CEC - Central European Conference

Study at one of the most international unis in the world! An American university in the heart of Europe, Central European University brings together students and faculty from 100+ countries in an open and dynamic community. Listed among the top 100 universities worldwide in a variety of subjects, CEU offers world-class English-language degree programs, generous scholarships and an extraordinary 8:1 student-faculty ratio. Find out more at http://bit.ly/2xunJkp and apply by January 30 to study on our brand new Vienna campus with a scholarship! Take our institutional TOEFL on November 8 to pass our language requirement: https://www.ceu.edu/institutional-toefl-registration

In between August 14-19 we held the Central European Conference.

As our conference came to an end, we would like to thank you all for participating! Many thanks to the great lecturers, section organizers and of course all of you, who took part in this intense work!

We would like to give special thanks to Central European University Department of Economics and Business and Corvinus University of Budapest, which helped organizing this event!

See you at CEC2021!

‼️The registration deadline is midnight‼️
Be part of the CEC2019, register👏

‼️GoT is over, but our deadline isn't yet. Let's apply to the Big Politics, Big Money, Big Data section‼️

Apply to our Central European Conference Big Politics, Big Money, Big Data section. The registreation deadline is 24th of May, so tomorrow midnight!

Don't hesitate, check our our website: http://cec.rajk.eu/, or register now: http://cec.rajk.eu/registration-form/!

See you at 14-19 of August in Budapest

Still looking for the perferct summer conference? 🤔😳

Apply to the Central European Conference (14-19 August, Budapest) .
‼️ Our application period is open till 24th of May ‼️

How about Competition Policy section?

In this section we focus on the main regulation and competition policies, that apply to multinational companies. In the first part of the course we revise the mainstream IO and competition theories, focusing on the market power of monopolies in the age of Big Data. Then, we seek answers to the challenges which appeared with the rise of Facebook, Google and other multinational companies and try to discover what regulators can do with an antitrust problem like Google. The course will be interactive, participants are required to form small groups and prepare for debates regarding firms’ antitrust cases. Each group will represent different parties and debate over the given topic.

For further details and for information about the other sections check out our website here: http://cec.rajk.eu/

Join us, enjoy this summer adventure in Budapest!

❗CALL FOR APPLICANTS❗

Have you been wondered what the term ’smart city’ means? Did you know that a smart city has four major subsystems: education, mobility, e-governance and healthcare. Join our SMART CITY SECTION and get to know the technological background of such systems.

During the conference you have a chance to investigate the potential drawbacks and futher possibilites of a smart city system with the analysis of movies or tv series chosen by YOU.

Register now: http://cec.rajk.eu/registration-form/
Get to know more: http://cec.rajk.eu/smart-cities/

Be part of CEC2019 experience!
Hope to see you there!

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CYBER DIPLOMACY📡👀

The premise of the section would be Ben Buchanan’s theory called the “Cybersecurity dilemma”, which looks at Technology as a new type of weapon at a country’s disposal for both intelligence and counter-intelligence purposes. With new types of technologies emerging, certain superpowers now have the ability to interfere in other countries’ domestic affairs. This forces superpowers to adopt new strategies. During our week-long course we would like to go through the cases of all countries relevant to the “Cybersecurity dilemma” theory, countries like Russia, China, the USA or UK. Furthermore, we would like study other relevant non-state actors, such as Facebook whose platform is regularly used for cyber-warfare.

• How can countries resolve the issue of creating a supranational legal system to efficiently address cybersecurity issues while at the same time respecting each nation’s sovereignty?
• What kind of controversies can be found in the comparison of the cyber-diplomatic strategies of the USA and Russia?
• What could be the drawbacks of the so called “naming and shaming” of certain countries?

The four-day-long course would take a block seminar format, where invited professors and experts would give talks and facilitate discussions in order to advance the participants’ knowledge on this topic. We would like to ask the participants to get somewhat familiar with their country’s (or regions) cybersecurity measures in place in preceding the summer university. Region and country specific knowledge will serve as a good basis for discussions and debates throughout the conference. The final stage of the course will consist of a simulation where students will have the chance to apply their acquired theoretical knowledge in scenarios mimicking real life events of cyber alerts and emergency responces.

Don’t miss out on your chance to participate in one of Europe’s greatest summer schools. Don’t wait too long, REGISTER NOW!

