entrusted with a key task from the very beginning of the Brussels programme, as they were the first to deal with legislative proposals concerning economic coercion and foreign direct investment. \u201cWith regard to the latter, I had to reconcile the Hungarian position with the interests of the Commission and the other twenty-six Member States. Over the two days, we essentially went through the Union\u2019s decision-making mechanism, modelling the various forums and the consultations taking place within them,\u201d<\/em> she emphasised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fl\u00f3ra Emma Varga highlighted that the debates during the programme were not directed; their outcomes and any potential compromises depended entirely on the participants, and in this context she was able to represent the Hungarian position firmly.\u00a0\u201cIn addition to gaining a wealth of experience, I also established many valuable professional connections. I was able to gain deeper insight into the functioning of the Union and speak personally with those working there. All of this was also an important impetus for my own career, as in the future I would very much like to work at one of the European institutions, for example within the legal service,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she noted. The student from Gy\u0151r believes that, at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of SZE, students not only receive up-to-date knowledge, but can also rely on their lecturers outside lectures \u2013 which, among other things, enabled her to represent Hungary at this major international event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The two national experts of the Hungarian delegation, Fl\u00f3ra Emma Varga and Luca Piller. (Photo: Fanni Kiss)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Created: 2026.02.19. 10:58 A law student of Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University was selected to join the Hungarian delegation participating in the simulation event of the Council of the European Union, ConSIMium. At the two-day …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":9620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/alumni.sze.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kep1-16-1024x768.webp\")
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