CEU Graduation Ceremony 2000, Pesti Vigado

Recording of the graduation ceremony of the class of 1999/2000 in the Budapest's Vigadó Concert Hall in June 2000. Introductory words by Academic Pro-Rector of CEU Stefan Messman and Rector of the CEU Yehuda Elkana. In addition to the conferring of degrees upon the Class of 2000, the ceremony f...

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Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:770062b3-a56d-4ecc-986f-564a064b52d4
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Summary:Recording of the graduation ceremony of the class of 1999/2000 in the Budapest's Vigadó Concert Hall in June 2000. Introductory words by Academic Pro-Rector of CEU Stefan Messman and Rector of the CEU Yehuda Elkana. In addition to the conferring of degrees upon the Class of 2000, the ceremony featured a Commencement Address by Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka as well as the presentation of the Central European University Open Society Prize to Hungarian President Árpád Göncz by CEU Founder George Soros.