Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced higher education will be free for those who meet entry requirements. This announcement comes after students protested the government’s plan to cut state-financed places at universities. After meeting a group of students, Orbán announced in a video message that his government will rework its proposal. He did not mention details, but stressed the importance of a more transparent and simple system. The government announced sharp cuts to higher education earlier this month. Starting next year, the state said it planned to fully finance only 10,480 university students, two-thirds fewer than this year. It also said it would partly finance the tuition of 46,000 additional students. The announcement triggered mass student protests.
