To enter the competition, teams need only register at first, with final submissions due by 8 May 2025.  From there, ten teams will advance to the second round, where they will work closely with mentors over several weeks. With guidance from MOME students and faculty, they will develop their ideas into fully realised projects for the final stage of the competition. 

In the initial round, participants may submit drawings, graphic works, videos, animation, photographs, or models – whether product concepts, architectural plans, or service ideas. The organisers are open to all kinds of creative solutions related to the future, sustainability, and recycling, covering topics such as education, transportation, and leisure. 

This year’s theme is water – the foundation of life. Today, we take its availability for granted: turn on the tap, and clean drinking water flows out. Industry consumes vast amounts, with around 2,700 litres needed to produce a single short-sleeved T-shirt and approximately 3,000 litres required for a hamburger. 

But is this sustainable in a world where climate change is threatening the planet’s water supply? The 2025 competition encourages participants to reflect on this question and explore innovative ideas. There will be several events to provide inspiration, including an online introduction on 3 March to guide students through the registration process, as well as an interactive Q&A session on 24 March with expert speakers and opportunities to ask questions, gain insights, and receive encouragement. 

Now in its fifth year, the competition’s organising team is being refreshed this year, and the competition will now be part of the School of Classical Studies, which unites undergraduate programmes under the ‘University of the Future’ initiative. Building on the success of previous years, the university is placing even greater emphasis on fostering creativity among younger generations. 

“This is a fantastic programme – university education should truly begin here,” stated the organisers, who have taken over leadership of the initiative. Their aim is to ensure that ‘Jump into the Future!’ remains an exciting, community-driven competition that sparks bold, innovative, and visually striking projects, serving as an important first step in talent development and nurturing the next generation of creative minds.  

As always, valuable prizes will be awarded; hoowever, the real reward lies in the knowledge and experience gained, which can shape participants' futures as they embark on this adventure. 

“I owe so much to this competition – it has had a profound impact on my life. The knowledge I gained was invaluable, and it completely transformed my way of thinking”, said jury member Papp Hanna, who finished second in the 2022 competition, summing up why she believes taking part in Jump into the Future! is such a unique and rewarding experience. 

In 2024, the first round saw 38 teams submit projects, with 124 participants vying for a place in the second round. The participants were evenly split between rural areas and Budapest, with entries came from Budapest, followed by Kecskemét and Szeged. 

Last year’s competition focused on space, inspiring a range of forward-thinking projects that explored the future of human living conditions. Standout entries included ‘BOARDűr’, ‘Gene Bank’, and ‘Roboherbs’, which focus on food production in space using floating gardens and plant-growing capsules.  Several projects such as ‘Life Bubble’ and ‘Space Explorers’ envisioned new habitats necessitated by the loss of Earth’s habitability. Meanwhile, the ‘Autofashion’ project imagined zero-waste fashion possibilities in such a new habitat, on an artificial planet. The challenge of waste – both on Earth and in space – was also central to projects like ‘Finding Nemo’, while team Ladder created a board game designed to raise awareness of planetary threats and promote a shift in perspective. 

This year’s competition is supported by the Light Art Museum in Budapest, a leading space for artistic experimentation with light, specialising in the collection, research, and exhibition of such works – including several inspired by Moholy-Nagy’s legacy.  The museum is dedicated to fostering creativity not only among creative technology professionals but also in primary and secondary education through its own and partner-led programmes. 

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Registration: https://go.mome.hu/Ugras_a_jovobe_2025_regisztracio 

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