# Stumpf named commissioner overseeing university model change

Date: 2021

From 1 February 2021 [István Stumpf](/people/istvan-stumpf) was appointed government commissioner to coordinate the transfer of Hungarian universities to the foundation-based model. Working under the prime minister, he oversaw the so-called model change, which critics described as a takeover of the universities, and said universities should not become arenas of political battles.

## People

- István Stumpf: https://factrail.ai/people/istvan-stumpf

## Sources

- https://telex.hu/belfold/2021/01/29/felsooktatas-modellvaltas-orban-stumpf-istvan-kormanybiztos
- https://www.vg.hu/kozelet/2021/01/stumpf-istvan-felugyeli-az-egyetemek-korszeru-cc-8bsiteset

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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