Central European University

Application Deadline: 14 January 2000

         Attracting students and faculty from nearly 40 countries, Central European University offers a truly international educational environment to scholars pursuing advanced studies and research on Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

 Academic Departments and Programs

Economics (MA)    

Environmental Sciences and Policy (MSc)

Gender Studies (MA)

History                        -  Comparative European History (MA)

                        -  Comparative European History (PhD)

                        -  History, Nationalism Studies Specialization (PhD)

-  History, Southeast European Studies Specialization (PhD)

International Relations and European Studies (MA)

Legal Studies             - Comparative Constitutional Law (LLM)

- Human Rights (MA)

                                    - International Business Law (LLM)

                                    - Juridicial Sciences (SJD)       

Medieval Studies (MA, PhD)

Nationalism Studies (MA)

Political Science         - Politics and the Political Economy of Transition (MA)

                                    - Political Science (PhD)         

                                    - Political Science, International Relations Specialization (PhD)

Southeast European Studies (MA)

Sociology                    - Society and Politics (MA)

- Economy and Society (MA)  

- Sociology (PhD)

 For information about research degrees, doctoral support and non-degree programs, please contact the Admissions Office or OSF-Lithuania Educational Advising Center , Universiteto 3 room 40, Lt-2734 Vilnius, tel 687165.

Financial Aid

Candidates from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are eligible for up to 700 full Soros fellowships. A number of full and half academic merit tuition waivers, special scholarships and additional financial aid programs are also available.

Regional Faculty Initiatives

CEU offers a series of programs for faculty, researchers, and university administrators from the region which aim to encourage and promote academic co-operation and curriculum development in the social sciences and humanities.

Inquiries  and Application Forms

OSF-Lithuania, Educational Advising Center, Universiteto 3 room 40, Lt-2734 Vilnius, Tel.: 687165

or

CEU Admissions Office, Nador u. 9, 1051 Budapest, Hungary

Tel: (36-1) 327-3009, 327-3272, Fax: (36-1) 327-3211, Email: admissions@ceu.hu, Web: http://www.ceu.hu

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Accreditation

CEU is chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York (US). Individual degrees are accredited by recognized US and UK accrediting bodies. CEU is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA; (+1 215) 662-5606. Candidate for Accreditation is a status of affiliation with a regional accrediting commission which indicates that an institution has achieved recognition and is progressing toward, but is not assured of, accreditation. It has provided evidence of sound planning, seems to have the resources to implement the plans, and appears to have the potential for obtaining its goals within a reasonable period of time. Candidate for Accreditation status was granted to CEU in June 1999.

Non-Discrimination Policy

Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of—including, but not limited to—race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender or sexual orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.