The institution has been in a difficult financial situation for years, exacerbated by the coronavirus epidemic.

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There is a one-time reduction in staff at about 12.7 percent of employees at the University of Szent István, he writes 444.hu based on a letter from management to employees. According to this, the dismissals were agreed on October 29 by the management and council of university officials.

The university and its predecessor institutions have had to deal with an increasingly difficult financial situation for years, which has been exacerbated by the difficulties caused by the coronavirus epidemic, wrote the interim rector, vice chancellor and president of the Civil Service Council. .

Our management in its current form has become unsustainable “

– said the management, who is confident that the reduction in staff will significantly improve the financial situation of the university in the short term. They were promised to help the laid off employees change jobs.

A 444.hu He recalled that as of January 1, St. Stephen’s University, along with many other institutions of higher education, will be reserved for foundations. To prepare for this, the University of Szent István merged with the University of Kaposvár and the Georgikon Faculty of the University of Pannonia in Keszthely under state supervision.



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Five participants in St. Stephen's University freshman camp became coronavirus


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At home

The university has no more camps.

After the coffee factory, the agricultural arm can now collapse in Szarvas


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The University of Szent István would abolish the Faculty of Agriculture in Szarvas, but would also eliminate the 82-hectare arboretum. It cannot be ruled out that the new composition by Lőrinc Mészáros also has something to do with the decision. The decision is precisely against those on whom the government would depend.