The students of the University of Theater and Cinematographic Arts held a press conference at six in the afternoon, after Chancellor Gábor Szarka announced that the autumn holidays were coming, so everyone had to leave the university buildings on Friday night. The students said the lockdown has been confirmed and will continue until autonomy is guaranteed. Follow us live!

There is growing resistance from students and professors to the erosion of the autonomy of the University of Theater and Film Arts (SZFE) due to the government’s decision to continue the university as a foundation under Attila Vidnyánszky. More and more world-famous artists are joining the solidarity movement around SZFE, but the Vidnyánszky family is not expanding. You can follow the latest developments in the SZFE scandal in our article series.

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András Pikó, the VIII. The mayor of his district wrote on Facebook that if the SZFE chancellor-designate upholds the decision for the residents of the dorm to leave the building at 6pm tonight, many students, including cross-border students, will take to the streets.

“This decision is not only unenforceable for humanitarian reasons, it also violates many principles of the rule of law,” wrote the mayor.

He added: “This is especially the case in this district of disputes with serious existential consequences that could put people on the streets. I also hope that SZFE leaders respect these local considerations and practices in their discussions with protesting university citizens.” .

A report of the failed evacuation of the rooms was made, it was announced. Vas Street is full, now, with the flashes on, the fans are singing the song Secret University.

At the moment, the crowd is not divided and the students do not comment on what is happening inside.

Therefore, the press conference was short-lived. Followers are scandalized that “we are with you.”

The students began the press conference singing, the production was accompanied by long applause from the fans.

“We, the students of the University of Theater and Film Arts, reject the disposition to evacuate the buildings. The university community will take the fall break later in accordance with the original curriculum for the academic year. “

They announced.

According to the students, according to the latest ITM recommendation, the face-to-face form of education should be used by higher education institutions, so the transition to the digital education system at SZFE is not justified. The newly appointed Chancellor is believed not to endorse the provision in any way, there is no reason to evacuate the buildings due to an epidemic. According to them, the provision shows a political will to silence the expression of students. They added that Chancellor Gábor Szarka was abusing his powers: he decided to suspend Internet access, depriving the students of their home, so the dormitory residents petitioned the local secretary for property protection.

“No one can prohibit the use of university buildings by university citizens, we want to thank the Capital for its offer, but they do not consider it necessary to change the place of education. They continue their accredited trainings on Szentkirályi and Vas streets. Students are currently guarding the building as a hallway. We have reinforced the blockade and we will maintain it until autonomy is guaranteed ”.

At least that’s what he told the media in response to Friday’s news.

Regarding the offer of the capital city municipality to provide a building for the students and professors of the SZFE, the foreign minister said that it was an interesting suggestion, an alternative option for those who did not want to follow the university model created during the change of model, he quoted. the MTI.

He added that the university has not received an official request in this regard, they do not know where this place would be and what would happen there. “However, if this suggestion is true, it is conceivable that the solution is that those who want to follow this outside of the university can continue there,” he said.

Responding to the news of the evacuation of the university, he emphasized that it is not about evacuation, it is about bringing the fall break forward. He believes that the situation is conducive to this, since there is no leader in the institution to control the processes, to make decisions at the highest level.

He added that in bringing the fall break forward, the main goal was to get the break to start first. He stressed that these days are also important – in addition to disinfection and other things – because it takes time for everyone to calm down a bit, as well as students, staff, teachers and management.

“From this little psychotic state, students have to move out, go home, talk to their parents, calm down a bit and try to make a decision that is not about taking different measures against their own institution,” he said. “We have issued a governing order, which had a Chancellor’s supplement in relation to its implementation,” he said, adding: “it did not take long to reach the press, although it is an internal matter. It is about advancing a freedom. Everyone has a break”. commented.

He also spoke about the fact that leaders only intend to go to college if they are invited to some kind of trial or settlement.

The occupants of the university will hold a press conference at six o’clock, and the Secret University has asked everyone standing next to the University to come to the SZFE building on Vas Street today at 5.30pm.

Around 5:30 in the afternoon, the university faculty issued a statement addressed to the maintainer, rector and deputy director of the university. The letter reads as follows:

“It is transparently using a pandemic as an excuse to force protesting students to give up their college reserves. Introduced by college occupiers to protect the community,” they write.

They add that the recipients, in a statement on October 13, wrongly accused the protesters of making education impossible. “Then after that, you put all possible means to make education impossible. Teachers and students were deprived of the infrastructure! The necessary educational spaces!

With this, educational and creative processes are interrupted. There is invaluable and irreparable harm to students. In an inhumane way, our colleagues are evacuated within a few hours. In the case of our disadvantaged or cross-border students, this means the withdrawal of housing. Its current arrangement is atrociously rejected by the entire teaching community. We have a contractual right to education, students have the right to learn, and you have no right to avoid it! “Says the statement.



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