Central European University

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Central European University
Közép-európai Egyetem
Established	1991
Type:	University
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Website:	http://www.ceu.hu

Central European University is a US-licensed and accredited university based in Budapest, Hungary. It states that its goal is to contribute to the development of open societies in post-Communist countries by education.

CEU was established in 1991 with campuses in Prague, Czech Republic, and Budapest, Hungary, after an idea of several Central European intellectuals received financial support from George Soros. Following political pressure from the Czech government of Václav Klaus, in 1996 the University's Prague-based faculties moved to Budapest^[1].

As of January 2008, Central European University had 200 faculty and 1300 students from 80 countries. It offers Master's and Ph.D programs in social sciences, law, business, environmental sciences and policy, public policy and mathematics. The official language used at CEU is English.

Soros has endowed CEU with a total of €420 million ^[2] (which includes €20 million dedicated to the business school). This is believed to be largest private donation to a university in Europe.

The CEU Business School was established independently of CEU in 1988 as the International Management Center (IMC), and was the first institution behind the Iron Curtain to award American-style MBA degrees.

On 14 October, 2007 George Soros stepped down as Chairman of CEU Board^[3].

Contents 1 Distinguished faculty 2 Notable alumni 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Distinguished faculty

• Shlomo Avineri, Political science
• Yehuda Elkana, History of science
• Patrick J. Geary, History
• Ernest Gellner, Philosopher and Social anthropology
• Péter Hának, History
• Donald Horowitz, Law and Political Science
• John Doyle Klier, History
• János Kis, Political Philosophy
• Will Kymlicka, Political Theory
• Wiktor Osiatyński, Law
• Steven Plaut, Political Science and International Relations
• Howard Robinson, Philosophy
• Michael Roes, Philosophy and Anthropology
• Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Environmental sciences
• Robert Sauer, Economics

[edit] Notable alumni

• Anna Brzezińska, Polish author
• Srđan Cvijić, Serbian political scientist
• Romaniţa Iordache, Romanian Human rights activist
• Lívia Járóka, Hungarian Romani politician
• Monica Macovei, Romanian politician
• Mailis Reps, Estonian Minister of Education and Research

[edit] References

1. ^ Article on the webpage of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
2. ^ Central European University and George Soros Jointly Announce an Increase to 400 Million Euros in the CEU Endowment
3. ^ George Soros Steps down as Chairman of CEU Board

[edit] External links

• Central European University
• CEU Business School
• CEU Press

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