Welcome to SASW!
If one looks at welcome messages, it seems that everybody offers the most rewarding student experience, conducts cutting edge research, has faculty known around the world, and works diligently on community outreach, while being passionate and professional in all endeavors. Of course you should not believe everything you read, so I invite you to visit us, collect empirical evidence, and decide it for yourself.
Social sciences have always had a reputation of asking the hard questions. Developing a genetically modified, drought-tolerant crop is a big achievement, but how does that affect the future of farming communities? Progress in the current epoch of globalization is usually hailed, but who decides which part of a culture should be preserved, altered or forgotten? And can (or should) social interaction be substituted by caretakers with artificial intelligence? Our programs offer the necessary critical perspective to address such questions as an informed individual. Why is that important? Informed people make informed decisions. Others simply want all boredom amused.
If you want to make a difference, we give you the tools. If you want to know more about the world around you, we help you find the answers and ask the right questions. Is two plus two always four? Yes, except when it was not the question one should have asked.
Think. And enjoy responsibly.
László Kulcsár
Professor and Department Head
