A university backed by billionaire philanthropist George Soros is being “forced out” of Hungary as the country’s government refused to sign an agreement allowing it to stay. A university backed by billionaire philanthropist George Soros is being “forced out” of Hungary as the country’s government refused to sign an agreement allowing it to stay. The university said it would retain “accreditation as a Hungarian university and … continue teaching and research activity in Budapest as long as possible”. “The departure of these US-accredited programmes from Hungary will be a loss for the CEU community, for the United States, and for Hungary,” said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. In 2017, Mr Orban’s then-chief of staff, Janos Lazar, said the education conflict was tied to Mr Soros’ advocacy for migration and refugees.

Source: Irish Independent December 03, 2018 20:14 UTC