Hungarian scientific community Pál Schmitt academic misconduct controversy

1 hungarian scientific community

1.1 petition investigate
1.2 batthyány society of professors
1.3 hungarian academy of sciences

hungarian scientific community
petition investigate

on 16 january, 7 scholars, historians, started petition asking rector of semmelweis university, minister of national resources, , hungarian academy of sciences fair, public , transparent investigation of allegations. authors of petition expressed dissatisfaction reaction of dean of faculty of sport sciences @ semmelweis university stated procedure of issuance of dr. univ. title according regulations, reviews unambiguous, therefore did not call formal investigation.

[this issue cannot remain unresolved], because beclouds every scientific degree, every academic qualification awarded hungarian university or academic institution. these our scientific degrees. if, in light of material presented hvg.hu, send message next generation of researchers , world-wide scientific community in hungarian scientific community not deal allegations serious , supported such grievous evidence, discredit institutions of hungarian scientific community. scientific degrees , qualifications have obtained of dubious value point, since outside apparent: reluctant self-evident elsewhere. can have consequence in future, hungarian researchers not welcomed partners in world, , works of hungarian authors received suspicion.

batthyány society of professors

physicist rezső lovas, member of mta , president of batthyány society of professors, conservative association of university lecturers, said on 17 january: first of all, 1 should not jump hasty conclusions. have not seen pál schmitt s dissertation, nor article allegedly drew from. there many ways of drawing [sources], , there continuous transition between citation , explicit plagiarism . added in opinion unlikely allegations can proven valid. further asked whether there evidence presented, stating burden of proof on accusing schmitt.

hungarian academy of sciences

on 18 january, in response petition, józsef pálinkás, president of hungarian academy of sciences wrote since schmitt not hold scientific degree (phd) , not member of public body of hungarian academy of sciences, academy has no jurisdiction conduct investigation allegations of plagiarism.