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Central European University

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Economics and Finance Education Energy Environment Human Rights International Law Media New Global Institutions Religion Sustainable Development Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Research Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Public Service and Management Innovation Sustainable Development: Education Institutional arrangements International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Geographic scope:	International
Mission statement:	Central European University was founded in 1991 with the explicit aim of helping the process of transition from dictatorship to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It was committed to bringing together students from these 30 countries and from the West in order to nurture respect for diverse cultures and opinions, human rights, constitutional government, and the rule of law. In its first decade, CEU sought to contribute to innovative academic research, progressive higher education and the development of dynamic, sustainable open society primarily in the former "socialist" countries. More recently, its interest has become global, with special attention paid to emerging democracies throughout the world. These aims – all in step with promoting the values of the Open Society – remain fundamental to CEU, but our mission has become global with special attention to emerging democracies worldwide. Nowadays, half of the applicants to CEU come from almost 100 countries of all five continents beyond its historic focus region. Central European University is a graduate university concentrating on the social sciences and the humanities as well as law and management. The university strives to achieve excellence in teaching, and research with a special focus on contemporary challenges of building open societies. It also closely engages with issues of public policy in order to support better governance in developing, developed and transition countries. CEU is a research-intensive university with more than 400 out of its 1,600 students pursuing doctoral degrees. Accredited both in the United States and in Hungary, CEU embraces the Bologna Process, actively partaking in the modernization of higher education across Europe, while also cultivating its ties to leading universities in the US. The university’s commitment to academic excellence and the social dimension of its mission are mutually reinforcing: being a regional thought-leader enables CEU to support and advise policy initiatives for social and economic reform. CEU has been working hand-in-hand with the Open Society Institute (OSI), providing academic and professional backing for OSI’s global agenda of democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal and social reform. The university has also been an active academic partner of local initiatives to strengthen good governance and address challenges as diverse as supporting independent media and promoting public health. CEU’s knowledge-based social engagement not only offers students a greater academic choice, but also helps to prepare them for a future of service and leadership.
Year established:	1991
Organizational structure:	Incorporated in the State of New York, Central European University is organized as an American graduate institution, governed by a Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has general charge of the affairs, property and assets of Central European University. The Senate establishes, approves or initiates academic programs and establishes academic and admission standards. The Academic Forum comprises department, program and unit heads, who make recommendations on academic matters for consideration by the Senate. The Senior Staff oversees the coordination and control of the university's daily operations and ensures adequate strategic planning in cooperation with the appropriate university forum. The President and Rector is the overall academic and administrative head of the university. The Office of Provost and Academic Pro-Rector is responsible for overseeing academic issues related to departments, faculty and students. The Central Administration includes: The Office of the President and Rector; The Office of Provost and the Academic Pro-Rector; The Office of Chief Operating Officer; The Office of the Pro-Rector for Hungarian and EU Affairs; The Office of the Academic Secretary; The Academic Cooperation and Research Support Office; The Budget and Finance Office; The External Relations Office; The Human Resources Office; The Student Services;
Number and type of members:	CEU is organized as a group of legal affiliates operating under a unified management led by the president and rector - as the University's chief executive officer - and supervised by the CEU Board of Trustees.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Research
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Private funding, CEU relies significantly on the University's endowment fund

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