Central European University
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For other uses, see European University (disambiguation)
Central European University (CEU) is a graduate-level, English-language university offering degrees in the social sciences
, humanities
, law
, public policy
, business management, environmental science
, and mathematics
. The university is located in Budapest
, and is accredited in the United States
and in Hungary
.
CEU has more than 1500 students from 100 countries and 300 faculty members from more than 30 countries. In 2010 the value of CEU's endowment was $880 million, making the university one of the wealthiest in Europe.
, Yugoslavia
, (now Croatia
) before 1989. The University was founded in 1991 in response to the fall of the Socialist Bloc
. The founding vision was to create a university dedicated to examining the contemporary challenges of "open societies
" and democratization
. The initial aim was to create a Western-modeled
yet distinctly Central Europe
an institution that would foster inter-regional cooperation and educate a new corps of regional leaders to help usher in democratic transitions across the region.
In its second decade, CEU broadened its focus from regional to global, with a special emphasis on democracy promotion
and human rights
around the world. CEU has since developed a distinct academic approach, combining regional studies with an international perspective, emphasizing comparative
and interdisciplinary research in order to generate new scholarship and policy initiatives, and to promote good governance
and the rule of law
. CEU has extended its outreach and financial aid programs to certain areas of the developing world.
CEU began the region's first master's degree programs in gender studies
and environmental sciences.
On 14 October 2007 George Soros
stepped down as Chairman of CEU Board. Leon Botstein
(President of the Bard College
, New York
), who had previously served as the Vice-Chair of the Board, was elected as new Board Chairman for a two-year term. George Soros is a Life-CEU Trustee and serves as Honorary Chairman of the Board.
On 1 August 2009 Rector Yehuda Elkana was succeeded by distinguished human rights leader and legal scholar John Shattuck
.
-style institution, governed by a Board of Trustees, with a charter from the Board of Regents
of the University of the State of New York
, for and on behalf of the New York State Education Department
. In the United States
, CEU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In Hungary
, CEU is officially recognized as a privately maintained and operated university. The university was accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee in 2004.
The Open Society Archives
at CEU (OSA) is a notable Cold War research facility, containing 7,000 linear meters of material related to communist-era political, social, economic and cultural life. The OSA’s collection includes an extensive archive of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty transcripts and reports, along with the world’s largest collection of underground literature and materials from Central and Eastern Europe under communism. The archive also houses a growing collection of documents and audiovisual materials on international human rights
and war crimes.
and International Relations
, among the top 101-150 worldwide in Philosophy
and among the top 151-200 worldwide in Sociology
on the QS World University Rankings
by Subject 2011.
CEU Business School is consistently placed among the top 20 best Business Schools in Europe in the QS
TOPMBA survey.
According to a study published by German newspaper Die Zeit
, the CEU Department of Political Science
is among the top five Political Science Departments in Europe.
CEU's Department of Legal Studies was ranked first in Central Europe by the Czech newspaper, Lidove noviny
. The survey included Austrian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish and Slovakian universities.
European University (disambiguation)
European University is a name used by several different higher education institutions:* European University, based in Switzerland with additional campuses in Barcelona and Munich...
Central European University (CEU) is a graduate-level, English-language university offering degrees in the social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, business management, environmental science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
, and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. The university is located in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, and is accredited in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
CEU has more than 1500 students from 100 countries and 300 faculty members from more than 30 countries. In 2010 the value of CEU's endowment was $880 million, making the university one of the wealthiest in Europe.
History
CEU evolved from a series of lectures held in DubrovnikDubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, (now Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
) before 1989. The University was founded in 1991 in response to the fall of the Socialist Bloc
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were the revolutions which overthrew the communist regimes in various Central and Eastern European countries.The events began in Poland in 1989, and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and...
. The founding vision was to create a university dedicated to examining the contemporary challenges of "open societies
Open society
The open society is a concept originally developed by philosopher Henri Bergson and then by Austrian and British philosopher Karl Popper. In open societies, government is purported to be responsive and tolerant, and political mechanisms are said to be transparent and flexible...
