As a member organization of the European Union, Hungary is also eligible to participate in Erasmus+ mobility programs, allowing not only Hungarian youth and educators to gain valuable experiences and professional expertise abroad, but also enabling thousands of students from all over the world to visit Hungary, get to know our country and study here.
The total number of higher education students in Hungary were 294.000 in the 2021/22 academic year, 37.000 were foreign students. As a result of the measures, 182.000 students, including 30.000 foreigners, 62% of the students in Hungary, will lose the opportunity to gain international experience and many thousands young people from other Member States could lose the chance to study in Hungary through Erasmus+ at these universities.
We urge the European Commission not to let young people become victims of the debate between the European Union and a member state government. We call on your political leadership to prevent student harm, therefore, it is important that in the future, decisions taken by the European Union institutions should not have a negative impact on young people, and that measures already adopted and in force should be amended without delay.
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