July 1, 2016
Video of Making Democracy Work - Beyond Conventional Democracy
June 30, 2016
Video of A Celebration of Music from Central Europe
June 30, 2016
As part of CEU's 25th anniversary celebrations, Chairman of the CEU Board of Trustees Leon Botstein conducted the Budapest Philharmonic Society Orchestra through pieces that reflect CEU's history as both a Hungarian and American university. The June 25 musical celebration took place at Budapest's grand Liszt Academy, with soloist Xheni Rroji on piano. Music has played a vital and pivotal role in the history of politics, culture and society in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the U.S.
June 30, 2016
Video of Making Democracy Work - Political Parties and Elections
June 30, 2016
Video of Making Democracy Work - Innovations in Civil Society
June 30, 2016
Name: John Shattuck
Title: President and Rector
Number of years at CEU: 7
Home city/town & country: Boston, USA
What’s your favorite Hungarian food?
Chicken paprikas
Whose works of art or design have had the greatest impression on you?
Vermeer
What’s your favorite language, whether you speak it or not?
French
What’s your favorite quote or idiom?
June 29, 2016
Nearly 700 students from 81 countries received master's and doctoral degrees and program certificates at CEU's graduation ceremony on June 25. The University's 25th commencement ceremony was also the last for CEU President and Rector John Shattuck, who is stepping down this summer after seven years of distinguished service.
May 26, 2016
Budapest, May 26, 2016 – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, known as Doctors Without Borders in English) has been named the winner of the 2016 CEU Open Society Prize in recognition of the courageous humanitarian leadership the organization has shown throughout the world. The award, given annually, was first presented to Sir Karl Popper in 1994. Subsequent winners include Vaclav Havel, Arpad Goncz, Ricardo Lagos, Carla Del Ponte, Kofi Annan, Javier Solana, Kristalina Georgieva and Richard C. Holbrooke.
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