After 71 Days, Theater Uni Blockade Ends Due to New Coronavirus Restrictions Students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) were forced to give up their barricade of the institution's... 2020.11.11.
Coronavirus: Gov’t to Introduce New Restrictions from Wednesday Hungary's government is to tighten measures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus as hospitals might struggle... 2020.11.09.
Sides Disagree at EP Debate on Involvement of Political Influence at SZFE Standoff Sides were in disagreement at a European parliamentary debate on Tuesday about whether political parties are influencing the current standoff... 2020.10.28.
Theater Uni Leadership Demands ‘Student Republic’ to be Terminated with ‘Immediate Effect’ The new leadership of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that they... 2020.10.13.
State Secy to FT: Hungary’s Universities Row ‘Has Never Been Political’ Michael Ignatieff, head of the Central European University, seeks to link a recent European court ruling concerning Hungary's higher education... 2020.10.12.
SZFE Students, Strike Comittee Reject New Leadership’s ‘Ultimatum’ The new deputy rector and the chancellor of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) said on Wednesday that... 2020.10.08.
ECJ on ‘Lex CEU’: Hungarian Law on Higher Education Breaches EU Law Provisions in Hungary's law on higher education, dubbed "lex CEU", that affect how foreign universities operate in the country breach... 2020.10.06.
Theater University Students Occupy One More Building in Protest Against Appointing New Vice-rectors Turbulence around Budapest's University of Theater and Film Arts’ (SZFE) is escalating further. On the heels of the news that... 2020.10.01.
Hungarian Start-up to Help British Students with Online Learning Problems There is an interesting new start-up in-the-making that aims to help students with online learning problems, which has become a... 2020.09.20.
Kövér: Universities Must Serve as Strong Basis of Hungarian Cultural Sovereignty Hungarian universities must serve as strong basic institutions of Hungarian sovereignty in addition to successfully participating in the international higher... 2020.09.07.
Hungarian Press Roundup: No Compromise in Sight over Theatre and Film University As the controversy over the restructuring of the University of Theatre and Film rages on, the political debate has escalated... 2020.09.07.
Rectors and Student Union Initiate Talks on University of Theatre and Film Situation The Hungarian Rectors' Conference and the National Union of Students in Hungary (HÖOK) have called for talks regarding the situation... 2020.09.05.
Outgoing Film, Drama University Leaders Hold Talks with Supervisory Board Three of the outgoing leaders of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) on Wednesday said they had held... 2020.09.03.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Students Occupy Theatre and Film University A pro-government commentator accuses students occupying the Theatre and Film University of political bias. A left-wing pundit calls for dialogue.... 2020.09.03.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Debate over University of Theater and Film Rages On Left-wing and liberal authors accuse the government of dictatorial ambitions after it appointed a pro-government board to run the Budapest... 2020.08.17.
Stipendium Peregrinum: New Gov’t Scholarship Launched to Help Most Talented Study at Elite Universities A unique scholarship program launched by the National Talent Center will finance the higher education of 18 Hungarian students who... 2020.08.16.
Visegrád Group Students’ Alliance to Be Formed A Visegrád Group students' alliance is to be formed officially by the end of this year, with the court registration... 2020.08.13.
More Than One Hundred Thousand Graduate Uni as Gov’t Waives Language Exam Requirement More than one hundred thousand people have graduated from university after the government waived the language exam requirement for getting... 2020.08.06.
Online Learning Adopted by Most Hungarian Universities for Next Academic Year Hungarian universities have begun to publish their official guidance on the format of education for the first semester of the... 2020.08.01.
As Applications Decrease, 68,000 Gain Admission to Higher Education Institutions 91,460 people handed in applications to the Hungarian higher education during the general admission procedure. A significantly lower number in... 2020.07.24.
Handball Coach Lajos Mocsai Elected Co-chair of Rectors’ Conference Handball coach Lajos Mocsai has been elected co-chair of the Hungarian Rectors' Conference (MRK). Mocsai's fast emergence in the scientific... 2020.07.03.