Higher Education Landscape in Hungary: Forging Cadres at the Service of Power

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How Hungary's government shapes elites through strategic higher education policy, redistributes resources and strengthens authoritarian structures

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Nearly a third of the forty-six Hungarian vocational training centers are clearly headed by Fidesz politicians, either as their director general or as their chancellor – this is the result of Momentum’s survey after examining the school districts a few years ago. According to Endre Tóth, although the law does not prohibit it, it is a conflict of interest.