Central European University

Central European University (CEU) is a private, not-for-profit research university located in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1991 by George Soros, CEU was established to promote the values of open and democratic society in Central and Eastern Europe. Originally based in Budapest, CEU moved its main campus to Vienna in 2019 following legislative restrictions on academic freedom in Hungary. CEU now operates its degree programs from its main campus at Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Vienna, in the Favoriten district, while maintaining a Budapest site for non-degree education, research, and civic engagement. CEU currently offers 49 degree programs: 3 bachelor's, 35 master's, and 11 doctoral, all taught in English. Programs span the social sciences, humanities, law, economics, data science, political science, public policy, environmental sciences, gender studies, historical studies, cognitive science, network science, philosophy, and sociology. CEU is accredited in the US by MSCHE and in Austria by AQ Austria (AQ Austria recognized CEU Private University under § 24 HS-QSG and § 2 PrivHG). The university is research-intensive, with faculty devoting significant time to research and more than one-third of students pursuing doctoral degrees. CEU attracts students from over 150 countries and faculty from over 30 countries.