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The management of the University of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts (SZFE) has been characterized by a series of recurring irregularities for about 10 years – reads the statement of the State Audit issued this Tuesday, which called attention to the elaboration and implementation of and create transparent accounting with public assets.
As it has been written, the Basic Law of Hungary stipulates that “all organizations managing public funds are obliged to be accountable to the public for their management of public funds. Public funds and national wealth must be administered in accordance with the principles of transparency and purity of public life. “Higher education institutions should be role models. It is in the public interest that these institutions function properly, fully comply with regulations that governs their management, use appropriately the public funds entrusted to them and be an example for the students they teach.
In 2014-2015, the SAO reviewed the management of all higher education institutions maintained by the state in 2009-2013. conducted an audit of the period between. It turned out that the establishment and operation of the internal control system of the University of Theater and Cinematographic Arts, which provides protection against threats of corruption and irregularities, did not comply with legal requirements. The SAO revealed a number of deficiencies and irregularities in SZFE’s financial and asset management.
To correct the irregularities revealed, the SAO made 11 proposals to the Rector of the SZFE, which consist of several subtopics, based on which the University management drew up an action plan consisting of 38 tasks. The implementation of this was evaluated by the SAO in the framework of an ex post audit completed in February 2018, during which it established that the University’s management completed only 4 of the 38 tasks undertaken in its action plan on time. The management system developed at SZFE did not yet support the regular, transparent and responsible use of public funds.
The identified public finance risks and irresponsible management behavior justified the initiation of another SAO audit, which ended in May 2019. It turned out that SZFE’s internal control system did not ensure the conditions for transparent, regular and responsible management of public funds. There is still no integrity control system to protect against corruption. The protection of state property was not guaranteed and its accounting was not transparent: read the statement of the Court.
The SAO also drew attention to the fact that since the university’s management has not complied with legal requirements for years, it may be justified to consider performing the public tasks of the SZFE within other organizational frameworks to properly use public funds. .
Eszter Novák, the resigned rector of SZFE stated on the ATV Start broadcast on September 7, 2020, that there is no “handover” at the University of Theater and Film Arts. In response to this, and evaluating the changes in the maintenance and management system of the SZFE, the State Audit drew the attention of the management of the University who gave up the preparation of the transfer ensuring compliance with the legal regulations. to ensure the acquisition takes place.
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