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9/1/22, 4:39 PM

Record number of students, new centers and instructors at MCC

Budapest
Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) will start the 2022/23 academic year with 6.000 students, several new centers from September. The 26-year-old institution will also welcome new visiting fellows from abroad, and its training courses and public life programs are now available in 24 locations across the Carpathian Basin.
7/7/22, 7:45 AM
Brunch Talks

„The Judicial Robe of Europe” – conversation about the importance of judicial dialogue

Budapest
Dialogue between courts is tremendously important, as the European Court of Justice is not infallible. It was one of the conclusions of the event organized by the Center for International Law of MCC about the importance of the European judicial dialogue based on mutual respect in which Christopher Vajda QC, former member of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Visiting Professor of King’s College London gave a presentation. After the presentation, Christopher Vajda QC, Federica Cristani, senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague, and Márton Sulyok, head of the MCC Center for Public Law, discussed the key aspects of judicial dialogue with Lénárd Sándor, the moderator of the event and head of the MCC Center for International Law.
7/6/22, 7:55 AM
Révfülöp

Luxembourg in Révfülöp: A European Way of Holiday

Révfülöp
As Europeans do we have a specific worldview or a unique way of seeing and understanding things? Do we have a unique European way of life? If so, on what pillars can this unique way of life rest and do we have a responsibility to protect it? Christopher Vajda QC, the last British member of the Court of Justice of the European Union, sought answers to these and similar questions at the summer camp of the MCC School of Law in Révfülöp. The conversation was moderated by Lénárd Sándor, head of the Center for International Law at the MCC.
6/21/22, 2:01 PM
Our Students Wrote

Common law in the EU integration, environmental law and constitutional identity of Ireland (Part II)

- an interview on current legal challenges in Ireland with Chief Justice Frank Clarke -
6/21/22, 2:00 PM
Our Students Wrote

Common law in the EU integration, environmental law and constitutional identity of Ireland (Part I)

- an interview on current legal challenges in Ireland with Chief Justice Frank Clarke -
6/21/22, 12:57 PM
Brunch Talks

A freedom unrealized?

Budapest
On the last event of this semester’s MCC Lunch Talks series, our speaker was Dr. David Hodge, a guest lecturer at the MCC Visiting Fellowship Program. He gave a presentation on the international status of religious freedom.
6/15/22, 7:44 AM
School of Law

"Law and Leviathan - Redeeming the Administrative State" - A talk with world-renowned Harvard professor, Cass Sunstein

Budapest
6/10/22, 8:44 AM
University Program

MCC is awaiting further success

Budapest
About seventy graduating students of the University Program of Mathias Corvinus Collegium received their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held at the talent institution's headquarters in Budapest on 9 June 2022. The event marked the end of a highly successful academic year. From September 2022. MCC will have 5,500 students in 24 centres in the Carpathian Basin, including Nyíregyháza. Led by Norbert Köbli, Béla Balázs Prize-winning Hungarian screenwriter and renowned artist, a new center will also start its operation soon.
6/8/22, 10:59 AM
Ambassador Talk

The Ambassador of Switzerland to Hungary paid us a visit

Budapest
We have just held our last Ambassador Talk event for the semester.
5/31/22, 11:46 AM
Brunch Talks, Visiting Fellowship Program

The Afghan State and the Traditional Social Order

Budapest
As the guest of our MCC Lunch Talks event series at the end of May, Dr. Sergei Andreyev, a visiting fellow of MCC gave a presentation on the relationship between the Afghan state and tribes and the sources of social tensions.
5/31/22, 9:37 AM
European Center of Political Philosophy

A Success Story of Political Creativity – Tilo Schabert's bestseller is now available in Hungarian.

"Creative responses to ongoing challenges can make politics successful," said Tilo Schabert at the presentation of his book in Budapest. The renowned German historian and political scientist's bestselling work, *Boston Politics – The Art of Creative Power*, has now been published in Hungarian by MCC Press and the Center for Fundamental Rights.
5/31/22, 8:53 AM
Budapest Fellowship Program, Visiting Fellowship Program

Discover Hungary – Szeged

Szeged
The last stop of the Discover Hungary series was on last Thursday, during which we visited Ópusztaszer and Szeged with the members of the Budapest Fellowship Program and the MCC Visiting Fellowship Program.
5/24/22, 11:37 AM
Brunch Talks

The Protection of Freedom of Expression from Social Media Platforms

Budapest
The fourth, and the last speaker of the special MCC Lunch Talks series of May was András Koltay, PhD, lawyer, head of the MCC Center for Free Speech.
5/23/22, 2:21 PM

High Courts Inside Out

Budapest
Michael Shenkman, Deputy Counselor to the Chief Justice of the United States, and the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court Fellows Program and Attila Szabó, Chief of Cabinet of the President of the Hungarian Constitutional Court shared their experiences.
5/17/22, 11:23 AM
Brunch Talks

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office: A bull in a china shop?

