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CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences Forms to Address Global Challenges

March 11, 2019

CEU joins leading European universities to generate innovative solutions to pressing world challenges and promote European civic values.

Matei Comments on Academic Autonomy in Hungary in Times Higher Education

July 4, 2018

CEU Provost Liviu Matei, also a professor of higher education policy, comments on concerns Hungarian government plans to assert control over research funding at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences may lead to EU funding cuts. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hungarian-academics-fear-eu-funding-cuts-over-loss-autonomy

Action Needed in Europe to Protect Academic Freedom, University-Wide Seminar Panelists Say

June 6, 2018

While the Bologna process and the establishment of the European Higher Education Area created conditions for university autonomy, steps to codify and protect academic freedom have been neglected, panelists said in a university-wide seminar. The seminar, entitled "University Autonomy and Academic Freedom in Europe: Diverging Paths," is part of a series sponsored by CEU’s Intellectual Themes Initiative.

CEU Academics on Threat to Research in Science Magazine

May 10, 2018

Professor Diana Urge-Vorsatz of CEU's Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy and CEU Provost and Professor Liviu Matei are cited in this Science magazine article about the threats to teaching and research in Hungary. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/hungarian-scientists-are-edge-country-poised-force-out-top-university

Call for Proposals for Intellectual Themes Initiative Projects 2018-19

February 9, 2018

INTELLECTUAL THEMES INITIATIVE Call for Proposals Academic Year 2018/19 CEU academic staff members are invited to submit project proposals for new teaching, research, or civic engagement activities under the Intellectual Themes Initiative (ITI). At the suggestion of the Strategic Development Committee, ITI also serves as a privileged vehicle for developing and offering University-wide Courses (UWC). Starting with this call, we are introducing a separate application form for University-wide Courses.

Call for Nominations for the CEU Award for Outstanding Research

January 30, 2018

The CEU Award for Outstanding Research was founded to recognize outstanding research by CEU faculty that has significant international impact. Nominations should be sent to provost@ceu.edu in electronic format by Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Call for Nominations for the CEU Distinguished Teaching Award

January 30, 2018

The CEU Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes CEU faculty members for promoting high standards of teaching, linked with the mission and institutional ambitions of CEU. The Award not only underscores CEU's long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching, but also provides an opportunity for students and alumni to acknowledge teaching at CEU that has had a special impact on their academic work and lives. The Award will be presented at the CEU Opening Ceremony in September 2018.

Matei Delivers Keynote at Die Zeit Conference on University & Education

November 21, 2017

CEU Provost Liviu Matei delivered the keynote address, entitled "Universities in Danger," at the annual Die Zeit Conference on University & Education, which provides a platform for high-level representatives of higher education institutions and research organizations, the business sector and the media, as well as policymakers from Germany to exchange ideas and discuss topics of public relevance in higher education and science policy. The theme of this year’s edition, held at the Allianz Forum in Berlin on November 16, 2017, was “How Political is Science”?

CEU Opening Ceremony 2017

September 26, 2017

Video of CEU Opening Ceremony 2017

Professors Aczel and Pirro Receive Sixth Annual CEU European Award for Excellence in Teaching

September 15, 2017

Professor Petra Aczel, Head of the Institute of Behavioural Sciences and Communication Theory at Corvinus University, and Maurizio Pirro, Associate Professor of German Literature of the University of Bari Aldo Moro will receive the sixth annual CEU European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The award, initiated by CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Liviu Matei and overseen by the University’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), aims to promote excellence in teaching across the European Higher Education Area.