Demonstration for SZFE: the gigantic chain of life reaches the entire Kossuth square from the university building to the Parliament



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By protecting several universities, the protesters form a lifeline that affects much of the city center between the University of Theater and Film Arts and Parliament. Protesters support SZFE, which students and teachers say has completely lost its autonomy Attila Vidnyánszky since his appointment as Chairman of the Board.

Vas Street was almost full in front of the SZFE building, where students and teachers looming on the university balcony were greeted with applause. There were no speeches, the protesters began shaping the chain of life shortly after 3 pm The creators of the living chain do not shake hands, the continuity of the chain is ensured by red and white ribbons also used for the barricade of the University.

The continuously built and developing living chain reached the boulevard campus of the ELTE BTK Museum around 4 o’clock, then continued towards the central building of the Szabó Ervin Library, and at 4:30 it reached Kálvin tér.

Photo: Balázs Ivándi-Szabó / 24.hu

According to our correspondent in the demonstration, a roll of paper was released at the beginning of the life chain, with the principles on the basis of which SZFE can imagine cooperation. The protesters will pass this university letter to Parliament at the end of the relay. The text of the letter can be read here.

Photo: Balázs Ivándi-Szabó / 24.hu

There are so many participants that the organizers are asking the protesters to form a double chain of life in series.

At around four o’clock, protesters celebrated at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and by five-thirty the entire Kossuth Square was filled with the meandering chain of life.

Photo: Balázs Ivándi-Szabó / 24.hu

“Until the requirements are met, the school year cannot begin”

In front of the Vas Street building of the Performing Arts Theater László Upor The Vice Chancellor announced that the order of the school year would change: the enrollment period would be extended until September 13 and the start date of teaching would be postponed for a week.

And the students announced that they would continue their protest until the board of trustees and Attila Vidnyánszky resigned.

Until the requirements are met, the school year cannot begin

They expressed.

Abolition of autonomy

We have written about the situation around SZFE many times, the leaders, current and former students of the university have protested many times and in various ways against the tense transformation of the foundation. Concerns only escalated when it became clear that the government would appoint Attila Vidnyánszky, chairman of the new board of directors, who would not remain secret from September, without hiding his dislike for the institution. Subsequently, several key SZFE professors resigned.

It turned out that the board of trustees headed by Vidnyánszky abolished all essential elements of the autonomy of the SZFE, that is, the main decision-making body of the university.

  • cannot decide on its own rules,
  • you can’t interfere with the budget,
  • cannot adopt your institutional development plan,
  • you cannot elect the rector of the university,
  • does not have the right to independently designate institute directors and department directors to start classes

The SZFE leadership resigned on August 31, and since then a demonstration has been organized practically every day in front of the institution’s building on Vas Street. In the building, college students barricaded themselves for nearly a week. He quit Saturday night a few days ago Gábor Mátéthey were serenaded.

Photo: Balázs Ivándi-Szabó / 24.hu

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