2. Struggling with Flood: Universities in Times of Crisis

—Norbert Kis, Vice Rector, National University of Public Service, Former Deputy State Secretary for Higher Education, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

The speech dealt with the questions regarding the impacts of the European economic crises on the public sector, in particular public universities, with special attention to financing, autonomy, and personal and institutional leadership or management.

The Lessons of the Crisis

In the first half of June 2013 the peaceful Danube was a dreadful public enemy. Germany, Austria, and Hungary had suffered the biggest flood of the Danube of all time. After the flood, it was time to think about the consequences and draw conclusions. The flood is full ...

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