Hungary’s Soros-Backed University Is Reaccredited
- 6 years ago
Hungary’s Soros-Backed University Is Reaccredited
The Hungarian government has repeatedly accused Mr. Soros — a Hungarian-American who has spent millions backing organizations
that promote liberal democracy and open borders in Europe — of plotting to destabilize the continent by allowing millions of migrants to settle in Europe.
In 1991, he founded Central European University and gave it a generous endowment, which stood at 500 million euros, or about $610 million, last year, creating one of the most modern
and sought-after centers for the social sciences in the country and Eastern Europe.
Central European University said that Our university is proud to have secured reaccreditation here in Hungary, where we belong,
The university became a focus last year of a broad campaign against Mr. Soros by the right-wing government of Prime Minister
Viktor Orban, although the institution has consistently maintained that he no longer plays a role in its operations.
Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, but Mr. Orban’s rise as an autocrat
and a threat to liberal democracy as established in the bloc has been accompanied by increasingly strident views toward migrants ever since hundreds of thousands passed through the country on their way to Northern Europe in 2015.
Last month, the government proposed the so-called Stop Soros Bill, which would ban organizations judged to support migration
and tax financing they receive from organizations abroad.
The Hungarian government has repeatedly accused Mr. Soros — a Hungarian-American who has spent millions backing organizations
that promote liberal democracy and open borders in Europe — of plotting to destabilize the continent by allowing millions of migrants to settle in Europe.
In 1991, he founded Central European University and gave it a generous endowment, which stood at 500 million euros, or about $610 million, last year, creating one of the most modern
and sought-after centers for the social sciences in the country and Eastern Europe.
Central European University said that Our university is proud to have secured reaccreditation here in Hungary, where we belong,
The university became a focus last year of a broad campaign against Mr. Soros by the right-wing government of Prime Minister
Viktor Orban, although the institution has consistently maintained that he no longer plays a role in its operations.
Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, but Mr. Orban’s rise as an autocrat
and a threat to liberal democracy as established in the bloc has been accompanied by increasingly strident views toward migrants ever since hundreds of thousands passed through the country on their way to Northern Europe in 2015.
Last month, the government proposed the so-called Stop Soros Bill, which would ban organizations judged to support migration
and tax financing they receive from organizations abroad.