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The role and impact of artificial intelligence in labour law and employment
9th–13th March 2026, Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár/Klausenburg)
The event is organised under the Erasmus BIP programme. Participating institutions: Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem ÁJK, Budapest.
9th March, Monday
Venue: Sapientia University, B302, Calea Turzii no. 4
10.00 – 10.30 – Opening, registration
10.30 – 11.15 – prof. dr. Emőd Veress (Sapientia University) - Transylvania - a space of legal history
11.15 – 11.30 coffee break
11.30 – 12.15 – dr. Zsolt Kokoly (Sapientia University) – Particularities of legal education in Transylvania – history and evolution of legal professions in a plurilingual and multiethnic society
12.15 – 14.00 lunch break
14.00 – 16.00 guided city tour
10th March, Tuesday
Venue: Sapientia University, B302, Calea Turzii no. 4
10.00 – 10.30 Márton Gecsei (ELTE), Izolda Orsi (Sapientia): How does artificial intelligence change the daily work of lawyers (e.g., judges, attorneys, legal advisors)?
10.30 – 11.00 Maksymilian Tokmina (Sapienta Erasmus+), Michela Pisone (UNIPD): Which jobs will artificial intelligence make redundant? Will AI create new professions?
11.00 – 11.30 Bianka Albert (ELTE), Cyrine Okbi (UNIPD): What can't artificial intelligence replace in humans?
11.30 – 12.00 Ádám Tamás Török (ELTE), Maria Sarkis (UNIPD): What are the risks of using artificial intelligence? Why is human oversight of AI necessary?
12.00 – 13.30 lunch break
13.30 – 14.00 Hunor Veres-Kupán (Sapientia), Mariia Zolotashkina (UNIPD): To what extent will AI change higher education, including legal education? For example, will it be necessary to change the curriculum, teaching methods, and exams?
14.00 – 14.30 Ákos Szikszay (ELTE), Anett Iakab-Pali (Sapientia), Benedetta Casella (UNIPD): Will AI mean fewer lawyers are needed in the job market? Do law firms need fewer lawyer candidates? Does AI make it harder for new lawyers to find jobs?
14.30 – 15.00 Dorottya Kovács (Sapientia), Noushin Rita (UNIPD): Do you think that so-called “algorithmic management” could affect the correct classification of employment relationships and the recognition of legal protections provided for by labour law?
15.00 – 15.30 coffee break
15.30 – 16.00 Dorka Héjja (ELTE), Zoha Amiri (UNIPD): Can artificial intelligence help in the fight against labour exploitation in value chains?
16.00 – 16.30 Anna Dóra Német (ELTE), Tímea Nyisztor (Sapientia): Have you ever heard of algorithm transparency and the human-in-command approach? What are your thoughts on these issues? And what do you think of paragraph 4 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689?
11th March, Wednesday
12:00 – departure to Torda (Turda)
12:45 – arrival
13:00 – visiting Turda Salt Mine
15:00 – departure to Torockó (Rimetea)
15:40 – guided tour in Torockó
17:00 – departure to Tordaszentlászló (Săvădisla)
17:45 – arrival
18:00 – dinner and socializing (at Tamás Bistro)
20:00 – departure to Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca)
20:30 – Arrival
12th March, Thursday
9:00 – Departure to Nagyszeben (Sibiu/Hermannstadt)
11:30 – Arrival
11:30-13:30 – Guided city tour
13:30-15:00 – Free time
15:00 – Departure to Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca)
17:30 – Arrival
13th March, Friday
Venue: Sapientia University, B302, Calea Turzii no. 4
10.00 - 10.30 – dr. Izabella Bokor-Szőcs (Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca) – Data mining and network theory. How can AI contribute to research in labour law?
10.30 - 11.00 – Thomas H. Pope (CILS visiting professor, attorney Pope, Parker & Jenkins Attorneys, P.A., USA) – AI and employment experiences on the American market
11.00 - 11.30 – dr. János Székely (Sapientia University) - Artificial intelligence in employee evaluation. Current trends and legal limits
11.30 - 12.00 discussions
12.00 - 13.00 lunch break
13.00 - 13.45 – prof. dr. Andrea Sitzia, Chenda Wu (Padua University) – Artificial intelligence and labour exploitation
13.45 - 14.30 – prof. dr. István Horváth (ELTE Budapest) – To what extent can artificial intelligence replace human?
15.00 - 18.00 free time
18.00 - 20.00 discussions and closing ceremony. Venue: Collegium Iuridicum, Emil Racoviță Street, No. 30.
