Press Releases
June 30, 2021
The prestigious award comes with the €5,000 Diener Prize and will be presented at CEU’s Opening Ceremony in September 2021.
June 29, 2021
Imprisoned student Ahmed Samir Santawy began a hunger strike last week to protest a 4-year sentence in jail.
June 21, 2021
Vienna, June 21, 2021 – The Board of Trustees of Central European University today announced the appointment of Professor Shalini Randeria as the 6th President and Rector of CEU. She will be the first woman to take up the role since the university was founded 30 years ago.
The appointment follows an international search process conducted by a Search Committee of trustees, faculty and staff in consultation with the university Senate.
June 18, 2021
Vienna, June 18, 2021 – Today, at a ceremony in Vienna, former Minister for Health for Kerala, Smt. K.K. Shailaja Teacher, was announced as this year’s recipient of the prestigious CEU Open Society Prize.
June 18, 2021
Vienna, June 18, 2021 – Philanthropist George Soros warns that, “the forces of authoritarianism are on the rise” and says we must work together to reverse the trend.