We, members of the School of English and American Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, wish to express our solidarity with our colleague, economics professor Zoltán Ádám, whose contract has been abruptly terminated by Corvinus University.
Earlier this year Dr Ádám refused to examine a student who had not fulfilled the necessary requirements. The student’s family are stakeholders in MOL (the Hungarian oil company), the president of which, Mr Hernádi, is also the head of the curators of Corvinus University. Using their influence the student’s family managed to have the student examined irregularly.
Upon Dr Ádám’s complaint the University first condemned this irregular procedure, and the rector of the University resigned (citing other reasons for his resignation). Later, the ruling was altered, exonerating those involved in the examination, which itself was deemed irregular. This week Corvinus University has terminated Dr Ádám’s contract.
This procedure is a brutal attack on academic freedom, which we unconditionally condemn. We demand fair treatment for our colleague.
Budapest, 27 October 2023
Albert Ágnes
Bán Zsófia
Barbarics Márta
Benczik Vera
Berke Ildikó
Czigányik Zsolt
Dávidházi Péter
Marcel den Dikken
Divéki Rita
Dóczi Brigitta
Eitler Tamás
Fábián Annamária
Federmayer Éva
Fejérvári Boldizsár
Gall Cecília
Gárdos Bálint
G. Kiss Zoltán
Gyuris Kata
Halápi Magdolna
Hoffmann Dorothy
Holló Dorottya
Hubai Katalin
Janczer Csikós Dóra
Jenei Gabriella
Katona László
Kenyeres János
Király Zsolt
Komáromy Zsolt
Kontra Edit
Kúnos László
Lajtai Ádám
Lázár A. Péter
Lázár Ildikó
Major Éva
Medgyes Péter
Nagy Ildikó
Nádasdy Ádám
Németh Nóra
Mark Newson
Nyusztai Iván
Őri Péter
Pikli Natália
Price Beatrix
Péter Ágnes
Uwe Pohl
Reményi Andrea
Christopher Ryan
Sarbu Aladár
Starcevic Attila
Szabó Éva
Szécsényi Krisztina
Szesztay Margit
Szigetvári Péter
Szlukovényi Katalin
Timár Andrea
Törkenczy Miklós
Vilmos Eszter
Wind Attila
Zách Lili
Zipernovszky Kornél
Zólyomi Anna
published 2023-10-28 21:23