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11/22/21, 3:10 PM
Publishing
Environmentalism is the new religion - The Hungarian translation of Michael Shellenberger's bestseller presented at the MCC
The recently published Hungarian translation of Michael Shellenberger's bestseller Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All was presented in the framework of an exclusive discussion organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) and the Climate Policy Institute. Michael Shellenberger is an environmental activist, one of the most influential, multiple award-winning environmental writers in the United States who is also an expert for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Shellenberger's book has been translated into sixteen languages so far. The Hungarian edition was now published in collaboration with Gingko Kiadó and MCC Press and launched on 15 November.
11/18/21, 8:26 AM
German-Hungarian Institute for European Cooperation
The German edition of the book "A Thousand Years in the Middle of Europe—The Character of the Hungarian State" was presented for the first time in Germany
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Mathias Corvinus Collegium jointly organized the first presentation of the German edition of the book "A Thousand Years in the Middle of Europe—The Character of the Hungarian State" at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences on 16 November 2021 in Berlin. In addition to the editors of the volume, the presentation and the subsequent panel discussion was also attended by Parliamentary State Secretary Steffen Bilger MP.
11/15/21, 2:53 PM
Conferences
MCC media conference a huge success - record attendance and exciting debates even at an international scale
Budapest
11/15/21, 9:01 AM
Conferences
Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age - MCC media conference aroused great interest
With the emergence of parliamentary democracies, the role of the press has fundamentally changed and the public sphere has become democratized. The advent of the internet has triggered another revolutionary change, according to the speakers on the first day of the two-day international media conference organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium. At the event, which attracted hundreds of participants and a great deal of media interest, well-known Hungarian and international journalists, editors and publishing executives shared their thoughts on the role of social media, the challenges facing the journalism profession and the different effects of digitalization.
10/29/21, 5:20 PM
Budapest Lectures
Tradition and innovation
We have to save our traditions and harmonise the traditional and modern approach in architecture - was said on the latest stage of the series of events Budapest Lectures organised by MCC where Justin Shubow American architecture critic and Stephen Sholl the visiting fellow of MCC had a conversation.
10/29/21, 1:57 PM
Leadership Programme
Calum T. M. Nicolson – We are the products, not the customers
10/27/21, 9:52 AM
Law School, Közjogi Műhely
One Court, One Judge, One State, One Agent - A Look Behind the Scenes at the ECtHR
A unique roundtable discussion was organized on 25 October 2021 but the Public Law Center operating next ot the MCC Law School. Hungary's judge at the Strasbourg-seated European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Prof. Dr. Péter Paczolay, and Hungary's state agent (representing the Government), dr. Zoltán Tallódi, a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Justice talked with Dr. Márton Sulyok, the head of the Public Law Center regarding questions on the operation and processes of the ECtHR, and in terms of the day-to-day management tasks regarding concrete cases.
10/26/21, 9:44 AM
Economics School
Searching for Secrets of the Startup Ecosystems – Study Tour of Students of the MCC School of Economics in Warsaw (October 20-23, 2021)
Why does Warsaw have the most dynamic startup ecosystem of the Visegrád Four capitals today? As is so often the case, the success is due to several factors, which is why the students of the MCC School of Economics had a rather dense program in the Polish capital.
10/22/21, 2:42 PM
Collegium content
Scruton’s Legacy – MCC Students in Oxford
Students from Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) will attend a series of lectures organized in Oxford in memory of Roger Scruton, who died last January. The event includes reflections from renowned experts such as the writer and historian Tom Holland or the former British supreme court justice Jonathan Sumption.
10/22/21, 11:40 AM
Budapest Lectures
Budapest Lectures: Politics and Legislation
In many countries today, ideological restrictions on the exercise of freedom of speech go beyond the principles of responsibility and community – said Christiaan Alting von Geusau, Dutch law professor in his lecture on the relationship between politics and legislation, held in the framework of the latest event of the Budapest Lectures series at Mathias Corvinus Collegium.
10/20/21, 11:43 AM
Law School, Közjogi Műhely
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as a New Chapter in European constitutional scrutiny?
On 18 October 2021, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Ondrej Hamulak of the Faculty of Law at the Palacky University in Olomouc was a guest of our Law School at the invitation of the head of our Public Law Center, Márton Sulyok.
10/18/21, 2:15 PM
Transylvanian Political School
The Transylvanian School of Politics launched its academic year
The first training weekend marked the start of the fifth academic year of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Transylvanian School of Politics. The program, launched in 2017 in cooperation with the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) and the Hungarian Youth Council of Romania (MIÉRT), aims to enable young Hungarians from Transylvania to effectively represent the values and interests of Hungarian communities in local public affairs.
