In the autumn of 2020, Mathias Corvinus Collegium launched a three-month fellowship program for students who wished to deepen their knowledge gained in Hungary by conducting research and taking part in professional programs abroad. Scholarship grantees are supported by mentors to conduct research on political, historical, social, and economic topics related to Hungary or the region. Successful applicants participate in the activities of their host institution abroad by taking part in conferences and other professional events and meetings, integrating themselves into the vibrant academic life of their host country and contributing to the strengthening of Hungary's partnerships.
MCC works closely with 50 partner institutions including universities, think tanks, and research centers in 15 countries, from the United States to Europe, India, and South Africa. Since the beginning of the program, more than 25 students have conducted research and gained work experience abroad.
During their fellowship, participants are placed in a host institution and conduct research on international political and public issues related to Hungary and Central Europe. Fellows also engage in the activities of the host institution, attend conferences, and develop their professional network. Through these activities, it is our hope that fellows will be able to deeply integrate themselves in their respective international environments.
MCC Fellowship Program Participants - 2020
Barnabas Heincz
Host Institute: Waclaw Felczak Institute, Warsaw
Topic: Perspectives and Political Interests of the V4 countries Within the European Union
David Kiss
Host Institute: Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Dresden
Topic: The Changing Defintion of "Migration".
Zsombor Koppány
Host Institute: European Centre for Law and Justice, Strasbourg
Topic: Hungary and the Rule of Law Conditionality
Ervin Bejan
Host Institute: Henry Jackson Society, London
Topic: Diverging Interests of EU Member States on Future Enlargement
MCC Fellowship Program Participants - 2021
Antonya Bence
Host Institute: Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Topic: Russian Energy Strategy
Adam Csigi
Host Institute: European Centre for Law and Justice, Strasbourg
Topic: Aristotelian Ethics and the Role of Virtues in Modern Legal Thought
Róbert Gönczi
Host Institute: Warsaw Institute, Warsaw
Topic: Ukrainian Immigration in Poland
Dengi Marcell
Host Institute: Centro Studi Machiavelli, Rome
Topic: Italian Economic and Political Crisis Management During COVID
Adel Smith
Host Institute: Institute for Society and Politics, Prague
Topic: Perception of Federalism Within the V4 Countries
Peter Nemere
Host Institute: Institut des sciences sociales, économiques et politiques, Lyon
Topic: Legal Options for Regulating Social Media
Botond Szabó
Host Institute: Felczak Institute, Warsaw
Topic: Administrative Cooperation in the V4 Countries
Botond Czagány
Host Institute: Warsaw Institute, Warsaw
Topic: The Future of Frontex and European Border Protection
Blanka Kovács
Host Institute: Institute for Society and Politics, Prague
Topic: Post-COVID Economic Recovery Strategies in the V4 Countries
Áron Márton Kovács
Host Institute: Centro Studi Machiavelli, Rome
Topic: Political and Legal Liability in the Hungarian and Italian Legal-Political Systems
Ágnes Anna Kovács
Host Institute: Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Stuttgart
Topic: Strengthening Economic Diplomacy in the Creative Industries
Péter Szakmáry
Host Institute: Tikvah Fund and Bar Ilan University, Jerusalem
Topic: The Relationship Between the Knesset and the Supreme Court in the Israeli Constitutional System
Dávid Kiss
Host Institute: Russian Academy of Sciences, European Institute, Moscow
Topic: Opportunities in EU-Russia Economic Relations
Csaba Johanyák
Host Institute: GLOBSEC, Bratislava
Topic: FinTech Strategies in Central Europe
MCC Fellowship Program Participants - 2022
Imre Andrikó
Host Institute: Heritage Foundation, Washington
Topic: Impact of Immigration on the Classical Concept of State Sovereignty
Noémi Baki
Host Institute: University of Bologna-Faculty of Law, Bologna
Topic: Influence of the European Union's DMA proposal on various EU Member States
János Sándor Horváth
Host Institute: University of Regensburg - Hungarian Institute, Regensburg
Topic: German Tax Regulation
Dávid Ilonczai-Levente
Host Institute: MIT Enterprise Forum CEE, Warsaw
Topic: How COVID affected Incubated Startups and their Survival Strategies
Balázs Jáger
Host Institute: Nova Univerza, Nova Gorica
Topic: Comparison Of The Legal Status of Soldiers and Legal Environment of the Military in Slovenia and Hungary
András Kulcsár-Szabó
Host Institute: Guberna, Brussels
Topic: Sustainability in Corporate Governance
Róbert Papp
Host Institute: Claremont Institute, Claremont
Topic: Freedom of Speech in Contemporary Rulings of the American Supreme Court and the Hungarian Constitutional Court
Bence Szabó
Host Institute: OIKOS Institute, Stockholm
Topic: Successful Marketing, Investment Strategies, and Network-Building Campaigns of Swedish Municipalities
Dengi Marcell
Host Institute: MIT Enterprise Forum CEE, Warsaw
Topic: Sucessful Policies for Promoting a Startup Ecosystem in Central and Eastern Europe
Noémi Genda
Host Institute: Tikvah Fund, Jerusalem
Topic: The Importance of Hungarian Culture in Jewish-Hungarian Relations
Jázmin Anna Komjáti
Host Institute: Sabanci University, Istanbul
Topic: The Role of Technological Inventions in Carbon-Free Energy and Sustainability.
