School of Public Policy at Central European University
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2012 |
| Postgraduates | 140 |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of the State of New York |
| Website | spp.ceu.edu |
The School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University (CEU) is an English-language graduate institution in Budapest, Hungary. CEU was founded by philanthropist George Soros.
It is accredited in the U.S. and Hungary. SPP offers graduate programs in public policy tailored for students seeking careers in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors at the local, national, and international levels. There are currently around 140 students from around 60 countries enrolled at SPP.
Launched in 2012, SPP grew from two existing Masters degrees developed by the foundation Professor of Public Policy at CEU, Diane Stone with Professor Agnes Batory and Professor Uwe Puetter. and a two-year Erasmus Mundus degree in Public Policy launched in 2007. SPP is committed to “construct[ing] a community of ‘purpose beyond power.’” Founding Dean Wolfgang Reinicke believes that “the traditional model of Western democracy is in ‘deep crisis’” and founded SPP to “do our part to improve governance” through multidisciplinary research and a practice-oriented curriculum to educate future changemakers.
SPP’s two-year Master of Public Administration program combines knowledge, skills, and practice. The School currently offers three master’s programs in public policy and the public policy track of the PhD in Political Science at the CEU Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations.
CEU is governed by a Board of Trustees, with a charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, for and on behalf of the New York State Education Department. In the United States, CEU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In Hungary, CEU is officially recognized as a privately maintained and operated university. The university was accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee in 2004.
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