Academic freedom

CEU hopes Germany’s political and economic power will convince Hungarian prime minister to allow the university to continue offering US accredited degrees in Budapest

The academy’s network of research institutes will be placed under a new governing body made up of scientists proposed by both the academy and the government

Weber applies Bavarian political and financial power in bid to help anchor the university in Europe and safeguard it against political interference in the future

Poland’s higher education overhaul has given universities greater autonomy and could see them take over tasks of the academy. Now the academy needs a more flexible structure to keep pace in the changing research and innovation system

European academies say government’s proposed reorganisation at the academy will ‘politicise scientific research’

Academy president hopes new round of negotiations with government will end ‘unhappy situation’ at Hungary’s largest research network

Orbán’s planned reorganisation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences sparks sharp debate. This letter, by István Kenesei, fact-checks the government’s arguments