Lawmakers have given the government a mandate to establish a foundation to run a local campus of China’s Fudan University.
The legislation on the mandate and on the transfer of real estate for the campus to the foundation was approved on Tuesday with a vote of 132 for, 25 against and no abstentions. A last-minute modification to the legislation requires the government to report to lawmakers on preparations related to establishing Fudan Hungary University and the planned budget for its implementation by December 31, 2022, at the latest.
The government has said it backs a referendum on establishing the campus in the capital, but only in 2023, after the conditions for the investment become clear.