January 31, 2018
Aziz Al-Azmeh of the Department of History has been appointed to the rank of Professor Emeritus, effective December 1, 2017.
March 31, 2017
Laszlo Kontler, professor in the Department of History and former Pro-Rector for Social Sciences and Humanities, and Hungarian Affairs at CEU, has been awarded a Fernand Braudel Fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence for the period September-December 2017. He was also appointed Leverhulme Visiting Professor at University of Cambridge for the period January-July 2018.
May 15, 2015
Nadia Al-Bagdadi, professor in the Department of History, has been appointed director of the CEU Institute for Advanced Study (CEU IAS), effective August 1, 2015. With this appointment, Al-Bagdadi will take the helm of a very important academic initiative at CEU, bringing her vast academic and leadership experience to this role.
February 10, 2015
Laszlo Kontler, professor in the Department of History was awarded the prestigious title of “egyetemi tanar.” The appointment, made by Janos Ader, the President of Hungary, is effective Febr. 10, 2015. The title, which literally means “university professor,” indicates a high ranking within Hungarian higher education. To qualify for accreditation in Hungary, doctoral schools must have a certain number of such professors. For this reason, the promotion of a CEU faculty member to this rank is an important step in increasing CEU’s integration into the Hungarian higher education system.



