On the 27th of February, MCC Debrecen Educational Center will present a lecture in German on a current topic, titled "Political Turmoil in Germany - Who will be Germany's new Chancellor?" Description: With the fall of the three-party coalition government led by Olaf Scholz in November, Germany is facing a new political era: on the 23rd of February 2025, after 20 years, early Bundestag elections are being held in the country, which could be decisive for Europe. The parties in the coalition of the Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals have significantly lost popularity during Olaf Scholz's three-year term as chancellor. What led to the fall of the German government?  Which parties do German voters trust? Will there be a shift to the right in Germany, or is a new political force emerging that represents a different social and economic direction? These questions will be addressed at the event "Political Turnaround in Germany - Who will be the new Chancellor of Germany?". Leading Hungarian and German political analysts and experts will share their thoughts on the German elections and their possible consequences at the event. Information about the event: The speaker at the event is Frank Spengler/ Advisor to the MCC's […]

American Corner Debrecen invites interested parties for a screening of Jim Jarmusch’s cult classic Mystery Train. Set in the heart of Memphis, where the ghost of Elvis Presley seems to linger around every corner, the film follows three intertwined stories of travelers drawn to the city’s rich musical legacy.  With its offbeat humour, dreamlike atmosphere, and an unforgettable rock ’n’ roll soundtrack, Mystery Train is a must-see for film and music lovers alike. Guests are welcome to stay for a discussion following the screening. Free Entry! No registration needed. Date: 28 February Location: American Corner Debrecen Source:FB events

For the third time, the “Cívis Retro Computer Meeting” is waiting for interested parties at the Méliusz Central Library, organised by the Cívis Microclub. On 1 March, visitors can play all day long on a variety of retro computers and consoles (Commodore, Sega, Nintendo, Sony Playstation, etc.). “Enterprising” children and adults can compete in the Commodore 64 Wizard of Wor tournament.  In the afternoon, visitors can watch presentations and spectacular programmes, demos and animations on the projector. Detailed programme 10.00 a.m. Opening 11.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. Wizard Of Wor Commodore 64 tournament for children and adults 12.00 p.m. Announcement of the results 3.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. Emulation of retro computers and consoles on modern devices, lecture by Ernő Szabó 1.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. “Creative art and the rise of A.I.”, lecture by László Nagy and Csaba Kémeri 5.00 p.m. Closing Admission is free. Date: 1 March 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.  Location: Méliusz Juhász Péter Library Source and photo credit:dehir.hu

As part of the intercultural training participants can get familiar with Hungarian culture in English and learn about cultural similarities but also about differences. Last but not least, they will get information about cultural and social issues in Debrecen. This is a place where Hungarian and international culture meets. Every interested visitor is welcome.   Date: 3 March, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. Location: Deutsches Kulturforum Debrecen Source:FB events

Interested parties, enthusiasts are warmly invited to the 12th University Bird Ringing event on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, between 9.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m., where they can admire the birds visiting the feeder, learn fascinating facts about the art of bird ringing, or simply unwind after the exam period! The programme will take place at the bird feeder set up between the University’s Main Building and the Life Sciences Building on Országh László Promenade.  At the event, dr. Lajos Juhász will give an up-close introduction to the bird species found around the University. The event is open to everyone,  feel free to stop by anytime between 9.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m.  Visitors are asked to take a mug with them, as hot tea will be served. Birdlife Hungary, Hortobágy National Park Directorate, Természettár ((Debrecen-based amateur nature conservation organisation) and E-misszió Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection Association will also be present, offering exciting games for you to enjoy! Date: 4 March Location:Országh László Promenade Source: FB events  

Animal lovers are welcome to join the 9th of March for a day of activities at the shelter, starting at 10.00 a.m., including a dog walk and a relaxing cat petting with coffee. At the flea market, visitors will have the chance to support the shelter’s rescues by purchasing a variety of souvenirs, and have fun with the “youngsters” in the puppy run. Anyone who is a returning guest might know that "Together for Animals" Animal Protection Association organises events along different themes, several times a year, so now they open the line with their first event in 2025. Programme: Dog walk 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.  Cats petting 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. - open access to the cat house flea market 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.  A bake sale is also available the dog walk. Date: 9 March Location:Debrecen, Kuvasz utca 10, 4002 Source: FB events

