Govt Submits Bills Placing Another Ten Unis with Foundations The Innovation and Technology Ministry on Thursday said it submitted bills to parliament that would transform another ten universities from... 2021.04.01.
Academic Employees Protest Government’s Higher Education Reform The forum of academic employees on Thursday rejected the government's bill of higher education reform, citing lack of wide-spread consultation... 2021.03.25.
DK: Money ‘By the Wheelbarrow Full’ Taken from Outsourced Unis The Democratic Coalition (DK) believes that "Fidesz cronies" are "taking home millions in pay by the wheelbarrow full from the... 2021.03.22.
Higher Education Restructuring in Hungary Rolls on The restructuring of Hungary's higher education system continues. In the latest news, the government will introduce a brand new, three-pillar... 2021.03.04.
Govt to Introduce Three-pillar System for Funding Universities The government is introducing a new three-pillar funding system for universities from September to better support various aspects of university... 2021.02.22.
Semmelweis University’s Cardiology Faculty Among World’s Top 100 Budapest's Semmelweis University (SOTE) has made great strides on the "US News Best Global University" list featuring 1,500 universities in... 2021.02.17.
Gyurcsány: Joint Opposition Can Win against Orbán’s ‘Autocratic System’ Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition, said in a keynote speech on Saturday that the decision by Hungary's... 2021.02.15.
Dunaújváros Uni Set to Become Hungary’s Center for Nuclear Tech The University of Dunaújváros is set to become Hungary's center for training and development in the field of nuclear technology,... 2021.02.12.
Hungary, China to Cooperate on Establishment of Fudan Hungary University Hungary and China have signed a declaration of intent to cooperate on Fudan University setting up a campus in Budapest,... 2021.02.11.
Gov’t Prescribes Model Change for Medical Unis to be More Competitive The government-pushed but debated model change of the Hungarian universities rolls on. Lately, all four medical universities voted to switch... 2021.02.05.
Orbán: Gov’t’s New Action Plan Targets Economy Reopening As part of its action plan to relaunch the economy after the coronavirus pandemic, the Hungarian government has decided to... 2021.02.04.
LMP Demands Guarantees for University Autonomy Opposition LMP will submit a draft resolution for parliament's approval, aimed at ensuring guarantees for maintaining the autonomy of universities,... 2021.02.01.
Former Top Court Judge Appointed Govt Commissioner for Transformation of Higher Ed System István Stumpf, a former constitutional court judge, has been appointed government commissioner in charge of a reform of Hungary's higher... 2021.01.30.
Pécs, Szeged Universities Support Model Change The senates of the universities of Pécs and Szeged on Friday voted in favour of the government's reorganisation scheme, which... 2021.01.30.
IT Minister: Universities ‘Winners’ of Recovery Fund Hungarian universities are the clear winners of the European Union recovery fund, with 1,509 billion forints (EUR 4.2bn) of the... 2021.01.29.
LMP Accuses Fidesz of “Outsourcing” Universities for Access to EU Funds The ruling Fidesz party is seeking to retain control over the huge funds the European Union is expected to earmark... 2021.01.29.
LMP to Launch Petition against Pécs University Reorganisation The opposition LMP party is launching an online petition in protest against the reorganisation of the University of Pécs, "to... 2021.01.18.
Teachers Union PDSZ Protests Model Change in Higher Education The national board of the PDSZ teachers' trade union issued a statement on Sunday protesting the model change in Hungarian... 2021.01.18.
Medical Universities Can Switch to Debated Foundation-based Model The medical universities' switch to the new, government-preferred foundation-based working model is on the agenda. So far, eight higher education... 2021.01.15.
After an Overnight Gov’t Decree, New Theater Uni Leadership Cancels Semester On the heels of a fresh government decree issued late Wednesday night, the University of Theater and Film Arts' (SZFE)... 2020.12.01.
Gov’t Launches Scholarship for Young Diaspora Hungarians The government has launched a scholarship scheme for young people living in Hungarian diaspora worldwide with the aim of strengthening... 2020.11.24.
