The department of Present Research and Hungarian Identity Research carries out research into the different areas of social policy of the Hungarian national minority community in Slovakia – including identity politics, economics, culture and the various social, institutional and other relations. Its strategic research plans are summarized in the outline titled “Hungarians of Slovakia 1990 – 2005”.

The bibliographical processing of all literature relating to the Hungarians and other minorities of Slovakia makes up a significant part of the department’s tasks. It also involves publishing chronologies, lexicons, source-books, annuals and repertoriums of related journals.