April 1, 2017
On March 31, Professor Ash Amin, Foreign Secretary & Vice President of the British Academy for the Social Sciences and Humanities sent a letter in support of CEU to Hungarian Minister of Human Capacities Zoltan Balog. Amin urges "that significant concerted discussion and open consultation takes place as soon as possible with the Central European University and the Hungarian academic community before the proposed legislative changes go forward further."
March 31, 2017
Budapest, March 31 – The notification received from Hungary’s Educational Authority that CEU New York meets conditions for operations in Hungary under the current National Higher Education Act, described in a press release earlier today, refers to CEU’s submission of 17 programs for examination by the Educational Authority.
March 31, 2017
PRESS RELEASE UPDATE: Budapest, April 3 -- Now over 500 prominent U.S. and European academics, including 20 Nobel Laureates have signed an open letter in support of Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Attached below is a live document that will be updated as more academics add their support. Two of the Nobel Laureates are cognitive scientists. The letter from academics in that field is available here.
March 31, 2017
Budapest, March 31 -- While CEU has been heartened by the outpouring of support for our university in Hungary and abroad, the defense of our academic freedom is not a partisan political issue. Academic freedom in Hungary and should be the concern of all Hungarian citizens.
March 31, 2017
Budapest, March 31 -- While CEU has been heartened by the outpouring of support for our university in Hungary and abroad, the defense of our academic freedom is not a partisan political issue. Academic freedom in Hungary and should be the concern of all Hungarian citizens.
March 31, 2017
Budapest, 2017. március 31. – A CEU teljes mértékben visszautasítja Magyarország miniszterelnökének azon hamis állítását, hogy a CEU csalást követ el. Ellentétben a Miniszterelnök kijelentésével, jelenleg nincsen érvényben olyan törvény Magyarországon, amely megköveteli, hogy az egyetemek származási országukban is folytassanak képzést annak érdekében, hogy Magyarországon diplomát adhassanak ki.
March 31, 2017
Budapest, March 31, 2017 – Central European University (CEU) utterly rejects the Prime Minister of Hungary's false allegations that CEU is “cheating.” Contrary to the Prime Minister's statement, there is no current Hungarian law that requires universities to have operations in their home countries in order to award degrees in Hungary. CEU is accredited to award Hungarian and U.S. degrees.
March 30, 2017
Video of CEU - Community Forum, March 29, 2017
March 30, 2017
Budapest, March 30, 2017 – Following a meeting with Hungarian government officials yesterday, Central European University (CEU) remains concerned the government does not yet fully realize the implications of the proposed legislation. It remains unclear to CEU why the legislation is necessary, given CEU's full compliance with Hungarian law, and widespread acknowledgement of CEU’s contributions to Hungarian academic life.
March 30, 2017
Budapest, 2017. március 30. - A magyar kormány tisztviselőivel folytatott tegnapi megbeszélést követően a Közép-európai Egyetem (CEU) továbbra sem győződött meg arról, hogy a kormányzat belátná milyen hatásai lesznek a törvénytervezetnek. A Közép-európai Egyetem továbbra sem érti, hogy miért van szükség a törvényre, ismerve az egyetem magyar törvényekkel teljes összhangban történő működését, és a KEE egyetemi élethez nyújtott hozzájárulásának széleskörű elismertségét.
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