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•to understand processes that shaped today’s world•to abandon Hollywood simplicity and approach past complexities•to discover ourselves through the Middle Ages and its people

why medieval studies?

•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

why ceu?

•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

•sponsored participation at international conferences •research grants and exchange programs•international guest professors and speakers•participation in departmental workshops, projects, and research networks

integration into international scholarly discourse

programs offered• 1 yr MA in Medieval Studies up to 12 students per

year• 2 yr MA in Comparative History up to 10 students per

year• PhD in Medieval Studies up to 7 students

per year• 2 yr MA in Cultural Heritage Studies up to 10 students

per year

all programs accredited in the United Statesthe PhD and 2-year MA programs are also accredited in

the EU

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, etc.

So many books so little timeTEMPVS PARVVM, LIBRI MVLTIΤΑ ΜΕΝ ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ, Ο ΔΕ ΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΒΡΑΧΥΣწიგნი ფრიად არს, ხოლო ჟამი მცირედԱյնքան շատ գիրք, այնքան քիչ ժամանակ

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

academic field tripsBuilding 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 Term5-6 days to visit the medieval heritage of neighboring

countries in the spring

enjoying the middle agesextracurricular activities and traditions

• medieval radio at http://medievalradio.org • medieval dinner • medieval cookbook• wine tasting• medieval parties

APPLY SOON to reserve a place

• applicants from all fields of Medieval Studies are welcome

• deadline for 2016/17 applications: February 4, 2016

• free institutional TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign language)

contact us medievalstudies.ceu.edu

medstud@ceu.edu

Department of Medieval Studies H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 9. Tel.: +36-1-327-3002