Library automation systems in academic libraries in Hungary

At present higher education in Hungary comprises 74 state, 24 church and four private institutions of which 19 offer courses at university level and 74 are specialised colleges. The legal framework for education and research in the system of higher education institutions is the Higher Education Act passed in 1993. With the Academy of Sciences Act being passed in 1994 the legal foundations for scholarship and scientific research have also been laid down. The Conference of Rectors of universities has produced a report on plans for higher education in Hungary up to the year 2000 which calls for updating of many aspects of university education. All these developments will greatly increase the number of students (by about 50–60 per cent), will result in changed curricula, enable more institutions to grant scientific degrees (including Ph.D) and will result in the setting up of regional universities with several faculties.