Viktor Orbán-influenced university plans London outpost

The Guardian 30 August 2023

Attempts by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to spread his populist philosophy across Europe have reached the United Kingdom, with an outpost of a heavily Orbán-influenced educational institute planned for London, along with significant sponsorship for groups linked to right-wing Conservatives, write Flora Garamvolgyi and Peter Walker for The Guardian.

Sources have said a Hungarian cultural centre near Trafalgar Square is expected to include a branch of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a private university sometimes likened to a seminary for young Orbán-sympathising scholars and future leaders.

MCC, which is lavishly funded by Orbán’s government – in 2020 it received more than £1.3 billion (US$1.6 billion) in state money and assets – already operates in the UK through a deal with the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, which promotes the ideas of the late British conservative philosopher.
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