We offer a vibrant intellectual environment that encourages a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to history.
The History Department is a thriving part of Central European University (CEU), the only transnational, English-language graduate school in Europe that is accredited both on the Continent (in Austria) and in the United States. The international academic environment challenges our faculty and students to study the past and present using the most innovative methodologies and theoretical frameworks f
rom a global perspective in order to produce new knowledge and ground-breaking research. While we have particular strength in European, Russian, and Middle Eastern history, we welcome students to explore a broad range of topics in Asian, African, American, and global history. Our historical studies encompass the past as well as contemporary expressions of the past, with acute attention to historical resonances in the present and precedents for the future. The Department of History owes its versatility and global outlook to its cosmopolitan faculty and student body, whose current members come from around the world. We are proud that our alumni are pursuing successful carriers in academic and professional fields or continuing their PhD education in the leading universities of Europe and the United States. At our department students find an environment that encourages them to develop independent, innovative, and critical open minds, based on rigorous training of analytical skills and uses of sources and archival materials. Virtually all of our students receive grants, fellowships, as well as other forms of need- and merit-based financial assistance. This is the official page of the CEU History Department, you can find the official, but more informal, facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/37739447124/
