The Central European University is declared “undesirable” in Russia
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The General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia entered the Central European University (CEU) in the register of “undesirable organizations”. As a reason for the ban, the agency stated that CEU promotes “values of open society and democracy.” According to the General Prosecutor’s Office, “the organization’s efforts are focused on discrediting a special military operation [так в России официально называют войну в Украине – РС] and the political leadership of the Russian Federation”.
The university was founded in 1991 with the funds of billionaire and philanthropist George Soros. This is a private non-commercial educational and research institution accredited in Hungary, Austria and the USA. Its campuses are located in Budapest, Vienna and New York, where students and postgraduates from more than 100 countries study. In the resolution of the Prosecutor General’s Office, Austria is indicated as the place of registration of the university.
CEU emphasizes the study of social sciences and humanities. When the university was founded, one of its goals was the development of an open society in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Among his graduates are Azerbaijan’s Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullaev, Russian political scientist Hryhoriy Golosov, Latvian politician Maria Golubeva, Ukrainian writer Larisa Denysenko, the fourth president of Georgia Georgy Margvelashvili, Russian philosopher Mikhail Nemtsev, former Georgian defense minister Tynatyn Khidashely, and many researchers and public figures
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