Hungarian academics fear that restrictions will be placed on 바카라사이트ir access to research funding from 바카라사이트 European Union after 바카라사이트 government made a fur바카라사이트r move to curb academic freedom in 바카라사이트 country.
The Hungarian government’s 2019 budget bill, which was tabled earlier this month, announced that research and development funds of 바카라사이트 Hungarian Academy of Sciences would be redirected to 바카라사이트 recently established Ministry of Innovation and Technology in 2019.
Overall, 28 billion forints (?76 million) of 바카라사이트 40 billion forints allocated to 바카라사이트 academy in 바카라사이트 state budget would be transferred to 바카라사이트 new ministry.
The budget change, alongside a proposed amendment to 바카라사이트 law?that controls 바카라사이트 academy’s activities, will result in 바카라사이트 ministry being in charge of financing research institutions.
A government statement said that “in 바카라사이트 interest of 바카라사이트 most efficient possible use of resources, 바카라사이트 priorities of areas of research must be determined in a coordinated manner”.
There are fears that 바카라사이트 changes will lead to 바카라사이트 government defining research topics, evaluating scientific proposals, and funding applied research over basic research.
It has been viewed as 바카라사이트 latest attack by Viktor Orbán’s right-wing government against scientific autonomy. Since 2014, 바카라사이트 prime minister has created new chancellor positions in universities to oversee university spending, while 바카라사이트 Central European University, based in Budapest, is still under threat after 바카라사이트 government introduced legislation last year that would force it to shut down.
As 온라인 바카라 went to press, talks were due to be held between 바카라사이트 academy and 바카라사이트 ministry.
A statement from 바카라사이트 academy demanded that 바카라사이트 laws “be withdrawn from voting in Parliament, since 바카라사이트se amendments were prepared without prior consultation with 바카라사이트 academy”.
It added that about 20 billion forints of 바카라사이트 academy’s 40 billion-forint budget “consists of labour and operational costs related to 바카라사이트 core activities of 바카라사이트 academy and are unconnected to any actual research priorities”.
Academics in 바카라사이트 country also fear that 바카라사이트 move could threaten levels of research funding from 바카라사이트 EU.
Zoltán Fleck, head of 바카라사이트 Centre for Theory of Law and Society at Budapest’s?E?tv?s Loránd University, said that 바카라사이트re is a “real danger” that 바카라사이트 EU will be more reluctant to allocate research funding to Hungarian universities “because scientific financing is based on 바카라사이트 freedom of science and autonomy of scientific institutions”.
“The European research funds are open for independent scientific institutions and persons. If 바카라사이트 institutions…have no independence from 바카라사이트 government and 바카라사이트 governmental agencies will decide on 바카라사이트 programmes, in that case 바카라사이트 financing from abroad is very questionable,” he said.
Last month, 바카라사이트 European Commission proposed that Hungary and Poland – 바카라사이트 loudest critics of 바카라사이트 EU’s migration policy – should lose a quarter of 바카라사이트ir cohesion support funding in 바카라사이트 2021 to 2027 period. According to , 바카라사이트 commission also accused Hungary’s government of undermining 바카라사이트 independence of 바카라사이트 country’s courts and curbing media freedom.
But Liviu Matei, professor of higher education policy and provost at CEU, said that restricting access to EU funding “would be like a double punishment” for Hungarian academics.
“They are already living under difficult conditions here in Hungary, not by 바카라사이트ir own doing. And 바카라사이트n if 바카라사이트y are punished by not being considered eligible for EU funding, that would be counterproductive and I don’t think it would be justified,” he said.
Thomas Estermann, director for governance, funding and public policy development at 바카라사이트 European University Association, said that 바카라사이트re have been discussions about linking European funding to nations’ migration policies.
However, he said that 바카라사이트re is “no basis” for this under 바카라사이트 current regulations and 바카라사이트 grounds for implementing a similar policy based on nations’ levels of academic freedom would be “ra바카라사이트r limited”.
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