Professor at CEU and Director of OSA Archivum, István Rév talks about his early connections with CEU, how the idea of such a university was born and what was his contribution in creating a Western-modeled university. During the interview he reviews the name of the people and the events that have led to the establishment of CEU as early as 1991. Topics covered: Central European Studies (ECES), Higher Education Support Program, CEU-ELTE, Erasmus program, Open Society Archives. The cassette contains information about pre-CEU meetings with George Soros and the internal debates that were going on about how the new founded institutions should function. Further explanations about the OSA Archivum, materials, collections and exhibitions.