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How will you learn?
The academic year is divided into four terms, each being about 10 weeks long (including breaks if any).
Before the start of each term, we bring all students together for vibrant event series called Discovery Week. With 20+ enrichment activities available across 6 days, you can develop your skills, dedicate time for your project, attend Meet the Expert sessions and connect with the wider community of Engame. A range of online sessions will be available throughout the week to cater for those students learning on our online programs.
As the term officially starts, you'll focus on your two core program elements: attending your Themed Workshop and your termly Mentoring sessions. During term time, we'll also offer various events and student-led / community activities (see under Student life) to delve deeper into various interests and build relationships with students from other years, a number of which will be available online.
As an online student, you'll have access to all the main program elements online. However, if you are able and happy to travel to Budapest for an event, we highly encourage you to do so - even coming in person only a few times a year can add great value to the experience, give you an opportunity to try new things and deepen your connections with the Engame community.
Academic Year dates
2025-26 academic year:
8 Sept 2025 - 13 June 2026
Term 1: 8 Sept - 15 Nov 2025
Discovery Week: 8 Sept - 13 Sept
Autumn break: 23 Oct - 1 Nov
Term 2: 17 Nov 2025 - 31 Jan 2026
Discovery Week: 17 Nov - 22 Nov
Christmas break: 20 Dec 2025 - 3 Jan 2026
Term 3: 2 Feb - 11 April 2026
Discovery Week: 2 Feb - 7 Feb
Spring break: 2 Apr - 11 Apr
Term 4: 13 Apr - 13 June 2026
Discovery Week: 13 April - 18 April
Summer break: 14 June - 31 Aug 2026
Core program in Freshmore
🚀 Theme Workshops in Term 1, 2 and 3
Theme Workshops will focus on overarching themes like cities, food, infinity, or money. We'll explore real-life topics and their interconnectedness, moving beyond rigid subject-based thinking to understand the world's complexity. This approach will develop your critical thinking, problem-solving, and media literacy skills. It will also help you identify your interests and connect them to academic or professional areas, guiding your study and career choices.
Term 4: You in University
The module helps to identify the connections between school subjects and their practical, real-life applications. Through exciting and modern topics, we explore how the defining trends and problems of our present can be approached from the perspective of multiple subjects. By the end we will not only be more aware where secondary school subjects can lead but we will see what can influence our decisions when choosing a specialisation.
Format: Small group sessions
Schedule: Thursday 17:30-19:00
Number of sessions: 6 sessions per term
Length: Workshops last for 90 minutes
Platform: Google Classroom
💬 Mentoring
Your core teacher will also support your learning journey and personal development through one-to-one mentoring sessions. You will meet termly for 45 mins to discuss your goals and interests in depth, ask questions, share your thoughts and get support to ensure you make appropriate progress at Engame.
Type: Core
Format: One-on-one sessions
Length: 45 minutes per term
Registration: agree on time and platform via email with your mentor
🚀 Project (part of Discovery Week)
🚀 Project (part of Discovery Week)
In Freshmore year you will have the opportunity to complete a project - a full cycle of planning and implementing one. Read our dedicated Project Page for a full description of what an Engame project is and what support you can receive through the process. Once you decide to embark on an Engame project, be sure to register for a Project Kick-off session during Discovery Week in term 1 or 3, to help you get started.
Your project is a great opportunity to experiment with a question or topic you're interested in, develop useful skills, and it can - as it often does for Engamers - feature in your uni application further down the line!
Format: Project sessions and individual work
Mode: offline and online
Schedule: Project sessions during Discovery Week
Registration: part of Discovery Week registration via Classroom
🧩 Skill-Building Workshops (part of Discovery Week)
🧩 Skill-Building Workshops (part of Discovery Week)
Each term, we offer a wide range of skill-building workshops focusing on key academic, 21st century and personal skills. You are welcome to sign up to any number of skill workshops during the year.
Format: one-off 90-min sessions
Mode: offline and online
Schedule: During Discovery Week, on weekday
afternoons and Saturday morning
Registration: part of Discovery Week registration via Classroom
🎤 Meet the Expert (part of Discovery Week)
🎤 Meet the Expert (part of Discovery Week)
A wide range of Meet the Expert sessions are held in Engame or online, where we invite people with exciting academic and professional backgrounds who love what they do. They share their stories, the dilemmas they faced during their career, and talk about various aspects of jobs they’ve had, giving you great insight into what working in different fields entails to help your orientation.
Format: one-off 90-min sessions
Mode: offline and online
Schedule: During Discovery Week, on weekday
afternoons
Registration: part of Discovery Week registration via Classroom
🏢 Field Trips (during term time)
🏢 Field Trips (during term time)
We organize field trips to a range of exciting places from the coolest startups to high-value multinational companies, and from state and cultural institutions to NGOs. You will get a glimpse into how people work at these organizations and what they do. Come with an open and curious mind - you may learn about areas of work you haven’t considered before for your own future!
Format: guided group visit
Mode: offline
Schedule: mostly on weekday afternoons
Length: 90 minutes - 2 hours
Registration: announced 1-2 weeks ahead of time, registration via Classroom
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