For her research and works, she has received multiple awards and distinctions, including Romania's Order of Cultural Merit [ro] in 2011.
Seated in Gyula (Jula, Giula),[1] the institute was founded on 29 May 1993 to study the culture, history and traditional life of the Romanians in Hungary.
[4] Berényi has been an important collaborator for Foaia Românească, a newspaper of the Romanian minority of Hungary.
University of Szeged lecturer Iudit Călinescu described Berényi's use of bilinguism as a formula to more adequately meet the needs of lyrical expression and find answers to existential questions.
Eötvös Loránd University professor Tiberiu Herdean characterized Berényi's poetry as sincere, confessional and with rich themes and a high emotional and intellectual charge.
[9] Other awards she has received are the Eminescu Award from Editura Eminescu [ro] and the Oradea-based magazine Familia, the "For Méhkerék" medal and diploma, an honorary diploma from the Romanian Cultural Institute's branch in Budapest and the "Golden Platelet" distinction from the Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad.