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SPP Student Hanh Nguyen Presents Winning Paper at CoP22 in Morocco

November 22, 2016
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"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.

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Internet is Censored in Two-Thirds of the World, Writes Dragomir

November 21, 2016
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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.

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Kőszegi on Big Data and Privacy

November 21, 2016
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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.

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Students and Alumni Learn about Careers with OSF

November 18, 2016
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CEU students and alumni gathered in person and online to hear about global careers with the Open Society Foundations on November 15. The event, which was organized by the CEU and SPP Offices of Career Services, opened with a six-minute film about “George Soros and Open Society.” Members of OSF’s global recruitment team spoke about roles and hiring procedures within OSF. Two OSF staff members who serve specific OSF programs also participated by describing their work.

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What Does Brexit Mean?

November 16, 2016
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"Apart from UK Prime Minister Theresa May's mantra that 'Brexit means Brexit' and her determination to trigger Article 50 to begin negotiations for Britain's withdrawal from the EU by the end of March 2017, we know very little about the future direction or consequences of Brexit," commented Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholar Nick Wright in a presentation at the School of Public Policy on November 14.

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