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A 2026. április 12-i választással egyértelmű és megkérdőjelezhetetlen felhatalmazás született a tudományos szabadság és a felsőoktatási autonómia maradéktalan helyreállítására, valamint a szférának az Európai Kutatási és Felsőoktatási Térségbe való visszatérésére. A MOME Szenátusa ezúton kinyilvánítja, hogy élni kíván a változás lehetőségével, ezért a továbbiakban autonómiájának újjáépítésén fog dolgozni.

A Sándor-palotában vette át szeptember 7-én rektori megbízását Kovács Csaba Prima Primissima és Ybl Miklós-díjas építész Baka András köztársasági elnöktől. A megbízatás új szakaszt nyit a MOME életében, amelyben a rektorral készült legutóbbi interjú szerint a részvételi döntéshozatal, az egyetemi közösség megerősítése és a tartalmi építkezés kapja a főszerepet.

Az animációs filmet nem kell népszerűsíteni, „mindenki szereti a »rajzfilmet«” – mondta Bleier Edit, aki 1980-ban útjára indította az akkori Magyar Iparművészeti Főiskola folyamatos, felsőfokú animációs képzését. Olyan szellemi műhely alapjait rakta le, amely generációk útját határozta meg.

Kihirdették a 2026-os tavaszi félév Stefan Lengyel Kiválósági Ösztöndíjának nyerteseit. A tizenhat díjazott projekt között gyermekjogokkal foglalkozó animációs sorozat, kortárs temető és emlékhely, inkluzív gyermekétkészlet, közösségi traumát vizsgáló dokumentumfilm, valamint a Tungsram emlékezetét feldolgozó alkotás is szerepel.

Social designer and researcher Janka Csernák DLA, whose work explores the potential of social design, and painter and educator Márton Magyari DLA, who uses drawing to develop architectural thinking, have received the 2026 Aurum Futuri Excellence Award of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME). One of MOME’s major professional distinctions, the award was established to celebrate outstanding achievements in teaching and research at the university.

Rome’s graffiti, talking statues, and other features of public spaces provided the framework for MOME’s exhibition Site Inspection. The showcase brings together works developed by the first group of students of the university’s Rome residency programme, organised in partnership with the Hungarian Academy in Rome. In July 2025, six graduating students from MOME and the first lead of the programme, media artist and associate professor Miklós Erhardt DLA were hosted at the Palazzo Falconieri in Rome. The works developed from the research and creative projects they began in Rome are now on view in the city.

How does a student project make it from the initial design to a Red Dot submission? A strong concept is only part of the equation. It also takes dedicated mentors and a carefully crafted submission that brings the project’s genuine innovation to the fore. In 2026, five projects by MOME Design MA students once again received Red Dot Awards in the Design Concept category. SPIN, CAREFILL, BUBI-KART, KENGURU, and ATLAS each rethink how the systems and objects that shape urban life could work in the future.

How can personal experiences, social phenomena, and material experimentation become the foundations of new design worlds? What do we make of the moment when one important chapter of life comes to an end? On 3 September, the spotlight once again turns to MOME's newest fashion graduates as the MOME Fashion Show 2026 returns to the MOME Campus. The show features collections by graduates of Textile Design BA and the Fashion and Textile Design MA, accompanied by an exhibition. This year’s works explore personal and social experiences of transformation, the ways in which traditions live on, the relationship between natural and artificial systems, and the role of fashion in shaping identity.

Participation, dialogue, and university autonomy are at the heart of the rectoral programme of Csaba Kovács, who has been appointed Rector of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design for a four-year term. Having served as Interim Rector, he officially began his term on 1 August 2026.

What plans and ideas will shape the leadership of Ybl Prize and Prima Primissima Award-winning architect, Professor Csaba Kovács, who was appointed MOME's Rector on 1 June and is expected to begin his four-year term as Rector on 1 August 2026? We spoke to him at the end of a busy period about his programme, his outlook, his years at MOME, and the university's key priorities for the years ahead.

Following its selection for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, one of the world's leading animation events, the latest work of Hungarian animation is set for another prestigious regional showcase. Márk László's diploma film Bonefuzz will continue its festival run in the competition programme of the Sarajevo Film Festival. The filmmaker, who graduated from MOME’s Animation MA programme in 2025, previously saw the film shortlisted for the graduation film competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Inspired by a work of literature, the film explores the inner world of a hearing-impaired boy, taking audiences to a gothic warehouse concert.

Two MOME Anim diploma films have been shortlisted for this year’s CEE Animation Forum. Abigél Dérczy’s How to Become a Landlord and Petra Lili Szilágyi’s At Least the Weather Is Nice will premiere this November in Plzeň, Czechia. The European animation forum provides animation projects at various stages of development and production with opportunities to secure funding, find co-production partners, and gain international exposure.