In 2024, the programme, celebrating its 10 anniversary, was part of the Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Season, with MOME students collaborating for a semester with Istanbul's Marmara University. The outcomes of this collaboration were showcased at an exhibition at the Hungarian Cultural Centre in Istanbul, and at the Craft Instanbul international fair.  Students of the Fashion and Textile Design MA and Designer Maker MA explored how traditional folk art forms, along with their associated ancient craft techniques and materials can be reinterpreted through the lens of contemporary design. Twenty-five students – fifteen from Hungary and ten from Turkey – have each provided a personal interpretation of folk traditions, offering an opportunity to explore and integrate traditional Turkish and Hungarian patterns and forms into contemporary design practices. 

Media Design MA students once again represented MOME at the Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition in Linz, where they presented their research on the intersections of media, art, and technology under the title Gradual Exposure.  The exhibition revolved around themes of disinformation, the crisis of digital trust, climate change, and geopolitical tensions, which the students addressed through experimental, research-based, and transdisciplinary approaches. Instead of offering ready-made answers, the works opened up alternative perspectives and new ways of thinking, reflecting the university’s strong interdisciplinary spirit. Taking part in one of the world’s leading art and technology festivals further cements MOME’s international standing and has already led to new collaborations with representatives of the Royal College of Art and Aalto University. 

The R.U.M. – Research Unit of New Materialities – was invited to take part in the How Heavy is a City? exhibition at the 7th Lisbon Architecture Triennale. Out of the international submissions from university research groups, six teams were shortlisted, including a group of MOME doctoral students and lecturers. Presented through an installation by Tekla Gedeon, Péter Hámori, Máté Hulesch, and Ákos Schneider, project DUST explored the multiple narratives of urban dust and the connections between contemporary material networks and ecology using the tools of speculative and critical design.  

The Venice Biennale’s architectural exhibition also serves as an important learning space for MOME students. Alongside more than a hundred architecture students, this year the Art and Design Management MA programme also joined the study trip. As part of the Biennale Sessions, participants will take part in a collaborative workshop where they will produce and reflect on photographic projects inspired by the exhibition. 

The mobility opportunities supported by the Pannónia Scholarship Programme promote student learning, educational innovation, and the international exchange of knowledge – all essential to making MOME’s teaching and research visible worldwide.