Drama, film theatre leadership to consider university 'student republic' terminated

The new leadership of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that they henceforth considered the "student republic", an alternative educational model established by striking teachers and students within the university walls, to be "terminated with immediate effect". Chancellor Gabor Szarka and acting deputy rectors, Emil Novak and Janos Zalan, said they would "withdraw all financial and material support" from the students and teachers who have barricaded themselves into two university buildings.