The CEU Ambassador Program

The CEU Ambassador Program leans on its Alumni, AFP fellows and faculty to provide outreach to prospective students interested in CEU and to students admitted to one of CEU’s Master’s or doctoral programs. The program also promotes the activities of CEU and bolsters its presence worldwide.

The Ambassadors support the international presence of the university on a volunteer basis, sharing their own experiences of studying or working at CEU through promoting its programs in various parts of the world. These committed individuals cooperate with the Student Recruitment Office by identifying and maintaining contact with prospective students as well as by representing CEU at events, such as educational or career fairs depending on their availability.

This program is envisioned as a network of volunteers who not only support talented young people in applying to CEU but also welcome university representatives in their home countries, provide the university with recommendations about potential cooperation partners and support the CEU Student Recruitment Office in organizing recruitment trips. CEU Ambassadors are selected mainly from among our Alumni. All active Alumni who would like to participate in the Ambassador Program to support prospective students in their respective countries are welcome to contact us. Cooperation of the CEU Ambassadors with their local Alumni groups is strongly encouraged.

All inquiries about the Ambassador Program should be directed to Dr. Maria Trofimova (PHIL 2010) and Rodrigo Avila Barreiro (DPP 2010), Student Recruitment Coordinators.

CEU Ambassadors in Your Country

The Ambassadors embody CEU’s commitment to diversity as they are from various backgrounds and countries, representing an array of scholarly achievements as well as work experience. Prospective students may contact the following individuals with questions regarding academic programs at CEU, student experience at the university and general information about life in Hungary.

Albania

Dr. Eralda (Methasani) Cani (LEGS 1998)
Lecturer (Department of Public Law, Law School, Tirana University)

Armenia

Aida Ghazaryan (LEGS 2000)
CEU Alumni Chapter Leader
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
National Programme Officer

Brazil

Alexandre de Oliveira Kappaun (GENS 2003)
Translator, Corporate Diplomacy Professor (Faculdade Arthur Sa Earp Neto); Researcher (Rio de Janeiro State University)

Bulgaria

Dr. Bissera Zankova (LEGS 1999, 2006)
Lawyer, media expert; consultant (Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of Bulgaria)

Kyrgyzstan

Bermet Tursunkulova (IRES 1999)
CEU Alumni Chapter Leader
Vice-President for Academic Affairs (American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Romania

Luciana Alexandra Ghica (POLS 2003, 2009)
Political ScientistLecturer (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Political Science, Department of International Relations and European Studies)

Russia

Alexander M. Semyonov (HIST 1998, 2006)
Associate Professor of History and Political Science (Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences State University, St. Petersburg, Russia)

Xenia Shevnina (POLS 2004)
CEU Alumni Chapter Leader
Head of Moscow Office (Multimedia Management Solutions, www.mmsol.com.ua)

United Kingdom

Bojan Aleksov (HIST 1999, 2006)
Lecturer in South-East European History
(The School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London)