Anna Gács: ‘Hungarians can’t expect the EU to intervene until there is some agreement about the minimum criteria of academic freedom’
In the third talk of the Debates on Europe: Budapest & Beyond, Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, rector of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and Anna Gács, from the Department of Sociology and Communication, BME University in Budapest, discuss on the role of research and education in liberal democracy.
Published on 10 May 2021 at 08:30
Recently, the decision to transfer ownership of the state-run University for Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest to a private, Fidesz-allied foundation spurred loud protests. Are there strategies to defend the academic and educational system against such attacks?