W elcome to the M edieval W orld at C entral E uropean U niversity B udapest

1. Welcome to the Medieval World at • Central European University • Budapest

2. why medieval studies? • tounderstand processes that shaped today’s world • toabandon Hollywood simplicity and approach past complexities • todiscover ourselves through the Middle Ages and its people

3. why ceu? • to take advantage of stipends and other financial benefitsERASMUS Grants, Research Grants, Travel Grants, etc. • to experience a multidisciplinary environment with international faculty and student body • to live in a culturally exciting city

4. new buildings Opened for teaching in fall 2016

5. archaeology and art history • cultural heritage studies • environmental and landscape studies • hagiography and religious studies • Late Antique and Byzantine studies • material culture and animal studies • medieval Judaism • Ottoman studies • philosophy and theology • political history • social and economic history • urban history research fields

6. integration into international scholarly discourse • sponsored participation at international conferences • research grants and exchange programs • international guest professors and speakers • participation in departmental workshops, projects, and research networks

7. programs offered • 1 yr MA in Late Antique, Medieval and Renaissance Studies (one-year) • 2 yr MA in Comparative History: Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies • PhD in Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Studies • 2 yr MA in Cultural Heritage Studies all programs accredited in the United States the PhD and 2-year MA programs are also accredited in the EU

8. sources, skills, and training • one of the fastest-growing specialized medieval library with 25,000+ volumes and 5000 offprints in English and in other various languages • digital resources of images and texts • academic writing and presentation skills • teaching and academic practice for PhD students • source language instruction: Latin, Greek, Syriac, Ottoman Turkish, Middle English, etc. So many books so little time TEMPVS PARVVM, LIBRI MVLTI ΤΑ ΜΕΝ ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ, Ο ΔΕ ΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΒΡΑΧΥΣ წიგნი ფრიად არს, ხოლო ჟამი მცირედ Այնքան շատ գիրք, այնքան քիչ ժամանակ

9. opportunities to participate in research projects • Medieval Central European Research Network (MECERN - http://mecern.eu/) • Eastern Mediterranean Studies (https://cems.ceu.edu/) • The Caucasus and Byzantium from the Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages • The Hungarian Atlas of Historic Towns • The Medieval Animal Data-Network (MAD) • Visual Thinking and Diagrammatic Images in Medieval Manuscripts • Medieval Monastic Networks • Sunni Orthodoxy and Confession Building in the Ottoman Empire • JEWSEAST: Jews and Christians in the East: Strategies of Interaction between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean • Pomáz Archaeological and Environmental Heritage

10. academic field trips Building community and confidence, … honing presenting and publishing skills, … immersing in European cultures and hands-on scholarship, … and making memories of a life time. 2 days to explore medieval Hungary in the Fall Term 5-6 days to visit the medieval heritage of neighboring countries in the spring

11. enjoying the middle agesextracurricular activities and traditions • medieval radio at http://medievalradio.org • medieval dinner • medieval cookbook • wine tasting • medieval parties

12. APPLY SOON to reserve a place • applicants from all fields of Medieval Studies are welcome • deadline for 2018/19 applications: February 1, 2018 Stand with CEU, come to CEU!

13. contact us Department of Medieval Studies H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 9. Tel.: +36-1-327-3002 medievalstudies.ceu.edu medstud@ceu.edu