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“Faith can only be true if it is free” – The 1568 Edict of Torda and Its Legacy

On 14 January, the MCC Center in Cluj/Kolozsvár hosted a new edition of Transylvania Lectures, titled “How Transylvania Pioneered Religious Freedom – The 1568 Edict of Torda/Turda and Its Legacy.” The event revisited one of the most important milestones in European cultural history: the Edict of Torda, adopted at the Diet of Torda held between 6 and 13 January 1568, presided over by the elected Hungarian king and Transylvanian prince János Zsigmond.

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America’s War on Drugs: What 50 Years Have Taught Us — and What’s Next

Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) hosted an in-depth discussion on November 20 in Kolozsvár/Cluj as part of the MCC Budapest Summit on the Global Drug Epidemic, examining the past 50 years of America’s drug policies and the rising threats shaping the next decade. The featured guest was Paul J. Larkin, Senior Legal Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

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Transylvania Lectures with Complexity Scientist Peter Turchin: Can the Collapse of Societies Be Foreseen Through Scientific Methods?

“History is not merely a collection of stories. It has patterns that can be studied scientifically,” emphasized Peter Turchin, complexity scientist, in his lecture in Kolozsvár/Cluj. Turchin became known as one of the founders of Cliodynamics, the groundbreaking new interdisciplinary science of history, that blends biology, history, and mathematics to reveal long-term dynamics of human cooperation and disintegration. On September 25, 2025, the renowned researcher was invited by Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) as a guest lecturer in the Transylvania Lectures series.

“Faith can only be true if it is free” – The 1568 Edict of Torda and Its Legacy

America’s War on Drugs: What 50 Years Have Taught Us — and What’s Next

Transylvania Lectures with Complexity Scientist Peter Turchin: Can the Collapse of Societies Be Foreseen Through Scientific Methods?

Events

Transylvania Lectures: Kurtág 100 – Modernity and Community Experience in Transylvania

Transylvania Lectures: How Transylvania Pioneered Religious Freedom – The 1568 Edict of Torda/Turda and Its Legacy

Transylvania Lectures: Democratic Transitions in Europe – Catalysts, Challenges and the Impact of Ethnic Minorities

News

“Faith can only be true if it is free” – The 1568 Edict of Torda and Its Legacy

America’s War on Drugs: What 50 Years Have Taught Us — and What’s Next

Debating for Diversity Forum in Ljubljana

Transylvania Lectures with Complexity Scientist Peter Turchin: Can the Collapse of Societies Be Foreseen Through Scientific Methods?

Transylvania Lectures: Understanding End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration

From Learner to Mentor: University Student Brings Debate to High Schoolers at Cluj Hungarian Days

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