PM's office: University foundations registered

Hungary's university reforms have reached a new stage with the registration of nine public trust foundations this week, according to the Prime Minister's Office. Istvan Stumpf, the government commissioner for reforming higher education, said in the statement that the foundations would put the country's competitiveness "on a new footing". The process transforming the sector will continue as the foundations' trustees and university senates work together to turn opportunities arising from the model change into tangible results, he added. Foundations will be able to rise above administrative constraints, create their own strategies, and run performance-focused operations, the statement said.