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The MOME 2025 graduation visual identity is now complete, offering a visual representation of community-driven future building. At MOME, it’s tradition for the visual identity of the diploma events – from graphic design to the portrait photography of BA and MA graduates – to be designed by students themselves, with the concept chosen through a competition judged by a panel of university staff. The annually revamped visual identity serves as a visual snapshot of its time.
What’s the science behind cuteness? How might we rethink bulky waste collection in Budapest, or even redesign a fruit dryer? What does it mean to reconnect with nature, and is it really necessary to store the endless streams of data we’re generating today?
Three MOME graduation films are competing at the Fresh Meat International Short Film Festival in Budapest: Wish You Were Ear by Mirjana Balogh, The Last Drop by Anna Tőkés, and Glasshouse by Kata Sárdi. Fresh Meat is the first festival in Hungary to be Oscar-qualifying, meaning winners in certain categories automatically gain eligibility for the prestigious award.
Several students and staff members at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design recently reached important professional milestones and were warmly welcomed – alongside fellow attendees – at the 2025 Spring Title Award Ceremony by Acting Rector Csaba Kovács and Head of the Doctoral School Ábel Szalontai. This past semester, Bence László Dobos, Viola Fátyol, Henrietta Fiáth, Katalin Glaser, Gergely Hartmann, Flóra Kőszeghy, Piroska Novák, Panni Pais, and Valéria Póczos have earned their doctoral degrees, while Erzsébet Nagy, a long-standing and highly respected member of our textile programme, will receive the honorary title of Master Instructor.
What tools does a designer, architect, or media artist use today? How is MOME preparing to meet the technological and professional needs of future generations, and why is it essential for designers to be proficient with 3D printers and laser cutters? This was explored during a presentation at MOME, where participants had the chance to see the latest developments in studios and workshops. Thanks to these innovations, students can learn not only traditional techniques but also master the use of cutting-edge tools and professional filmmaking equipment.
The first cohort of students has successfully completed the ‘Tomorrow Belongs to You’ scholarship programme at MOME, designed to support the creative talents of the future. The participants celebrated with a closing dinner on the final weekend, where the programme’s professional committee reviewed their year-and-a-half-long journey. The discussions focused on their experiences, future aspirations, and, of course, the upcoming university entrance exams.
Events
Graduating students from the Illustration specialisation of the Graphic Design BA are showcasing their diploma work in an exhibition titled PROOF, hosted at Random Gallery.
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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It is the main pillar of the University's core activities, that unites education, including all institutes and departments, while also serving the primary repository and development center for the University's intellectual heritage.
The institutional unit responsible for research and development at MOME. It is an incubator of impact-driven design solutions that are useful for society, and it also conducts long-term research and market collaborations. MOME students and faculty can participate in its activities.
The Technology Park has state-of-the-art workshop and studio facilities for education. With its facilities/machines for experimentation, prototyping, media content development and professional production, and the expertise it provides, it is a place for practical training.