Further info: http://cec.rajk.eu/cyber-diplomacy/

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BIG POLITICS, BIG MONEY, BIG DATA 👩🏿‍⚖️ 💰 🌍

Would you like to gain a deep understanding how politics and business interests are related to each other in a brand-new technological environment?

During the 4 days you will get an insight to structural transformations from party democracy to mediatized populist democracy, media, technology and politics. Moreover, you will catch a glimpse of the case of Cambridge Analytica and Russian meddling into democratic elections.

This section strongly encourages you to write/talk about your research interest, or you can summarize a previously written paper of yours since during the conference, you will be able to discuss your research ideas with our professors. If you do not have currently any ideas for the essay, please find our list of suggested topics:

• Role of social media in political campaigns in your country
• Comparative overview of two or more countries’ campaign finance regulations
• Technological advancements: challenge or threat to political responsiveness?
• Power to the people: are populist claims legitimate?

Don’t miss out on your chance to participate in one of Europe’s greatest summer schools. Don’t wait too long, the deadline for the conference is 2nd of May!

Further info: cec.rajk.eu
Contact us: centraleuropenconference2019..com

Technocapitalist Democracy - Call for Summer School opportunity in Budapest (14-19 August)

Do you want to participate in an interactive, intense, professional summer school and also enjoy the summer in Budapest?

Register, join us!

The sections of CEC 2019 are covering the following issues:
🤖Machine Learning applications in Business
🏃‍♀️Competition Policy
🏢Smart Cities
💻Cyber Diplomacy
💶Big Money in Politics
♻️Changing Social Role of Companies.

Visit our website here: http://cec.rajk.eu/ or our page here: https://www.facebook.com/centraleuropeanconference/

CEC 2019 - Technocapitalist Democracy Technocapitalist Democracy

Rajk László College for Advanced Studies is organizing the 12th Central European Conference in Budapest at the campus of the college. The conference will take place between the 14-19 August.

Find out more about the CEC on our website and register to CEC2019!

http://cec.rajk.eu/

We are on the brink of an industrial and technological revolution, which could radically change not just the economy and the way we do business, but our society, our institutions and politics as well. Will technology save market capitalism and democracy? Or are we in a transition period? While there are many uncertainties, it is important to analyse the various processes that have started to reshape our world. CEC2019 aim is to get an insight of the changing relationship of big business and politics, data analytics in all aspects of our lives, the mobilising energy of technological innovations in community-building, the shifts in the monetary systems and the rise of new business models. Our sections are going to explore the topics outlined above, with a focus on how these issues affect Europe and the European Union.

The participants will study in sections, intensive small group seminars. There will be ground for lectures and intersection work as well. The sections of the CEC 2019 are covering the following issues: Machine Learning applications in Business, Competition Policy, Smart Cities, Cyber Diplomacy, Big Money in Politics, Changing Social Role of Companies.

Many informal events, including cultural programs, trips to explore Budapest and arranged meals are planned to foster possibilities to get to know each others’ academic work and passions.

CEC 2019 - Technocapitalist Democracy

As our conference has come to an end, we would like to thank you all for participating! Many thanks to the great lecturers, section organizers and of course all of you, who took part in this intense work!

We would like to give special thanks to Central European University, which helped organizing this event!

Accredited both in the U.S. and Hungary, Central European University prepares the next generation of leaders to shape and support open and democratic societies. Listed among the top 100 universities globally in a variety of subjects, the university offers world-class English-language graduate programs, interdisciplinary research and an extraordinary 8:1 student-faculty ratio. Join CEU’s uniquely international community and a network of 14,000+ alumni on six continents, who make an impact in business, academia, governance and international affairs.

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Besides Rajk College, the CEC 2017 takes place at Andrássy Universität Budapest as well. This young university puts the focus on European integration with a main topic of Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Danube region. Goals of the university are the development and advancement of experts on Europe as well as interdisciplinarity in instruction and research.

In intensive master's and doctoral programmes, topics of European integration are analysed and conveyed – and Europe experienced at the same time. The disciplines represented – history, law, political science and economics – work closely together. Furthermore, the diplomacy specialisation offers a practically oriented opportunity for immersion into the field. Lived with a European focus, it is a brand core of AUB and creates excellent starting chances for the graduates’ professional lives.
If you speak German well, you are warmly welcome there!

