5Xand the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) 

5Xand the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) 

Publication date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025

We are pleased to announce that 5Xand the (CEPSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their academic cooperation. The agreement was signed by 5XPresident Pablo Oñate and CEPSA Secretary-General Simona Kukovic on 14 July at the 2025 5XWorld Congress in Seoul, following a meeting with 5Xand CEPSA leadership. The meeting was attended by 5XPresident Pablo Oñate, CEPSA President Boglarka Koller, CEPSA Vice-President Agnieszka Kasinska, CEPSA Executive Committee member Petr Just, CEPSA Past President Miro Haček, 5XExecutive Director Kim Fontaine-Skronski, and 5XSenior Director - Membership, Research and Strategy Mathieu St-Laurent. 

Photo (left to right): CEPSA Executive Committee member Petr Just, CEPSA President Boglarka Koller, CEPSA Past President Miro Haček, 5XPresident Pablo Oñate, CEPSA Secretary-General Simona Kukovic, 5XExecutive Director Kim Fontaine-Skronski, 5XSenior Director - Membership, Research and Strategy Mathieu St-Laurent, CEPSA Vice-President Agnieszka Kasinska.

The MoU establishes an official bilateral agreement between the two associations, formalizing their collaboration across several areas. The agreement enables 5Xand CEPSA to organize academic panels at each other’s flagship events (the 5XWorld Congress of Political Science and the CEPSA Annual Conference).

Photo (left to right): Pablo Oñate and Simona Kukovic.