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We are proud to share that CEU Emeritus Professor Tibor Varady has been awarded the 2025 Serbian Academy of Sciences and Art (SASA) Medal in social sciences and humanities for his outstanding work in law, language, and international commercial arbitration. 🙌

📖 Read more: www.ceu.edu/news/2025-11...
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🩸 Last call to sign up for the CEU Blood Drive! Austria’s blood reserves remain at critically low levels, and every donation helps hospitals save lives.

Join us at CEU campus on Oct 21 and be someone’s hero. ❤️

Learn more and book your appointment here: events.ceu.edu/2025-10-21/b...
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yesterday, CEU's Budapest site served as the venue for the Hungarian launch of Angela Merkel's memoir Freedom.

After the event, Julius Horvath (CEU's Executive Director for Budapest) had the honor of welcoming the former German Chancellor to CEU's historic campus. Thank you for the opoortunity! 👏
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🥗 Rethinking Campus Food: Should CEU Go 100% Plant-Based? We invite you to the 2nd debate of our Topical Debate Series. Join us for a discussion on the benefits and risks of a fully plant-based campus.

📅 September 30
💻 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-30/r...
September 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🔎 Why do we sustain misbeliefs, even against the evidence?

On Sept 29 (17:00–20:00) join us at CEU Vienna for a roundtable with Ingrid Brodnig, CEU scholars & more. The event launches our new Center for Belief Updating & Debiasing.

RSVP required 👉 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-29/w...
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🚨 1 DAY TO GO! 🚨
Join CEU’s Virtual Open Day for Master’s & PhD programs — explore admissions, departments & student life in Vienna, all from the comfort of your home. Don't miss this opportunity to get to know your future better!

📅 Sept 18 | Register at www.ceu.edu/admissions/c...
September 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Capitalism: Can We Fix Its Growth Dependencies?

Join our first Topical Debate of the year on Sept 15. (Room D-002 & Zoom). With Diana Ürge-Vorsatz @dianaurge.bsky.social & Marc Kaufmann kicking things off, we’ll dive into capitalism, growth, and the environment.

🔗 events.ceu.edu/2025-09-15/c...
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
CEU Virtual #OpenDays are here! 🎓
📅 Master’s & PhD: Sept 18, 10:00–16:00
📅 Bachelor’s: Sept 24, 15:00–17:00

Discover our programs, learn about applications, funding, and meet our lovely community. Register now at: www.ceu.edu/admissions/c...
September 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Today, we celebrate #WorldHumanitarianDay - a day dedicated to honoring the power of compassion and empathy.

Being a humanitarian isn’t only about grand gestures; it’s about the cumulative impact of small, consistent actions. Let’s make compassion part of our everyday lives 🌍💙 #CEU
August 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
👏🏆 Congratulations to Vojtech Pojar for receiving one of CEU’s Best Dissertation Awards!

His research explores the history of eugenics in Habsburg and post-imperial East Central Europe, bridging eugenics studies and Habsburg history in a unique way.

📖: www.ceu.edu/news/2025-08...
August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🎶 On July 9, 120+ CEU alumni & Summer University participants gathered in Budapest for an evening of music, summer drinks & reconnection, featuring a live performance by kora player Lamine Siskora, introduced by faculty member Balázs Weyer.

Thanks to all who joined us! 💛 #CEUalumni #LifeAtCEU
July 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🎉 Congrats to Adriana Manna (PhD at CEU Dept. Network & Data Science) for winning a CEU's Best Dissertation Award! Her research shows how social inequalities impact epidemic spread using network science and modeling.

📖 Read our interview with her: www.ceu.edu/news/2025-07...
July 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We recently welcomed @civica.bsky.social master’s students to CEU for an intensive seminar on EU Anti-Discrimination Law and Policy, led by Mathias Möschel and Marie-Pierre Granger. A dynamic week of learning, debate, and cross-campus collaboration.

Thank you to everyone who joined us! 👏
July 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What are some recent developments regarding opposing dynamics of economic globalization and the political sovereignty of the nation state? 🧐

Tune in to the latest Democracy in Question episode with Shalini Randeria and CEU Prof. Michael Ignatieff 🎧 tinyurl.com/diq-ignatieff

@gvagrad.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Congratulations to our exceptional BA, MA, and PhD graduates, as well as our outstanding faculty and staff, who were honored at the 2025 CEU Excellence and Academic Awards on June 17! 👏🏆

Read more about it: www.ceu.edu/article/2025...
June 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What’s happening to universities as spaces of open debate?
In the latest Democracy in Question episode, Shalini Randeria and Luiza Bialasiewicz discuss the EU’s rearmament and its impact on academic freedom.

Tune in! 🎧 www.ceu.edu/article/2025...

@gvagrad.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What if participation isn’t enough to protect democracy?🎙️ In the latest Democracy in Question episode, Shalini Randeria and Samuel Bagg unpack how participation can sometimes serve elite interests and what’s really needed to strengthen democratic systems.
🔗 tinyurl.com/diq-bagg

@gvagrad.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to Prof. Martin Kahanec, who has been appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission. 👏 As part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism, he will help shape EU policymaking with insights over the next three years.

Read more: www.ceu.edu/article/2025...
#CEU #publicpolicy
May 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🎓 It’s still not too late to start your international studies this September at CEU!

Choose one of our bachelor's or master's programs with a worldwide academic reputation and join us. ⏳ Apply by July 1, 2025. Only for EU and US citizens.

More details at www.ceu.edu/seeyouatceu
May 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A new episode of Democracy in Question is out! 🇷🇸 Explore the student-led protests in Serbia, their distrust in political parties, and how EU accession could shape the country’s democratic future. With Shalini Randeria and Ivanka Popović.

🎧 tinyurl.com/diqivanka
@gvagrad.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🎉 Congrats to Prof. Federico Battiston on receiving the Erdős-Rényi Prize from the Network Science Society! His groundbreaking work on multilayer networks and complex systems continues to shape the field. A well-deserved recognition of research excellence!👏

@netsciconf.bsky.social #CEU #proudmoment
May 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
What’s it like to take classes inside a museum? 🏛️
MA students in CEU and Wien Museum’s Museum Studies program are blending theory with hands-on practice - learning from museum professionals, curating exhibits, and exploring the past in real time.

Read more: www.ceu.edu/article/2025...
May 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ever wondered how we study what babies are thinking? 👶🧠 On Vienna Daughters’ Day, 8 curious girls spent the day at CEU’s KiKo Lab exploring just that, trying out EEG caps, learning about eye-tracking, and even designing their own baby-friendly experiments!

#CEU #KiKoLab #cognitivescience
May 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What sparked mass student protests in Serbia in 2024? A fatal roof collapse became a symbol of corruption and resistance. Shalini Randeria and Ivanka Popović discuss what fuels the movement—and what it means for academic freedom and democracy. 🇷🇸

🎧 tinyurl.com/diq-popovic
with @gvagrad.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🌟 Big congrats to CEU’s Patryk I. Labuda for receiving @asilorg.bsky.social’s first-ever International Criminal Law Scholarship Prize! His article in the Yale Journal brings a fresh Eastern European view on Ukraine and international law.

Read more: ir.ceu.edu/article/2025...
April 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM