Head of Department, Matteo Fumagalli, gave a talk on March 31 at the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington. In his lecture Matteo discussed the effects of non-western linkages and levarages on conflict in Kyrgyzstan.
IR faculty member, Youngmi Kim gave a lecture on the 2016 Parliamentray Elections in South Korea at the University of Washington on March 29. In her lecture she discussed the current dynamics of South Korean politics before also reviewing the main issues and contenders in the upcoming parliamentary elections in April.
CEU's programs related to politics and international studies were ranked 40th in the world according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) subject ranking, published March 22 (full report available here )
The Head of IR Department, Matteo Fumagalli, is to give a lecture on the EU, Russia, and Syria at Petrozavodsk State University in Petrozavodsk, Russia, on 23rd March.
Professor Péter Balázs was awarded the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award by Tufts University (Boston, Massachusetts) on February 21, 2016. The Institute for Global Leadership established the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award in 1993 to honor the work and life of Dr. Jean Mayer, President and Chancellor of Tufts University from 1976-93, and it is given annually to individuals and organizations dedicated to solving the most pressing problem facing the world.
