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In Her Own Words: Maja Petrusevska

October 18, 2017
In Their Own Words
Alumni Stories
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Maja Petrusevska (IRES '94) studied at CEU when it was still in Prague. On joining, she was already renowned in her native Macedonia as part of a group of young progressive journalists who challenged the norms of reporting. In the last 16 years Maja has been working in London with the BBC, heading several national services and serving a producer and senior trainer. She is currently BBC’s Assistant Partnership Editor.

You’re a veteran journalist, in your native Macedonia and the BBC. What do you find the most interesting or impactful aspect of the work you do?

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In His Own Words: Aron Varga

October 18, 2017
In Their Own Words
Alumni Stories
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Aron Varga received MPhil in Mathematics from CEU in 2013. (And a medal for his chess skills at CEU Picnic 2017, see left.) Since graduation he's been working as a ‘quant’ at Morgan Stanley in Budapest, currently the team lead of market and operational risk model validation.

You’re a relatively recent graduate of CEU now working at Morgan Stanley. What’s the most interesting and/or impactful aspect of your job?

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In His Own Words: Zintis Hermansons

October 18, 2017
In Their Own Words
Alumni Stories
Zinitis and his wife, Sophine Okello

Zintis Hermansons (SPP ’15) is a native of Latvia and a project expert at ESPON EGTC (European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation) in Luxembourg. His research focuses on evidence-based policy, regional development and innovative ways of using spatial statistics and data for analysis. His passion is mapmaking. While at CEU, Zintis organized 'Data Stories' an exhibition presenting the complexities of CEU's various disciplines through different forms of data visualization.

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In His Own Words: Mate Rigo

October 18, 2017
In Their Own Words
Alumni Stories
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Mate Rigo (HIST ’09) is an accomplished historian focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University and has spent his academic career on three continents. He currently lives in Singapore, where he teaches at Yale-NUS College. In addition to history, he has a keen interest in literature and the arts.

What do you feel is the most important or impactful aspect of your work?

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In Her Own Words: Emilia Jamroziak

October 18, 2017
In Their Own Words
Alumni Stories
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Emilia Jamroziak (MEDS '97) is a medieval scholar and author of three monographs. She heads the Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on medieval religious culture, monasticism, frontiers and borders in medieval Europe. In 2015-16 she held Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers at the Technische Universität Dresden.

As director of the Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, what do you find the most fascinating or impactful aspect of your work?

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