About the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at CEU
The Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) is the hub for media and communication research at the Central European University (CEU), with a mission to advance media and communication scholarship in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. The CMCS produces scholarly and practice-oriented research addressing academic, policy and civil society needs. CMCS research promotes pluralism, participation and the democratic potential of the media, and investigates the complexities of media and communication in transition.
The CMCS is part of a global network anchored by the Center for Global Communications Studies (CGCS) at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, which includes the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford and the Stanhope Center for Communications Policy Research in London.
Financial aid
The majority of CEU students receive internal or external financial aid. For more information on financial aid see the websites of the Department of Public Policy or the Department of Political Science (follow “Financial Aid” under the “Admissions” menu).
About CEU
CEU is a graduate research-intensive university specializing primarily in the social sciences. It is located in Budapest, and accredited in the United States and Hungary. CEU’s mission is to promote academic excellence, state-of-the-art research, and civic engagement, in order to contribute to the development of open societies in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and other emerging democracies throughout the world.
