A university in Hungary has stripped President Pal¹ Schmitt of his doctorate² after it found that large parts of his thesis were plagiarised.

匈牙利一所大学发现总统帕尔·施密特的论文中有大面积的抄袭痕迹，遂取消了他的博士学位。

Budapest's Semmelweis University conducted an inquiry³ into the award after reports surfaced in a newspaper in January.

The university's rector condemned⁴ a "violation⁵ of scientific norms".

Mr Schmitt, whose role is largely ceremonial, has denied the accusation⁶, and resisted calls for his resignation.

A former Olympic fencing champion, Mr Schmitt wrote his thesis in 1992 as part of a degree from the University of Physical Education, later absorbed by Semmelweis University.

A committee on Tuesday said more than 200 pages of the 215-page document either showed "partial similarity" to other works or were direct translations.

But it also blamed the university for failing to notice the copying or alerting Mr Schmitt to it.