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Applications Open for the Gerd Bucerius History Scholarship

December 10, 2024
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Central European University is delighted to invite applications for the Gerd Bucerius History Scholarship for a Master of Arts in Historical Studies (one-year). The scholarship offers a full tuition fee waiver, a monthly stipend, and a research allowance of 1000 euro for the year.

Ewelina Sikora Wins Polish Studies Association Dissertation Prize

December 4, 2024
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We are proud to announce that our recent PhD graduate, Ewelina Sikora, won the Polish Studies Association's dissertation prize,

Why Apply to Historical Studies at CEU?

November 28, 2024
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We've recently been collecting the reasons our recently graduated MA students applied to CEU, and came up with some surprising results. From the perspective of faculty, our students applied due to the small class sizes, individual supervision, and our professors' research expertise in their fields. To some extent, student responses reflected this, but the reasons were much more focused than we expected.

The Material Life of Nature Representations in Europe: Conference Report

November 21, 2024
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On Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19, the Department of Historical Studies hosted scholars from Vienna, Prague and Birmingham for a workshop discussing the The Material Life of Nature Representations in Europe. We considered visual and textual artifacts, ranging from late antiquity to the present day, and drawing out comparisions and contrasts.