MCC Bulletin 2024 - eng

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Research Center Membership Program
As Hungary’s largest interdisciplinary education and research center, MCC considers it a priority to
foster a generation of Hungarian researchers who are seeking solutions to major challenges facing Hungarian
society, committed to scientific methods, confident in communicating their own research results
and able to interpret the results of other disciplines. The Research Center Membership program offers
a one-year unique training opportunity for students graduating from the MCC Schools who see their
future in academia and wish to participate in the vibrant intellectual life at MCC.
At MCC it is our conviction that after a certain point, knowledge cannot be acquired in a linear fashion,
and knowledge cannot be transferred using the frontal teaching method. Drawing on the best traditions
of European university culture, MCC envisions education of the next generation of academics as based
on discussion, community, and the mentor-student relationship. Through the mentorship of MCC’s
outstanding center leaders and institute directors, the peer-to-peer environment of the center members,
and the intellectual and physical infrastructure of MCC, we provide an opportunity for MCC students
interested in research to get a taste of what a career in science is like in everyday life.
The Research Center Membership Program develops trainees’ ability to find a common language to
present their research findings. Too often, understanding scientific research is difficult for other researchers,
but especially for the wider public. It is therefore indispensable that the new generation of
scientists develop the ability to communicate their ideas and research.
Junior Researcher Program
The Junior Researcher Program, which builds on the Research Center Membership Program, enables
MCC students to further progress their academic development. This program is open only to those
students who have demonstrated exemplary diligence and commitment to research through the Research
Center Membership Program. Participants are allowed more independence, resources, and responsibilities
to conduct their research. Throughout the year, participants in the MCC Junior Membership
Program are expected to be motivated, focused, and work with precision.
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