Orbán Balázs, the political director of the Prime Minister, is preparing to defend his doctoral thesis at ELTE. His dissertation, titled 'The Constitutional Legal Relations of Free Mandate and National Sovereignty', has faced criticism from Polyák Gábor, head of the ELTE Media and Communication Department, who argues that the government undermines the university's integrity. The ELTE has defended the academic freedom and independence of its faculty and students, emphasizing that political views should not influence academic evaluations. The situation has sparked a broader debate about political influence in academia. Teljes cikk (Index.hu)