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Call for Nominations for CEU Distinguished Teaching Award

January 15, 2015

The Provost’s Office invites nominations for the CEU Distinguished Teaching Award, an annual award honoring Distinguished CEU Teachers.

 CEU students, alumni and faculty members are invited to nominate candidates for the award.

Eligibility and Criteria for Selection

Full-time and part-time faculty members who have completed at least six semesters of teaching at CEU (irrespective of the exact load) and are under a valid teaching contract with the university during the respective academic year are eligible for the award.

CEU/HESP Visiting Research Fellowship Application Deadline Extended

January 16, 2015

The deadline for applications to the 2015-16 CEU/HESP Visiting Research Fellowship program has been extended to February 22, 2015.

Applicants from the following countries are eligible to apply:

Call for Participation for Financialization Workshop

January 19, 2015

The CEU Institute for Advanced Study jointly with the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and the Department of Political Science is hosting a workshop on Financialization at Central European University on Friday, March 20, 2015.

Deadline for registration: January 25, 2015.

For all inquiries and to register for the workshop, contact Hadas Weiss (hadaspweiss@gmail.com) visiting fellow at CEU IAS. 

For details, see the attachment. 

CEU Alumnus Chiloba to Head Kenya's Independent Electoral Commission

January 21, 2015

CEU alumnus Ezra Chiloba Simiyu (DPP ’08) was named Commission Secretary and CEO of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on January 12.

A specialist in electoral governance and political management, Chiloba is former deputy team leader at Drivers for Accountability, a senior fellow at the Policy House and a member of the Law Society of Kenya. He replaces James Oswago and his deputy Wilson Shollei, who were suspended for impropriety in Kenya’s March 2013 elections.

CEU Mourns Loss of Alumnus Tamas Kubik (NATI ‘14)

January 22, 2015

CEU mourns the loss of alumnus Tamas Kubik, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly this week. Kubik graduated in June 2014 with a master’s degree in Nationalism Studies.

New Appointments Approved by the Senate

January 26, 2015

The Senate approved the appointment of Bela Greskovits and Gyorgy Gergely as University Professors.

The Senate elected Niels Gaul as a member of the University Library Committee, Prem Kumar Rajaram as a member of the Scholarship Advisory Committee, and Mathias Moschel, Hedvika Janeckova, Marieke Jule Frohlich, and Olga Mun as members of the Equal Opportunities Committee.

Senate Approves Changes in Academic Departments and Programs

January 26, 2015

The Senate approved the following changes in academic departments and programs, effective January 22, 2015.

The changes in degree programs will only enter into force following their approval by the New York State Education Department. This will be announced separately. Until then, the programs will continue operating and recruiting students under the existing names.

The Senate approved the name change of the department of International Relations and European Studies to department of International Relations.

Policy Modifications Approved by the Senate Enter into Force

January 26, 2015

The following modifications to some of the University policies recently approved by the Senate entered into force January 22, 2015.   All policies can be accessed online through CEU Document Repository at http://www.ceu.hu/documents after logging in with Novell ID and password.

Academic Travel Fund Policy:

-    Deletion of the requirement for Department Heads to sign off on ATF applications.

-    Applications must be submitted 14 days prior to travel.

“Future of Holocaust Memorialization” Conference Book Published

January 26, 2015

CEU Associate Professor of Gender Studies Andrea Peto, along with her colleague Helga Thorson (University of Victoria in Canada), recently edited "The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work," published by the Tom Lantos Institute. The book follows last year's CEU conference on the same topic, part of CEU's commemoration of the 70-year anniversary of the Holocaust.

Why Public Policy at CEU?

January 26, 2015

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