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Diana Urge-Vorsatz Elected Vice Chair of Working Group III of IPCC

October 14, 2015
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Diana Urge-Vorsatz (ENVS '92), professor in CEU’s Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy and director of the Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP) has been elected vice chair of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the the UN body tasked with assessing climate science.

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Alumna Ursachi Wins Chamber Award

October 5, 2015
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CEU alumna Diana Ursachi (POLS ’07) recently won this year’s award for Entrepreneurship from the French Chamber of Commerce in Romania for her “Guideacademy” project.  The project includes both a guide for those interesting in work and study abroad, as well as training and consulting services for companies to better retain Millennials in their workforces.

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CEU Alumna Apostol's Feminist Group Makes Impact in Moldova

September 3, 2015
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CEU alumna Victoria Apostol (LEGS '14) led a group effort that resulted in a public apology by Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca for sexist remarks made during mayoral elections in June 2015. Apostol, currently a fellow at CEU’s Human Rights Initiative, led the Group of Feminist Initiatives of Moldova, which filed an official complaint against the mayor that resulted in an official ruling that compelled Chirtoaca to apologize.

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Alumnus Adam Bodnar new Polish Ombudsman

August 12, 2015
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CEU alumnus Adam Bodnar (LEGS ’01) was recently elected Ombudsman by a vote of the Polish Parliament.

 According to Polska Newsweek, he will serve as “the vanguard of change, warn politicians against potential risks to individual rights, and criticize when they take actions that threaten them.”

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CEU Alumnus Lesay New Slovak State Finance Secretary

June 23, 2015
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CEU alumnus Ivan Lesay (POLS ’06) was recently appointed State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. He replaces Vazila Hudak, who became the country’s economic minister.

Ivan is former advisor to Slovak Minister of Finance Peter Kazimir, who recommended him for his current post.

Ivan also holds a PhD in Economics from the Slovak Academy of Sciences. He has published extensively on economics, and also co-initiated the establishment of the Slovak Investment Holding.

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