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Following the organisational changes introduced in the spring, MOME has adjusted the composition of its Senate once again to bring it into line with the amended regulatory framework. Elected through a democratic and lawful process, the new Senate held its inaugural meeting on 29 October 2026. Its membership substantially overlaps with that of the previous Senate, with more than 90 per cent of the members having also served on the previous body.
A press conference announcing the Hungarian launch of the 2026 European Week for Waste Reduction was held at MOME on 29 September. The event was attended by Minister for the Living Environment László Gajdos. This year’s campaign highlights the importance of using materials efficiently under the slogan “Every decision counts. Every resource matters.”
Five MOME students took home awards at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2026 presented in Singapore on 15 October. Visitors to the MOME MA Open Day × Alumni Career Day on 30 October will also have the chance to meet Zsombor Égerházi, Kristóf Kovács, and Gergely Sárady, all Red Dot Award recipients. They will take part in a panel discussion entitled FormaNorma Alumni Special – The Red Dot Award in Focus, sharing their experiences of international competition, the application process, and the professional significance of the award.
The pioneering Social Design Network (SDN), which now connects researchers from nine countries, also began with a visit to Israel. Since its inception with MOME as a founding member, the SDN has grown into an international umbrella organisation and built a unique body of knowledge in social design. The SDN is just one example of the many ways experience gained abroad, whether an exhibition, a conference, or a university partnership, can feed into academic work at MOME. New professional connections can lay the foundation for new educational methods and joint research projects.
On 1 October, MOME’s Digital Object Making specialisation welcomed a delegation from Japan’s Yamagata University. The future of food, food printing, and soft-material printing took centre stage during the visit by the SWEL Lab (Soft & Wet Matter Engineering Lab), led by Professor Hidemitsu Furukawa. A researcher from Japanese food company Fuji Oil also joined the visit, alongside chef Masayuki Okuda, who brings his culinary expertise to Yamagata University’s research. The programme concluded with a tasting of 3D-printed sushi made from plant-based ingredients, prepared by Okuda himself.
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.
Events
How are digital technologies transforming the possibilities of object design and making? This is the question explored in an exhibition by MOME’s Digital Object Making specialisation, offering a snapshot of how a new generation of designers thinks about objects. Put on at Medence Designlab as part of Designfest, the showcase brings features prototypes, experiments, and functional objects to demonstrate how digital tools are expanding the possibilities of traditional object design.
The work of Photography MA students Szebasztián Fehér and Mátyás Czeglédi will be featured at this year’s OFF Bratislava 2026 photography festival. Curated by Anna Fabricius DLA, a lecturer at MOME, the exhibition Landscape Constructs brings together two distinct artistic perspectives.
German product and furniture designer Mark Braun will give a talk in English about his work, offering a first-hand insight into how truly timeless objects are created. An award-winning designer, Braun reinterprets traditional craft techniques through a contemporary lens across furniture, glass, and ceramics.
Moholy-Nagy
In the spirit of modernism, László Moholy-Nagy advocated the role of art in shaping society and intertwining with technological innovations.
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