Viktor Lázár
Host Institute: Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Washington DC
Topic: The Technology Race between the US and China and its Implications for Central and Eastern Europe
Manninger Miksa
Host Institute: Public Affairs Institute of Turkey, Istanbul
Topic: Turkey's Prospective Options During the Russian-Ukrainian War
István Nagy
Host Institute: Warsaw Institute, Warsaw
Topic: The Legal and Political history of Polish-Hungarian Cooperation in the 21st Century
Dániel Ratkai
Host Institute: University of Bologna, Bologna
Topic: Interpreting Unfair Contract Terms within the European Court of Justice's and National Court's Jurisprudence.
Zolta Sitkei
Host Institute: Institut des sciences sociales, économiques et politiques, Lyon
Topic: French Foreign Policy and its Implications
Dorottya Klára Somogyi
Host Institute: European Public Law Organization, Athens
Topic: Greece's Response to the 2015 Migration Crisis and the 2022 War in Ukraine.
Julia Sztáray
Host Institute: European Centre for Law and Justice, Strasbourg
Topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Practice of the European Court of Human Rights
Benedek Szuromi
Host Institute: Fundación Disenso, Madrid
Topic: Migration, Immigration policy, and its Demographic Impact in Spain
János Ábel Újhelyi
Host Institute: Wacław Felczak, Warsaw
Topic: Army Development Programs of Central European NATO-Member States of between 2014 and 2022
MCC Fellowship Program Participants - 2023
Gabriella Érdi
Host Institute: Quinnipiac University, Washington
Topic:The Role of Sport Diplomacy in Hosting Major Sporting Events
Álmos Görög
Host Institute: Fundación Disenso, Madrid
Topic: Potential Implications of the Future of Europe Conference on the Iberosphere
Dorottya Haraszti
Host Institute: European Public Law Organization, Athens
Topic: The Privacy Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and the Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Márk Horváth
Host Institute: Public Affairs Institute of Turkey, Istanbul
Topic: How Biophysical Economics Strategies Work
Bence Kertész
Host Institute: Link University, Rome
Topic: The Current and Future Possibilites of Hungarian-Italian Military and Defence Industry Cooperation
David Nagy T.
Host Institute: Warsaw Institute, Warsaw
Topic: The Efficiency of Economic Sanctions
Emese Zsófia Nyúl
Host Institute: Nova Univerza, Nova Gorica
Topic: The Powers, Procedures, and Effectivity of Protecting the European Union's Core Values
Kinga Viktória Ötvös
Host Institute: NITID Corporate Affairs, Madrid
Topic: Transmitting Ideological Messages on Social Media and analyzing the Communication Strategies of the Spanish Political Party Vox
Viktória Anna Pintér
Host Institute: University of Nantes-The Law and Social Change Laboratory, Nantes
Topic: Cooperation on Green and Climate Politics Between the US and EU
Martin Rontó
Host Institute: The University of Sarajevo-Faculty of Political Science, Sarajevo
Topic: The Role of Democracy Deficits in Preserving Democracy
László Szepessy
Host Institute: University of Cape Town, Cape Town
Topic: The Role of Solar Energy within Alternative Energy
Anna Szilágyi
Host Institute: Bellvite Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona
Topic: Effects of Nutrition and Lifestyle on Impulsive, Compulsive, and Externalizing
József Bence Vecsei
Host Institute: Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Washington
Topic: Best Practices of the Leading SME Regions of the US and the European Union
Dinea Mark-Andrei
Host Institute: Center of Analysis of International Relations, Baku
Topic: Examining the Role of E-commerce in Enhancing Financial Inclusion among Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan
Zsófia Hadházi
Host Institute: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona
Topic: The Role of Cognitive Rigidity in Lising Anorexia Nervosa and Diabetes Mellitus
János Hajdu
Host Institute: Warsaw Institute, Warsaw
Topic: Regulatory Differences in Freedom of Speech in Social Media in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland
Mátyás Horváth-Kovács
Host Institute: Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University (Ankara)
Topic: The Historical, Cultural, and Political relationship between Hungary and Turkey in the 21st century
Csaba Kristóf Johanyák
Host Institute: Joint Research Centre Seville - European Commission, Seville
Topic: Geographic Proximity in Entrepreneurial and Startup Ecosystems in Europe
