The case of seven master's students at the Philosophy Faculty opened a much bigger question than just their de-enrollment. After the State Education Inspectorate determined they had been enrolled without meeting legal requirements - instead of 240 ECTS credits from academic studies they had 180 from vocational ones - the faculty revoked their status.

But this is where the story shouldn't end. Whether there were previously enrolled students who graduated raises the suspicion that in the past, students with the same or similar shortcomings may have been enrolled and may have successfully completed their master's degrees.

This is a serious systemic failure - or a deliberate ignoring of legal criteria. The question is simple: how is it possible for an institution to enroll a student without meeting requirements, charge them tuition, allow them to study, and then determine they weren't eligible?

Even more seriously, does someone already hold a master's degree obtained under the same circumstances? And if so - are those degrees valid or will more annulments follow?

Responsibility in such a case cannot be shifted solely to the students. They apply, but it's the institution that verifies, approves, and enrolls. If there was a failure, it's institutional.

The case of the de-enrolled students must not remain an isolated incident. A response from the entire state apparatus is needed - from inspection services to relevant ministries - and an urgent, comprehensive audit of all faculties. Especially given that similar suspicions of illegal enrollments existed previously, including at the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors. If the system once (or twice) allowed such failures, then the question isn't whether there are more cases - but how many and where they're hiding.