Personal Data:
Kertész Gergely, PhD
Trainer, coach, gestalt therapist apprentice,
bodywork group leader apprentice,
former philosopher of science
Presently lead trainer at barra.hu
Former philosopher of science (MTA [HUN-REN] Institute of Philosophy)
Academic education:
2013 – 2018 PhD in Philosophy, Durham University (viva without corrections)
2000 – 2006 Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences
1996 – 1998 Informatics, Kandó Kálmán Academy of Technology, Budapest (cert: OKJ. 54 46 41 04)
Training & coaching related courses:
2024 Beyond (systemic work retreat), Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 2-6 Dec
2023 – Gestalt Therapy Traning Course ('23-'27, 4 year)
2023 – 2026 Bodyway Group Leader traning (3 year)
2023 Beyond (systemic work retreat), Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 1-5 July
2023 Source traning (on systemic coaching), Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 18-23 Feb
2022 Beyond (systemic work retreat), Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 10-14 Nov
2022 Training on systemic coaching, Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 19-25 June
2019 Introduction into Gestalt methods, Hungarian Gestalt Association, Feb-May
2016 Choice training, Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 9th - 13th July
2016 Humanistic Coaching training, Budapest, 22-24 March
2016 Event wise training, Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 6-12 February
2015 Practicing Coaching training, Olde Vechte Fundation, Ommen, Netherlands, 15-21 November
Training and coaching experience, processes led (some in English, mostly Hungarian):
Self-development / self-awareness groups (20+ days)
2024 – for the genaral public, not for businesses
Assertivity & conflict resolution trainings (80+ days)
2016 – (Coloplast, Magyar Telekom, T-Systems, Knorr-Bremse, Szállás.hu, Generali, Richter, OTP, Toyota, Electrolux, Mamma Klinika, Korányi Kollégium, Pécsi Közgáz)
Public speaking and presentation trainings (90+ days)
2016 – (Coloplast, Magyar Telekom, T-Systems, Generali, Richter, OTP, Profession.hu, Aldi, Electrolux, Pontsystems, Szentkirályi-Kékúti, Orvosi Kamara, Magyar Turisztikai Ügynökség, Korányi Kollégium, Pécsi Közgáz)
Coaching & personal communication training for leaders (40+ coaching processes)
2017 – (T-Systems, Szállás.hu, Generali, Magyar Turisztikai Ügynökség, Profession.hu, iStyle, ExitTheRoom, Atos, Richter)
Personality based (DISC) communication trainings (60+ days)
2017 – (Coloplast, T-Systems, Szállás.hu, Korányi Kollégium, Pécsi Közgáz)
Leadership trainings (20+ days)
2018 – (Coloplast, T-Systems, Szállás.hu, Richter, Pécsi Közgáz)
Teamcoaching for managers (20+ days)
2018 – (Knorr-Bremse, Szállás.hu, Pécsi Kögáz)
Academic teaching experience, courses taught (in English):
Cooperation and Morals (intro into moral philosophy / science)
2020 – 2025 module leader - Milestone Institute
Knowledge and Reality (intro into epistemology and philosophy of mind)
2014 – 2015 Philosophy Department, Durham University
Academic teaching experience, courses taught (in Hungarian):
Philosophy of Mind (seminar)
2017, 2018, 2019 fall, Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Philosophy of Biology (seminar)
2008 fall, Eötvös College, Budapest
2013 spring, College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory, Budapest
Philosophy of Science (seminar)
(with Zoltan Sallay) 2013 spring, Rajk László College for Advanced Studies
History of Philosophy (lecture)
2007 spring, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Philosophy and History of Science
Argumentation
2008 fall – 2012 fall (lecture), Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Philosophy and History of Science
2011 fall (seminar) Illyés Sándor College, Budapest
2012 fall (seminar) Saint Ignatius Jesuit College, Budapest
Persuasion (lecture)
2007 fall – 2012 fall, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Philosophy and History of Science
Evolution and Culture (lecture)
2007 spring - fall , Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, HPS Department
Culture and Cultures (lecture)
2011, 2012 spring , Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Philosophy and History of Science
Webdesign (seminar)
2005 fall - 2006 spring , Eötvös Loránd University, Media and Communication Department
Other academic experience, courses:
2016 Contributor - Hamburg Summer School on Contrastivism: Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Language led by Jonathan Schaffer, University of Hamburg, Germany, 18-22 July
2015 Contributor - Emergence Summer School, Hatfield College, Durham University, Uk, 9-12 July
2014 Contributor - Summer School on Emergence, Hatfield College, Durham University, (a module on the exclusion argument), UK, 21-25 July
2010 Summer School on Argumentaion in Context, International Institute for Argumentation Studies Amsterdam, 5-9July
2008 Summer School on Complex Systems and Social Simulations, CEU SUN, 7-18 July
2007 Visiting student at the Central Europian University, Philosophy Department
2006-2008 Member of Erasmus College, Budapest (Research topic: The role of metaphors in scientific thinking, member of: philosophy of language research group)
1998-2004 Hungarian Language and Linguistics. Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences
Scholarships:
2016-2017 Jacobsen Studentship from the Royal Institute of Philosophy
2013-2016 PhD-Scholarship, Durham University, Philosophy Department
Work and Positions:
2020-2025 Module leader at Milestone Institute (moral philosophy, philosophy of science)
2018- Trainer and coach, partner with Barra Communication Institute, self-employed
2021-2022 Researcher in the „Meant to be: Resuscitating the Metaphysics of Teleology” project, CEU
2019-2023 Research Associate at the Institute of Philosophy the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2016-2018 Trainer and coach at Barra Communication Institute
2014-2015 Tutor in philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Durham University
2013 Freelancer teacher and writer
2010-2013 Research assistant, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Budapest University of Technology
2009 -2010 Researcher in HIPST (History and Philosophy in Science Teaching) project, an EU fund research project. (Contribution: a high-school module in biology, developed and tested in cooperation with high-school teachers.)
2006-2009 Maker and editor of the webpage of The Michael Polanyi Liberal Philosophical Association and of the periodical Polanyiana.
2004-2005 Maker, editor and proofreader of the new webpage of Hungarian Philosophical Review,
2001-2004 program organizer at Postás Cultural Center
1998 Philos Laboratories, game designer (participated in the making of the strategy game: Theocracy)
1996-1997 Industrial alpinist
Languages:
English – fluent
German – basic
Hungarian - native