CEU Alumni News

CEU Alumna Appointed Facebook's Ukraine Policy Manager

June 14, 2019
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CEU alumna Kateryna Kruk (POLS '13, Ukraine) was recently hired as Facebook's Public Policy Manager for Ukraine. Learn more about Kateryna, her fight against fake news and more: story.  

Alumni Meetup Largest Yet in Vienna

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Nearly 30 CEU alumni met in Vienna on Wednesday, June 5 for a special happy hour with President and Rector Michael Ignatieff. (See pics below.) It was the university’s largest alumni event in the Austrian capital thus far, and with CEU’s new campus opening there this fall, a likely foretaste of things to come.

Meeting at Vienna’s buzzing Magazin 3 Hacken restaurant, the crowd consisted of graduates of nearly every CEU academic unit and classes from 1993 to 2018. Guests also included two CEU couples - and the young daughter of one.

Alumna-Founded Startup Among Slovakia's Top Ten

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Papaya POS, founded by CEU alumna Zuzana Vojtekova (IR '04), was recently included among Forbes Slovensko's top 10 most successful startups in the country! Read the Forbes interview (in Slovak). 

Alumnus Cutty Named Among Canada’s Top 50 CEOs

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CEU Alumnus Ashwin Cutty (IMM ‘04), President & CEO of WeUsThem Inc, was recently named among Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs by the Atlantic Business Magazine.

The awards consider awardees' corporate, community and industry involvement. Company growth, response to managerial changes, and other factors are also considered.

Alumni Meetup in Amsterdam

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CEU alumni in Amsterdam, NL had a small but lively reunion on Tuesday, May 14. The event was hosted by Serge Sych (IRES ’97, LEGS ’99) CEU Vice President for Enrollment, Careers and Alumni Relations, at Café de Jaren.

The informal happy hour featured lively discussion about the latest CEU news, including the upcoming Vienna campus opening and the university’s new “2025” strategy. It was also a great chance for alumni to share what they’re up to and, not surprisingly, represent our community, if in microcosm.