" and democratization
Democratization
Democratization is the transition to a more democratic political regime. It may be the transition from an authoritarian regime to a full democracy, a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic...
. The initial aim was to create a Western-modeled
Western world
The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident , is a term referring to the countries of Western Europe , the countries of the Americas, as well all countries of Northern and Central Europe, Australia and New Zealand...
yet distinctly Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
an institution that would foster inter-regional cooperation and educate a new corps of regional leaders to help usher in democratic transitions across the region.
In its second decade, CEU broadened its focus from regional to global, with a special emphasis on democracy promotion
Democracy promotion
Democracy promotion, which can also be referred to as democracy assistance, or democracy building, is a strand of foreign policy adopted by governments and international organizations that seek to support the spread of democracy as a political system around the world.-Introduction:The precise...
and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
around the world. CEU has since developed a distinct academic approach, combining regional studies with an international perspective, emphasizing comparative
Comparative research
Comparative research is a research methodology in the social sciences that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures. A major problem in comparative research is that the data sets in different countries may not use the same categories, or define categories differently .-...
and interdisciplinary research in order to generate new scholarship and policy initiatives, and to promote good governance
Good governance
Good governance is an indeterminate term used in development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources in order to guarantee the realization of human rights. Governance describes "the process of decision-making and the process by which...
and the rule of law
Rule of law
The rule of law, sometimes called supremacy of law, is a legal maxim that says that governmental decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws with minimal discretion in their application...
. CEU has extended its outreach and financial aid programs to certain areas of the developing world.
CEU began the region's first master's degree programs in gender studies
Gender studies
Gender studies is a field of interdisciplinary study which analyses race, ethnicity, sexuality and location.Gender study has many different forms. One view exposed by the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir said: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"...
and environmental sciences.
On 14 October 2007 George Soros
George Soros
George Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, philosopher, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. Soros supports progressive-liberal causes...
stepped down as Chairman of CEU Board. Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein is an American conductor and the President of Bard College . Botstein is the music director and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, where he served as music director and principal conductor from 2003-2010...
(President of the Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
), who had previously served as the Vice-Chair of the Board, was elected as new Board Chairman for a two-year term. George Soros is a Life-CEU Trustee and serves as Honorary Chairman of the Board.
On 1 August 2009 Rector Yehuda Elkana was succeeded by distinguished human rights leader and legal scholar John Shattuck
John Shattuck
John Shattuck is an international legal scholar and human rights leader, became the fourth President and Rector of Central European University in August 2009. CEU is a global institution of graduate education in the social sciences, the humanities, law, business, environmental studies, government...
.
Legal Basis
CEU is organized as an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-style institution, governed by a Board of Trustees, with a charter from the Board of Regents
Board of Regents
In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as...
of the University of the State of New York
University of the State of New York
The University of the State of New York is the State of New York's governmental umbrella organization responsible for most institutions and people in any way connected with formal educational functions, public and private, in New York State...
, for and on behalf of the New York State Education Department
New York State Education Department
The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York. It is part of the University of the State of New York , one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States...
. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, CEU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, CEU is officially recognized as a privately maintained and operated university. The university was accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee in 2004.
Departments
- Cognitive Science
- Economics
- Environmental Sciences and Policy
- Gender Studies
- History
- International Relations and European Studies
- Legal Studies
- Mathematics and its Applications
- Medieval Studies
- Nationalism Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Public Policy
- Sociology and Social Anthropology
One-year Master’s degree programs
- MA programs: Central European History; Economic and Legal Studies; Gender Studies; Human Rights; International Relations and European Studies; Medieval Studies; Nationalism Studies; Philosophy; Political Science; Public Policy; Sociology and Social Anthropology
- MS program: Environmental Sciences and Policy
- LLM programs: Comparative Constitutional Law; Economic and Legal Studies; Human Rights; International Business Law
- Business programs: Transnational Master's of Business Administration (MBA); International Executive MBA (18-month program)
Two-year Master’s degree programs
- MA programs: Critical Gender Studies; Economic Policy in Global Markets; Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (MESPOM, Erasmus MundusErasmus MundusThe European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme aims to enhance quality in higher educationthrough scholarships and academic co-operation between Europe and the rest of the world.Erasmus Mundus comprises three Actions:-Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes:...
