In addition to honoring an expected 600 graduates, the Open Society Prize 2016 and honorary degrees will be awarded to commemorate the anniversary.
Academic Procession
GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL / Water Music Allegro
Flagbearers
NILOFER KHAN HABIBULLAH / School of Public Policy, India
SARA PENDJER / Department of Legal Studies, Croatia
Master of Ceremonies
LIVIU MATEI / Provost/Pro-Rector
Order of Academic Procession
Flagbearers
Student Speaker
Alumni Speaker
Doctoral Graduates
Faculty
Deans and Heads of Departments and Programs
Academic Secretary
Pro-Rector for Social Sciences and Humanities & Hungarian Affairs
Provost/Pro-Rector
Honored Guests
Honorary Degree Recipients
Members, Board of Trustees
Chairman, Board of Trustees
President and Rector
Opening Remarks
JOHN SHATTUCK / President and Rector
Greetings
LEON BOTSTEIN / Chairman, Board of Trustees
Alumni Speaker
MONICA MACOVEI / Department of Legal Studies ’93, Member of the European Parliament
Student Speaker
NATALIA A. PERAL / Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations, Argentina
Degrees and Awards
/ Conferral of Master’s Degrees and Special Programs’ Certificates
/ Conferral of Doctoral Degrees
/ Announcement of Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards and Best Dissertation Awards:
LIVIU MATEI / Provost/Pro-Rector
Conferral of Honorary Degrees
Awarded to GERHARD CASPER, ARPAD GONCZ (posthumously), PATRICIA ALBJERG GRAHAM, MARY PATTERSON MCPHERSON, WILLIAM NEWTON-SMITH, and IVAN SZELENYI
Laudatio and Awarding of Honorary Degrees: JOHN SHATTUCK / President and Rector
Central European University Open Society Prize
Awarded to Medecins Sans Frontieres represented by LAJOS JECS and SYLVIA WAMSER
Screening of short film presenting Medecins Sans Frontieres
Laudatio in honor of the 2016 CEU Open Society Prize and Awarding of Prize: JOHN SHATTUCK / President and Rector
Acceptance Remarks
LAJOS JECS and SYLVIA WAMSER / Medecins Sans Frontieres
Concluding Remarks
JOHN SHATTUCK / President and Rector
Closing
LIVIU MATEI / Provost/Pro-Rector
Recessional
GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL / Water Music Allegro