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CEU School of Public Policy Launches Inaugural Class

September 6, 2013
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Central European University’s School of Public Policy (SPP), founded by CEU Honorary Chairman George Soros, welcomed its inaugural class of graduate students this week, offering a bold, multidisciplinary approach to transforming public policy to better tackle the pressing issues the world faces.

SPP’s class of 26 students from 21 countries will earn a Master of Public Administration degree in a two-year program that has attracted top-level educators - from fields as diverse as global media policy, political transitions and human trafficking - to train future leaders.

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The Importance of Clubs in Higher Education

August 13, 2013
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SPP's Director of Career Services, Jennifer Blanck, has written an article for this month's Toastmaster magazine on the importance of clubs in higher education institutions as a means of teaching important confidence and communication skills in students.

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Call for Entries to the Global Debate & Policy Challenge 2013-14

July 25, 2013
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Entries are now being accepted for participation in the Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge (GDPPC) 2013-14 and the chance to win one of five $10,000 scholarships payable to a graduate program of your choice.

The GDPPC is an annual writing and debate contest about issues of global importance for students across continents and academic disciplines. The 2013-14 challenge is on international drug policy. What should today’s drug policy look like? How can we measure success in the fight against drug crimes? Can governments win the “war on drugs”?

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UPenn Doctoral Students Visit Budapest to Study Hungarian Higher Education System

July 17, 2013
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The Center for Higher Education Policy at School of Public Policy of Central European University hosted a delegation from the University of Pennsylvania over two weeks of seminars and workshops which were held in Budapest and Pécs to study international education policy.

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First Open Society Internship for Rights and Governance Kicks off with Clinical Seminar in Budapest

June 25, 2013
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The first Open Society Internship for Rights and Governance (OSIRG) began with a 10-day Clinical Seminar in Budapest from June 15 to 24.

The OSIRG Clinical Seminar was held to start the first year of the newly launched OSIRG program. Hosted by the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University (CEU), the seminar was held to introduce interns to some of the far-reaching topics which they will encounter during their internship.

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