MCC Debrecen Educational Center holds a lecture in English on motherhood and career on the 12th of March. The lecture will address the following questions: Does a woman really have to choose between motherhood and a career?  Why is motherhood today seen as an obstacle, when for many women it is their greatest source of strength?  The presentation will show how family and fulfilment can be mutually reinforcing for the modern woman. Is it society's expectations or our inner fears that are holding us back?   Information about the event: The lecturers at the event will be MCC Fellow, Evelyn Whitehead, President of the Three Kings, Three Queens Foundation, documentary filmmaker Fruzsina Skrabski, and Research Director of the MCC Institute for Youth Studies, Georgina Kiss-Kozma. The presentation will be in English. The event is free to attend but registration is required. If interested, please register at the following link: https://mcc.hu/esemenyregisztracio/anyasag-vagy-karrier-miert-ne-lehetne-mindketto Registrations can be submitted until 12:00 p.m., 12th March, 2025. Everyone interested in this topic is welcome to attend!   Date: 12 March, 2025, 5.00 p.m. Location: MCC Debrecen Educational Center, 11-15 Piac Street (Aranybika Hotel) Source:MCC Debrecen 

This year, in the spirit of the Spring Retro Day, the 102-year-old Steamer Lady Zsuzsi will lead visitors into the forest! The majestic power and nostalgic atmosphere of the legendary steamer invites all ages on a special journey. The festive train ride will take you back in time to the stories of the last century, while time in nature offers new experiences for families and nature lovers. Join us on this special journey to celebrate the awakening of spring and the Hungarian national holiday together! The more than 100-year-old steamer Zsuzsi will set off in a cloud of fragrant and fiery smoke towards the Hármashegy for a memorable day in nature. Programmes: Forest walk - in the footsteps of Hungarian national symbols  Discovering the colours of the Hungarian national flag in nature: red, white and green flowers, mushrooms and leaves. Birds of the Hungarian symbols - the role of the “turul” bird, the white stork and the saker falcon in Hungarian culture. Invoking István Fekete's 125: Kele, the August wanderer of the Hungarian nation, the return of the white stork. A short presentation on the migration, nesting and conservation status of the stork. Meeting with a white stork that stayed […]

On the 15th of March, on the national holiday, wintering and strengthened storks will be  released. There are two release dates during the year: the spring release in mid-March and the summer release in August.  Among the injured or weakened captured storks, there are always some that are judged by the experts to be not ready to migrate due to their condition. The release of the storks takes place after the arrival of the flights at 10:00 a.m.., 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Price: due to the renovation works in the wildlife park, the price is HUF 1800 per person. Location: the Hortobágy Wildlife Park, which can only be reached by the national park bus, which takes guests from the Hortobágy Info building (Hortobágy, 12 Petőfi Square) to the wildlife park every hour between 10.00  a.m. and 2.00 p.m. Return from the wildlife park is at half past, one hour after departure, with the last wildlife park bus service inwards at 2.00 p.m., with a return from the wildlife park at 3.30 p.m.  Tickets can be purchased before the bus departs, either at the HNP Visitor Centre or at the Hortobágy Info building. Please note that the programme […]

The program will again feature a variety of genres: classical music, theatre, children’s concerts and Easter activities. Popular Hungarian artists, including Petra Gubik, Réka Farkasházi and the Talamba band, will provide a great entertainment, but also performers from Debrecen celebrating their round anniversary this year, such as the 15-year-old Bordó Sárkány band, the 50-year-old Panta Rhei and the 30-year-old Djabe. The program of the Debrecen Spring Festival: 5 April, 7.00 p.m. Kölcsey Centre, Great Hall “Whispering Winds” – Concert of the Wind Orchestras of the Debrecen Music Academy On the opening day of the Debrecen Spring Festival, the youth and children’s wind ensembles of the Debrecen Music Academy will take to the stage together. The nationally acclaimed orchestras, made up of students from the school named after Emil Simonffy, will kick off the Debrecen spring with a concert that is sure to be a blood-pumping experience. 10 April, 7.00 p.m. Kölcsey Centre, Great Hall What’s in my pocket? – Concert by Petra Gubik Petra Gubik, a Junior Prima, Honthy, and Petőfi Music Award-winning actress and performer, will present her thoughts, poems, songs, stories, and unique arrangements without acting. She is also a dubbing artist-singer-songwriter and member of the Játékszín company. […]

