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CEU Welcomes CEU-Bard Joint Program Visit

January 28, 2019

A group of students participating in CEU and Bard College’s joint master’s-level Advanced Certificate in Inequality Analysis program have visited CEU’s campus. The week-long series of classes and lectures provided participants with a number of unique academic opportunities delivered as part of the exchange between the universities.

#MyCEU with Agnes Batory

December 12, 2018

"Most people, when asked what CEU means to them, will talk about experiencing diversity. Of course, this university is an extremely diverse community, but recently to me the similarities among CEU people have become more striking than the differences. We differ in life experience, age, gender, ethnicity and so many other things. But we also share a few basic values and attitudes that seem to matter more.

Global Policy Academy at SPP Hosts Workshop on Gendered Impacts of Drug Policy

December 11, 2018

Professor Julia Buxton and CEU Gender Studies graduate Giavana Margo hosted the short course “Understanding the Gendered Impacts of Drug Policy” at the Global Policy Academy at CEU's School of Public Policy in November 2018. 23 participants from eighteen different countries were invited to analyze and reflect on best practices, lessons learned and methods for improved gender inclusivity within global drug policy reform and advocacy.

Orosz and Craciun Prepare European Commission Report on the Benefits of International Collaboration in Higher Education

November 6, 2018

Kata Orosz, assistant professor of Higher Education Policy in the School of Public Policy, and Daniela Craciun, doctoral student in the School of Public Policy at CEU, recently published an analytical report, entitled the Benefits and Costs of Transnational Collaborative Partnerships in Higher Education through the European Expert Network on Economics of Education.

CEU Alumnus Sharaf’s Raises Awareness of Humanitatrian Crisis through #Ask_me_about_Yemen Project

October 10, 2018

CEU alumnus Maad Sharaf (SPP ’18) uploaded a video on his Facebook page on September 30, 2018. In the video, he asked people in a busy pedestrian area in central Budapest what they knew about Yemen. The #Ask_me_about_Yemen video project aims to raise public awareness of Yemen in general, and the humanitarian crisis caused by the war broke out in 2015, in particular. In a week, the video has generated over 13,000 views.

John Ryle Appointed to Prestigious George Soros Visiting Chair

April 27, 2018

CEU's School of Public Policy (SPP) announced the appointment of John Ryle as George Soros Visiting Chair for the Spring 2018 term.

Nick Sitter on Diplomatic Passport

March 26, 2018

CEU's Nick Sitter, a counter-terrorism expert, appears on DIGI TV's Diplomatic Passport talking about the fate of ISIS and other terrorist groups. Interview begins at 11:35. https://www.digi24.ro/emisiuni/pasaport-diplomatic/pasaport-diplomatic-24-martie-22-30-901306

Call for Applications for Roma Health and Policy: Equality and Participation Workshop

February 8, 2018

Applications now open for five-day workshop at Central European University on "Roma Health and Policy: Equality and Participation" in March, co-organized by the Open Society Foundations’ Public Health Program and CEU’s Global Policy Academy. Application deadline: February 11, 2018.

SPP Alumna Ajder Wins Prestigious Finberg Fellowship at Human Rights Watch

January 29, 2018

SPP Alumna Corina Ajder won this year's Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship at Human Rights Watch (HRW). Established in memory of the Finbergs, early supporters of HRW, this fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the master's level) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide. Ajder, who graduated in 2016, is the first CEU recipient of the prestigious fellowship.

Knowledge of the Law Empowers People, Strengthens Democracy, Maru Says

December 12, 2017

Giving ordinary people a knowledge of the law, and how to use it to initiate change, empowers people and strengthens democracy, said Vivek Maru, CEO of Namati and World Economic Forum Social Entrepreneur of the Year.