In the Media

 “Lessons From Central Europe for the Arab Spring”

Media outlet:  The New York Times

Date:               June 16, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/world/europe/17iht-letter17.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

“Every original idea seems crazy at first”

Media outlet:  Reuters.com — The Great Debate

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2011/06/17/%E2%80%9Cevery-original-idea-seems-crazy-at-first%E2%80%9D/

By Kati Marton

This is an adaptation of a commencement speech delivered at Central European University in Budapest on June 16. The views expressed are her own.

“Javier Solana: The Hungarian EU Presidency Performed Correctly”

Media outlet:  Hungarian National News Agency (MTI)

Date:               June 16, 2011

Journalist:       Laszlo Hofer

Program:         “Záróra” (“Closing Hour”)

Media outlet:  Hungarian National Television (M2)

Date:               June 1, 2011

Interviewer:    Alinda Veiszer

Translation of radio interview with Katalin Farkas, Provost/Academic Pro-Rector of CEU;

 Laszlo Kontler, Professor, Department of History; and Zsolt Enyedi, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

Media outlet:  Hungarian National Radio, Kossuth

Program:         “Esti beszélgetés” (“Evening discussion”)

Translation of radio interview with Leon Botstein,

Music Director and Principal Conductor, American Symphony Orchestra; and

Conductor Laureate, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra /Chairman, CEU Board of Trustees

Media outlet:  Hungarian National Radio’s Bartók Channel

Media outlet:  Klub Rádió

Program:         “Hetes Stúdió”

Date:               June 11, 2011

Interviewer:    Julia Varadi

Radio lead:

Program:         “180 perc” (“180 minutes”)

Media outlet:  Hungarian National Radio’s Kossuth Channel

Date:               June 15, 2011

Interviewer:    Balazs Naray

Balazs Naray

The university officially recognized both in Hungary and the United States is now 20 years old.

CEU President and Rector, John Shattuck, gave an interview to HVG about the 20th Anniversary of the University, which was published today (33th volume, 20th issue, pages 32-33.). Both the original Hungarian article and the English translation are attached below.