Central European University is a US-licensed and accredited university based in Budapest, Hungary. It states that its goal is to contribute to the development of open societies in post-Communist countries by education. A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ...

CEU was established in 1991 with campuses in Prague, Czech Republic, and Budapest, Hungary, after an idea of several Central European intellectuals received financial support from George Soros. Following political pressure from the Czech government of Vaclav Klaus, in 1996 the University's Prague-based faculties moved to Budapest. Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... George Soros (pronounced ) [Shorosh] (born August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, as György Schwartz) is a American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist. ... Václav Klaus (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. ...

As of 2003, Central European University had 100 faculty and 926 students from 76 countries. It offers Master's and Ph.D programs in social sciences, law, business and mathematics. The official language used at CEU is English. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ...

Soros has endowed CEU with a total of €420 million [1] (which includes €20 million dedicated to the business school). This is believed to be the third largest endowment in Europe, after Oxford University and Cambridge University. “EUR” redirects here. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...

The CEU Business School was established independently of CEU in 1988 as the International Management Center (IMC), and was the first institution behind the Iron Curtain to award American-style MBA degrees. The CEU Business School is part of the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. ... Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it — blue. ...

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• CEU Business School
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