The University of Łódź is a vibrant academic community whose history began on 1945. Although it is one of the youngest universities in Poland, today it ranks among the country’s largest public institutions of higher education. The university has extensive experience in implementing projects funded under ERC, Horizon, the Visegrad Fund, and national schemes. 

The Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences is Slovakia’s leading sociological research organization and a key actor in international comparative programs such as ISSP and EVS. It has long-standing involvement in international grant schemes, including ERC-funded research. 

Corvinus University of Budapest is Hungary’s leading institution in social sciences, with extensive experience in Horizon Europe, COST, Erasmus+, and Visegrad Fund projects. 

Matej Bel Universityin Banská Bystrica is a Slovak public university with expertise in social sciences and participation in Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, and other international projects. 

will serve as a senior researcher responsible for the Czech survey design and collaboration with Czech stakeholders. 

one of the authors of the original survey instrument, will be responsible for comparative research between the V4 countries and the United States.