10/15/21, 12:06 PM
Collegium content
Philosopher Peter Boghossian to be guest lecturer at MCC from February, 2022
Peter Boghossian, American philosopher and author of several internationally acclaimed publications and best-selling books, is to be among the guest lecturers at Mathias Corvinus Collegium.
10/13/21, 11:23 AM
Budapest Lectures, Migration Research Institute
Diego Muro: weak states may be the cause of the emergence of terrorism - Budapest Lectures at MCC
How can the world fight terrorism? What are the prospects for violent modern terrorism? This was the theme of the latest event of the Budapest Lectures series entitled “In the Shadow of Modern Terrorism - From Global Threat to Immediate Exposure” which featured presentations by Diego Muro, associate professor at the University of St Andrews, Jeffrey Kaplan, Danube Institute distinguished visiting fellow and Viktor Marsai, research director at the Migration Research Institute.
10/12/21, 12:15 PM
Közjogi Műhely
Legal and diplomatic career and challenges on the border of the international community and the two Europes - Lecture by the former president of the Kosovo Constitutional Court in Szeged
On 5 October 2021, we had the pleasure to host in our Szeged MCC Center Mrs. Arta Rama-Hajrizi, the former president of the Kosovo Constitutional Court, who arrived to us accompanied by Márton Sulyok, the head of the Public Law Center of MCC Budapest.
10/11/21, 1:08 PM
MCC Cluj
MCC launched the academic year in Târgu Mureș in the spirit of responsible talent development
The Cluj-Napoca University Program of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) recently held the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Palace of Culture in Târgu Mures.
10/6/21, 1:18 PM
Budapest Lectures, Collegium content
The role and importance of tradition - Sohrab Ahmari was the guest of the Budapest Lectures
"Freedom does not mean that you can do whatever you want, but that you do what is really necessary", Sohrab Ahmari stressed.
10/5/21, 12:06 PM
Közjogi Műhely
A country that has been shaped by human rights - A lecture by the former President of the Kosovo Constitutional Court
On 4 October 2021, Mrs. Arta Rama-Hajrizi, the former president of the Kosovo Constitutional Court (in office until summer 2021) has visited MCC at the invitation of Márton Sulyok, Head of Public Law Center of the MCC Law School, to talk to students about "Kosovo, the ECHR and Human Rights".
9/27/21, 12:17 PM
German-Hungarian Institute for European Cooperation
German election evening at MCC
Hungarian and German experts analyzed the preliminary results of the federal parliamentary elections in Germany at an event at Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) on Sunday. Whatever coalition is formed to govern, "the period of ossification that Germans have experienced under Angela Merkel over the past 16 years will come to an end", they said.
9/24/21, 12:25 PM
Budapest Lectures
Marion Maréchal addressed at MCC the current the state of education in France
Education in France is currently characterized by a significant decline in standards and expectations - this was one of the topics addressed by Marion Maréchal, former Member of the French National Assembly, in her lecture held at Mathias Corvinus Collegium, in Tas vezér Street, in the framework of the Budapest Lectures series. At the event, organized jointly by MCC and the Danube Institute, the director of the Institut des sciences sociales, économiques et politiques (ISSEP) in Lyon also spoke about the dangers of the growing far-left ideology.
9/21/21, 10:40 AM
Collegium content
MCC supports the development of more than 3,700 young talents in the new academic year
The interest in Mathias Corvinus Collegium's (MCC) unique training programs is growing: the talent development center starts the new academic year with more than 3,700 students. The expansion of the Foundation has been significant also in geographical terms. MCC programs are now available in 23 cities across the Carpathian Basin. In the academic year 2021/2022, several new teachers and lecturers from home and abroad will join MCC to help students who are willing to act for their future and as well as the nation.
9/16/21, 10:58 AM
German-Hungarian Institute for European Cooperation
German experts help MCC students with their professional development
Four guest lecturers from Germany came to the Hungarian-German Institute of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in September. As participants of the MCC Visiting Fellowship Program (VFP), the professors carry out teaching activities and do research work and publications at the now 25-year-old talent development institution.
9/9/21, 10:49 AM
Collegium content
"We square the talent" - opening ceremony at Mathias Corvinus Collegium
Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) starts the new academic year with an opening ceremony. In 2021/2021, more than 3,500 young people will pursue their studies in the Foundation's unique training programs. The event included an address by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and a lecture by the British historian Niall Ferguson.
