September 19, 2014
Gerald Knaus, founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative, delivered a wide-ranging, thoughtful, and passionate address at Central European University (CEU) on September 18th. Hosted by the School of Public Policy at CEU, the lecture inaugurated the Frontiers of Democracy initiative, a series of events that the University will be organizing over the next two years to promote open debate about the nature of constitutional democracy.
September 18, 2014
CEU launched Frontiers of Democracy, an initiative that aims to promote open debate, discussion, and exchange of ideas with a diversity of views about the nature of democracy, on Sept. 18.
August 5, 2014
Several changes and new appointments in the faculty of CEU took effect on August 1.
Liviu Matei appointed Provost/Pro-Rector
Laszlo Kontler appointed Pro-Rector for Social Sciences and Humanities
Serge Sych appointed Senior Vice-President for Enrollment Management and Alumni Relations
Margaret Bolter appointed Vice-President for Administration
Chrysovalantis Margaritidis appointed Dean of Students
Tatiana Yarkova re-appointed Academic Secretary
Natalie Sebanz appointed Head of Cognitive Science Department
August 1, 2014
Several changes and new appointments in the central administration took effect on August 1. “The new organization, which streamlines the central administration by combining several functions and reducing the number of senior positions, will enhance CEU’s capacity to achieve excellence in the pursuit of our open society mission,” said President and Rector John Shattuck.
June 21, 2014
Six hundred students from more than 70 countries received master’s and doctoral degrees from Central European University at the 23rd annual graduation ceremony June 21. Also at the event, the CEU Open Society Prize, awarded for substantial contributions to the creation of an open society, was presented to European Commissioner of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva.
June 16, 2014
European Commissioner of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva has been named the 2014 CEU Open Society Prize winner. The CEU Open Society Prize is awarded to an outstanding individual whose achievements have contributed substantially to the creation of an open society. Sir Karl Popper received the first prize in 1994, followed by Vaclav Havel, Arpad Goncz, Ricardo Lagos, Carla Del Ponte, Kofi Annan, Javier Solana, Richard C. Holbrooke and others.
May 23, 2014
Diplomacy can take many forms and it can be conducted in a variety of venues. Geoffrey Cowan visited CEU on May 21 to describe the famous “shirtsleeves” summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
May 15, 2014
In honor of the late Dutch Ambassador Robert Milders, CEU hosted the inaugural Milders Lecture Series at CEU, featuring Dutch professor Jan Pronk. The May 8 lecture “Preventing Conflict Escalation. Hearts & Minds. Boots & Brains” highlighted Pronk's extensive experience as a politician and diplomat and included lessons learned from his UN mission in Sudan.
April 30, 2014
CEU President and Rector John Shattuck spoke at the International Book Festival of Budapest on April 25 about Nobel Prize-winning author and Burmese democracy fighter Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi's book "Letters from Burma" is the author's first piece to be translated into Hungarian. See link for full article in both English and Hungarian.