How is a "water tornado" created? What could be the secret of the Bermuda Triangle? Why can River Tisza be called an ecological corridor? How do substances mix in cold and warm water? How can we save water in everyday life?  To celebrate World Water Day this weekend, Agora is offering special activities. Among other things, visitors can find out what a fish coin is, examine different scales under a microscope and learn a lot of interesting facts about fish. Agora is open this weekend with a reduced admission ticket. On Saturday and Sunday the price for children and adults is 1900 HUF/person. With a ticket for the Water Days, attendees can also take part in the planetarium programmes. Please find the detailed programme here. Date: 22-23 March Location: Agora Science Centre Source: FB events Photo credit | Facebook Debrecen városa    

MCC Debrecen Educational Center holds a lecture in English about the role of the family and the school on the 24th of March. Description: Teachers and parents share many goals. Both seek to educate, nurture and discipline children. However, this similarity hides crucial differences. Families operate in the private sphere of the home and are motivated by love for one another whereas teachers work in the public realm of the school and aim to ensure children master academic skills and gain subject knowledge. When we lose sight of these differences, tensions can arise.  Joanna Williams explores the changing roles of teachers and parents in raising children. She argues that confusion over responsibilities undermines adult authority in general, to the detriment of children, education and family life; and suggests a path towards resolution. Information about the event: The lecturer at the event will be the Founder and Director of the Cieo think tank, MCC Visiting Fellow, Joanna Williams, The presentation will be in English. The event is free to attend but registration is required. If interested please register at the following link: https://mcc.hu/esemenyregisztracio/a-csalad-es-az-iskola-szerepe-ki-felel-a-kovetkezo-nemzedek-neveleseert Registrations can be submitted until 12:00 p.m. 24th March, 2025.   Everyone interested in this topic is welcomed! […]

Csokonai Fórum will present a play by Szilárd Borbély, one of Debrecen's greatest writers and poets, with English subtitles on the 25th of March. In 2023, Szilárd Borbély would have turned 60. But 2024 is not the year of his birth, but of his death ten years ago. To commemorate this double anniversary, Bálint Botos will produce a stage adaptation of the author's first and only novel, “Dispossessed". In keeping with the atmosphere of the novel, Bálint Botos's production is primarily about the lack of freedom and the desperate search for it. In a village that fears but also gives security, that remembers but easily forgets. At once realistic and fairy-tale-like, hopeless and hopeful, cruel and sensitive. Szilárd Borbély wrote about the very down-to-earth reality of a small village in the lowlands through the story of a family in difficulty, revealing also a complex, multilayered world: the mysterious rivers that flow beneath the village and perhaps the forgotten, destitute, struggling poor of all Eastern Europe. Borbély combines the unusual and the utterly familiar, a world at once banal and extraordinary. He creates a home. A familiar, difficult home; and it echoes from the stage.   Director: Bálint Botos Duration:1 hour […]

MCC Debrecen Educational Center’s next lecture in English addresses the complex issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the 27th of March. The panel addresses security concerns, policy strategies, and the political and humanitarian circumstances in Gaza, highlighting that lasting peace requires continued international involvement. Description: This moderated discussion delves into the complexities of building peace between Israel and Gaza from the perspective of the Former Ambassador of Israel to Hungary.  The panel addresses the ongoing challenges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on Israel's security concerns, policy approaches, and the current political and humanitarian situation in Gaza after President Trump's statements on the region. The panel will also explore recent developments, including the phased ceasefire and hostage releases, as well as the risks of escalation into a broader regional conflict. Through this dialogue, the audience will gain deeper insights into the challenges, opportunities, and the critical importance of ongoing international engagement in working toward lasting peace. Information about the event: The lecturer at the event will be H.E. Yacov Hadas-Handelsman, Former Ambassador of the State of Israel to Hungary. The presentation will be in English. The event is free to attend but registration is required. If interested, please register at the […]