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Was not the beginning of the Hungarian government’s fight against Soros
The criticised amendments to the Higher Education Act imposed two new conditions to be fulfilled before universities accredited abroad can provide teaching in Hungary: first, that they have a campus in their country of origin; and, second and more onerous, that they operate on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement between the two countries
The Central European University was an ideal target, because of its founder, who has a controversial image in the political sphere,6 and because of its rather peculiar business model: the university offered several programmes leading to American degrees without having an actual campus or conducting any teaching activities in the USA.8
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Was not the beginning of the Hungarian government’s fight against Soros. In an interview in December 2016 the Prime Minister said that the year would be about ‘ousting Soros and the forces he symbolizes’.2 The political rhetoric was soon supported and supplemented by legislation: by a law targeting non-governmental organisations3 and by amendment to the Hungarian Higher Education Act (Act XXV of 2017, the so-called ‘Lex CEU’) which, according to some commentators, was tailor-made to force the Central European University, a university financed by one of Mr Soros’ foundations, out of Hungary.4 This goal was obviously achieved, as the prestigious university has, since 2019, had its campus in Vienna.
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