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Iván Fischer Says that What Drives Him is the Desire to Understand People

June 7, 2016

"I love music, but I love people more," explained Iván Fischer, founder and music director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO). He went on to say, "I have nothing to do with politics at all," insisting that he was "100 percent a musician. Fischer made his comments during a conversation with Anna Gács, president of Szépirók Társasága, at the School of Public Policy at CEU on June 5.

Assessing Health Technology Assessment Agencies in Central and Eastern Europe

June 7, 2016

"I've been interested in the topic of health care rationing for a long time," explains Olga Löblová (PhD '16). It was that interest that led her to take a closer look at health technology assessment (HTA) agencies. "HTA agencies are public bodies that evaluate available evidence on the medical, economic, ethical, legal, social, and other aspects of health interventions – drugs, medical devices, diagnostic procedures, surgical interventions, etc.," Löblová explains.

Angolan Regime Faces Challenges, but is Likely to Prevail

June 3, 2016

That was the conclusion of Ricardo Soares de Oliveira during a public lecture at the School of Public Policy at CEU on May 26. Soares de Oliveira, an associate professor at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, explained that the post-war reconstruction of Angola ended with the collapse of oil prices in 2014 and that "the future is uncertain."

Body Imaging as Captured by Photographer Abby Robinson

June 2, 2016

Some people walk in knowing exactly what they want to have photographed. For others, it's a spur-of-the-moment decision – sometimes prompted by a consultation with photographer Abby Robinson.

Another Day Lost: 1,907 and counting...

June 2, 2016

Issam Kourbaj has set up his exhibit, Another Day Lost, on 11 previous occasions – in London, New York City, Dubai, Philadelphia, and Cambridge. This is the first time it is appearing indoors under a chandelier.