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Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Orbán: Hungary, US Governments To Discuss CEU Issue
- 3 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The governments of Hungary and the United States will discuss the issue of Budapest’s Central European University, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Parliament on Monday, in connection with a recent bill on universities financed from foreign sources.
Huge Demonstration For CEU Held In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Sunday afternoon to protest against a government bill affecting the Central European University (CEU). The demonstrators gathered at Corvinus University to move under a sign showing “Freedom for Education” in Hungarian and also in English to the CEU headquarters in Nádor street and later to Kossuth Square in front of Parliament.
Corvinus University, CEU Sign Cooperation Pact
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Corvinus University and the Central European University have signed a cooperation agreement, Corvinus University said on Friday. Educational and research relations between the two universities have strengthened recently and after months of preparatory work, the heads of the two institutions signed the cooperation deal on Monday.
US State Department Condemns Hungarian Higher Education Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In what will no doubt be perceived by the Hungarian government as a blatant attack on Hungary’s national sovereignty, the United States Department of State issued a statement Friday calling on Hungary to refrain from adopting legislation that could potentially cause the closure of Central European University.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Orbán: Future Of ‘Soros University’ Depends On Inter-Governmental Talks
- 31 Mar 2017 12:16 PM
- current affairs
The future of the “Soros university” depends on US-Hungarian intergovernmental talks, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday in an interview to public radio. A recent investigation by the Education Office revealed that the operation of several foreign universities, including Hungarian-born US financier “George Soros’s university”, fell foul of regulations, Orbán said, referring to the Central ...
Rules Apply To All Universities In Hungary
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as foreign universities should not cheat their students or abuse their position, they must comply with Hungarian laws, the government office chief said. Central European University (CEU) president Michael Ignatieff has said the higher education bill seeking to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary is discriminative and specifically an ...
CEU Responds To Proposed Amendments In Hungarian Higher Education Law
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Central European University (CEU) expresses its opposition to proposed amendments to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education, tabled in Hungarian Parliament today. After careful legal study, CEU has concluded that these amendments would make it impossible for the University to continue its operations as an institution of higher education in Budapest, CEU's home for 25 years. CEU is in full ...
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Orbán: Hungary, US Governments To Discuss CEU Issue
- 3 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The governments of Hungary and the United States will discuss the issue of Budapest’s Central European University, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Parliament on Monday, in connection with a recent bill on universities financed from foreign sources.
Huge Demonstration For CEU Held In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Sunday afternoon to protest against a government bill affecting the Central European University (CEU). The demonstrators gathered at Corvinus University to move under a sign showing “Freedom for Education” in Hungarian and also in English to the CEU headquarters in Nádor street and later to Kossuth Square in front of Parliament.
Corvinus University, CEU Sign Cooperation Pact
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Corvinus University and the Central European University have signed a cooperation agreement, Corvinus University said on Friday. Educational and research relations between the two universities have strengthened recently and after months of preparatory work, the heads of the two institutions signed the cooperation deal on Monday.
US State Department Condemns Hungarian Higher Education Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In what will no doubt be perceived by the Hungarian government as a blatant attack on Hungary’s national sovereignty, the United States Department of State issued a statement Friday calling on Hungary to refrain from adopting legislation that could potentially cause the closure of Central European University.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Orbán: Future Of ‘Soros University’ Depends On Inter-Governmental Talks
- 31 Mar 2017 12:16 PM
- current affairs
The future of the “Soros university” depends on US-Hungarian intergovernmental talks, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday in an interview to public radio. A recent investigation by the Education Office revealed that the operation of several foreign universities, including Hungarian-born US financier “George Soros’s university”, fell foul of regulations, Orbán said, referring to the Central ...
Rules Apply To All Universities In Hungary
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as foreign universities should not cheat their students or abuse their position, they must comply with Hungarian laws, the government office chief said. Central European University (CEU) president Michael Ignatieff has said the higher education bill seeking to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary is discriminative and specifically an ...
CEU Responds To Proposed Amendments In Hungarian Higher Education Law
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Central European University (CEU) expresses its opposition to proposed amendments to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education, tabled in Hungarian Parliament today. After careful legal study, CEU has concluded that these amendments would make it impossible for the University to continue its operations as an institution of higher education in Budapest, CEU's home for 25 years. CEU is in full ...