Press Releases

Statement on Proposed Amendment to Lex CEU

April 20, 2021

CEU believes the government has no intention of creating the conditions in which international institutions like CEU can operate freely in Hungary.

CEU Moves up the 2021 QS World University Rankings

March 3, 2021

According to the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject, two CEU programs rank amongst the top 50 worldwide, with a further 3 in the top 100.

Statement by CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff on the Case of Ahmed Samir Santawy

February 24, 2021

We call upon our sister universities and all those committed to academic freedom to join us in demanding Ahmed's rapid release.

Central European University: “Safeguard Democracy and the Future of Higher Education in Myanmar”

February 23, 2021

CEU condemns the takeover of all branches of government by the Myanmar military and the violent crackdown on unarmed civilians.

Living on the other side of the tracks – Study shows how urban topology influences the formation of social networks and inequality

February 19, 2021

Vienna, February 19, 2020 – A new study shows how the structural factor of urban topology plays a role in facilitating fragmentation and inequality.

Ignatieff Calls for International Effort to Ensure Release of Ahmed Samir Santawy

February 18, 2021

CEU encourages universities and institutes of higher education to join call for Ahmed’s immediate release.

Statement in Support of CEU Alumna Ann Vellikok

February 2, 2021

Central European University (CEU) expresses its grave concern over the detention and sentencing of alumna Ann Vellikok, in Russia by Russian authorities.

Seven and a Half Billion Pure Mathematicians

January 12, 2021

Vienna, January 12, 2021 - Most extraordinary achievements in mathematics are products of the abstract branch of the discipline, called pure mathematics, a field that common people would not even try to comprehend let alone dare to venture into. The best scholars in pure mathematics have been those remarkable individuals, who could easily think in terms of complex mathematical concepts, called “mathematical objects,” such as sets, groups, graphs, manifolds or vector spaces independently of any application outside mathematics.

CEU Research on Boosting Cooperation with Higher-Order Interactions Published in Nature Human Behavior

January 5, 2021

Vienna, January 5, 2021 - A new study in Nature Human Behavior by Central European University (CEU) Department of Network & Data Science Assistant Professor Federico Battiston and a team of international colleagues sheds new l

Emily Poznanski Named Director of CEU Press