Researchers protest law that attacks Hungary’s Central European University

Demonstrators protest against HE law amendment in Budapest

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Legislation that has been rushed through parliament could see the US-owned university closed

The European Commission has announced that it will conduct a ‘legal assessment’ of a new higher education law approved by the Hungarian parliament that most observers feel was strategically designed to close down the Budapest-based Central European University (CEU).