School of Public Policy

SPP's Professor Kahanec

appointed to the COVID-19 Economic Crisis Council of Slovakia

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How to Ease On-Screen Reading

Here are some practical ways you can still keep up with your readings with a bit of an ease

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SPP is in the process to secure AQ Austria Accreditation

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CEU Ranks in World’s Top 100 Universities

and 30th in SPP's fields. According to 2020 QS World University Rankings

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Mundus MAPP is as a “success story”:

Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission

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ETGN Training Courses are now available for registration at CEU

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SPP students having fun at the Vienna Campus

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SPP becomes an institutional member of IPPA

The International Public Policy Association

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"I want to express my gratitude to the city of Vienna"

Standing ovation for George Soros at the Inauguration in Vienna

Why Study Public Policy?

Hear from some of our students on why they are passionate about public policy.

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Covid 19-related CEU Senate Decisions, Policies and Communications

Dear All, please look to these documents related to COVID 19 communications and decisions by CEU if need be.
SPP is here to support our faculty, staff, students and alumni. OneCEU site has a collection of Rector updates for the community, along with separate communications from the Provost, Dean of Students, on issues such as working from home, guidance to supervisors re work obligations of parents. CEU document repository is where you can find COVID 19 academic decisions, such as grading and extensions, the PhD measures, and cost reimbursement for academics.

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	Why do certain events become globally iconic happenings in history, while others fade into oblivion? How does the fall of the Berlin wall serve as an example of the complex process of storytelling and mythmaking? These themes are in the focus of non-resident CMDS fellow, Julia Sonnevend's new book, Stories Without Borders: The Berlin Wall and the Making of a Global Iconic Event.
	"I'm interested in the topic of climate change and governance, but I don't have a legal background, so it was a big surprise to win a bronze award for my essay," explains second-year MPA student Hanh Nguyen. Successful finalists of the legal essay competition, including Nguyen, were invited to attend CISDL's (the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law) Conference of the Parties (CoP22) in Marrakesh, Morocco on November 11.
	Astonishingly, two-thirds of internet users live in countries where criticism of authorities is subject to censorship, according to Freedom of the Net 2016, a survey of internet freedom in 65 countries worldwide, run by Freedom House, a U.S. government funded NGO.
	During a public lecture at the School of Public Policy on November 16, CEU Professor Botond Kőszegi offered a behavioral economist’s perspective on big data and privacy.