The European Union's Erasmus program will return to Hungarian universities, the minister of education and children's affairs, Judit Lannert said on social media on Friday.
The minister emphasized that the Hungarian government had taken all necessary steps by the end of August to ensure the Erasmus program was again available to Hungarian university students. The 21 universities affected by the restrictions already have valid Erasmus mobility applications for the 2026-27 academic year, she said. "Erasmus can thus return to these Hungarian universities as well, and international mobility opportunities will open up again for students."
She added that "the place for young Hungarians and researchers is in the European scientific and higher education bloodstream. The international mobility of Hungarian students must not once again become a victim of interests of party politics."
The Erasmus program is an initiative of the European Commission that has been present in Hungary since 1998. According to the program’s website, a total of about 300,000 people from Hungary have participated since its launch.
In 2022, the Council of the European Union excluded Hungarian higher education institutions operated by public-interest asset management foundations (KEKVAs) from the program citing compatibility and transparency problems. Abolishing the KEKVA system introduced under the Orbán government was also a condition on Hungary access to EU funding.
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