8/26/21, 12:09 PM
Collegium content
The historic building of the old town hall in Zalaegerszeg will be restored
From autumn, the unique training programs of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) - the Young Talent Programme (FIT) and the Secondary School Program (KP) - will be available also in Zalaegerszeg. After renovations, the old town hall building will be the home of the MCC training center in Zalaegeszeg.
8/13/21, 11:39 AM
Collegium content
The European Union at crossroads
The European Commission's infringement procedure against Hungary about the child protection law is not a legal but a political issue, Gergely Gulyás stressed at the discussion held on the MOL Main Stage of MCC Feszt. The Minister of the Prime Minister's Office discussed with András Schiffer, lawyer and former co-chair of LMP, where the European Union is heading.
8/13/21, 11:37 AM
Collegium content
Dennis Prager on the MOL Main Stage at MCC Feszt
At MCC Feszt, Dennis Prager, one of the most influential political commentators in the United States, held a talk entitled "Media and free speech".
8/13/21, 11:34 AM
Collegium content
Tucker Carlson's talk at MCC Feszt was a huge success
The space in front of the MOL Main Stage at Széchenyi Square was packed with people who came to listen to the well-known broadcaster Tucker Carlson’s talk entitled "The World According to Tucker Carlson".
8/13/21, 11:24 AM
Collegium content
Abishur Prakash on stage at MCC Feszt
Geopolitical futurist Abishur Prakash came to Hungary at the invitation of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC).
8/8/21, 2:42 PM
Collegium content
We gave voice to talent! - MCC Fest was a great success
More than twelve thousand visitors attended the first Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) festival in three days.
6/30/21, 1:02 PM
Collegium content, Communications Directorate
Rod Dreher - They do things differently at MCC
6/23/21, 3:21 PM
Collegium content
MCC "Gives a Voice to Talent" - Three-day festival in Esztergom
Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) will present its talent development programs and community life, as well as exciting public discussions and colorful popular music concerts under the title "We Give a Voice to Talent". MCC Fest will take place in Esztergom between 5-7 August.
6/22/21, 1:23 PM
Law School, Közjogi Műhely
"Dialogue on the Future of Europe: Building a Digital European Union"
On 21 June 2021, in the Delegation Room of the National Assembly, the head of the Public Law Center of MCC Law School, dr. Márton Sulyok was asked to moderate a panel on Digitalization and European citizens, regarding issues of ethical transition in terms of artificial intelligence and online platform and content-regulation.
6/1/21, 12:39 PM
Közjogi Műhely
Administration of justice and rights protection in administration – MCC Visiting Fellow at the Curia and at the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
Associate Professor Ilan Wurman, of Arizona State University, a Visiting Fellow at MCC has paid a visit to the President of the Curia and to the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on 28 May 2021.
5/27/21, 12:08 PM
Közjogi Műhely
In the spirit of comparative law – MCC Visiting Fellow at the Ferenc Mádl Institute for Comparative Law
Ilan Wurman, an associate professor at Arizona State University, currently a visiting fellow at MCC, has paid a visit on 25 May 2021 to the Ferenc Mádl Institute of for Comparative Law upon the invitation of Prof. Dr. Ede János Szilágyi, the director of the Institute.
5/20/21, 10:09 AM
Collegium content
New MCC Visiting Fellow visits the Constitutional Court – Focusing on competences and proceedings
As a Visiting Fellow of MCC, Associate Professor Ilan Wurman of Arizona State University, was received for a series of talks at the Constitutional Court on 18 May 2021.
5/17/21, 9:40 AM
Collegium content
MCC Visiting Fellow at the Constitutional Court – talks on the differences of American and Hungarian models and on constitutional interpretation
As part of MCC’s Visiting Fellowship Program, Professor Lee J. Strang visited the Constitutional Court on 12 May 2021.
5/12/21, 10:19 AM
Közjogi Műhely
Constitutional interpretation and constitutional identity in the United States of America – a talk with Professor Lee J. Strang
The MCC Public Law Center headed by Márton Sulyok hosted one of the seminal figures of the originalist school of American constitutional interpretation, from the University of Toledo, Ohio, Professor Lee J. Strang on 11 May 2021 for a two-hour talk.
5/10/21, 4:27 PM
Law School, Magánjogi Műhely
Continuing MCC’s Law School Talks
Continuing MCC’s Law School Talks, on April 28th participants had the chance to get to know Dr. Ádám Tóth, president of both Hungary’s Chamber of Notaries and the Council of the Notaries of the European Union.
4/23/21, 11:06 AM
Leadership Programme
"Those who are burning to do something are taking the team forward!"
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