Jump into the Future!
The Jump into the Future! competition is designed to give students in forms 7 through 10 the opportunity to engage with global challenges in a constructive and forward-looking way. At its core, it helps students strengthen their sense of agency, develop problem-solving skills, and broaden their horizons, while prompting them to think and act together in response to pressing global issues such as climate change, poverty and other challenges affecting communities around the world. This is achieved through an educational process that introduces students to the basics of design thinking. Exploring possible futures raises students’ awareness of the issues ahead and the responsibility we share for the planet. The programme encourages students to take action and supports them in developing creative responses to the complex challenges that lie ahead.
MOME’s creative competition for students in forms 7–10 is back.
Picture the future. What will our forests look like twenty years from now? And what place will people have in them? How can we protect them while helping them thrive?
Forests are often described as the lungs of the Earth. They produce oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, provide habitats for countless species, and help regulate the climate. Yet in the midst of the climate crisis, these ecosystems are disappearing. Forests are exploited for raw materials, their land is built on, and they are often destroyed in the pursuit of short-term gains. This is a course we must change together. What can we do to make that happen? How can people and forests coexist in ways that are truly sustainable?
This year, Jump into the Future! focuses on the relationship between forests and people. Develop a vision of a future casting forests not just as resources, but as partners – shared spaces and living systems we are responsible for and a part of.
We are looking for creative concepts that explore questions such as:
- How might the role and value of forests change in everyday life?
- Could forests become part of the cities of the future?
- How might we use timber and other forest resources responsibly?
- What new forms of community activities could forests support?
- How can design, art or technology help protect and restore forests?
You can come up with ideas that are realistic or inspired by science fiction. What matters most is that it sparks new ways of thinking and points to new possibilities for the future.
You can submit your idea in many forms, including drawings, graphic works, photographs, videos, animations, models, installation designs, campaign concepts or digital projects, using analogue, digital or mixed formats.
- The competition is open to students in forms 7–10 working in teams of two to five, from schools in Hungary as well as Hungarian-language schools across the border.
- Teachers are welcome to support their teams as mentors and can also take part in the online information sessions and professional events.
- Because climate change and the future of forests are already defining questions for your generation.
- Because the selected teams are mentored by MOME teachers and students.
- Because you can continue developing your ideas in workshops.
- Because you can gain insight into how a creative university works.
- Because the best projects will also make their debut in an exhibition.
- Because the competition offers valuable professional opportunities and prizes.
You can find the detailed application requirements by clicking here.
- Put together a team. Members may be of mixed ages within the eligible age range. Teams must consist of 2–5 participants. 
- Your team may be made up of schoolmates or friends outside school, as long as all members are students in forms 7–10. 
- Each team may only submit one registration form.  
- Students may only be part of one team. 
How to register  
- Print and complete the parental consent form, and have it ready to upload during registration.
- Open the online registration form.
- Read and accept MOME’s Standardised Privacy Notice.
- Enter the details of the adult supporting the team, along with the team and team members’ information.  
- Submit the online form and save a copy for your records. 
Registration
Timeline
1.Registration information session
20 March 2026
We begin with an information session about the registration process, followed by an introduction to the programme. The session will be available on our YouTube channel from 20 March 2026, where you can watch the presentations and learn more about the competition. Send any questions you have to info.ugras@mome.hu.
2.Opening event of the competition
30 March 2026
Registered teams join a moderated discussion, where MOME teachers and invited experts introduce the theme of the competition and share guidance on how to approach it, work effectively as a team, and develop their project ideas. The event will be available to watch on our YouTube channel from 30 March 2026.
3.Round 1.
30 March – 4 May 2026
Preparation period and submission
Over the following weeks, you should prepare and submit your entries. To help you get started, we will share creative prompts, inspiring stories, and useful methods through upcoming newsletters, on the website, and on our social media pages.
4.Round 1 – Announcement of results
29 May 2026
All submissions will be reviewed by a professional jury according to the assessment criteria.
Teams will be notified of the results via the email address provided during registration.
Ten teams will advance to the second round and join the MOME mentorship programme.
5.Round 2.
29 May – 23 June 2026
Preparation period
In the second round, the selected teams begin working with their mentors.
Mentors and students meet regularly for consultations several times a week, working closely as the projects develop, supported by live workshops and events at MOME. In addition, teams also continue developing their projects independently.
6.Sketch workshop
6 June 2026
All ten teams can take part in a small-group sketch workshop held in person at MOME by university teachers in two sessions on Saturday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Participants will receive the details by email.
7.Model-making workshop
13 June 2026
All ten teams can take part in a small-group model-making workshop held in person at MOME by university teachers in two sessions on Saturday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Participants will receive the details by email.
8.Intensive workshop week
17–23 June 2026
The finalist teams take part in an intensive workshop week from Wednesday to Wednesday, working with MOME mentors each day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., either in person or online. The even includes inspiring talks, consultations, and workshop sessions. At the end of the week, the teams work together to build the exhibition that will be presented at the final.
9.Final
24 June 2026
At the closing event, the teams present their projects to the jury. The event is open to the participating teams, MOME teachers, and invited guests.
An opening ceremony for the Jump into the Future! 2026 exhibition will take place in the foyer of the MOME Auditorium, followed by the jury’s announcement of the results.
All teams will receive valuable gifts and a certificate of participation, regardless of the outcome.