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Opposition Takes Stand Against University Reforms
Hungary’s opposition parties have taken a joint stand against the government’s policy of putting certain universities under the control of private foundations.
Opposition representatives told an online press briefing on Friday that the government’s chief aim was to gain a financial foothold in the sector.
Gergely Arató of the Democratic Coalition (DK) said EU subsidies totalling 6,000 billion forints would be channelled into higher education in the coming years, and the boards of university foundations responsible for the money would be stuffed with stewards of the current Fidesz-led government.
The government has recently tabled the drafts about the transformation of several more universities. The reform involves huge changes, as the state withdraws from the direct supervision of higher educational institutes and appoints foundations instead, meanwhile still providing the funds from the central budget. However, the scheme