CEU Alumni News

CEU Alumni and Friends Meet in London

December 12, 2012
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More than 50 CEU alumni and friends joined us for last Friday’s reunion in London. It was a great opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues and to share in the connection afforded us by being part of the CEU community.

Macedonian Ambassador, CEU Alumnus Angelov Donates Books to Library

October 13, 2012
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Macedonian Ambassador to Hungary and CEU alumnus Darko Angelov (IRES ’04) donated 130 books to the CEU library during a visit last earlier this month.

Mr. Angelov made the donation during a courtesy call to CEU’s Chief Librarian Maria Szlatky on Thursday, October 4.

The books included an entire series of classic Macedonian literature, translated into English. All will be available for loan to library users.

Panda Stojanovska, a Budapest-based lector of the Macedonian language, attended the October 4 event, as did a number of CEU students from Macedonia.

CEU Alumni in Kazakhstan Boost Alumni Campaign Ranking

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Talk about a great first event! CEU alumni in Kazakhstan met for a unique first-ever reunion last month—and in the process boosted their chapter’s standing in the CEU Alumni Campaign to fifth place worldwide in terms of member participation.

Eight people pledged to the campaign during the September 22 meeting in Almaty, donating hundreds of dollars towards the CEU community.

Romanian MEP, CEU trustee Monica Macovei honored in Brussels

September 27, 2012
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CEU alumna and Board of Trustees member Monica Macovei (LEGS '93) was presented The Parliament magazine’s “MEP 2012” award last month for her work on the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee. The awards ceremony was held in Brussels on Tuesday, September 25.

CEU mourns former president and rector Elkana

September 24, 2012
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Yehuda Elkana, CEU’s third president and rector (1999-2009), passed away on Sunday, September 21, in Jerusalem, after a battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. An international scholar and survivor of Auschwitz, Mr. Elkana was a devoted proponent of Open Society. He will be dearly missed.

If you would like to make a charitible donation in Yehuda's memory, please visit here. When you make your donation, please make a note that you'd like to give in memory of Yehuda.