List of Service Units

In this section you will see a short list of different Service Units of CEU who have collected a number of questions that they were asked by students of the university in the past few years. By putting those online, we hope to help you to a smooth start. These units are the most important during your stay at CEU to help you with administrative, accommodation, computer, language, library, and career issues.

Student Life Office (SLO)
This office is to help you register with the authorities, find accommodation, secure your medical insurance, handle day-to-day issues and to enhance a friendly and creative atmosphere offering a number of out-of-class programs.

CEU Residence Center (Dormitory)
The CEU Residence Center (Dormitory) seeks to provide a living-learning environment that encourages educational excellence and personal growth. The staff is committed to providing residential housing facilities that are safe and welcoming.

Financial Aid Office 
For those of you who receive financial support from CEU, this office will manage your stipend packages and deal with the administrative part of related accommodation and dormitory issues. The Financial Aid Office does not deal with money directly.

Budget and Finance Office (BFO)
For those of you who receive financial support from CEU, this office will assist in opening a bank account and managing your finances while in Hungary. The Cash Desk is the place where direct payments can be made.

Student Records Office (SRO)
This is the place to register for your courses, receive transcripts and your diploma at the end of your studies. You can receive a certificate of enrollment at CEU for any further applications or registration with authorities.

CEU ID Card Office 
In case you arrive late or have not found your ID Card in your welcome package, please turn to this office and receive your CEU ID Card. In case you lose your card or it expires, here you will also get a replacement.

Information Technology Department (IT)
This office deals with your CEU computer account, assists with any computer-related problems and distributes your printing quotas.

Computer and Statistics Center
After your arrival, you will need to attend some computer classes organized by the Computer and Statistic Center in order to have access to the CEU system and learn the basics of the local computer usage. There are further useful courses offered during the academic year.

Center for Academic Writing (CAW)
The Center for Academic Writing provides support to help you meet the writing standards expected of you in your department and to acquire the skills you need to become proficient independent writer in English. As well as academic writing courses for most departments, the Center provides the chance for any member of the CEU community to discuss their written work individual consultation.

The Center also offers foreign language courses (Hungarian, French, German and Spanish). Further information on these courses is available at our website.

CEU Library 
The CEU Library is located in the central premises of the university and is open 7 days a week. The Library holds over 275,000 documents in various formats, and you can use a large variety of electronic databases as well.

Open Society Archives at CEU (OSA)
OSA keeps a extensive array of material on the countries in the Soviet block, collected by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and the archives of several human rights organizations. It also maintains a strong film collection.

Alumni Relations and Career Services Office (ARCS)
The integrated Alumni Relations and Career Services unit serves as the principal office coordinating all the alumni and career support programs for CEU students and graduates: personalized counseling, job/internship opportunities and resources, events, networking, fundraising.