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1. DeSantis is following the footsteps of the Hungarian autocrat, Orban

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2023, 02:30 PM

Jan 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/25/university-founded-by-george-soros-forced-out-of-hungary

A university founded by the philanthropist George Soros has announced it has been forced out of Hungary by the government of Viktor Orbán.

Central European University, which teaches in English, has gained a reputation as one of the best universities in central and eastern Europe since it was founded in the early 1990s. CEU’s rector and president, Michael Ignatieff, a former Canadian politician, told journalists on Thursday that as of next year many of its operations would be moved from Budapest to Vienna.

“We cannot operate legally in Hungary as a free US-accredited institution. We’re being forced out of a country that’s been our home for 26 years,” Ignatieff said.

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DeSantis is following the footsteps of the Hungarian autocrat, Orban DBoon Jan 2023 #1

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