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This year, a record number of 3200 elementary school students from across the Carpathian Basin have enrolled in the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Young Talent Programme (FIT), which offers education in 27 cities, in addition to and complementary to public education, from the age of 10. MCC's High School Program (KP) has also been popular with young people, with more than 600 high school students applying this year. The MCC's University Program is still open: six MCC training centres (Budapest, Debrecen, Győr, Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs) are accepting applications from students who have just finished their highschool studies until 8 August. The MCC currently has more than 7,600 students in 28 training centres, from the age of 10 up to doctoral level.
Last year, the FIT Program also launched the Young Talent Club (FIT Club), which has made training for upper secondary school students available to even more young people. The FIT Club now offers weekday afternoon talent courses in every city.
The FIT Program is the youngest element of the MCC's training system, which helps children with outstanding potential to develop from an early age. It offers practice-oriented gifted education from the fifth grade onwards, based on experiential pedagogical methodology, where trained and dedicated instructors, modern equipment and home-like centres create an atmosphere where learning and development can be an experience. The programme is based on weekend training sessions: on Saturdays, children can enjoy a full day of intensive but fun-filled activities, including CPR, financial literacy, reporting, robotics and astronomy. In addition, the programme provides students with one session a week of language tuition.
The MCC's High School Program has also been popular with applicants, with more than 600 high school students applying during this year's intake period. Starting in September, the KP FAKT programme will be launched on a progressive basis, where students will be supported in their learning process by mentor teachers with university-level experience in educational research, who will work with students to set annual development goals and provide ongoing feedback on work and learning outcomes.
There is also considerable interest in MCC's University Program, which is still open to students who have just completed their secondary school studies. With the Junior Program alongside with the University Program, MCC is making its free talent development programs available to even more students. The aim of the training is to provide students with a high quality, common core of skills that they can use confidently in their studies and career paths.
