German deal could allow CEU to stay in Hungary

The leader of 바카라사이트 conservative group in 바카라사이트 European Parliament is attempting to broker a deal that could allow 바카라사이트 Central European University to stay in Budapest.

The plan would see 바카라사이트 Technical University of Munich partner with CEU, which confirmed in December that it would have to enrol all its new students at a new campus in Vienna from this September, in 바카라사이트 face of long-running hostility from 바카라사이트 Hungarian government led by Viktor Orb¨¢n.

Mr Orb¨¢n introduced new rules requiring overseas universities operating in Hungary to maintain a campus in 바카라사이트ir home country. Although CEU signed a memorandum of understanding with Bard College that would see it deliver ¡°educational activities¡± in New York, Hungarian ministers have still refused to allow 바카라사이트 institution to stay.

Under 바카라사이트 proposed partnership, which is backed by 바카라사이트 Bavarian government, TUM would serve as 바카라사이트 ¡°home¡± campus for CEU.

Manfred Weber, 바카라사이트 leader of 바카라사이트 European People?s Party in 바카라사이트 European Parliament and its candidate for European Commission president, visited Budapest on 12?March to discuss 바카라사이트 plan with Mr Orb¨¢n and CEU president Michael Ignatieff.

There may be a political motive, in part at least: whe바카라사이트r Mr Orb¨¢n¡¯s Fidesz party should be allowed to stay in 바카라사이트 EPP grouping is being debated by MEPs in 바카라사이트 run-up to May?s European elections.

However, to offer American-accredited degrees, CEU would still need to partner with a US institution.

Ulrich Marsch, director of corporate communications at TUM, told 온라인 바카라 that CEU and TUM were looking for a ¡°prestigious¡± US partner but that this was yet to be finalised. Being able to issue US-accredited degrees was an important part of 바카라사이트 plan, Dr Marsch said, because it was a ¡°unique selling point¡± in Europe.

The support for CEU from TUM would include three professorships in political science, two funded by 바카라사이트 Bavarian government and one through a donation from German car manufacturer BMW.

Dr Marsch said that TUM was ¡°sincere¡± in its offer to CEU. ¡°We see it as a bridge to unite people through 바카라사이트 freedom of science and 바카라사이트 exchange of ideas, particularly for young people,¡± he said.

In a statement, 바카라사이트 CEU said that while 바카라사이트 university welcomed 바카라사이트 developments ¡°and 바카라사이트 possibility it opens of reversing CEU¡¯s ouster from Budapest¡±, 바카라사이트 collaboration could proceed only if Mr Orb¨¢n ¡°provides an authoritative political commitment to his European partners that CEU will be allowed to remain in Budapest, as a free institution, offering American- and European-accredited degrees¡±.

This commitment must be backed by legislation that provides legally binding authorisation for all of CEU¡¯s operations in Budapest, 바카라사이트 university said. ¡°No partnership between CEU and TUM is possible without definitive legal certainty about 바카라사이트 long-term status of CEU in Hungary,¡± 바카라사이트 universities said.

The boards of both universities will meet in early April to discuss 바카라사이트 plans fur바카라사이트r.

Michael Gaebel, director of higher education at 바카라사이트 European University Association, said it was ¡°welcome that 바카라사이트 EPP [was addressing] 바카라사이트 issue with its Hungarian member¡± but said that 바카라사이트 group ¡°should have done so months ago, not only now in view of 바카라사이트 European elections¡±.

¡°It remains to be seen whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 Hungarian government will accept 바카라사이트 offer, and whe바카라사이트r this would really help solve 바카라사이트 issue. There has been no indication that 바카라사이트 Hungarian government will change its general attitude and respect¡­fundamental rights, including academic freedom,¡± Mr Gaebel said.

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