); Economics; Historical Studies; Philosophy; Political Science; Public Policy (Erasmus Mundus program), Sociology and Social Anthropology; Women's and Gender Studies (GEMMA, Erasmus MundusErasmus MundusThe European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme aims to enhance quality in higher educationthrough scholarships and academic co-operation between Europe and the rest of the world.Erasmus Mundus comprises three Actions:-Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes:...
); Women's and Gender History (MATILDA, Erasmus program) - MSc program: Applied Mathematics
- Business programs: Executive MBA (International Master's in Management)
Doctoral programs
- PhD in: Cognitive Science; Comparative Gender Studies; Comparative History of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe; Economics; Environmental Sciences and Policy; Mathematics and its Applications; Medieval Studies; Philosophy; Political Science; Sociology and Social Anthropology
- Doctor of Juridical Sciences (SJD)
CEU Library and OSA
The CEU Library is one of the largest English-language libraries in Central Europe, with comprehensive on-site and digital collections in the social sciences and humanities. The library contains more than 255,000 documents in various formats and includes access to a range of academic databases.The Open Society Archives
Open Society Archives
The Open Society Archives , abbreviated as OSA, is an archive and center for research and education located in Budapest, Hungary. Its collections and activities relate to the period after the Second World War, mainly the Cold War, the history of the formerly communist countries, Human rights, and...
at CEU (OSA) is a notable Cold War research facility, containing 7,000 linear meters of material related to communist-era political, social, economic and cultural life. The OSA’s collection includes an extensive archive of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty transcripts and reports, along with the world’s largest collection of underground literature and materials from Central and Eastern Europe under communism. The archive also houses a growing collection of documents and audiovisual materials on international human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and war crimes.
Rankings
Central European University is placed among the TOP 51-100 worldwide on the field of PoliticsPolitics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, among the top 101-150 worldwide in Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and among the top 151-200 worldwide in Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
on the QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
by Subject 2011.
CEU Business School is consistently placed among the top 20 best Business Schools in Europe in the QS
QS
QS is a code for:* Smart Wings IATA airline designator* Travel Service IATA airline designator* a term for sytemic flow in cardiology...
TOPMBA survey.
According to a study published by German newspaper Die Zeit
Die Zeit
Die Zeit is a German nationwide weekly newspaper that is highly respected for its quality journalism.With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper...
, the CEU Department of Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
is among the top five Political Science Departments in Europe.
CEU's Department of Legal Studies was ranked first in Central Europe by the Czech newspaper, Lidove noviny
Lidové noviny
Lidové noviny is a daily newspaper published in the Czech Republic. It is the oldest Czech daily. Its profile is nowadays a national news daily covering political, economic, cultural and scientific affairs, mostly with a centre-right, conservative view...
. The survey included Austrian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish and Slovakian universities.
Distinguished Faculty
- Shlomo AvineriShlomo AvineriShlomo Avineri is an Israeli political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior... - Aziz Al-AzmehAziz Al-AzmehProfessor Aziz Al-Azmeh B.A. Hons. , M.A., D.Phil. was born in Damascus, Syria. He received a D.Phil. in Oriental Studies from St Anthony's College, University of Oxford , having previously attended the University of Tübingen, and the University of Pennsylvania...
, Oriental StudiesOriental studiesOriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies... - Péter BalázsPéter BalázsPéter Balázs is a Hungarian politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, born in Kecskemét, 1941. In addition to his native Hungarian, he also speaks English, French, German and Russian....