Budapest
The third speaker of the special MCC Lunch Talks series of May was András Csúri, PhD, lawyer, head of the MCC Center for Criminal Law.
5/17/22, 8:14 AM
Ambassador Talk

The Ambassador of Slovenia to Hungary paid us visit

Budapest
The handling of the coronavirus pandemic and distrust in the old parties caused the political realignment following the elections in Slovenia, said the Ambassador analysing the results. At Monday's Ambassador Talk event, not only did Marjan Cencen present the political situation in our south-western neighbour, but he also spoke about his duties as an ambassador and the challenges of his job.
5/13/22, 12:08 PM

The MCC Teaching and Educational Strategy is now available online!

Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) has published a strategy document which aims to lay down the unique teaching and educational principles of the institution. These principles have been crystallized over 25 years of experience, and following a professional dialogue conducted in 2021 and 2022, the document has been completed and expanded.
5/13/22, 11:04 AM
School of Law

Inter Arma Enim Silent Lēgēs?

Budapest
Bruno Simma, former member of the International Court of Justice, currently professor of law at the University of Michigan, and Réka Varga, former legal counsel to the International Committee of the Red Cross, currently associate professor at the Péter Pázmány Catholic University sought answers to this question in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the event organized by the MCC International Law Center. The conversation was moderated by Lénárd Sándor, head of the MCC International Law Center.
5/11/22, 2:35 PM
Brunch Talks

The Multifaceted Nature of International Law

Budapest
The second speaker of the special MCC Lunch Talks series of May was Lénárd Sándor, PhD, lawyer, economist, head of the MCC Center for International Law.
5/9/22, 1:07 PM

What’s Next for Hungary?

London
Respect for traditions and culture is the basis of modern conservatism, said Balázs Orbán, MCC's Chairman of the Board of Trustees in London. MCC's lecturers and researchers also attended the conference where they analyzed the Hungarian parliamentary elections. The event "What's Next for Hungary - The Political Landscape After the Election" was organized by the Matthias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), the Danube Institute and the Hungarian Conservative in cooperation with the Embassy of Hungary.
5/6/22, 11:25 AM
Ambassador Talk

The Ambassador of Hungary to Finland was in Budapest

Budapest
H.E. Klára Breuer, Ambassador of Hungary to Finland, was the latest guest of the MCC Ambassador Talks series.
5/5/22, 2:18 PM
Budapest Fellowship Program, Visiting Fellowship Program

Discover Hungary: Pannonhalma

Pannonhalma
During our last spring trip, participants of the Budapest Fellowship Program and Visiting Fellows had the opportunity to explore one of Hungary's most precious historical town Pannonhalma.
5/3/22, 8:03 AM
Brunch Talks

This is how bitcoin will die

Budapest
The first speaker of the special MCC Lunch Talks series of May was Géza Sebestyén, PhD, economist, associate professor, head of the MCC Economic Policy Center.
4/14/22, 3:32 PM

„Islands of excellence should meet, this makes Europe better” – Spyridon Flogaitis, President of the European Public Law Organization visited the MCC

Budapest
Organised by MCC, and its Public Law Center, in cooperation with Constitutional Discourse, the President of the European Public Law Organization, Professor Spyridon Flogaitis, has visited Budapest between 11-12 April. During the two days, he has met several heads of the different centers from MCC and the colleagues of the Law School, but also participated in a roundtable discussing the current topics and trends in European constitutional discourse with Rodrigo Ballester, Lénárd Sándor, Kálmán Pócza and Márton Sulyok. During the roundtable, in a back-and-forth of questions between the panelists, Prof. Flogaitis has highlighted the diversity of the Member States of the EU through the example of his home country, Greece, and called attention to the fact of Member States’ viewpoints, with special focus on their different „constitutional pasts”. The EPLO President talked about his views on European integration, the current and future role of politics and the very different roles of politician and judges. In addition, he addressed the concurrent, different interpretations of the rule of law in this context. He emphasized the relationship of the Court of Justice of the EU and national constitutional courts.
4/14/22, 3:04 PM

“It’s great to have a lot of indexes measuring rule of law, but they should not be dominant in informing European policy decisions” – Webinar with Professor Nuno Garoupa

Budapest
The Public Law Center and the Center for Constitutional Politics have had the pleasure to host Prof. Nuno Garoupa from George Mason University (Fairfax, USA) for a webinar talk regarding the 2021 book edited by Garoupa and two co-editors titled “High Courts in Global Perspective”.
4/11/22, 1:23 PM
Election Nights

