The reconstructed wing of the former Ludovika Military Academy building in Budapest will serve as the new headquarters for the National University of Public Service, which is relocating there, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration on Monday.

He called the renovation a „historic obligation” and underlined the importance of a modern and effective public administration.

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The National University of Public Service is a flagship institution of Hungarian higher education in which all professors and students will be in the service of their country, he said.

The Prime Minister noted that his government had founded three universities during its terms in 1998-2002 and 2010-2014: the German-language Andrássy University, the Sapientia University in Transylvania, Romania and the National University of Public Service.

The renovation of the Ludovika building cost HUF 4.7 billion (EUR 15.31 million), and the university offices, the library and the international institute will move in this year.

Before communism in Hungary, the Academy was a high-prestige institution of Hungarian military higher education. Its building was constructed in 1836 according to plans by architect Mihály Pollack, who also designed the National Museum, for instance, and it is surrounded by the Ludovika Gardens.

(Prime Minister’s Office)