Alumni Campaign News

Rector's Letter to Alumni, December 2019

December 8, 2019
Dear Alumni, 
 
Just last month CEU triumphantly inaugurated its new Vienna campus in the presence of 1,000 members of our community - including many CEU alumni. Our founder George Soros announced a magnificent gift that guarantees CEU’s future.
 

Alumni Meet in Prague

More than a dozen CEU alumni got together for a small but lively reunion in the Czech capital on Tuesday, November 5. The meetup was hosted by Serge Sych (IRES ’97, LEGS ’99) CEU Vice President for Enrollment, Careers and Alumni Relations, at Prague’s Podlarka Karlin pub. (See pics below.)

The meetup drew many generations of alumni, from early alumni from the Class of 1993 to recent graduates from the Class of 2017. Among attendees were professionals from the Czech and local governments, civil society, business and higher education.

POLS Alumni Support Student Internships Abroad

October 31, 2019

Two CEU Department of Political Science students did important work as interns in Myanmar last summer – thanks to support from department alumni.

Qian Feng (POLS ’20), left, interned at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) field office in Taunggyi, working on information management.  Thiri Tin (POLS ’20, Myanmar), right, interned at the Forums of Federation in Myanmar, working on a research project on women and peacebuilding.

Students Give Back Via Graduating Class Gift

July 25, 2019

Students raised hundreds of dollars in support of CEU during last month’s 2019 Graduating Class Gift campaign.

Several dozen students contributed, including Alumni Scholarship Recipients like Samten Yeshi (MEDS ’19, Bhutan) [pictured, left] who generously gifted his entire student deposit – 200 Euros - to the drive.

Rooftop Party Kicks Off Summer at CEU

More than 150 students and alumni packed the CEU rooftop for a fun, pre-graduation end-of-year chillout party on Friday, June 21. Attendees – many fresh from thesis defence – enjoyed drinks, live music, quiz and quality time with friends and classmates on the year’s first night of summer. SEE PHOTOS.