[CEU Opening Ceremony of Academic year 1998-1999]

Call Number
203-13-1:66/1

General information

Call No.:
203-13-1:66/1
Part of series
HU OSA 203-13-1 Records of Central European University: External Relations Office: Audio-visual Recordings
Located at
VHS PAL #66 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00007203
Date of production
1998-09-17
Date
1998
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
37 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Raw material
Contents Summary
Recording of CEU’s 1998/99 academic year which was officially opened in Budapest at the Museum of Applied Arts on September 17. The program commenced with a musical prélude by the Stacatto Ensemble and opening remarks by CEU Executive Vice-President István Teplán. New students, faculty and guests were then greeted by György Bazsa, Rector of Kossuth Lajos University (Debrecen, Hungary), and Michael Lake, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Hungary. After the heads of CEU academic department and programs were introduced, István Teplán awarded Alfred Rieber with the title of “Best Professor of the Year” based on student’s voting. The alumni speaker Serge Sych (IRES ‘97) welcomed entering students and CEU President and Rector Prof. Josef Jarab delivered his opening address. The program concluded with the screening of Magna Charta Universitatum, followed by a reception in the main hall of the museum.