French Election Night at MCC

Budapest
A week after the Hungarian parliamentary elections, the Election Night series of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) once again focus on events abroad. This time, the first round of the French presidential election was on the agenda at the MCC headquarters in Tas vezér Street.
4/5/22, 8:07 AM
Leadership Academy

Scenario-based exercise

Budapest
In the spring semester of 2022, a scenario-based warfare exercise for students of the MCC Leadership Training Programme was again organised. The training was taught this year by Hungarian Army Lieutenant Colonel Csaba Bakos anew, the only Hungarian professional soldier to have taught at the most famous military academy in the United States - and certainly in the world - West Point.
4/1/22, 4:18 PM
Budapest Fellowship Program, Visiting Fellowship Program

Discover Hungary - Szentendre

Szentendre
At the end of March, as the spring weather arrived, some participants of the Budapest Fellowship Programme and the Visiting Fellowship Programme had the opportunity to explore one of Hungary's most beloved jewel boxes: Szentendre
3/28/22, 2:42 PM

MCC’s unique talent management program in an English documentary?

Budapest
MCC’s internationally unique program is also featured in a documentary produced by the New Culture Forum with Peter Whittle.
3/21/22, 2:22 PM
Brunch Talks

How to Find a Path for Political Realism in the 21st Century?

Budapest
Our guest speaker at this week's MCC Lunch Talks was Thibaud Gibelin.
3/11/22, 11:43 AM
Election Nights

Elections in South Korea

Budapest
The latest event of the MCC Election Night series focused on the South Korean election. Renowned experts analyzed the possible outcomes of the elections, the country's political, economic and social system, as well as the past, present and future of Hungarian-South Korean relations.
3/10/22, 9:00 AM

MCC for families in Transcarpathia

In recent times, just like the whole country, Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) has also moved to help families in Transcarpathia whom the war has put into extremely difficult situation.
3/8/22, 8:34 AM
Brunch Talks

Playful Attitude in Everyday Life

Budapest
Our last guest of MCC’s Lunch Talks series was Dr. Gábor Csepregi, past president of Université de Saint-Boniface (Winnipeg) and of Dominican University College (Ottawa) MCC's visiting fellow.
3/2/22, 8:49 AM
Budapest Fellowship Program, Visiting Fellowship Program

Discover Hungary - Székesfehérvár

Székesfehérvár
MCC visiting fellows and Budapest Fellows visited Székesfehérvár as part of the Discover Hungary series in February.
2/25/22, 3:48 PM
Conferences, Budapest Summit

The values we teach our children – MCC Budapest Summit 2022 a huge success

Budapest
The MCC Budapest Summit 2022, a major international conference organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) ended with great success. The conference was seeking to shed light on the values we teach our children. On the second day of the event - 17 February 2022 - exciting discussions and book presentations involved more than 30 speakers from Hungary and abroad and an audience of nearly 750 people. MCC, as a talent development institution aims to become the largest and most dynamic think tank in Hungary - and even in Central Europe.
2/25/22, 3:45 PM
Conferences, Budapest Summit

The first day of the Budapest Summit 2022 was a massive success

Budapest
The first day of the MCC Budapest Summit 2022, the largest international conference organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), was a huge success. More than 30 speakers and over 500 visitors attended the large-scale event on 16 February 2022. As a talent development institution, MCC aims to become the major and most dynamic think tank in Hungary - and even in Central Europe.
2/18/22, 10:00 AM
Budapest Lectures, Conferences, Publishing

MCC Budapest Summit 2022 - A Huge Hit

Budapest
The MCC Budapest Summit 2022, the largest international professional event organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), was a massive success. The two-day conference focused on the topic “On the Values We Teach Our Children.” This year MCC hosted more than 30 guest speakers who shared their insights in roundtable discussions. More than 750 people attended the conference to listen to the internationally renowned experts from around the world.
2/9/22, 9:44 AM
Brunch Talks

How to Have Impossible Conversations?

Budapest
Dr. Peter Boghossian, participant of the MCC Visiting Fellowship Program was the guest of this year’s third MCC Lunch Talks event. He gave a presentation on methods of conversation and debate between people of different views.
1/25/22, 8:31 AM
Budapest Fellowship Program, Visiting Fellowship Program

To Discover Esztergom

Esztergom
Budapest Fellows and MCC visiting fellows spent a meaningful day at the formal coronation city Esztergom this week to get acquainted with one of the most important historical cities in Hungary.
1/20/22, 12:03 PM
Ambassador Talk

Getting to know each other and engaging in discussion on sensitive issues is crucial

Budapest
Our Ambassador Talks series continues in 2022, with H. E. Pascal Andréani, Ambassador of the French Republic to Hungary, as our guest at the season opening event.