In a declaration, the rectors of six higher education institutions expressed concern about the new draft law on higher education. Teachers see their jobs, students their careers at risk.
According to the draft law, recent graduates wouldn’t be permitted to work abroad –if they did so, they would have to pay back the expenses of their education- and also, the costs of the fee-paying trainings might double. The student unions don’t agree with the proposal; they think the new law would pin the graduates of state-funded trainings down, depriving them of a lot of possibilities such as gaining scientific experience at foreign research institutions. In addition, Hungarians living abroad wouldn’t be able to start a career in their home countries. The Council of Rectors also objects to the point of the draft that would prohibit starting a state-funded and a fee-paying training in the same major at the same time. This would mean significant revenue loss for the University of Debrecen, too.