Andrássy University Budapest / AUB Andrássy University Budapest, Master-, postgraduale Studiengänge in den Bereichen Geschichte, Kultur, Politik, Recht, Wirtschaft und Verwaltung. Ph.D.-Programm

The picnic was a blast at the Philosopher's Garden on Gellért hill.

“The fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive.” - asked Donald Trump yesterday in Warsaw. To that we received an answer from professor Ignatieff. Thank you again for the inspiring lecture!

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"‘Live dangerously’ is what I say to students. Students who come to CEU will not have one career for the rest of their lives. They may have four or five or six. And the challenge for us is to educate them so they are at ease with this idea. They are excited about it, not frightened by it. The line out there is that the world is a terrible place, there aren’t any jobs and so on, but it is wrong. You’ve got to find your place and fight for it. And you’ve got to take risks.

We have an opportunity to rethink graduate education for the 21st century. Right across the fields, the one skill we all need is to know what knowledge is. To be able to have respect for knowledge and understand why it differs from opinion, and to learn that knowledge is the basis of all judgment. And this is what universities do. We don’t change the world, we turn out people who know what knowledge is and then they will use it to change the world."
For more about those who study, work or teach at Central European University, see the album on the Student Recruitment Office at Central European University page.

We are honored to have Michael Ignatieff, president and rector of Central European University open the 11th CEC today. He will present us his vision on the Future of the Western World.

We are most delighted to welcome both international and Hungarian participants and lecturers throughout the course of the conference!

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"What am I most proud of? Living dangerously, not having my life driven by fear. Nobody knows what future we’re going into. When I graduated from college in the dinosaur age, I wouldn’t have believed that I would be running a university in Budapest one day. That’s life. We have to have an education that makes people unafraid of the future and ready for whatever the future holds. See things as opportunities, not as threats. Fear has the most terrible effect on human life: it divides people from each other and prevents them from realizing their potential." For more about those who study, work or teach at Central European University, see the album on the Student Recruitment Office at Central European University page.

The conference is beginning on Thursday. If you can't wait, read Meriam Ait Boujhad's post about Moroccan populism.

Neoliberal Populism or Populist Neoliberalism in the Moroccan Politics - CEC 2017 Written by: Meriam Mabrouk In Morocco, populist leaders on the right fight the UN and Algeria, while they learned the use the language of the working class on the left side. The recent election of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) … Continued

Carmela Vaquero Cepeda higlights three elements helping populist movements in Europe: the refugee crisis, terrorist threat and stopped EU integration.

The Phantom of Populism in the European Union - CEC 2017 Written by: Carmela Vaquero Cepeda Currently, the European Union is dealing with a handful of crises of different nature; although to some extent they are interrelated. The security crisis posed by terrorism, the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean and the austerity … Continued

Academics do not agree whether the pace of technological evolution is slowing or we are entering into a “new machine age”.

Read our new blogpost by Viki Haász!

Has innovation truly ended? - CEC 2017 Written by: Viki Haász Innovations has always took human jobs, but academics do not agree whether the pace of new technological evolution is slowing or we are entering into a “new machine age”. Innovation and technology development have always been in … Continued

Though Western World is afraid of the masses of low skilled European immigrants, in fact highly skilled and educated are most likely to migrate to the West. This brain-drain can cause great damage to the sending country.

Read the next post on CEC blog by Benedek Tóth!

Migration: sending countries left behind? - CEC 2017 Written by: Benedek Tóth Nowadays, the free movement of goods, capital, services and people – the so-called four freedoms – seems to be evident, but this wasn’t always the case. The encouragement of people to work abroad began after the … Continued

Final application deadline: today midnight!

Do you want to spend five unforgettable days in Budapest in July?

You have few more hours to apply to CEC 2017: Future of the Western World.

Rooftop party during the last conference. Ready for the CEC experience? Register now!

http://cec.rajk.eu/registration-form/

We started a blog where organizers and participants of the conference can share their thoughts on the "Future of the Western World".

Read our first article by Zsófi Bajnay about populist movements!

No Mobility No Liberty Currently we can see a phenomenon mostly in Eastern and Southern Europe and in the United States: middle class voters were the most affected with the crisis and despite the fact that they all enjoy the benefits of a liberal democracy, often at times they support populist parties...Written by:…