Central European University

Central European University: Budapest, HungaryCornell Law School can send up to two students to the Department of Legal Studies at the Central European University (CEU) each year.

Language of Instruction:
English

Location:
CEU is an internationally recognized institution of post-graduate education in social sciences and humanities, which operates pursuant to a charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York. Cornell students study at the Department of Legal Studies, in Budapest, Hungary.

With a population of over two million people (one in five Hungarians live there), Budapest is a cosmopolitan world capital. The center of Hungarian government and business life, Budapest is also a university city and abounds in parks, restaurants and entertainment. It is also an extremely beautiful place. UNESCO has placed Buda Castle and the city’s Danube River panorama on the World Cultural Heritage List.

Academic Calendar:
Students may participate in exchanges during the Fall or Spring semesters, CEU operates on a “module” system. In the 2011-12 academic year, the modules are as follows:

September 16, 2011     OPENING CEREMONY (3:00 pm)
September 19, 2011     Module II classes begin
October 20, 2011         Module II classes end
October 24, 2011         Module II exam period begins
October 29, 2011         Module II exam period ends
November 2, 2011       Module III classes begin
December 2, 2011        Module III classes end
December 6, 2011        Module III exam period begins
December 16, 2011      Module III exam period ends
January 9, 2012            Module IV classes begin
February 16, 2012        Module IV classes end
February 20, 2012        Module IV exam period begins
February 25, 2012        Module IV exam period ends
March 26, 2012            Module V classes begin
May 3, 2012                 Module V classes end

Cornell students wishing to attend CEU during the Spring semester should plan to enroll in courses during Modules IV and V

Cornell students wishing to attend CEU during the Fall semester should plan to enroll in courses during Modules II and III.

Sample Courses:
Within the modules, concentrated LL.M. classes are taught in three different programs: International Business Law; Comparative Constitutional Law; and, Human Rights. To view course syllabi in these three areas, please visit: http://legal.ceu.hu/program.

12 CEU credits equal 12 Cornell credits.

Further Information:
Details for the Department of Legal Studies can be found at http://legal.ceu.hu/.
For information about the university generally, please see http://www.ceu.hu/.