University hounded out of Hungary by Orbán reaches out to new government
Summary
Central European University is open to expanding its Budapest programmes under Hungary’s new government, provided it can protect the quality of the student experience. The university moved its main activities to Vienna in 2019 after pressure from Viktor Orbán’s government and does not plan a full return to Budapest.Key Facts
- CEU stopped awarding degrees in Budapest after a Hungarian law widely seen as targeting the university.
- The EU’s highest court struck down the law in 2020, ruling that it violated the EU charter of fundamental rights.
- CEU has 312 staff in Budapest and 476 in Vienna, where all its teaching takes place.
- Interim president and rector Carsten Q. Schneider said the university has not held formal talks with Hungary’s new government.
- Any expansion in Budapest would depend on goodwill and funding independent of the Hungarian government.
- CEU has more than 1,400 students from 103 countries, most enrolled in master’s or PhD programmes.
- Students from the United States make up 10% of CEU’s master’s students, the largest national group.
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