FILE PHOTO: Students gesture in front of the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, Hungary, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is set to pass legislation on Tuesday setting up foundations to take over the running of universities and cultural institutions in a move critics say extends the ideological imprint of the ruling right-wing government.
Currently, most Hungarian universities are owned by the state but have a large amount of academic autonomy.
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