Questions and Answers (?) in the Hungarian Higher Education: Rector vs. Chancellorwers (?) in the Hungarian higher education: rector vs. chancellor

Abstract

The 21st century is the century of the information  revolution. The question is not whether there is  information, but where to find it in the available resources.  The author of the study was in an easy position in this  respect, as he examined Hungarian legislation. It is based  on a source that is accessible to everyone in Hungary,  unlimited and free of charge. The study focuses on a single law, Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education and its  practice. In the ten years following its entry into force, the  legislation has been amended in nine hundred (!) instances  and, therefore, cannot be considered the rock of  Hungarian legislation. The author has extensive experience, because he was the dean of the Faculty of Law of the  University of Miskolc from 1 July 2012 to 15 August 2013, and then, he was the Rector of the University of Miskolc for  seven years. The author examines the problematic  jurisdictions from this aspect, with special attention to the amendment of the law in 2014 and the introduction of the  chancellor system.