| 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.
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