, International RelationsInternational relationsInternational relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary - Lajos BokrosLajos BokrosLajos András Bokros is a Hungarian economist and Member of the European Parliament for Hungary.Bokros was born in Budapest. He graduated from and holds a Ph.D. from the Budapest University of Economics....
, Public PolicyPublic policyPublic policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, former Minister of Finance of Hungary - András BozókiAndrás BozókiAndrás Bozóki is a Hungarian sociologist and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 2005 and 2006.-References:*...
, Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, Sociologist, political scientist, Minister of Culture of Hungary - Wai Chee DimockWai Chee DimockWai Chee Dimock is William Lampson Professor of English and American Studies at Yale University. Originally from Hong Kong, she received her B.A. from Harvard University and Ph.D. from Yale University...
, English and American Studies - Cole DurhamCole DurhamCole Durham is an American educator. He is Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School...
, LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus... - Yehuda ElkanaYehuda ElkanaYehuda Elkana was born in 1934 in Subotica, Yugoslavia. He is a distinguished historian and philosopher of science, and a former President and Rector of the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He is married to Dr Yehudit Elkana and has four children.-Life and career:Born to Hungarian...
, History of ScienceHistory of scienceThe history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences.... - Allen FeldmanAllen FeldmanAllen Feldman is an anthropologist and professor. Currently he is an associate professor of culture and communication at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development...
, Cultural AnthropologyCultural anthropologyCultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans, collecting data about the impact of global economic and political processes on local cultural realities. Anthropologists use a variety of methods, including participant observation,... - Patrick J. GearyPatrick J. GearyPatrick J. Geary is, effective January 1, 2012, Professor of Medieval History at the Institute for Advanced Study and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at UCLA. He was educated at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and received...
, HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians... - Ernest GellnerErnest GellnerErnest André Gellner was a philosopher and social anthropologist, described by The Daily Telegraph when he died as one of the world's most vigorous intellectuals and by The Independent as a "one-man crusade for critical rationalism."His first book, Words and Things —famously, and uniquely...
, PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and Social AnthropologySocial anthropologySocial Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,... - Herbert GintisHerbert GintisHerbert Gintis is an American behavioral scientist, educator, and author. He is notable for his foundational views on Altruism, Cooperation, Epistemic Game Theory, Gene-culture coevolution, Efficiency wages, Strong reciprocity, and Human capital theory. Gintis has also written extensively on...
, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"... - Gabriel GorodetskyGabriel GorodetskyGabriel Gorodetsky is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and the holder of the Rubin Chair for Russian Studies at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Gorodetsky studied History and Russian Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and went on to obtain his Ph.D degree under the supervision...
, Russian StudiesRussian StudiesRussian studies is a field of study first developed during the Cold War. It is an interdisciplinary field crossing history and language studies. It is closely related to Soviet and Communist studies... - Péter Hanák, HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- Elemér HankissElemér HankissElemér Hankiss is a Hungarian sociologist.He was born in the Eastern Hungarian town of Debrecen, where his father was a professor of literature....
, SociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity... - Donald L. HorowitzDonald L. HorowitzDonald L. Horowitz is James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke Law School and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States.He earned his PhD from Harvard University in 1968 and also holds degrees from Syracuse University...
, Law and Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior... - Julius Horvath, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Zoltán Illés, Department of Environmental scienceEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
s and Policy, Environmental State Secretary in the government of Viktor OrbánViktor OrbánViktor Orbán is a Hungarian populist and conservative politician and current Prime Minister of Hungary... - John Doyle Klier, HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- Don Kalb, Sociology and Social AnthropologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
- János KisJános KisJános Kis is a Hungarian philosopher and political scientist.Kis was born in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from Philosophy at the Eötvös Loránd University in 1967. Kis was inspired by the ideas of György Lukács, and became marxist in the 1960's. He joined the Hungarian Communist Party too...
, Political PhilosophyPolitical philosophyPolitical philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it... - János KornaiJános KornaiJános Kornai , is an economist noted for his analysis and criticism of the command economies of Eastern European communist states.- Biography :...
, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"... - Will KymlickaWill KymlickaWill Kymlicka is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting Professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the...
, Political Theory - Michael Miller (academic), Nationalism StudiesNationalism studiesNationalism studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of nationalism and related issues. While nationalism has been the subject of scholarly discussion since at least the late eighteenth century, it is only since the early 1990s that it has received enough attention for a...
- Wiktor Osiatyński, LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- Anton Pelinka, Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
- Istvan Perczel, Medieval StudiesMedieval studies-Development:The term 'medieval studies' began to be adopted by academics in the opening decades of the twentieth century, initially in the titles of books like G. G. Coulton's Ten Medieval Studies , to emphasize a greater interdisciplinary approach to a historical subject...
- Steven PlautSteven PlautSteven Plaut is an American-born Israeli associate professor of Business Administration at the University of Haifa and a writer. Plaut is a member of the editorial board of the Middle East Quarterly, a publication of the Middle East Forum think tank....
, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Political SciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and International RelationsInternational relationsInternational relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations... - Alfred J. Rieber, HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
- Howard RobinsonHoward RobinsonHoward Robinson is a British philosopher, specialising in various areas of metaphysics, best known for his work in the philosophy of mind.-Education and qualifications:...
, PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational... - Jacek Rostowski, EconomyEconomyAn economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
, Minister of Finance of Poland - Michael RoesMichael RoesMichael Roes is a German writer and filmmaker.Roes was born in Rhede and grew up in Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Education and academic career:...
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and AnthropologyAnthropologyAnthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German... - Robert Sauer, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Diane Stone, Public Policy
- Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Environmental ScienceEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
s, team member of IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and... - Tibor Várady, LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- Susanne BaerSusanne BaerSusanne Baer is a German legal scholar and one of the 16 judges of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. Baer has been the William W...
(visiting professor), on 11 November 2010 elected to the Federal Constitutional Court of GermanyFederal Constitutional Court of GermanyThe Federal Constitutional Court is a special court established by the Grundgesetz, the German basic law... - Ugo PaganoUgo PaganoUgo Pagano is an Italian economist and Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Siena where he is also Director of the PhD programme in Economics and President of S. Chiara Graduate School.- Biography :...
, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
Notable Alumni
- Anna Brzezińska, Polish author
- Ruxandra CesereanuRuxandra CesereanuRuxandra-Mihaela Cesereanu or Ruxandra-Mihaela Braga is a Romanian poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist and literary critic...
, Romanian poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist and literary critic - Srđan Cvijić, Serbian political scientist
- Darko AngelovDarko AngelovDarko Angelov is a Macedonian diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia. As of April 2010, he is the Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of Hungary....
, Macedonian Diplomat, Ambassador to Hungary - Lívia JárókaLívia JárókaLívia Járóka is a Hungarian politician of Romani ethnicity. She is a Member of the European Parliament, elected as part of the Fidesz list in 2004...
, Hungarian Romani politician, Member of the European Parliament - Romaniţa Iordache, Romanian Human rights activist
- Jasna Koteska, Macedonian author and psychoanalyst
- Monica MacoveiMonica MacoveiMonica Luisa Macovei is a Romanian politician, lawyer and former prosecutor, currently a Member of the European Parliament from the Democratic Liberal Party. She was the Minister of Justice of Romania in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu...
, Minister of Justice of Romania - Sorin Ionita, Research Director of the Romanian Academic Society
- Andrei OişteanuAndrei OisteanuAndrei Oişteanu is a Romanian historian of religions and mentalities, ethnologist, cultural anthropologist, literary critic and novelist. Specialized in the history of religions and mentalities, he is also noted for his investigation of rituals and magic and his work in Jewish studies and the...
, Romanian historian and ethnologist - Mailis RepsMailis RepsMailis Reps is an Estonian politician and a former Estonian Minister of Education and Research. She is a member of the Estonian Centre Party.-Biography:...
, Estonian Minister of Education and Research - Tivadar Magyari, Vice-Rector, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania